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Purple Reign
Purple Reign recaps everything going on in the Professional Women's Hockey League for the Miinesota Frost, in each show we will recap how each game has gone for our Frost throughout the regular season and Walter Cup olayoffs We'll also keep you up to date on what's going on around the league in our bonus episodes which you'll also be able to find on the official George Hand YouTube channel Feel The Freeze
Episodes
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Laila's Moment
Back in June at the NHL Entry Draft the Sharks made quite a moment getting PWHL San Jose's very own Laila Edwards to announce their first round picksIn this…
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Fantastic Taylor Fox
Over the summer Taylor Heise got married but she caused shockwaves when she announced that she would now be using her married name going forwardYou can imagine…
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Cap's Back
Since the regular season concluded back in May there have been many questions about whether or not our captain Kendall Coyne-Schofield would return or not and…
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Jump the Shark
The investigation into Mark Walter's finances has been a sticky and confusing one so I haven't really kept a close eye until a very recent article about a…
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New Checks
The countdown to Denmark continues with our second team preview as this time its Team Czechia Its fair to say we all put too much pressure on the Czechs in…
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Boston Sailing
While the hockey's away that doesn't stop our league from going where its never gone before as some of the Boston Fleet players got an opportunity to head out…
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Walter Went Missing
All summer long the Montreal Victoire players have been having their moment with the Walter Cup but things went a bit awry when it went missing I do not like…
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Italian Transition
Following Daniele's appointment to Hockey Canada there has been a lot of he said she said about whether or not she is still still involved with Team Italy as…
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Branching Out
Excitment about next season's Takeover Tour is in the air as The Hockey News has come up with a list of first time cities that could be chosen and on this…
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Dealing Knight
The situation involving Hillary Knight during the Expansion Process ended up giving me a headache for the first time in a long while but what upset me the most…
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The Next Spark
With the Ottawa Charge's move to CTC very much on the horizon the Purple Trio take the opportunity to reflect on the past three years atmTD Place and look…
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Double Champions
The countdown to Denmark begins with our first team preview as first up is the reigning champions USA With Frankel and Philips in tandem the Americans look all…
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Austrian Escalation
Things have gotten worse in Austria since we last reported on this developing story as several of the nation's top players put their money where their moth is…
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Vegas Culture
Over the past decade Vegas has created a toxic hockey culture thanks to the Vegas Golden Knights but what's clear to me is PWHL Las Vegas wants to change that…
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Swiss Strike Kloten
Last weekend the first leg of the 2026/27 Women's Euro Hockey Tour kicked off as the four best european teams met in Kloten with three of them having new…
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Aussie Shore
Back on Friday we got some breaking news regarding the future of the Women's Para Ice Hockey World Championships as the second edition will be taking place…
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Austria's Shame
I don't know who's more disgusted Me or Lady as with now only weeks to go before this year's Worlds the Austrian Women's team is being treated with the utmost…
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Freezing SoCal
Over the summer the Minnesota Frost hosted two summer camps for girls and women over on the south border in California partnering up with both the LA Kings and…
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Pacific Coast Boost
San Jose & Las Vegas are the two expansion teams that I feel are making the most noise right now especially seeing how my Sharks are really making them feel…
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Skeptical
With both Seattle & Vancouver's first seasons in the books I personally I am a little bit skeptical about how our four new expansion teams arriving in November…
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Edmonton's Push
The 2025/26 season saw the city of Edmonton made a massive push in its bid to make women's hockey a permanent home as they hosted two Rivalry Series games and…
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We Are Not Basketball
While the WNBA have found ways to make their offsason bearable that doesn't mean the PWHL should follow suit especially as the two sports are nothing like one…
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Summer in Kloten
Given the horrible summer that we're having in the UK the last thing we would want to focus about is hockey but the first leg of the Women's Euro Hockey Tour…
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Eric the Man
Team Italy proved to be quite the success story of the Milano-Cortina Winter Games and that was largely thanks to their new coach Eric Bouchard as I find his…
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Dunkin KK
This is a bit of a fun one despite what Lady thinks as Me and Pluto look into the story of KK working as an employee for Dunkin Donuts, brace yourselves for a…
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Balance the Games
With the World Championships about to implement a brand new format which will see the two groups more balanced we wonder if that same model could also be…
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Tender
I share my thoughts on a recent documentary about two of the league's biggest netminders right now Aerin Frankel from the Boston Fleet and Gwyneth Philips from…
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Tale of Two Rinks
A recent article from The Hockey News got me thinking about how far the league has come in where they house their teams especially the New York Sirens and the…
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Golden Trend
Following on from the Sharks plans to have a theme night to celebrate their PWHL team low and behold my archnemesis the Vegas Golden Knights are doing one for…
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Daniele's Farewell
Hockey Canada has now found its new general manager who will take them into Alpes 2030 but it comes at a massive cost to the Montreal Victoire as they lose…
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Found Their Depth
This season saw the Montreal Victoire finally conquer their playoff demons and became our successors to the Walter Cup but apart from stellar netminding what…
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Back to Back Finalists
Despite their arena drama and dealing with a personnel tragedy the Ottawa Charge once again made another deep run for the Walter Cup alas once again their…
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Thirty Point Stars
Once again our Minnesota Frost entered the season as defending Walter Cup champions and put up a valiant defence led mainly by the standout stars Kelly Pannek…
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Thank You Kris
Let's face it the Boston Fleet owe all of their success to Kris Sparre who helped turned this team around and make them Walter Cup contenders but also Aerin…
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Kirk Steps Up
For the Toronto Sceptres they had a new netminding tandem even if they didn't call it that as Raygan Kirk stepped up to the plate and kept the Sceptres firmly…
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The Osborne Show
Despite another strong showing in the Entry Draft the New York Sirens ended up going backwards rather than forwards as the cracks in their organisation were…
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Anchored in the Basement
Despite having Hillary Knight it was never going to be easy for the Seattle Torrent as they struggled to get off the ground despite having the best and largest…
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KK Winners
The Vancouver Goldeneyes had high expectations going into the 2025/26 season but alas their struggles were evident from the very beginning but they did win the…
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Demoted
We finally now know who Vancouver has hired as their new head coach and surprise not surprise that its their now former general manager Cara who returns to…
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Leave Marie Alone
I literally am not happy with fans right now who believe that Marie=Philip Poulin is wrong for taking a trip of a lifetime with her partner Laura Stacy instead…
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Returning to Milano
While the top tier is still a few months away from their World Championships we already have the first details regarding the 2027 Division 1A tournament The…
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Assisting Troy
While I still hold reservations about Troy Ryan being both the General Manager and Head Coach to PWHL San Jose but things are takking shape when it comes to…
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Sharkie's Up to Something
The NHL schedules for the 2026/27 season have recently announced and as for my Sharks they have plenty of special nights planned including our match vs Connor…
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Sour Taste
July 16-19 was Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend but did we hear anything about it the answer was a big fat no as I saw nothing on my social media timelines over the…
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Rivalry Hindsight
On November 6 2024 Tech CU Arena hosted Team USA & Team Canada as part of the 2024/25 Rivalry Series where Team USA won outright by a final score of 7-2Little…
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Girls on Tour - Repeat Visits
In part 4 of this year's Girls on Tour we share our thoughts on the final stops on the 2025/26 Takeover Tour as the league made return trips to three previous…
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Girls on Tour - In Denver
In part 3 of this year's Girls on Tour we share our thoughts on the next four stops on the 2025/26 Takeover Tour which included the game we attended in Denver…
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Girls on Tour - Double Headers
In part 2 of this year's Girls on Tour we share our thoughts on the next four stops on the 2025/26 Takeover Tour which saw two games being held on the same day…
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Girls on Tour - Rachel in Halifax
In part 1 of this year's Girls on Tour we share our thoughts on the first four stops on the 2025/26 Takeover Tour which included Halifax where Game Changers…
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A Touch More Hillary
Not long after leading Team USA to gold it what is meant to be her finally Winter Olympics the captain of the Seattle Torrent Hilllary Knight made an…
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Heise and the Wolves
Not long after winning gold in Milano-Cortina our very own Taylor Heise visited a Minnesota Timberwolves game where her achievements were recognised on center…
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Outside Investors
Back in June the PWHL received its first set of investments from outside investors as women's hockey continues to grow at a far more growing pace than most…
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Bigger Sizes
There is a lot of chatter going around about potentially increasing roster sizes in the PWHL with three scenarios being floated around I personally would go…
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Soaring Airmiles
These days whether you're in Blighty like us or Stateside or even in Canada's case switching continents travelling is a very expensive and stressful thing to…
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50 Points Club
Our players continued to shine in the 2025/26 season as several of them reached 50 career points in the PWHL and on this show we run down the eighteen players…
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Expansion Pains
Going into June we knew it was going to be hard because of how the Expansion Process was set up by I was not expecting to be physically sick because of itIn…
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Go to CSR
The 2025/26 season saw a massive upheaval in the rules regarding officiating as the league removed the coaches challenge with all goals now reviewable by…
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Fixed Charge
Fall 2025 was a horrible time if you wee an Ottawa Charge fan as an arena situation reared its ugly head and plunged the team's future into jeopardy all season…
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Turnbull's Baby
We have the first official PWHL baby as Toronto Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull is expecting her first child at the end of the year and we couldn't be happier…
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Inclusive World
We have been waiting three seasons to cover the inclusivity of the PWHL and with the truth of my sexuality now in the open the time has finally comeIt's fair…