Purple Reign

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 people can handleWhile we are mainly happy about the news we do have some reservations which is understandable when any investor starts to throw money around

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 with the option that removes reserves full stop while Pluto & Lady fancy the 24+2 scenario as they feel that a 25 member roster would be two big

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 do Especially if you're a league like the PWHL that doesn't have its own private jets and has to fly economy like the rest of us and with four more teams arriving the costs are only going to grow

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 to start the club

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 this show I fly solo as I share my thoughts on how I personally felt the 3026 Expansion Process went down

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 Central Situation Room onlyCollectively as a trio we were initially sceptical of the rule change but as we saw it in action we began to feel that this was the best thing to help imorove the flow of our game

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 longFast forward to Summer 2026 and we have reached the perfect resolution as starting in the 2026/27 season the Ottawa Charge will be moving to Canadian Tire Centre and cementing their long term future

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 for herIt also puts our league into new territory as we navigate new waters as one of our players goes on maternity

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 to say the PWHL has done what no sports league has done and shown its pride for communities that don't get the spotlight they deserve especially mine as there are more active LGBT players in the PWHL than the NHL Oh word of warning Pluto insisted on having an LGBT disco to end the show and he goes a bit OTT for my liking

This time next week Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend will get underway in Las Vegas and while at the time I was all down for it my mind has changed as the big event is just around the cornerThe weekend reminds me of why we're having this weekend in the first place and I had put all of that drama behind me and now I fear its all going to come flooding back