Pride & Puck Podcast

Pride & Puck Podcast
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Pride & Puck Podcast is a monthly podcast where Queer Hockey Stories will be told. Join us on a journey of sharing the wonderful world of inclusive ice hockey. Rare and inspiring stories from everyday people talking about how much finding inclusive hockey clubs has helped them, and the wider LGBTIQ+ community. Uniting people through discussion we give a unique look behind the curtain at what makes inclusive hockey clubs and their players tick.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Episode 34: Sport and non-binary identity, ice hockey and finding Southern Lights with Darcy Green

    We return with Season 4 and episode 34 as I sit down with author, hockey player and coach Darcy Green. We talk about sporting growing up, a love for Aussie Rules, finding queer and non-binary identity, falling in love with hockey through romance novels, finding Southern Lights and beginning their hockey journey. (Darcy Green in a pen name. Those of you who know Darcy from hockey will know their wallet name, but they prefer to use Darcy while talking about their writing.) 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://bsky.app/profile/pridepuckpodcast.bsky.social Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: https://www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au Follow Darcy: Website + newsletter sign-up: https://www.darcygreen.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@darcygreenwritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/darcygreenwritesSubstack: https://darcygreenwrites.substack.com/

    59 min

  2. 28/12/2025

    Episode 33: 10 years of Pride Tape, NHL bans and building inclusive hockey with Jeff McLean

    Our final episode for Season 3 we sit down with Jeff McLean, one of the co-founders of Pride Tape. Pride Tape has played a major role in making hockey visible, and a place where LGBTIQ+ people can be proud of who they are while playing the sport they love. We talk about how Pride Tape started, celebrating 10 years, the challenges along the way, how Jeff got into hockey, navigating NHL tape bans and so much more. 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://bsky.app/profile/pridepuckpodcast.bsky.social Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: https://www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au https://www.instagram.com/PrideTape https://www.pridetape.com

    1h 40m

  3. 29/11/2025

    Episode 32: CCM Women's Tournament, finding self in footy and the hockey obsession with Amy Stephens

    Amy Stephens a transgender sports person who has lived a life of sport and self discovery, while following in love with hockey along the way. Amy sits down to talk about playing in the CCM Women's Tournament, growing up in Adelaide, finding self through footy, getting into hockey, how it has become an obsession and so much more. A day in the life of a transgender hockey player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I-4oDBhBlM&t=359s 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://bsky.app/profile/pridepuckpodcast.bsky.social Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: https://www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au Trash Pandas Hockey https://www.instagram.com/trash.pandas.hockey/

    1h 3m

  4. 29/10/2025

    Episode 31: Inline hockey, Melbourne Ice, Pride games and pansexual identity with Isabela Raymundo

    This month we are joined by Melbourne Ice women's defender of the Australia Women's Ice Hockey League, Isabela Raymundo. We talk about growing up with inline hockey, transitioning to ice hockey, playing in the AWIHL, helping form the first pride game, navigating pansexual identity and much more. 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://bsky.app/profile/pridepuckpodcast.bsky.social Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au

    59 min

  5. 27/09/2025

    Episode 30: Trans in sport, finding identity & Spokane Women's Hockey with Lexi Shay

    We sit down with trans hockey player Lexi Shay from Spokane, Washington to talk about their journey in sport and life. From growing up in Flint, Michigan, finding identity at a young age, navigating the coming out journey, the importance Spokane Women's Hockey League has played in their life, joining Trans Wave, becoming part of the queer hockey community and so much more. 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://bsky.app/profile/pridepuckpodcast.bsky.social Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au https://spokanewomenshockey.com/ https://www.teamtranshockey.com/ https://www.transwaveshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/transwaveicehockey

    1h 1m

  6. 26/08/2025

    Episode 29: Transitioning in sports media, Locked On Mammoth and queer hockey with Robyn Leaño

    This month we sit down with Robyn Leaño from Phoenix, Arizona who is a sports broadcaster featuring on Locked On: Mammoth an NHL podcast. We talk about growing up in San Jose and finding a love for hockey, becoming a sports broadcaster, transitioning in the public eye as media, joining ALPHA, Team Trans and honouring their sister through hockey. 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://www.x.com/pridepuckpod Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au Locked On Mammoth YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LockedOnMammoth Locked on Mammoth Twitter/X: https://x.com/LockedOnMammoth Navigating the transition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQct6SzaGO0 Paving the Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKFFWzacdEY

    54 min

  7. 27/07/2025

    Episode 28: Black hockey trailblazer, joining APLHA and queer hockey tournaments with Mel Jones

    This month we head back across to the USA and sunny Arizona, where Andrew sits down and chats with the new President of Arizona Legacy Pride Hockey Association (ALPHA) Mel Jones. We touch on sport and ice hockey growing up, being born and bred in Arizona, a trailblazer for black players in hockey, joining ALPHA and so much more. 🩷 Follow us on socials: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://www.x.com/pridepuckpod Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall Website: www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au ALPHA Links: https://www.azpridehockey.org/ https://www.facebook.com/AZPrideHockey/ https://www.instagram.com/alphahockeyaz/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@alphahockeyaz Black Girl Hockey Club:  https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlhockeyclub?igsh=MWFyZzhjanJhZ3NkeA== Black Girl Hockey Club Canada: https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlhockeyclubca?igsh=MXRjZndoaXB0czF4NA== Players Against Hate: https://www.instagram.com/playersagainsthate?igsh=bHhibzByaTN3Y3Z4 How Mel Jones started playing: https://www.instagram.com/azhockeylegacy?igsh=MXduOWhsN2JiOHc2Zg==

    47 min

  8. 22/06/2025

    Episode 27: Mental health, finding trans hockey and living authentically with Samantha West

    This month I sit down with Samantha West, a transgender person from Iowa, USA. We talk about growing up in a small town, skating on frozen basketball courts, finding inclusive hockey, the journey to authenticity and so much more. Follow us on socials 🩷: https://www.facebook.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.instagram.com/PridePuckPodcast https://www.threads.net/@pridepuckpodcast https://www.x.com/pridepuckpod Support the podcast by buying a coffee ☕: buymeacoffee.com/andrewkmacdougall My website: www.andrewkmacdougall.com.au

    58 min
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Pride & Puck Podcast is a monthly podcast where Queer Hockey Stories will be told. Join us on a journey of sharing the wonderful world of inclusive ice hockey. Rare and inspiring stories from everyday people talking about how much finding inclusive hockey clubs has helped them, and the wider LGBTIQ+ community. Uniting people through discussion we give a unique look behind the curtain at what makes inclusive hockey clubs and their players tick.

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  • Creator
    Pride & Puck Podcast
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Pride & Puck Podcast
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