Purple Reign

I missed this when it was initially announced as Saturday was a busy and exhausting night for me but I can not hide my excitement that the Ottawa Charge will hold all of their playoff games at Canadian Tire CentreAt the same time I personally believe that it is now a done deal and very soon there'll be another announcement confirming their move to CTC as their new primary venue

The IIHF World Championships are in November 2026 and this year we have a brand new format and so Lady joins me to break down how the new format works We also give you a sneak peak of our plans as for the first time since we've followed the tournament we can start giving you content to help get through that long hot summer

The World Championships in Division 1A was an extremely competitive tournament which saw France stun Budapest to win and earn promotion to the top tier in 2027Nobody could've seen this coming especially how France only two months prior had a lacklusture performance in Milano as they didn't get any wins and had a negative goal difference Huge congratulations to the french and we will see you next year in Quebec

While we still have a while to go before our division in November the rest of the IIHF held their World Championships with Division 1A providing a thrilling tournament in BudapestBut the overall result proved to be quite a shock as no one would have predicted Frnace would be the ones to win promotion

After Milano the GM of the Florida Panthers teased something big coming for Florida regarding women's hockey naturally people put two and two together and got fiveWhat actually transpired was the Panthers launching a new program for women's hockey starting next season which not only will help grow the game but could open doors for a PWHL Takeover Tour game in Stanley's barn

We've reached that point now where the stress of expansion is killing us and it's now gotten even worse as there's potential that markets who haven't been on the Takeover Tour might swipe teams off more viable marketsNow I think this could pay off as it's time to start taking big gambles but Pluto & Lady are very hesitant and rightly so

On March 25 2026 the PWHL officially welcomed two million fans in attendance with games taking place in both Minnesota & Chicago Once again another milestone achieved by our league in such a short space of time but this one feels extra special as the Purple Trio's footprints are on that statistic following our trip

Last week something bizzare happened in the nation's capital as the prime minister of Canada and the president of Finland paid a visit to the Ottawa Charge for a little scrimageIf you ask the Purple Trio we find it a bit odd especially as the Charge are in the midst of a playoff push and it might have been a better idea to pester the Senators

While it's only April that hasn't stopped Time magazine from naming its 100 most influential people of 2026 and USA hockey legend and Seattle Torrent captain Hillary Knight has been namedThis is a huge honor not just for Hillary but the PWHL as a whole as women's ice hockey continues to grow and gain the recognition it rightly desrvesCheck it out for yourselves - https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people/2026/hilary-knight/

March 2026 was a memorable one for the Purple Trio as we made our first ever trip out to Minneapolis and it was a week we'll never forget

We start our show with a quick recap about our time in the State of Hockey as Pluto & Lady join me to reflect on the week

Then we recap the entire month that saw our Frost continue to shine despite being without our captain Kendall Coyne Schofield as they demostrated why they're one of the best when it comes to depth

We finish off the show by looking at this month's points leaders as Boston became the first team to clinch their playoff berth

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