Best PHF Podcasts (2025)

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1v1 with Goaltender Corinne Schroeder 5:10

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In 2024, Corinne Schroeder was inducted into the Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame. The former Boston University goaltender led the Terriers to three straight Beanpot title games, including the 2019 Beanpot championship. She went 3-1-2 in six Beanpot starts and stopped 61 of 66 shots en route to the 2019 title. Schroeder is BU’s all-time leader in caree…

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Twitter Spaces Deep Dive: What Happened at Harvard? 1:22:50

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This episode was initially recorded on Twitter Spaces on June 12, 2023 TRIGGER WARNING: racism, homophobia, mental/emotional abuse, eating disorders, body shaming, gaslighting, sexual harassment, hazing. The Boston Globe & The Athletic articles reported allegations of mistreatment and misconduct toward players by Harvard Women's Hockey Coach Katey …

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#66 - Ryann Glushek, Quinnipiac IceCats Coach 54:07

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Ryann Glushek is the Coach of the QU IceCats, the ECAC's only ice hockey cheer squad, who support the 2023 NCAA Division 1 Frozen Four Champion Quinnipiac Bobcats. In this conversation, Ryann, Bob and Matt discuss: How was the run to the Frozen Four championship? How did the IceCats get started? What skills are required to be an IceCat? How good of…

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Twitter Spaces Deep Dive: WoHo Free Agency - The Good, the Bad, the Qué? 1:14:13

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Angélica Rodríguez & Erica L. Ayala are back and talking PHF Free Agency. On this episode, originally recorded on Twitter Spaces, were discuss the big spenders in PHF Free Agency and their impact on a growing league. Is Kacey Bellamy worth her contract? What can we expect from Nora Räty in net for the Riveters? Why we need more Mike Murphy's in the…

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#65 - Maria Mountain of GoalieTrainingPro.com 43:41

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Maria Mountain is an exercise physiologist who has specialized in off-ice training for hockey goalies for more than 20 years. She is the founder of GoalieTrainingPro.com, where you can find all sorts of videos to help with your dry land training practices. Please welcome this 5-6 goaltender out of London Ontario. In this episode, we ask Maria: How …

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LIVE FROM TULSA With PHF GMS Nate Oliver and Chi-Yin Tse 43:18

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The Minnesota Whitecaps may have fallen short in overtime during the 2023 Isobel Cup Final, but they did finish the 2022-23 season with a title. For the second year, the Whitecaps took home bragging rights from the Battle of the Rig hosted by the Tulsa Oilers in Oklahoma. Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala interviewed Buffalo Beauts general mana…

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#64 - Reporting from the PHF Playoffs 30:25

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On March 16th, Bob attended his first ever women’s professional hockey game and recorded a monologue/rant on the way home. Here is what he had to say in the immediate aftermath of the game, a PHF playoff tilt between the Boston Pride and the Minnesota Whitecaps at the Bentley Arena in Waltham MA. Later that week, Bob crashed the PHF press conferenc…

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2023 PHF ISOBEL CUP FINAL: Exclusive Interviews with Toronto Six & Minnesota Whitecaps 4:28

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Black Rosie Media founder and reporter Erica L. Ayala spoke to multiple players from the Toronto Six and the Minnesota Whitecaps ahead of the 2023 Isobel Cup Final on March 26th. Hear from the following PHF players and coaches: The Toronto Six 0:00 - Saroya Tinker on what makes Toronto special 0:26 - Daryl Watts on the Whitecaps 0:36 - Head coach G…

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#63 - Bob's Last Game as a Hockey Dad, with special guest David Ginivisian 45:38

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Where Bob reflects on his last game ever as a hockey dad under withering questioning from Matt and our special guest, The G Force. 0:00-G Force joins the podcast 11:30-Where Was Bob Last Week? 23:25-G Force plays Wrist Shots 31:13-After the last game Plus other fun and funny stuff. N.B. – don’t worry folks, we’re not done making podcasts. Stay subs…

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Interview with Whale forward Justine Reyes 16:48

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California native Justine Reyes worked her way up to the top line for the Connecticut Whale in her first Premier Hockey Federation season. As the Whale prepare for the postseason, Reyes tallied 14 points (9 G, 8A) in 24 games. Erica L. Ayala spoke with Reyes about her hockey journey from St. Lawrence to Sweden, and now the Nutmeg State. Reyes also …

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#62 - MIAA Ice Hockey Playoff Preview with Phil Nicastro of Cape Ann LIVE! 1:18:04

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Today we have a special episode produced in conjunction with Cape Ann LIVE! Earlier today, Sunday 02/26, I sat down with our friend and previous podcast guest, Phil Nicastro, the announcer for Gloucester Fisherman hockey here in Massachusetts, to preview the MIAA boys high school ice hockey playoff tournament. Our focus was mostly on the teams in t…

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Behind-The-Scenes with MeiGray + How To Bid On PHF All-Star Game-Worn Jerseys 5:13

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Black Rosie Media and the Founding 4 Podcast take you from the bench to the locker rooms and everywhere in between. Take a look at our exclusive look at the 2023 PHF All-Star Showcase through the eyes of @TheMeiGrayGroup Director of Special Projects Dave Meisel. Erica L. Ayala narrates video and images taken by Black Rosie Media contributor Tiffany…

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#61 - Daryl Watts of the PHF's Toronto Six 1:10:33

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Daryl Watts recently signed a contract with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation that will make her the highest paid player in the history of women’s professional hockey ($150,000/year!). She is the 2nd leading scorer in women’s NCAA history, tallying 136 goals, 161 assists for a total of 297 points over 5 seasons. In 2019, as a freshma…

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#60 - Gabriel Foley, Head of North American Scouting at RecruitScouting.com 52:22

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Gabriel Foley is Recruit Scouting's Head of North American scouting. This 6-1 left winger out of Peoria Illinois returns to Rink Stories discuss his 2023 NHL draft rankings and other topics. Foley cracks open the notebook to give us an overview of some of the names we'll likely hear called in the 1st round of the 2023 NHL Draft, including Connor Be…

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Black Rosie Media Presents: Behind the 2023 PHF All-Star Showcase Jerseys 21:22

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In partnership with @TheMeiGrayGroup , Black Rosie Media will provide exclusive coverage of the 2023 PHF All-Star Showcase in Toronto. Black Rosie Media founder Erica L. Ayala welcomes Elliot Gerard to the show. He is the founder and head of creative & strategy at @heartlentgroup . Erica & Elliot talk about this year's All-Star logo and jersey desi…

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We try a live draft 1:00:27

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Salary cap raise 1:00 All star game 7:44 beauts outdoor game 10:10 ECHL all star game 12:24 Live fantasy hockey draft 16:00 Hockey jerseys reviews 37:36By Checkin' Tendies

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#59 - Anthony Ciardelli, sportswriter, on the growth of hockey in California 1:06:07

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Anthony Ciardelli covers schoolboy sports in California and has been a contributing writer to a range of publications including, The Hockey Writers.com, The Hockey News, USCHO.com, and the LA Times. He is also a co-executive producer for the Sundance-accepted 2022 film, God’s Country, a thriller starring Thandiwe Newton. Please welcome this 6-2 lef…

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3 New Year's Resolutions for Every PHF Team 14:26

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Black Rosie Media contributors Erica L. Ayala, Angelica Rodriguez, and Ashley Mouzzon bring you 3 New Year's Resolutions for all seven @PremierHockeyFederation teams ahead of the 2023 restart of Season 8. What players need to step up? Who needs to stay out of the penalty box? Can teams stay healthy? QUESTION OF THE DAY: What resolutions do you want…

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#58 - Phil Nicastro, Gloucester (MA) HS announcer for Cape Ann LIVE! 52:21

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Phil Nicastro – a 6-foot right winger out of Gloucester MA – is “the voice of the fish,” the announcer for Gloucester High School Fishermen hockey and football games on Cape Ann LIVE! This was our first ever in-person interview. After some pizza and salad at Bob’s house, Matt joined Phil and Bob via Zoom, and the boys discussed: the electric playof…

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There are so few pants in the world 38:55

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We talk everything that has happened in the womens hockey world in the almost a month since the last episode. 1:00 The new mascots around the league 5:18 Tera played in a pro game! 5:50 pants and our fashion advice 8:20 The PHF standings 9:18 Whats happening around the league and goaltending 18:20 refereeing in the PHF 21:30 Montreal's home opener …

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Amy Budde's Campaign to Get Taylor Swift to a Beauts Game 31:13

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Part II of Angelica's sit-down with Amy Budde is here! In this episode, the duo talks about the value of playing overseas, which Beauts teammate hides candy in her gloves, and what type of root beer Budde prefers. There is also more fútbol, aka soccer talk, including a tip for a good place in Buffalo to watch. This is perfect timing for the 2022 FI…

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PHF Preview: The Connecticut Captain is Back! 1:07:51

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PHF Previews: Connecticut Whale - This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces The Connecticut Whale blazed through the regular season as the team to beat. Did a bad five minutes in the 2022 Isobel Cup Final against the Boston Pride cost them their first championship? Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala are joined by Mike Murphy to…

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Amy Budde on Embracing Her Role 25:11

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Hockey fans, you are in for a treat! Angelica Rodriguez sat down with Buffalo Beauts player Amy Budde to discuss her role as a practice player and Community Coordinator. Budde opens up about the decision to come back as a practice player and how it's changed her relationship with hockey for the better. This is the first of two episodes featuring th…

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#57 - Advice for New Hockey Parents 48:01

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In this episode, Bob and Matt catch up after a hiatus and introduce a new segment called New Hockey Parent Advice, which may actually be useful to some people. Plus, the boys run through a bunch of topics from the notebook: Will Bob’s goalie dad anecdote be chosen for inclusion in a hockey book? What is the least popular Rink Stories episode? After…

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Checkin tendies boston edition 4:29

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a selection or the worst, or maybe the best, boston accent bits from the newest episode. Most of the stuff is would normally have never made it from past the cut.By Checkin' Tendies

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PHF Preview: Metropolitan Riveters New Rink Sweet Dream or Beautiful Nightmare? 1:17:49

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We're weeks away from the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. The Metropolitan Riveters have a new President, a new head coach, and a new home rink ... in a mall. Dan Rice, aka Dr. Ice, aka The PHF Insider, aka The Ha…

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PHF Previews: New Look Minnesota Whitecaps?! 1:13:18

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The puck drops on the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) on November 6th! Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. Kelly Schultz, PHF Broadcaster and voice of Bemidji State Women's Hockey, joins us to discuss how the franchise will move on from the Brodt Fam…

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PHF Previews - Montreal Force aka NKOTB! 1:24:22

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The puck drops on the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) on November 6th! Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. Ball Hockey Bootcamp founder Ashley Mouzzon joins us on Twitter Spaces to discuss the La Force de Montreal. Later on in the show, we are also j…

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PHF Previews: Can Toronto Make it to Their First Izzy Cup Final? 1:01:54

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The puck drops on the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) this weekend! Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. Ball Hockey Bootcamp founder Ashley Mouzzon rejoins us on Twitter Spaces to talk about the Toronto Six. Their mascot, their new front office, and …

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Hockey non hockey 34:57

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1:00-Boston pride talk 6:36- Force taking the ice 7:20- Tera takes the ice 10:30 - pwhpa show case 14:02- J's big news 22:30- our serous and not so serous predictions for the season. link to the WHKYHAC site for those who want to check it out https://www.whkyhac.com/By Checkin' Tendies

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Boston Pride Preview: Going For the Three Peat! 55:37

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We're weeks away from the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. PHF broadcaster Sam Fryman joins the show to discuss the Boston Pride team ahead of Season 8. The Philly native also absolutely roasts Erica (the NY Mets f…

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PHF Preview Replay - 10.09.22 47:33

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We're weeks away from the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces. Angelica and Erica will conduct team-by-team previews every Wednesday and Sunday on Twitter Sp…

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I love a good Puck 25:45

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This episode covers the rivs, the toronto 6, are the Connecticut Whale Hartford Whalers themed? the PWHPA, Time travel and much much more. There is real hockey content in here we promiseBy Checkin' Tendies

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As someone who has never sold a professional sports team 21:13

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On this episode of checkin tendies, the team discusses the first part off season so far, this episodes teams are: The whale, the pride, the beauts and the whitecaps. Tera Hofmann's doppelgänger and most importantly, ice conditions. for the rest of the teams join us for episode 4By Checkin' Tendies

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Obviously.... you know 28:19

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Follow us on twitter @checkin_tendies find us and our links https://linktr.ee/checkin_tendies read more about all we talked about on insidetherink.comBy Checkin' Tendies

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The More Goalies the Better 46:40

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On the first episode of Checkin’ Tendies Corwin, J, and Tera discuss all things women’s hockey from the upcoming women’s worlds to the PWHPA announcement. Thanks for listening! Please rate and review our show on your favorite listening platform. Check out our partner's website at www.insidetherink.com for all your latest hockey news.…

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#56 - Paul Stewart, U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer 1:00:11

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Paul Stewart – a 6 foot 1 inch left winger out of Dorchester, Massachusetts – is the only American to both play and referee in the National Hockey League, playing the 1979-1980 season with the Quebec Nordiques before logging 1,010 games as an NHL referee. In 2018, he joined his grandfather, Bill Stewart, as an inductee in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fa…

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#55 - Steve Clay, broadcaster and hockey dad 55:37

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Our summer break is over. At long last we welcome Steve Clay, play-by-play voice of the Marblehead (MA) High School Headers; a public address announcer, and broadcast producer for high school, college hockey, and professional sports over the past 20 years; and a hockey dad for an 07. Steve regales us with tales of joy and woe from many broadcast bo…

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Bienvenue Montréal! 44:14

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The Premier Hockey Federation has made Montreal officially official. Founding 4 Podcast co-hosts Erica L. Ayala and Angelica Rodriguez recap what we know about the PHF expansion, what we think about the expansion, and make a case for more in-person events like a PHF Draft. Hear from PHF commissioner Reagan Carey and Montreal PHF President Kevin Rap…

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A New Era Begins! 1:06:50

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The Founding 4 Podcast is back! Erica L. Ayala is joined by a new co-host and dear friend Angelica Rodriguez for the first show of the brand new era of the Founding 4 Podcast, now part of Black Rosie Media. Angelica & Erica start the show talking about Hockey Canada and the (delayed) repercussions of their lack of transparency regarding sexual assa…

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#54 - Waiting for Kirsti 1:02:00

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What happens when the guest doesn’t show up? Bob is dismayed that his extensive notes will go unused. Matt could have been watching the Mets game. So we continue on - without a guest - and talk about the stuff in the notes anyway. Thus began an awkward dance on the third rail of women’s hockey – from trans/non-binary athlete inclusion policies to t…

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#53 - Jennifer Chefero, coach, trainer and NHL commentator 57:46

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Jennifer Chefero is a frequent contributor on The Donut Bag podcast, a chronicler of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Twitter, and a hockey trainer and coach. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss: predictions for the NHL playoffs, “toxic hockey culture,” player development, and Bob’s trip to the Frozen Four in Boston. +++ The Rink Stories podcas…

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#52 - Hubie McDonough, NHLer by way of St Anselm College 1:03:57

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Hubie McDonough is a 5-foot 9-inch center out of Manchester NH who scored 210 points, 124 goals and 86 assists, for Saint Anselm College on the way to winning the Small College Hobey Baker Award in 1985. He followed that up with a 13-year pro career where he tallied 820 goals and 513 assists for a total of 1333 points, along the way playing 195 NHL…

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#51-Kristina McKay Young of LiveBarn 57:56

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This week we welcome to the podcast Kristina Young, Director of Marketing and Social Media at LiveBarn, the streaming service that broadcasts games from more than 1,000 rinks throughout USA, Canada and Sweden. Here we ask all the questions that need to be answered, such as: Do people ever contact you to remove video of their regrettable behavior? W…

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#BlackRosie in Beijing: Hilary Knight vs The Toronto Star 8:42

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Every four years, folks get really ignorant about what is good and "bad" for women's ice hockey. The latest Toronto Star article crossed my timeline and I decided to get a little creative with a recent interview with USA alternate captain Hilary Knight. NOTE: This is not a real conversation, this is my artistic expression of what a conversation bet…

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#50 - Why Bobby Orr Matters 1:15:30

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Bobby Orr, a staple of the hockey GOAT conversation, the best player on the best and most colorful Bruins team ever, the phenom from small town Ontario who fully reached the potential suggested by his eye-catching play as a 9-year-old. In this wide-ranging investigation, we combine contemporaneous and historical sources with nostalgia, to get a ful…

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A chat with power forward/snacker Janine Weber 48:56

3+ y ago48:56

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Connecticut Whale alternate captain Janine Weber joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming series in Buffalo, Olympic Qualifiers, the dreams of young Janine growing up in Austria, and much more! Team Austria at Olympic Qualifiers Erica's PWRFWD Shop, where #BlackRosie lives Join Sports Talk ELA on Patreon The Founding 4 Podcast is a women's ice hoc…

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#49 - Stuart Woodrow, USA Hockey Level 4 Official 54:58

3+ y ago54:58

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Stu Woodrow, a 5-10 forward out of Marblehead MA, has been refereeing youth hockey games for the past 14 years, and he is a hockey dad for 3 boys, a 93, a 95, and a 98. With the kids grown up and securely out of the house, we’re delighted that he had time to speak with us. In this wide-ranging conversation, Stu provides fascinating insight into wha…

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Founding 4 Revival featuring Hockey Hall of Famer Angela James 37:01

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We're back! Erica L. Ayala brings back the Founding 4 Podcast ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics! Come for the interview with Hall of Famer Angela James, stay to learn about the return of your favorite women's hockey show and how to support Erica's coverage from Beijing! Angela James joins Tara Slone Listen to Angela James on the Soul on Ice Podcast…

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#48 - Nick Carpenito, Associate Head Coach of Northeastern Huskies Women's Hockey 48:43

3+ y ago48:43

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A 5-8 forward out of Acton Massachusetts, #9, Nick Carpenito is the Associate Head Coach for the Northeastern Women’s Hockey team, 2021 Frozen Four Finalist and preseason #2 team in the country. +++ Bob and Matt welcome Nick, who takes all of our mispronunciations and misspeaks in stride, introducing us to the loaded NU Huskies team (3 returning 1s…