PWHL Puck Drop GameDay Hockey

The PWHL finals are underway, with Boston and Minnesota emerging from their semi-final series and now facing off for the inaugural Walter Cup.


Karissa Donkin, CBC Sports Reporter joins us to discuss the first two series (Boston-Montreal and Minnesota-Toronto) and the finals. Plus, our Six in Six segment features the six teams' potential first-round draft picks!



*Karissa's book BREAKAWAY will be available from Goose Lane Editions in the fall of 2025. Here’s a taste of what you can expect when the book hits shelves in Fall 2025:
"I grew up reading books about hockey, but very few were written by women and even fewer were about women. I started writing this book because it's one I've always wanted to read."




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The inaugural PWHL playoffs are underway with two semi-final series: PWHL Toronto vs. Minnesota and PWHL Montreal vs. Boston. Here are some audio and video clips of interviews and press conferences with the players and coaches from all four teams participating. It's been a wild first few games already, with record-setting firsts, overtimes, controversies, great goaltending, and more!




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The season has gone so fast, and now the PWHL Playoffs are ready to begin! From our satellite office in Toronto, we take a look at the matchups after the choice was made by PWHL Toronto to play Minnesota in the semi-finals. Both series are going to be highly contested.

PWHL Montreal defender Mariah Keopple will be part of the action with her team taking on Boston - she tells us about their preparations, and just as importantly, all the game day fits she has designed this season.


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PWHL teams all have exactly one game left, and all we know is that Toronto is first, Montreal is second, and... two other teams will make the playoffs. The historic first season has lived up to all expectations and more! Daniella Ponticelli, play-by-play voice of so many games this season, joins us to look ahead to the playoffs, to remember the very first game, to explain why she would want to play... goalie?

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There are only a handful of games left for each team in the PWHL and the playoff push is down to the wire. Toronto has clinched a spot, and it looks like Boston and Ottawa will be fighting to get in. What about Minnesota, who have lost two games in a row? Is Montreal a possibility to finish first, and when will the Gold Plan kick in? (Looking at you, New York!)


We are also joined by special guest Eleni Demestihas from Hecate Sports Group, a player agent who has a lot of insight into the workings of the league from the player perspective. In June we will see several of her players from Europe drafted to play in the PWHL.

Hecate Sports Group:
https://hecate-sports-group.ghost.io/
https://linktr.ee/hecatesports

Mentioned in this episode:

Article in The Hockey News - Women's about the Gold Plan:
https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/going-for-gold-let-the-race-for-the-pwhls-first-overall-pick-begin

Article in The Hockey News - Women's about Ann-Renee Desbiens:
https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/desbiens-has-delivered-but-its-gold-or-bust-for-canada

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This week, we are joined by Parker from YouTube's On The Fly

https://www.youtube.com/@onthefly1515

to discuss the highlights and action from the Women's World Championships! We look at the surprising players and the storylines for each country. In addition, we give a glimpse of the players who will be joining the PWHL in the draft this summer!

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