Purple Posts: Episode 2
It’s episode 2 of TIG’s offbeat women’s hockey history podcast- let’s get physical.
Your new favorite podcast is back for more! Purple Posts is a podcast about the memorable, funny, and sometimes just strange moments in women's hockey history. Hosted by TIG writer LJ Bachenheimer, Purple Posts is for the people who love a Wikipedia rabbit hole. In each episode, LJ will have a guest on to trade stories and drop lore on some of the wilder moments from the world of women's hockey.
In this episode, LJ is joined by Eleni Demestihas, Director of Hockey Ops for Cook Stark Hockey and all-around cool person, to talk about all things fighty in women’s hockey. They discuss the infamous 2013 USA-Canada line brawls and the blood feud that boiled over into them, the state of physicality in the PWHL and NCAA, and even a lengthy tangent on the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota semifinal of the 2025 Frozen Four (because LJ can’t resist talking about her Badgers). Plus, stay to the end if you want to hear Eleni’s picks for the next players most likely to start a fight!
If you want to read Eleni’s original article about the December 2013 USA-Canada brawl, you can find it here. And if you want to watch the full clip, here you go!
Thanks to sportsforall on DailyMotion for saving the clip.
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