Starting Six - Apr 26

Signing Geadaches

It's fair to say Phase 2 took its toll on me as there were plenty of shocks galore and even some delights as the four expansion teams made their first moves signing their foundational playersI record this episode while dealing with headache as a result of the drama that Hillary Knight has inflicted as we still don't have the full story yet so that's why we only talk about four of PWHL Las Vegas' signings

Nominations Fleet

It's that time of year again as the nominees for the PWHL 2026 Awards are now out as across the board we have a mix of big contenders and some surprising candidatesEven PWHL Hamilton has a nomination despite their team not even having stepped foot on the ice yet as Kris Sparre's nomination got announced before he jumped ships

3.8 Victoire Bucks

It's the 2026 playoff show on the Purple Reign podcast as we have a brand new Walter Cup champion the Montreal Victoire a first for the city and for Canada In Part 1 we recap the first semifinal which saw the Ottawa Charge pull off the mother of upsets against the Boston Fleet In Part 2 we recap how the second semifinal where the Victoire chose their poison well and ended our Mineesota Frost's reign In Part 3 we recap the first ever canadian Walter Cup Finals as the Victoire rains on Ottawa's parade Get in touch at purplereignpodcasts@gmail.com and you can now buy Purple Reign merchandise by visiting our shop on Redbubble

Canada's New Direction

After months of he said, she said we finally now know that both Troy Ryan and Gina Kingsbury are out of their respective roles with Canada's national teamI'm not surprised by this as Canada have over the past two years have been going backwards and for the sake of healthy competition I think its time for a fresh start for this hockey mad nation

Hometown Boy

Another expansion team decides to go in house when it comes to their coaching staff as this time PWHL Detroit bags one of the assistant coaches from the New York SirensAnd to make the news even sweeter Hosh is a hometown boy so he knows the area and the state very well and it will be interesting to see how he uses his experiences on the US national team