The Ice Garden

Hannah and Michelle talk about Jessica Platt, our trip to Florida to see Team USA v. Team NWHL, and much more. Also, #StumpHannah gets intense. Like, really intense.

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This week Erica and Mike breakdown a back-and-forth battle in Pittsburgh between the Connecticut Whale and the Buffalo Beauts.

It was an unforgettable weekend in Florida and Erica would know, she was there in person for Game 2! We take a look at captain Michelle Picard’s Team NWHL and how they fared against the United States women’s national team.

As if that wasn’t enough women’s hockey to talk about, we also preview the upcoming three-game NWHL weekend! A home-and-home between the Pride and undefeated Riveters? Let’s do this.

As always thank you all so much for listening and helping us promote the podcast.

It's the 10th episode of the Founding 4 Podcast! To celebrate, Mike & Erica recap week 8, preview the Tampa series, and name some current or former players that might make two games against the U.S National Team even more competitive.

Here are a few articles mentioned on the show:

Q & A w/ Grace Klienbach

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USA inexplicably goes for gold without snubbed Alex Carpenter

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Hannah and Michelle are back from their holiday break! Topics include who will get the most penalty minutes in USWNT v. NWHL, who the Blades' new head coach is, and whether or not players cut from the national team will find new teams this season.

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Erica is joined by guest co-host Angelica Rodriguez for the ninth episode of The Founding 4 Podcast. The ladies discuss the final Team NWHL roster, captained by Riveters defender Michelle "Shelly" Picard.

Angelica offers insights for the Pride at Beauts game, while Erica breaks down the Whale at Riveters. Finally, both women chime in on the Riveters winning streak, All-Star Game rumors, and other listener question topics.

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It's our holiday episode! We do a giant mailbag segment where we talk about our favorite women's hockey pets, whether the Riveters will win it all this year, our sleeper teams for the Olympics, and much more! Also, we gush about America's Next Top Model for a bit. Don't ask.

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Erica & Mike are joined by Boston Pride play-by-play announcer Marisa Ingemi and Buffalo Beauts color analyst Erik Wollschlager to chat women's hockey cheers(and a few jeers) this holiday season. The roundtable of NWHL experts discusses U.S National Team roster rumors, week 8 recaps and more!

For more about the U.S Women's Team Olympic Roster cuts, have a listen to the Top Shelf Bonus Episode (https://www.theicegarden.com/2017/12/22/16811168/top-shelf-podcast-bonus-episode-reaction-to-reported-team-usa-cuts).

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ALEX CARPENTER AND MEGAN BOZEK WHAT IS USA HOCKEY THINKING???

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Listen to The Ice Garden's full exclusive interview with HC Lugano defender Blake Bolden.

The listener question part of this interview can be found on The Founding 4 Podcast Episode 7 (https://soundcloud.com/user-55198424/the-founding-4-podcast-episode-7-stick-taps-and-askblakebolden?in=user-55198424/sets/the-founding-4-podcast).

Bolden played two seasons with the Boston Blades of the CWHL, and two seasons with the Boston Pride of the NWHL. She won back-to-back professional titles in Boston. She first the Clarkson Cup with the Blades in 2015, then won the inaugural Isobel Cup with the Pride in 2016.

Now playing for HC Lugano in Switzerland, she hopes to win a third professional title. Listen to Bolden discuss the story behind her name, her decision to play overseas, how she remains cool, and her favorite sights in her new surroundings.

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Listen to the first half of our exclusive interview with HC Lugano defender Blake Bolden. In this installment of #AskBlakeBolden, the Ohio-native chats fashion, Blake Bolden Athletics, travel, and even speaks a bit of Italian for us.

The listener question part of this interview can be found on The Founding 4 Podcast Episode 5 and the full interview can be found on the #TF4P Extras: Blake Bolden (https://soundcloud.com/user-55198424/blake-bolden-full-interview)