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NATALIA IS BACK! No more riding solo as Natalia is back on Crease Huddles joining Geremy as they take on the news and happenings of the PWHL. With the playoffs having just finished, PWHL award finalists being announced, and PWHL expansion news not showing any signs of stopping listen in on this jam packed episode. It's the calm before the storm.

It feels like the season started two years ago but we're finally here, the 2026 PWHL playoffs are happening! It's a solo episode as co-host Natalia is off doing vampire witch things but not to worry, it's going to feature all the stats and takes you have come to expect from Crease Huddles. Don't forget to also read the playoff previews that the wonderful beat writers of The Ice Garden have published!

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The long awaited Part Two is here jammed pack with Natalia and Geremy debating on the remaining awards. Check out who they think are the leading candidates for Defender, Rookie, and Goalie of the Year. Of course they save the most controversial for last, MVP.

Natalia and Geremy are back on the airwaves bringing to you a race update. This time though it's not about the playoffs. In Part One of Episode 14, your Crease Huddles hosts dive into transfer portal news, draft declaration news, and the front runners for Coach/Forward of the Year with more to come in Part Two

The PWHL have a trade and signing to announce so your dutiful hosts Natalia and Geremy go over the new roster moves in the PWHL. There's a playoff race happening too so find out who has the edge for maybe the last playoff spot available.

Join Natalia and Geremy as they go through the playoff madness coming out of the NCAA and SDHL. Both leagues are close to crowning a champion. How did we get here and who is expected to win? Press play and nerd out

With the Olympics over many leagues such as the NCAA and SDHL are headed into the playoffs. Learn who the favourites are to go far, the potential upsets, etc. as your favourite nerdy hosts Natalia and Geremy dive into what's happening post-Olympics.

The Olympics are over so Crease Huddles is back with Episode 11 featuring your favourite nerdy podcast hosts, Geremy and Natalia. How did their predictions fare? Who did they think surpassed expectations and who disappointed? Get the full post-Olympic conversation in Part One of Episode 11.

Back in your ear is all that you missed from Part One of Crease Huddles Episode 10. In Part Two we cover the bottom four PWHL teams and all the Olympic fun conversations to have. Learn more from Natalia about why you should be a Team Italy Truther.

-Ottawa being overtime Queens
-Will the Hockey Gods save Toronto?
-What's going on with the expansion teams
-Who have the best odds of upsetting Canada/USA at the Olympics
-Natalia goes full Finland truther
-Can Italy match China from the 2022 Olympics?
-Is youth an advantage for Czechia and Sweden?

Crease Huddles is a podcast about women's hockey from The Ice Garden. Every episode will have a panel of the various nerdy  writers from TIG to discuss anything and everything women's hockey, from the PWHL to the NCAA to international tournaments. If you've ever wondered what its like in TIG's Slack channels, this is the podcast for you.

Crease Huddles is back and better than ever with it's first permanent co-host, Natalia! Listen in on Part One of Episode 10 to get all your latest hockey news and what we're seeing out of the top four PWHL teams

-An update on the SDHL as it nears the end of it's regular season
-Who are the surprising teams in where they are placing in the NCAA NPI rankings and who is potentially in trouble on missing out on the national tournament
-What did we think about the biggest trade in PWHL history
-Is Boston a shoe-in for the PWHL playoffs?
-Why Minnesota is seemingly an offensive powerhouse
-New York's youth movement
-Is Ann-Renee Desbiens going to be a back-to-back Goalie of the Year winner?

Crease Huddles is a podcast about women's hockey from The Ice Garden. Every episode will have a panel of the various nerdy  writers from TIG to discuss anything and everything women's hockey, from the PWHL to the NCAA to international tournaments. If you've ever wondered what its like in TIG's Slack channels, this is the podcast for you.