With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the third place Montreal Victoire who despite suffering the least in the Expansion process they aren't playing like the defending league champions they are but one standout is Abby Roque who has fitted in nicely

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the fourth place New York Sirens who have made the most of how they drafted in 2025 and have turned the corner for now at least but the main thing we focus on is putting Kaylee Osbourne in net night in night out

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the fifth place Ottawa Charge who started off very slow but after their Takeover Tour game in Chicago the spark came alive and have put themselves very much in the thick of it to get back to the Walter Cup Finals

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the sixth place Vancouver Goldeneyes who were preseason favourites to tear the league apart and yet in reality they have fallen short of those high expectations and while they're good on home soil its the road games where they are crap

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsNext up is the seventh place Toronto Sceptres who have fallen on hard times as their powerplay which was red hot last season has gone cold and they are also struggling to find the back of the net

With the Purple Reign podcast on break during the Milano-Cortina Olympics the Purple Trio share their thoughts on the first half of the 2025/26 season for all eight teamsFirst up it is the eight place Seattle Torrent who actually have shown signs of good promise with rookie netminder Hannah Murphy coming up big and they made the most of home ice advantage at Climate Pledge Arena

It's our last show before we head of to the Milano-Cortina Olympics and its our biggest one yet as the Purple Trio come together to dissect how the first half of the 2025/26 season has fared for each teamWith this being the first year of the Expansion Era there have been quite a few surprises as no one even us expected the Fleet to be ruling this league or for the expansion sisters the Torrent & Goldeneyes to be seriously strugglingSo grab yourselves some snacks and a massive kettle of hot chocolateWe will be back on March 6 2026 with our latest regular season episode so until then have fun watching the Winter Olympics as I know I will

It's been a very dark start for the sake of hockey in Minnesota but the Frost were determined to provide the much needed light especially as they had their first visit from the expansion sisters the Torrent & Goldeneyes

As much as this Democrat avoids politics we will throughout the show reference the cold blooded murders that ICE committed in Minneapolis and my heart and prayers go out to the victims loved ones

As this is the last episode before Milan I'll be joined by my fellow Purple Trio members Pluto & Lady to rundown all of the Frost players going to Italy and I will also share my plans throughout the games

We then round out the show with the points leaders taking a closer look at the standings as the first half of the season draws to a close

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In this bitesize edition of the Purple Reign podcast I share all of my good luck messages to all of the olympians heading to Italy from our Minnesota Frost

With one day to go before the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics we recap the 2022 edition in Beijing which was a very difficult Games for me as we were still dealing with COVID19 restrictions