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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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00:11:43

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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00:28:46

A Fairer Draft

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/18

The PWHL Entry Draft 2025 in Ottawa is right around the corner and we now know how the draft order will go down and whilst Pluto & Lady might not be too pleased with us picking sixth in all rounds I actually think this way is fairer basing it off the playoff dtandings especially as we're not going to be Walter Cup champions every yearDraft Order1. New York Sirens (Gold Plan Winners)2. Boston Fleet (Non Playoff Team)3. Toronto Sceptres (Lowest Ranked Playoff Semifinalist)4. Montreal Victoire

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00:38:01

Calm Everyone

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/17

To quote Taylor Swift "You Need to Calm Down"Let's face it the first ever expansion in the PWHL hasn't gone down as well as lots of fans feel it puts both Vancouver & Seattle at a compettive edge over the Inaugural Six teamsA lot of the response has been a bit too fiery for my liking as even I got dragged into the caranage and so I feel it falls to me to be everyone's spirital guide as I can see the long term gains ahead despite the short term pain that has been

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00:56:50

Expansion Begins

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/15

A few days on after the first ever Expansion Draft the Purple Trio are back together to go through all of the shocks and jaw dropping drama that has unfolded since the process beganAs well as recapping the draft as a whole we'll also look back on what was a fast and furious Exclusive Signing Window which set the tone for what was to come

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00:28:39

Phillips Upstages McDavid

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/10

Regardless who won the Walter Cup there was only one candidate for the PWHL Playoff MVP Award and so it was no surprise when the Charge's Gwyneth Phillips was named the recipentBut what caught Lady's attention was how Phillips went to accept the trophy unlike NHL superstar Connor McDavid when he was in this exact same position 12 months ago

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00:49:26

You've Seen Nothing Yet

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/09

During the Walter Cup Finals a very interesting article was released and it was full of promise for a very bright future highlight more expansion to come along with the promise of growing its footprint in Europe as the league continues to tease us those potential exhibition gamesIt is absolutely well worth the read and it's good to see that someone shares my passion and the belief that the PWHL is going to have a long and lasting future for generations to comeRead it for yourselves here -

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00:25:55

Expansion Pioneers

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/06

The first pieces for any expansion team is general managers and for both Seattle & Vancouver they have got some of the very best and well respected candidates in women's hockey which bodes very well for both franchises as the expansion process gets underway

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01:07:18

Girls on Tour

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/05

The calendar year of 2025 saw a massive moment for the PWHL with their first ever Takeover Tour which saw the Inaugural Six play across nnie markets that did not have a PWHL teamThe tour was an almighty success as not only did fans show out they also engaged with the league proving my point that everyone watches women's hockey as a combined 123,000 attended one stop on the tourNot only that but two major milestones were achieved during the tour as the league welcomed the one millionth fan in

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00:57:49

Everyone Gets Nominated

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/04

With the nominees being revealed while I was in Philly and then during this year's Walter Cup Finals this edition of Purple Reign is my first oppertunity to see who has been nominated for each award with the ceremony taking place on June 25 at Hard Rock, Ottawa

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01:09:38

Do Not Touch

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/03

The first step of the roster building process for Seattle and Vancover are underway as the Inaugural Six teams submitted their protection lists which caused quite the shocks and surprisesAs for the Purple Trio we did extrenely well as most of our choices that we made were the eventual picks with only one or two from our list that didn't make the cut and most likely could be takenCheck out thee official article to see who each team protected and who is still up for grabs -

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01:06:50

Purple Trio's Protection Lists

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/02

With just 24 hours to go before the process begins for the PWHL Expansion Draft 2025 the Purple Trio come together to draw up their protection lists for each of the Inaugural SixThis was not easy and as you'll see it caused quite the comotion amongst our trio, if you would like to see our lists then you can find them on my official instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/georgehandmusic/

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00:30:07

Expansion at Kylie

Purple Reign ·

2025/06/02

The first thing I saw when I got back from my mentally compromising trip in Philly was the details on how the first ever PWHL Expansion Draft but given how I was heading to Kylie I only got to read it at my seat in the AO Arena and it sounded confusing even without the jetlagCheck out the official article to see the details for yourselves and find out which players from your team are up for grabs -

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01:12:16

Dreamland - Writing History

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/28

In the final episode the Purple Trio look back on the first ever Walter Cup Finals which saw PWHL Minnesota go head to head with PWHL Boston and both sides put on quite the show across all five games but in the end there was only one place the Walter Cup would call home

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00:54:43

Dreamland - Reverse Sweep

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/28

In the fourth episode the Purple Trio look back on the Walter Cup Semifinals matchup that saw PWHL Minnesota get picked by the league champions PWHL Toronto and it turned into quite the rollercoaster ride as an upset was well and truely on the cards

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01:03:35

Dreamland - Iternational Struggles

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/28

In the third episode the Purple Trio look back on the last five games of the season that took place after the break for the World Championships and this was where things took a dark turn as PWHL Minnesota dropped all of them in regulation nearly costing their place in the playoffs

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01:06:32

Dreamland - Competitive Start

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/28

In the second episode the Purple Trio look back on the first few months of the season for PWHL Minnesota as the team got off to a fast start proving early that they were one of the teams to look out for in the Professional Womens Hockey League

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00:48:53

Dreamland - Laying the Foundations

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/28

In the first episode the Purple Trio looks back on how the foundations were laid for PWHL Minnesota from the league being set up to the first free agency signings and how the first ever PWHL Draft went down

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01:21:36

Killer Frost

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/27

The day after the Minnesota Frost makes history by becoming back to back Walter Cup champions the Purple Trio who are still exhausted from the celebrations come together to look back on what has been another historical season in MinnesotaWe also mention some surprises including very big plans for what we as a trio would like to achieve in Year 3

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00:54:13

2.6 Hensley Shuts The Door

Purple Reign ·

2025/05/06

Going into the final stretch of the regular season it was literally do or die for the defending champions and oh how did they thrive under pressureIn particular Nicole Hensley who has struggled throughout the year but rose to the task shutting out the Charge and then only letting one goal past the Fleet as our Minnesota Frost booked thier place in the Walter Cup PlayoffsBur vefore we recap the final three games of the regular season we take a look at all of the medalists at this year's World

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