Purple Reign

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 his top teamI couldn't be more pleased with his two choices for assistant coaches as they both bring plenty of experience to the Bay Area and both of them could easily take charge if Troy's dual role doesn't work out

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 McDavid on October 10thThat night is a Sharks x PWHL San Jose night and I see this is a golden opportunity to continue to build the strong bonds that the San Jose Sharks have done with their new baby sister

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 four daysThis has left my blood boiling especially as the weekend was more to prove a point rather than celebrate our beautiful game and what's worse is it reopened old wounds from February

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 then did we realise that San Jose would become a destination for our league or that plenty of PWHL San Jose's future personnel would play a huge role on the night

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 stops on the tour Chicago, Detroit and Edmonton

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 between our Minnesota Frost and the New York Sirens back in March

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 twice in the month of January as two of the league's future expansion markets took center stage

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 author Rachel Reid was in attendance

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 appearance on A Touch More Check it out for yourselves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR93UHTV408

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 courtWatch it for yourselves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM2Cbqocz68