Purple Reign

Canada has found its new head coach with just weeks to go before the World Championships and neither me or Lady are surprised as it felt like an inevitable move and the Victoire's cup run really jelped Kori's caseBut while we are pleased for her its not the changing of the guard moment we were hoping for given how Canada have not been on top form since the World Championships in 2024

After Cara demoted herself back in July the big question was who was going to take over as general manager and we now have that answer as another strong independent woman takes her place

It's official the PWHL will be hosting its first ever all star game in Toronto next season a huge milestone for the league as it continues to grow as the best of the best will meet at Scotiabank ArenaThe problem is Scripps already letting the cat out of the bag has meant what should have been a banger of announcement ended in a whimper

The countdown to Denmark continues with our team previews as this time its Team Finland

The Finns will be hoping for redemption as their Winter Olympics was almightily derailed when the team was struck down by norovirus and never recovered

While there's been a lot of drama in Hockeytown the excitment of the PWHL's impending arrival just got a lot more exciting as the Motor City will see history be made as the Compher siblings will play in the exact same market at the exact same time

Now that we have reached 12 teams the pressure on our bench staff has just got a whole lot tougher whether its the expansion teams trying to make a name for themselves or the current teams continuing to chart the course

Last week the second leg of the 2026/27 Women's Euro Hockey Tour took place as the hosts Finland roared to almighty success as they slaughtered all of their oppenents while Czechia continues to fail under its new leadership

With the potential of an All Star game in Toronto I have an idea that might not have been tested in sports before and that would be to take the event into markets that don't have the PWHL similar to what we're doing with the Takeover Tour

I have to thank Pluto for the episode title as after we watched that interview with the owner of Scripps he said and I quote "If I was the league I would be foaming at the mouth" as he let slip about the potential all star game in Toronto

The Walter Cup Playoffs are getting exciting as we are expanding the format to now allow eight teams to qualify with three rounds standing in their way of hockey's ultimate prizeWhile the new format does have its flaws we collectively are all very excited to see how the new format unfolds for the very first time in 2027