Icing Pucks

Today we sat down with Eula Idemoto, the president of the board of the Northern California Women's Hockey League to talk all things NCWHL!

If you are in the San Jose area, they have divisions for all stages of hockey players from beginners who have never stepped foot on the ice before all the way to advanced players!

Check out their Give Hockey A Try Days, where afterwards you can get hear for a fraction of the cost (all donated), and sign up for their Green Division!

The NCWHL also chose to leave USA Hockey in favor of keeping trans women playing in their sport. They are open to ALL women!!! We absolutely LOVE that!!

See our

• Hockey 101: Beginners Welcome!
• NCWHL Instagram
• NCWHL Facebook
• Official NCWHL Store
• About Us - NCWHL
• Give Hockey a Try Day
• Northern California Women’s Hockey League

To start this week off Bex explains the Points system in the MNHL - both game points and player points.

Then Bex shares what it's like going to your first Hockey game - be it a minor league game or a professional game! It's definitely a culture shock if you've never gone before!

And don't forget to subscribe and follow us on Instagram, because we have some VERY exciting news to share!!! Stick around, puckettes and pucklings! Because we are getting Special Guests!!!

Please forgive Bex (me) if they come off as having White Savior Complex. I did not intend for it to come off like I'm trying to be a savior, but it definitely came across that way. I recognize the racism in America and how dangerous it can be for people of color when things escalate, and as a white female presenting person, it is safer for me to escalate a situation to warrant action by the staff of the arena (especially if it ends with police being called). Black, brown, and indigenous people do not need "saving" or protection from white "saviors". They need allies who are going to stand with them. And sometimes, that includes being the loud squeaky wheel that gets the grease. This is a concept and a situation that I struggle with on a regular basis - where is the line between ally and helpful, and where does "White savior" start? So if it came across as inconsiderate, tone deaf, or anything other than "You are safe with me, I will help however I can", I apologize. That was not my intent, and I try to do my best every day to be better than I was yesterday. I love you all! <3

This week Ryan breaks down the divisions for the MNHL, and how the PWHL doesn't have divisions yet.

There looks to be a lot, but there's not, we promise. There's 32 teams in the MNHL, and half of them are East or Western Conference. These are the two that are going to be facing off in the Stanley Cup finals. One from the East. One from the West.

The Divisions are broken down into Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central, and Pacific. This is where you'll get the most rivalries between teams. Teams in the Atlantic division play each other more often than the other divisions, creating more opportunities to create friction between teams.

The PWHL doesn't have this problem because they don't have as many teams. With only 6 teams their inaugural year, 8 teams last year, and 12 teams this coming year, the PWHL takes on a more league-wide approach to the Walter Cup finals.

As always, if you have questions, comments, concerns, insults, corrections, or just want to yap our ear off, our email and Instagram are always open!

And to finish our explanation of penalties, we round out this episode with Major Penalties, that come with a minimum of a 5 minute time out in the no-no box at the boy aquarium or Women's hockey!

As always, we aren't experts. Please correct us if we're wrong! We're more than happy to correct ourselves!

• Hockey Penalties: A Complete Guide to Penalties in Ice Hockey

Because there's so many penalties in ice hockey, we are separating this into two episodes: minor penalties and major penalties. This week we are tackling minor penalties!

Buckle in, because there's A LOT!

Also - Bex has dyslexia and brain farts. Please forgive the "he picks up his puck" instead of "picks up his STICK". (In my defense: I work 12 hour 3rd shifts and we tend to record in the mornings after work, forgive me HAHAH)

ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE IN JUNE!?!?!?

That's right, you didn't think the Leftist Podcast run by two nonbinary baddies would skip PRIDE MONTH, did you??

In honor of the anniversary of Stonewall, we have a very special Ryan-centric episode were we talk about Pride in hockey.

Don't forget to thank your black and brown trans bad asses for starting Pride at the Stonewall Riot! 🌈🌈🌈

This week we are discussing the actual game play of Ice Hockey. From Face Off to Overtime! We are also talking about hat tricks and what they are - and what they aren't. Because a hat trick is NOT three points in a game, it is 3 goals in a game.

Don't always believe what's told to you just because a man told you. As Ryan learned.

• Skater Stat Leaders | NHL EDGE | NHL.com
• Penalty shot (ice hockey) - Wikipedia
• What are NHL overtime rules? - ESPN
• Line (ice hockey) - Wikipedia
• Panthers' rat-throwing tradition goes back 30 years

With the tragic suicide of Claude Lemieux, we wanted to bring our Men's Mental Health episode out a little earlier. We get very emotional and raw this episode. So please keep your own mental health in mind.

List of Trigger Warnings:

1. Discussion of suicide
2. Discussion of self harm
3. Discussion of depression

This is a very heavy episode - please take care of yourself!

And if you are struggling, please reach out to someone. Our DM's on Instagram are open. We have resources for you. You matter, you are loved, and the world is better with you in it.

This week we tackle all things goalies! Please forgive the audio again :( it does get better, I swear

Please forgive the shitty audio - We were recording with shitty microphones. The audio will get better, I promise!

Note: It's ALTERNATE Captain, not Assistant Captain - Bex has dyslexia and was screaming at the phone the entire time listening to this episode after recording. WE APOLOGIZE

Note: Laila Edwards played for the US team, not Canada team - forgive us!

Recorded on May 14th

This week we break down player positions, player roles, and what the hell is a linesman and why are they needed when we have Referees?

As always - if we are wrong, please let us know so we can learn!