The Ice Garden

Hannah and Michelle take a look back at some of the highlights from the 2017-18 CWHL season. We talk about China's first year in the CW, Markham's move, Montreal's not-really-struggles, and more. We also pick our favorite players from each CWHL team and talk about the SheIS campaign and Digit Murphy's departure.

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Hey all:

After fixing some technical difficulties, we're back with our All-NWHL Team episode. Mike and I give you our first an second team All-NWHL and All-Rookie. We also list some under-the-radar players to keep an eye on for Season 4.

Did Erica and Mike agree on all of their picks? Did HAIM get mentioned again? Do you have to listen to this show because we came up with several goofy nicknames for players? Friends, there is only one way to find out.

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(CW: Mentions of a coach's emotional/physical abuse from 32:25-33:40) Welcome back to another episode of Top Shelf! Hannah and Michelle talk about the recent world championships and how China performed in their first major international tournament since revamping their program. We fall down another Bulgaria rabbit hole, Hannah embarrasses herself, and we discover another women's hockey league with some pretty incredible team names.

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Hannah and Michelle talk about the NWHL regular season and highlight some of the top storylines from 2017-18, including new partnerships, consistency, and how the league did without their Olympians. Also, Michelle makes Hannah cry, neck sweaters, and the Mighty Ducks. Featuring #BestKessel and the Muller siblings.

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Mike and I are back with another episode this week. We give a quick overview of what the offseason will look (sound?) like and discuss some NWHL alum currently playing hockey (yes, there is still women’s hockey being played) in the IIHF World Championships. Some of our upcoming episodes will include:

•All-NWHL Team, All-Rookie Team, and underrated player selections from Mike and me. Send your selections using #Founding4Pod and maybe we’ll get them on the show.

•Team-by-team recaps: We have a few players lined up to chat about the 2017-18 season and beyond

•Free Agency: Where will your favorite players go? Who went undrafted that would be a good fit? Who will be the next coach of the Riveters? All this and more coming to you.

•2018 NWHL College Draft: Who are the best rising stars ready for the pro level? We have a few college writers who will join us this summer to take a look at the draft board.

•EXPANSION: Yes, our favorite topic will be back in full force. If you have some thoughts, send us your team names and logos using #Founding4Pod

As always, we thank you for supporting The Ice Garden! A special thank you to all of our listeners and our patrons. You make interviews like this possible. Please consider subscribing to and rating our network on iTunes, sharing our shows, and/or writing us a review!

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Hannah and Michelle welcome Meredith back on the podcast to talk about the SDHL playoffs and everything we could possibly need to know about the Swedish league. We also bring back the 45 second game recap and a couple of particularly difficult Start/Bench/Cuts. Also, Hannah's mom makes a surprise appearance.

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In our first off-season show, we catch up with NWHL alumna Megan Bozek. The founding member of the Buffalo Beauts won a second consecutive professional title as a member of the 2018 Markham Thunder squad.

In a shocking move to many, Bozek was one of the final cuts to the 2018 Olympic roster. She tallied four goals and five assists for Markham in the regular season. She discusses her decision to join the Thunder and what her future holds. We also chat with the Illinois Hockey Hall of Famer about #OneLeague and women’s hockey expansion.

As always, thank you to all of our listeners and our patrons. You make interviews like this possible. Please consider subscribing to and rating our network on iTunes, sharing our shows, and/or writing us a review!

Do you have anything you’d like us to talk about on the show? Do you have questions or thoughts on the NWHL? Let us hear them! Use #Founding4Pod on Twitter and we’ll get to it! You can also post a comment on this story and we’ll be able to get to that as well.

Con paz y amor,

Erica & Mike

Hannah and Michelle talk about the Isobel and Clarkson Cup Finals (with some special audio clips from Clarkson!), debate about the length of playoff series (Team Chaos) and each take a turn trying to describe a game in just 45 seconds, which goes about as well as you'd expect. Clock noise taken from Public Domain via SoundBible

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The Riveters are Isobel Cup Champions! That’s right, the team that finished dead last in the NWHL’s inaugural season has now lifted the Isobel Cup. Erica and Mike are ready to break it all down for you.

Topics include Alexa Gruschow's unbelievable superwoman goal in the first period of the Isobel Cup Final. Erica interviews the regular season MVP on the ice.

Mike whips out the IIHF rulebook to discuss why Buffalo defender Sarah Casorso didn’t get a five minute major for boarding Madison Packer at the end of the first period.

Our hosts also discuss the postseason excellence of Playoff MVP Katie Fitzgerald and NWHL Goaltender of the Year Amanda Leveille.

Listeners will also enjoy the singing of the official F4P Gruschow goal song (I can FLY). A huge thank you to all of our listeners, our Patreon patrons, and our friends Hannah Bevis and Michelle Jay over at The Top Shelf Podcast.

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We hope you’re ready for a jam-packed episode of the Founding 4 Podcast, because that’s what we have on the menu for our 20th episode! Oh, and did we mention that we were joined this week by Angelica Rodriguez? Because she's on the show this week and she was great. Make sure to go follow Angie on Twitter (@ReinaDeLaIsla) and read her work at The Ice Garden and at the Victory Press.

In this week’s episode we cover...

- The 2018 NWHL Isobel Cup Semifinals. The Riveters triumphed at home over the Whale with a 5-0 win and the Beauts broke through in overtime to punch their third straight ticket to Isobel Cup Final.

- Our Player of the Week picks.

- The 2018 NWHL Awards!

- News: Chad Wiseman leaving the Riveters for a new coaching opportunity.

- And, of course, our preview of the 2018 Isobel Cup Final featuring a breakdown of both teams with Angie and Mike.

- We also discuss Raisinets. And other stuff.

Are you ready for the 2018 Isobel Cup Final? We know we are. Let's do this.

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