Purple Reign

Last weekend the NHL began its Hockey Day in Europe celebrations beginning in hockey loving Sweden with further stops planned for Czechia, Germany and FinlandNow while we don't cover NHL news on this show I actually think this is a good idea and something that we in the PWHL should do to help grow our league even furtherAlthough my fellow Purple Trio members get carried away claiming that I sh...

While the Purple Trio were deep in the Winter Games coverage a brand new documentary made by the company owned by none other than Resse Witherspoon was releasedThe show which can be streamed on Peacock focuses on our inaugural season of the PWHL and while its a good idea as shows like these can do wonder like ITV's Champions: Full Gallop Lady has a massive problem with how its been distributed

With the Milano-Cortina Winter Games seeing our sport grow further it shined a spotlight on something not many people will know about and that is the Triple Gold ClubThis club is for players who have won World Championship Gold, Olympic Gold & the Walter Cup and it doesn't surprise us that all but one is an active member of our Minnesota Frost

The PWHL Starting Six is where each month the league will recognise three forwards, two defenders and one goaltenderIn this third Starting Six recap the Purple Trio celebrate the Starting Six for the month of January 2026Check out the recipients - https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/february/03/pwhl-announces-january-s-pwhl-starting-six

The last thing I expected from the league I love is for one of its players to release a debut single as that is exactly what Jincy Rose from the New York Sirens has gone and doneMe and Lady personally like it while Pluto feels confused about the messaging of the song and then he has the cheeck to drop a huge bombshell from my childhood

The third game of the Purple Trio's trip of a lifetime took place on Wednesday 18 March 2026 as the Minnesota Frost won 5-0 over the Ottawa Charge

On the final day of the group stages some unexpected news came from Ottawa as it was announced the Charge would be going back to CTC in a rematch with the Montreal Victoire who they hosted last yearThis is a good move for the Charge especially as CTC could one day be their new primary venue given their nowhere near out of the woods with their arena debacle

Fresh from Milano-Cortina the Purple Trio do a quick catch up and share some highlights from the past three weeksWe also preview some of the things you can look forward to as the PWHL prepares to enter the second half of the 2025/26 season

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teams Last up is the league leaders Boston Fleet who have taken everyone by surprise including us as the main standouts is their new captain Megan Keller and star netminder Aerin Frankel

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the second place Minnesota Frost and we couldn't be more pleased with how our first half went as we played very consistently and praying that continues when we return March 1

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the third place Montreal Victoire who despite suffering the least in the Expansion process they aren't playing like the defending league champions they are but one standout is Abby Roque who has fitted in nicely

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the fourth place New York Sirens who have made the most of how they drafted in 2025 and have turned the corner for now at least but the main thing we focus on is putting Kaylee Osbourne in net night in night out

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the fifth place Ottawa Charge who started off very slow but after their Takeover Tour game in Chicago the spark came alive and have put themselves very much in the thick of it to get back to the Walter Cup Finals

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the sixth place Vancouver Goldeneyes who were preseason favourites to tear the league apart and yet in reality they have fallen short of those high expectations and while they're good on home soil its the road games...

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the seventh place Toronto Sceptres who have fallen on hard times as their powerplay which was red hot last season has gone cold and they are also struggling to find the back of the net

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsFirst up it is the eight place Seattle Torrent who actually have shown signs of good promise with rookie netminder Hannah Murphy coming up big and they made the most of home ice advantage at Climate Pledge Arena

It's been a very dark start for the sake of hockey in Minnesota but the Frost were determined to provide the much needed light especially as they had their first visit from the expansion sisters the Torrent & Goldeneyes As much as this Democrat avoids politics we will throughout the show reference the cold blooded murders that ICE committed in Minneapolis and my heart and prayers go out to...

In this bitesize edition of the Purple Reign podcast I share all of my good luck messages to all of the olympians heading to Italy from our Minnesota Frost

With one day to go before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics we recap the 2022 edition in Beijing which was a very difficult Games for me as we were still dealing with COVID19 restrictions

With 24 hours until the fun and games in the italian snow begin there's just enough time to tell you all about the Olympics Portal that the PWHL has set up throughout the gamesOne of the interesting things about it is that Tessa & Julia will be on the ground with episodes of Jocks in Jills which puts our show to shame as we are taking a break so I can soak in all of the Olympics as normalC...

With two days to go before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics we recap the 2018 edition in PyeongChang which was an amazing advertisement for a sport on a whole despite Canada not taking it graciously in what was supposed to be a changing of the guard moment

With three days to go before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics we recap the 2014 edition in Sochi which Me and Lady still haven't got over given the heartbreak that Team USA inflicted on itself

The big thing that has annoyed the Purple Trio about the Sirens for years is how they handle their netminding but this season has really taken the biscuit as the majority of their starts have come from Kaylee Osborne At the time of recording our thoughts she made 13 starts in a row ad we wonder is their lack of faith in the Sirens roster with regards to their other netminders

With four days to go before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics we recap the 2010 edition in Vancouver which marked a huge moment in my life as my involvement with the women's game began

As the league got ready to pause for Milano-Cortina there was just enough time for our Back to Back Walter Cup champions Minnesota Frost recieve their second championship ringsAnd I can't believe I'm saying this but they're even better than the ones we got last year and I think that's largely due to the fact our identity could be seen visible on those bad girls