2026 Expansion & Entry Draft Preview (Ep. 60)

Just in time for the league to announce more signings and a draft order that makes her look even dumber than before, Heidi attempts to break down the 1000 Phases of Expansion and give [now meaningless] predictions of draft order. To help pay her therapy bill after seeing the Draft Order drop with only 5 minutes of editing left, please check out the Patreon link below. :')Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

Now that we've all had a chance to decompress, Heidi takes you through the last 4 games of the 2025-26 post-season. Then, she goes over the expansion city, GM hires, and predicts who will win the PWHL Awards this year. Thanks for coming along for the ride this year!Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

After an interesting 2 weeks, Heidi [somewhat sadly] recaps both series of this year's semi-finals - the good, the bad, and the Fleet. Plus, expansions! 3 of 4 have been announced and not without a little controversy. Oh, and Heidi had a special guest weigh in on one of the series, listen closely for that. How are we feeling about it all?Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

With only 1 playoff spot remaining and Gold Plan Points up for grabs, the last 2 weeks of the 2025-26 season were busy! Heidi catches you up on all of it - the barn burners, the chess matches, the injury reports, and more.Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

What a week! The last Takeover game, TWO Garden games, and only one playoff spot remaining. Heidi breaks it all down for you and gives you her own experiences at Madison Square Garden and TD Garden.Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

If you missed any of the 100 games from last week, don't worry, Heidi's got ya! This episode breaks down games from Sunday 3/29 through Friday 4/3, including the trade deadline and Calgary Takeover!Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

Takeover games took over this week, but don't worry--questionable reffing travels! Heidi breaks down the games this week, including 3 Takeovers, 3 shutouts, and 3 supplemental disciplinary actions.Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

Another week of ups, downs, and inconsistent officiating. You know what that means - Heidi breaks the games down AND rants about the arbitrary nature of penalties and punishments!Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

After a week full of questionable officiating, dramatic comebacks, and what feels like an injury per game, Heidi is here to debrief with you - the good, the bad, and the ugly (especially the ugly?). We all need to unpack what's happened, so get comfy and let's unpack together!Consistently Inconsistent: PWHL Officiating Standards Coming Into Question After Puzzling Stretch Of Non-Calls from Izzy Cheung, THNWant to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!

What a weird week of hockey, huh? Heidi breaks it down and does her best to make sense of the nonsense, including recalled goals, more goals from below the goal line, and CSR decisions that have everyone scratching their heads raw.Want to support monetarily? Join the Patreon at the Bench Buddy or Playmaker tier!Want a little something for your monetary support? Click here to get your own Ice, Earned Merch⁠⁠!Follow the podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, BlueSky, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ⁠Join us on Discord⁠!Thoughts you have? Questions you want to ask? Segments you want to hear? Send an email to [email protected] or send me a DM on any social media!