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Purple Reign

Purple Reign recaps everything going on in the Professional Women"s Hockey League for the Miinesota Frost, in each show we will recap how each game has gone for our Frost throughout the regular season and Walter Cup olayoffs We"ll also keep you up to date on what"s going on around the league in our bonus episodes which you"ll also be able to find on the oficial George Hand YouTube channel Feel The Freeze

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00:35:40

Pacific Coaches

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/26

Both Vancouver and Seattle have taken their next steps as we get ever closer to their PWHL debuts as both have now their first ever head coachesIt's a tale of two cities to quote Shakespeare as Vancouver hired their perfect guy with a proven track record while Seattle have gone for someone who has international credentials but no experience in the women's game which as you know is a black mark in the eyes of the Purple Trio

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00:52:02

Sophomore Yearbook

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/25

The 2024/25 season built on the almighty success that the PWHL had in Year 1 as our second season saw the Inaugural Six receive their names and brands while the league as whole grew its footprint through the Takeover Tour and the first round of expansion

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00:25:29

Spare The Fleet

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/24

It was never going to be easy for the Fleet to replace Courtney Kessel but surely there was someone who had prior experience of coaching women's hockey out there who Boston could have hired instead of this unqualified man

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00:26:34

Frozen Decker

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/23

The Back to Back Walter Cup champions bolstered their bench staff by hiring decorative athlwte and future Hockey Hall of Famer Brianna Decker, this is a huge move as it helps to silence any of our doubters following what we lost during the Expansion process over the summer

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00:28:54

Fair or Foul

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/19

A recent news report suggests that Captain Clutch herself Marie Philip-Poulin is considering taking a pay cut to ensure that the Montreal Victoire can stay competitive This really shouldn't warrant a discussion and yet the entire Purple Trio is here as they try to highlight our point by using a scenario involving my day job outside of the Purple Reign podcast

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00:23:55

Troy in Milan

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/17

On this edition of the Olympic Hockey Show the Purple Trio talk about the first coaching staff announcement gor the 2026 Olympics as Team Canada relies on the first two recipents of the PWHL Coach of the Year award

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00:29:34

Summer Camps

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/16

On this edition of the Olympic Hockey show the Purple Trio round up alll of the latest moves that happened over the summer as the Olympic Nations start to evaluate who could be on their rosters come February

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00:39:48

Preseason Rivalries

Purple Reign ·

2025/09/14

The PWHL 2025/26 season is almost here but before that there is the small matter of preseason as we now know who will play who and whereIt's quite a lively affair largely due to the fact that during our recording bonfire night came early on the streets of Manchester which lead me to go full on Katy Perry

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00:37:29

Lock Your Diaries

Purple Reign ·

2025/08/07

As the road to Milan-Cortina begins the Purple Trio hosts its first Olympic Hockey show for the 2026 Olympic cycle and what better way to start by going through all of the fixtures The tournament begins on the 5th February with the medal matches taking place on the 19th February 2026 with USA, Canada, Finland, Czechia & Switzerland in Group A whist hosts Italy are hoined by Germany, Sweden, Japan and France in Group BAll of the timings are for those of us living in the UK

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00:33:30

Coaching Backwards

Purple Reign ·

2025/08/06

With our two newest members Seattle & Vancouver having hired their first coaches and Bosron have now replaced Courtney Kessel the PWHL have taken a massive step back as we are now down to only two female coachesThis has well and truely angered the Purple Trio and while Pluto is supposed to act as a referee he also has some feelings to share alongside myself and his partner Lady

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01:15:21

2.8 Sophmore Report Card

Purple Reign ·

2025/08/05

To wrap up our second season we hand out each of the Inaugural Six their report cards as the Purple Trio give their thoughts on how each team performed throughout the 2024/25 season and as always we don't hold back

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00:42:26

Predictable Awards

Purple Reign ·

2025/07/23

It's that time of year again when we dust off the gladrags and discover who takes home the trophy at the PWHL Awards 2025 however this year's awards season was a bit of a dull affair as all of the winners were fairly obvious from the start

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00:26:01

Daniele the Builder

Purple Reign ·

2025/07/09

A huge historic moment took place in the day of the Entry Draft in Ottawa as the Hockey Hall of Fame announced the 2025 Class which includes Montreal Victoire general manager Daniele Sauvageau who becomes the first woman to be inducted in the builder categoryThis is a huge moment for women's hockey in general and as such the entire Purple Trio comes together to share their thoughts in fact there is so much passion on display that one of us literally gets put in the sin bin

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00:19:22

Kessel Leaves The Fleet

Purple Reign ·

2025/07/04

Courtney Kessel has pplayed a huge role behind the bench of the Boston Fleet on the league's first two years which is why her departure is a huge blow for both the Fleet & the PWHL as she joins Princeton as their new coachHowever I totally understand her reasoning as when your heart wants something you have to go for it and as she said herself the job in Princeton was the only thing that would make her turn away from the pro leagues

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02:09:20

Frost Bites Ontario

Purple Reign ·

2025/07/03

It's the return of the playoff show on Purple Reign as we get to look back on an entertaining Walter Cup Playoffs that saw your Frost defend their crown despite the fact the odds were stacked in Canada's favour with the VIctoire, Sceptres and Charge all booked throughIn Part 1 we look at the first semifinal which for the second year in a row saw the league champions get knocked out by the team they selected and oh boy did the Charge fanbase not let Montreal forget itIn Part 2 its the rematch between

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00:44:18

High Rollers

Purple Reign ·

2025/07/02

The 2025 edition of the PWHL Entry Draft was an eventful night not just because we had two new teams make their first selections but there was a lot of trades on the floor that made Cassie look like a pantomine villainThe Purple Trio come together to look back on the first round, talk winners and losers and our reactions to those blockbuster trades

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00:21:38

French Recruits

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/23

Earlier in the year we found out not just which countries got the final spots to the Olympics but also the groups however at the time we did not know what the situation was regarding RussiaBut a few weeks ago we got a massive update and to my delight Russia are out and in their place will be France who compete in Group B alongside hosts Italy and the three countries that qualified in February

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00:21:58

Gold in Newark

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/22

For the second year in a row the New York Sirens won the Gold Plan again by default as the playoff races went right down to the wire literally as we congratulate New York on earning the right to select the first overall draft pickSpeaking of which as the draft is right around the corner I take a look at sone of the candidates who are most likely to be taken in the first round and name the one I would select if I was in the Sirens shoes

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00:11:43

Gold in Newark

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/20

This is going to be a quick one as with the Gold Plan race not being as thrilling as it should be and with no clear stand out star from this year's draft class there isn't much to talk aboutHowever we must congratulate the New York SIrens on winning the Gold Plan for the second year in a row and therefore will make the first overall pick at the 2025 Entry Draft in Ottawa

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00:37:55

Future Takeover

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/19

I didn't think we would be making this episode yet as we currently don't know if the Takeover Tour will be coming back but an interesting article over the weekend made very interesting reading among the Purple TrioAnd so not only do we go over the markets mention but also throw out our own suggestions along with some markets that we want to see get another game from this year's tourRead the article for yourselves -

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