The jersey situation for the Torrent & Goldeneyes created very mixed messaging given how they would use the generic PWHL jerseys for Year 1 despite getting their names and brands in placeI fly solo to explain my reasons on why I believe this actually be a tradition for the PWHL going forward for all future expansions given how it has helped for teams to develop that bond and connection with their cities

This season the Takeover Tour will see five of the eleven cities hosting games being given the opportunity to have two games in their town these are Denver, Chicago, Edmonton, Halifax and DetroitStraight away the whole Purple Trio immediately wondered if these are the likeliest candidates for the next wave of expansion and so we talk about hoe high each market's chances are

It's the Season 3 premiere of the Purple Reign podcast as the puck is just 48 hours away from dropping on the 2025/26 season...

We have so much to cover as a lot of major news broke since the last time games were played as we gear up to welcome two new teams to the family

We'll also round up all of our draft picks made in Ottawa and the transactions made by front office over the summer

After all of that we recap this year's oreseason which saw all eight teams face off in a two day scrimmage with our Minnesota Frost facing the New York Sirens

We also look ahead as our Frost will try to go for that elusive threepeat which these days is a rarity in sports full stop

Finally we mark your diaries with all of the key dates this season for our Minnesota Frost

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The Takeover Tour is back and its bigger than last year as this time 11 cities will get to play host to the best hockey league in the world as this time 16 games will be on the cardsMy fellow trio members asked me to be joined by some special friends but don't worry I make sure to get their thoughts on some of the stops on our tour this year

On Thursday November 6 2025 the PWHL reintroduced PWHL Vancouver & PWHL Seattle to the world revealing their name, logo and identity In this episode we take a more in depth look at the Seattle TorrentWatch their intro video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I3c5qNN2z0

On Thursday November 6 2025 the PWHL reintroduced PWHL Vancouver & PWHL Seattle to the world revealing their name, logo and identity In this episode we take a more in depth look at the Vancouver GoldeneyesWatch their intro video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O70QAAAh1NU

Mouthing Off MilanOn this edition of the Olympic Hockey Show things get mouthy towards the comments made by the NHL commissioner who viced his concerns about the ice at the arenas that will be used in MilanGiven the NHL's track record and relations towards international play this doesn't surprise me one but but it does anger me as this doesn't help matters especially as the men don't head to Milan until Feb 11 whereas our girls will be there from Feb 5

On November 6 2025 the two new editions to the PWHL unveiled their names, logos and brands and oh my did Seattle & Vancouver get the assignment as both teams just like the Inaugural Six have outstanding brands Like for brand reveal day last year the Purple Trio come together to give their thoughts on the brand reveals for the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes and oh boy did they make our jaws drop

In an unexpected announcement our Back to Back Walter Cup champions Minnesota Frost have revealed the first ever championship jerseys in the PWHLWhile there aren't much differences to our standard kits the entire Purple Trio think this is a brillant idea to celebrate our achievements and I believe this is the first time I've seen this in sports in general

On October 29 the Ottawa City Council held a meeting where both Jayna Hefford and Amy Scheer attended representing the PWHL where they set the record straight and made it clear how much they care about OttawaBoth women stood their ground against an uneducated council full of boneheads who at various points asked questions that were either hypothetical or not relevant to the Ottawa ChargeWatch the meeting here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asifIBtGBFo