Ilya from Heated Rivalry guest hosting SNL should have been a good thing for the LGBT community and if he had in his monologue stuck to roasting the show that made him a household nameThe problem was he then went to bring in the Olympics which saw Fleet captain Megan Keller and Torrent captain Hillary Knight poking at the distasteful joke that happened in the boys locker roomFor me I fear that we have now normalised what was a disgusting joke and that is an issue because the moment we normalise that behaviour the more frequently we're going to see it

Despite originally planning not to do an episode of the joke I kind of felt I had no choice after the emotional impact it had on the entire Purple Trio but also having the confidence to do it after Tessa & Julia brought it up on Jocks in JillsWhat happened in that locker room has disgusted me but at the same time powered me on to carry on and go further in my role as both supporter and advocate to the Professional Women's Hockey League

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 should be the one to lead the UK charge and become the Dave Shaw of the PWHL

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

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