The first game of the Purple Trio's trip of a lifetime took place on Friday 13 March 2026 as the Minnesota Frost won 4-1 over the Seattle Torrent

It's the night before the trip of a lifetime and before they jet off the Purple Trio have one last podcast to go over our itinerary again as we get ready to see our Frost face off against the Torrent, Sirens and ChargeThis is going to be an emotional rollercoaster and we can not wait to get started and have the best of timesYou can follow our trip by my Instagram and BlueSky social media accountsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgedhand Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/georgedhand.bsky.social We will see you all when we get back as we will have lots of bonus episodes covering everything that happened during our stay

After capping off her Olympic career in Milano-Cortina it was about damn time Hillary Knight captain of the Seattle Torrent got the recognition she deserved as Team USA selected her to be their flag bearer at the closing ceremony

With once again getting the goal that helped Switzerland claim the bronze medal Alina Muller from the Boston Fleet was named as her nation's flag bearer at the closing ceremony in Milano-Cortina

On April 11 2026 the Boston Fleet will host the Montreal Victoire at TD Garden which will see the Fleet get their largest attendance with a sold out crowdThis is amazing news for the league's most heated rivalry (not in that sense) as fans could very well likely see bonus hockey as these two two teams love playing in overtimeThe Purple Trio will also be joined on that night by our Boston Bruins supporter Resort Paris Goofy

On April 4 2026 the New York Sirens will host the Seattle Torrent at the most iconic venue in the world Madison Square Garden and in front of a sold out crowdThis is an almighty statement for the Sirens as it proves that there is a fanbase for PWHL New York you've just got to find a way out to market it properly and this should silence anyone who doubts the state's potential

On March 2 2026 Seattle Torrent captain Hillary Knight was a guest on The Jimmy Fallon Show however problem was she was joined by the Hughes brothersI personally felt the interview should have been just Hillary on her own which would allow to focus more time on her career, women's hockey and of course the PWHLCheck it out yourselves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5gNHaYk2pk

When the Torrent had their home opener back on Black Friday I said the only way to beat that record was if someone filled every single seat and in their first game back from Milan that is exactly what happenedClimate Pledge Arena not only filled every seat but even sold standing room only tickets as 17,335 attended as the Sceptres ultimately rained on their parade getting the regulation win

We're back after what was an oustanding tournament in Milano-Cortina as the second half of the season is well and truely underway

With our Frost not back in action until March 1 my fellow Purple Trio members Pluto & Lady join me for a jampacked show as my co hosts

First we share some quick thoughts on the Winter Games after which we recap all of the fixtures in February across the PWHL which definetely saw an Olympic boost

Next up we look ahead to the remainder of the Takeover Tour with six more games still to go including Denver which we will be attending in person

Then we give you our headlines on what to look out for in the second half of the 2025/26 season

We finish off by looking at the points leaders for the month of February even if there isn't that much movement

We are so looking forward to coming out to the States next week and if any of you are coming to Grand Casino Arena or Ball Arena do come and say hi

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Ilya from Heated Rivalry guest hosting SNL should have been a good thing for the LGBT community and if he had in his monologue stuck to roasting the show that made him a household name then I would have been fine with itThe problem was he then went to bring in the Olympics which saw Boston Fleet captain Megan Keller and Seattle Torrent captain Hillary Knight poking at the distasteful joke that happened in the boys locker roomFor me I fear that we have now normalised what was a disgusting joke and that is an issue because the moment we normalise that behaviour the more frequently we're going to see itWatch it for yourselves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU7xOTUq3Qs