1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're trying 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: to figure out how to get WNBA League passed a 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: stream in Cape Town. Can't miss a late season Sky 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: versus Sun game. They're important bragging rights on the line 5 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 1: for most disappointing team in the league. It's Wednesday, September third, 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: and on today's show, we're skipping the need to know 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: and getting right into our hang with Toronto Scepters and 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:20,479 Speaker 1: Team Canada. 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: Defender were not. 10 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: A fast She joined me last month to talk about 11 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: this past season of the Professional Women's Hockey League, the 12 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: upcoming winner Olympics, and what excites her most about the 13 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: current time in women's hockey. That Convo's coming up right after. 14 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 2: This joining us Now. 15 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: She's a professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Scepters 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: of the PWHL and a member of Canada's women's national 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: ice hockey team. She's a two time Olympic medalist, winning 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: silver and Pyeongchang and gold in Beijing, and a seven 19 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: time medalist at World Championships, winning three golds, three silvers, 20 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: and a bronze. The twenty twenty five PWHL Defender of 21 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: the Year. Later college hockey at Clarkson, helping them to 22 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: the twenty fourteen NCAA title. As a kid, she played volleyball, basketball, track, snowboarding, soccer, 23 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: and hockey, earning college scholarship offers in. 24 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: Both hockey and soccer. 25 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: She loves dogs and fishing and makes a killer Greek 26 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: chicken salad. 27 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 2: It's ranata fast ty renata. 28 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 3: Hi. How's it going. 29 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: You've been cooking up anything good lately? 30 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 3: Honestly, I need to get back on the train for cooking. 31 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 3: I feel like I've been out of it a little bit. 32 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 3: So that just motivated me. Hearing about my Greek salad. 33 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, it looked delicious, So get back in there and 34 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: whip up something good. Takes more photos for us so 35 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: we can from afar. How's the off season been treating you. 36 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: It's been great. Honestly, it's been nice to just kind 37 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: of regroup and slowly get back into training, focus on 38 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: what I want to focus on heading into the next season. 39 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 3: So yeah, and then obviously enjoyed some time with family 40 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 3: and friends and up at the cottage, So can't complain. 41 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 3: It's been great. 42 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: Where's the cottage? You don't have to be specific, but just. 43 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: Checking Husban's family as a cottage on Lake here On 44 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: in Ontario, so it's super beautiful up there, so we 45 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: spend a lot of time there, and then just some 46 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: friends have cottages around and yeah, I love a cottage weekend. 47 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: I feel like pretty much every Canadian athlete or person 48 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: that I follow on social or look at their socials 49 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: reminds me I'm doing it wrong because y'all spend all 50 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 1: your free time in the most beautiful places in Canada, 51 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,399 Speaker 1: and I just needed, I need to explore more of Canada. Basically, 52 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: I just, yeah, the rumors are true. 53 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 3: Some hidden gems up there for sure. 54 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: Okay, we made Renata take off for earrings and change 55 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: mics because we were having some mic issues. But I 56 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: think we've got it all figured out now. And I 57 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: want to ask you because we were talking before we 58 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: started recording about you waking up super early this morning 59 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: to get in some ice time, and you said, sometimes 60 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: it's actually nice to be skating on your own, not 61 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: with others, not on a particular schedule, And I wonder 62 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: when you do get that free ice time to yourself, 63 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: are you usually. 64 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: Working on the same things? Does it change every day? 65 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 3: Just kind of depends after I've finished a season, I 66 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 3: kind of reflect on what I want to get better 67 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: on in the off season, So I sessions where I 68 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 3: just go out on my own, I just really focus 69 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,839 Speaker 3: on those things that I want to get better at. 70 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 3: So I mean, this morning, I worked on a ton 71 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: of blue line shooting interception. But yeah, it really just 72 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: depends on what I'm feeling based off of kind of 73 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 3: the reflection of the last season. 74 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: All right, we'll get to last season in a little bit, 75 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: but I want to talk about this camp you recently 76 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 1: had with MMLTA. 77 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 2: Tell me how that started. 78 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: And I wonder if you ever remember something you might 79 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: have forgotten about fundamentals or how to approach things by 80 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: telling kiddos and being like, wow, it's been a long 81 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: time since I thought about this. 82 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: I definitely don't do that right. 83 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 3: That is so like so on pire. Honestly, I can't 84 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: teach a kid how to stop, Like, I don't know 85 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 3: how to don't how to stop on skates. I'm like, 86 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 3: you just turn your feet and you stop, So that 87 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 3: is fundamental. That is just I don't even know where 88 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 3: to begin on teaching a kid how to do that. 89 00:03:58,320 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: So a bunch of kids at your camp are just 90 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 2: like into the boards. 91 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, so I keep, you know, raising the age 92 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 3: so that we get kids. Canardi stop, No, But yeah, 93 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: Emma and I think this is em and I's fourth 94 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 3: year running the camp together. I ran it for like 95 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 3: four years on my own before Emma was out of 96 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: university and join me. But it's great, Like it's so fun. 97 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 3: It's a lot of work, I will be honest, it's 98 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 3: a ton of work and the lead up to organize 99 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 3: everything and make sure the camp is going to be 100 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 3: perfect for the girls. But once it's over so rewarding. 101 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: And then girls come year after year and like you 102 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 3: haven't seen them for a full year, and then they're 103 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: like so much taller and there's so much better on 104 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: the ice, and it's like super cool to see the 105 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 3: progression from year to year. So it's pretty neat. 106 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, in the future, we might get some of those 107 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: great pictures of you posing with a kid at your 108 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: own camp, and then they end up in the PWHL 109 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: playing against the grizzled bet and we've got these photos 110 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: of you back in the day. 111 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: I will see if all I'm still playing at that, 112 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 3: we'll see. 113 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the pw j'all your team. The Toronto 114 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: Sceptors lost four players to expansions, Sarah Nurse in the 115 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: exclusive signing window and then Izzy Daniel, Julie Gosling, and 116 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: Megan Carter in the draft. What was it like going 117 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: through that process and wondering who would stay and who 118 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: would go? 119 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 3: There were so many unknowns. It was really hard. It 120 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 3: was difficult for everyone. And I think what was really 121 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 3: hard is we had a great team last year for 122 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 3: Toronto and a great locker room. We had so much 123 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: fun together, so it was hard to know that we 124 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: were when season ended, we were likely going to lose 125 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 3: some key components to our locker room, So that was 126 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 3: really really difficult. I think when the expansion draft was 127 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 3: happening and no one knew how that would even go about, 128 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 3: and it was just like anticipation of like who the 129 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 3: next player was going to be. Yeah, it was challenging, 130 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 3: but I think at the same time, you try to 131 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 3: look at the positives and the fact that our league 132 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 3: can grow already two more teams in the third season 133 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: is great for our sport. We're bringing, you know, women's 134 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 3: professional hockey to two new markets, and that's great. But 135 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: those are some of the pains of just being pro 136 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 3: and that's what we all wanted at the end of 137 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 3: the day. So challenging but great for our league. 138 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: Do you have a team slack or a team group 139 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: chat that was just like blowing up either right before 140 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: after some of the moves started happening. 141 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think we did. We had I think it 142 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 3: was before the expansion draft. There was a couple of 143 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 3: messages in the group like just like, yeah, I don't know, 144 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 3: wish me luck like things like that. So yeah, our 145 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 3: group chat definitely kind of got quiet after that, but 146 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 3: we have a Snapchat group chat that is still quite active. 147 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 3: Everyone's still sending their snaps so we can keep updated 148 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 3: with the summers. 149 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: But yeah, but then you got to eliminate the new players. 150 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: You got to like do that painful elimination from the 151 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: slack or the group chat. 152 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. I don't think that happens until training camp starts. 153 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 2: Oh okay, so you're you're still you're still a family. 154 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: You're waiting to shove them out of the nest right 155 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: when you get back to practice. Here at good Game, 156 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 1: we lost our gords when Hillary Knight wasn't protected and 157 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: ended up moving. Was that the most shocking one to 158 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: you or was there somewhere else where you were like, 159 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: holy cow, that just doesn't sound right. 160 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 2: But them not to be with their original. 161 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 3: Team, Yeah, I think her as well as Alice Carpenter 162 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 3: were two that I was like, jaw on the floor. Yeah, 163 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 3: that's that's tough. Those are two big names, I mean, 164 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 3: especially Hillary being the captain of Boston and helping, you know, 165 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 3: start that franchise. But at the same time, like I 166 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 3: said before, you try to look at the positives, like 167 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 3: what is there a better person in the US market 168 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 3: to start a new team on the West Coast, Like, 169 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 3: there's no better person to do it than Hillary. You know, 170 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 3: she's going to do an incredible job in that market 171 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 3: in Seattle. She'll do an incredible job leading that new 172 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 3: group and onboarding everyone. So yeah, jaw was on the floor, 173 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 3: But I was like, I mean, it's great that you 174 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 3: have Hillary Knights starting a franchise in Seattle. 175 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: Terrifying for defense players all over the league, like you 176 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: that you're going to get an angry Hillary. 177 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 2: Night next season with a vengeance. 178 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: I do have to say, like it's one of the 179 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: things we've talked about with this league. When there's a 180 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: single entity owner. How do you prioritize wanting what's best 181 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: for the league versus individual teams? And I do wonder 182 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: now that you said that, whether any part of Boston 183 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: was forced not to protect her so that she could 184 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: help build a new market in Seattle. I don't want 185 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: to be a conspiracy theorist, but it does feel like 186 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: that's a great thing for the league and maybe not 187 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: what Boston would have wanted. 188 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's hard to know. I mean, I would hope 189 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 3: the league would give the GM's full range to do 190 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 3: what they want to do. But yeah, there's no doubt 191 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 3: that was a very difficult decision for Marmor and Boston 192 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 3: as the GM. I wouldn't want to have to make 193 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 3: a decision like that. I'm sure it took a lot 194 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 3: a lot for her to make that decision, But yeah, 195 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 3: I think at the end of the day, it's going 196 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 3: to work out for Hillary, it'll workouts for Seattle. 197 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: And it does feel like the longer the league exists, 198 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 1: the more secure it is, the more established rivalries and 199 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: teams and everything is, it'll be harder to balance that 200 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: good for the league feeling with your personal loyalties and 201 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: your competitiveness. 202 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 2: I mean, we're getting some of that already. 203 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: We've got a second straight year that your Scepters finished 204 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: the regular season top two in the standings and then 205 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: lost to the Minnesota Frost in the opening round of 206 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs. 207 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 2: The Frost go on to win it again. 208 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: So safe to say that we've already got a pretty 209 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: natural rivalry with Minnesota here. 210 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, that's tough. That's tough. Yeah, there's definitely a 211 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 3: little bit of rivalry there, There's no doubt about it. 212 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 3: But hey, this is why we all love sport. 213 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 2: You know. 214 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 3: You got to battle your way and keep finding ways 215 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: to improving it better and then hopefully you can get 216 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 3: over the hump. And I think there was a lot 217 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 3: of growth in the last two years for our Toronto team. 218 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 3: We've had really really strong teams, super skilled teams, but 219 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 3: you got to find a way to get over the hump. 220 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 3: It's been a learning process the last two years. It's 221 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 3: really hard to win in this league. It's so tight, 222 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 3: so close every single night, and yeah, so we've learned 223 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 3: a ton and I think we're going to be ready 224 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 3: for season three. 225 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: At the end of every show here, we close out 226 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: things like we are closing out a game where we 227 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 1: say good game, good game for few because we all 228 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 1: played a person or a team that we didn't want 229 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: to say good game too. And frankly, that was one 230 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: of my favorite parts of playing sports, was getting excited 231 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: for the rivalries, getting extra fired up to play against 232 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: the players and the teams that I didn't like as much. 233 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: So I think natural rivalries where everyone plays fair is 234 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: the best thing for a league. And so I think 235 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: we all know entering season three will be keeping a 236 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: special eye on the scepters and the frost games. We 237 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,080 Speaker 1: got to take a quick break when we come back. 238 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,559 Speaker 1: More of my chat with runauta fast be back in 239 00:10:51,600 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 1: a jiff, mentioned how strong your team has been in 240 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: the first two seasons. What needs to change from the 241 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: regular season into playoff success. 242 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 3: Oh, I think when it gets to playoffs, it's all 243 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 3: about grit and compete and battling, and I think you 244 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 3: have to do it all season long, and you can't 245 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 3: just turn on the switch when you get to playoffs. 246 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 3: And I think we've fallen into that trap a little 247 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 3: bit the last couple of years. Is especially last year, 248 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 3: I don't think we played with a ton of grit 249 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 3: all season long. And then when it comes down to 250 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,880 Speaker 3: the wire in playoffs and everything is on the line, 251 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 3: you can't just pull it out from somewhere. So I 252 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 3: think for us, it's going to be having those habits 253 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 3: and details every day in practice, every single time in 254 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 3: a game, and then we'll just be playoff ready right away, 255 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 3: because you know, like this season short, there's only thirty 256 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 3: regular season games and then playoffs. It's best of five 257 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 3: series and really anything can happen there, so you've got 258 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 3: to prepare early on, and I think that's something our 259 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 3: group's going to have to do this year. 260 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: What are some of your personal goals you mentioned sometimes 261 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: on those free ice days you work on stuff that 262 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:03,079 Speaker 1: you've reflected on from the previous season. What are you 263 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: working on now that you think you can improve before 264 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: season three? 265 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think just being more of a threat offensively. 266 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 3: I think I've, you know, taken a lot of pride 267 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 3: in my defensive game over a long period of time 268 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 3: in my career and that's kind of foundation of my game. 269 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 3: But just super fun the last couple of years kind 270 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 3: of expanding where my game can go and seeing results 271 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 3: a little bit of more offensive play. So yeah, just 272 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 3: just working a lot working that blue line and trying 273 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 3: to find shooting lanes and getting pucks through and setting 274 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: up my teammates. So that's kind of my goal is 275 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 3: just to continue to keep building that and pushing, pushing 276 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 3: myself to be uncomfortable at times and be okay taking risks. 277 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 3: I feel like I used to be a player that 278 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 3: never wanted a little bit of a perfectionists, never wanted 279 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 3: to screw up. So just being okay to screw up 280 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: and sometimes it's going to create a great play. 281 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, we've got the Winter Olympics coming up in 282 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: less than six months, which is crazy. How are you 283 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: balancing prep for the start of season three of the 284 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: PWHL and Prep four Team Canada. 285 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's going to be a fun year. It's going 286 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: to be busy, though, really busy. We actually leave next 287 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 3: week for our first training block with the national team. 288 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 3: I'm really excited for that because we have such a 289 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 3: close knit group on the national team and that we 290 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 3: have some younger players that are, you know, debuting their 291 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: first time with the senior national team and it's going 292 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 3: to be really fun to onboard them. But yeah, I 293 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 3: think the great part about it is our staff with 294 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: the national Team like are part of the p WHL 295 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 3: as well, and they realize that the season is going 296 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 3: to be a grind, so they've done a great job 297 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 3: kind of planning out the year for us and telling 298 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 3: us when we need to go hard and when we 299 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 3: you know, could ease up a little bit, just so 300 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 3: that we're you know, peaking in February for the Olympics, 301 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 3: but then able to come back to our club teams 302 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 3: and also have a long playoff stretch. So it's going 303 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 3: to be it's gonna be a hard year. It's it's 304 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 3: going to be a lot to balance between the travel 305 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 3: with even teams out in Vancouver and Seattle and then 306 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 3: the Olympics in Italy for whoever or makes that team. 307 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 3: But yeah, what more can you ask for? 308 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 2: Oh? 309 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 3: Big years are super, super exciting. It's it's the best 310 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 3: on best. 311 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: In the past, both Canada and Team USA have centralized 312 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 1: their national teams. 313 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 2: Prior to the Olympics, that was. 314 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: Kind of the best way to get the athletes the 315 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: preparation that they needed. 316 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 2: But with the p WHL that's no longer the case. 317 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: So how do you think the lack of centralization will 318 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: impact the Olympic competition and your preparation. 319 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, if it looks different, but I think we're going 320 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 3: to be more prepared than we ever have been because 321 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 3: we've never had such great competition consistently throughout a year. 322 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 3: So although we're not together all playing on one team, 323 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 3: playing against each other is super good for you know, 324 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 3: being ready for the games. So I think it looks 325 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: it's gonna look a little different, but I think we 326 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 3: have a really good plan in place in Canada to 327 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 3: ensure that we're still going to be on the same 328 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 3: page when we get to Milan for the players who 329 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 3: get there. But yeah, it's it's definitely different. It's going 330 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 3: to be Uh, it's going to be a bouncing. 331 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you do have the preparation of playing against 332 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: great players, but also playing alongside the enemy. 333 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 2: You've got teammates that are the Americans. 334 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: You get a chance to see what their moves are, 335 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: you get a chance to see what maybe their weaknesses are. 336 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: So how different does it feel approaching a major tournament 337 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: like the Olympics having more of this relationship with the 338 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: people who have long been your biggest rival. 339 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's different now that we all are 340 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 3: so intertwined. But at the same time, like as soon 341 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 3: as you put that jersey on, it like all goes 342 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 3: out the window. Like it's like, I know for our 343 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 3: team that we have had pretty solid the last couple 344 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 3: of years with Canada, Like the group is just so 345 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 3: connected and when you get together as our group, there's 346 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 3: nothing quite like it. There's no better feeling than being 347 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 3: with that group and then to put on that jersey 348 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 3: and yeah, so I think even though you know some 349 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 3: of us have friends and you know that are on 350 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 3: the enemy, Yeah, when you put on your jersey, it 351 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 3: all goes at the window and you're playing for that 352 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 3: logo on your crest and your teammates and your country. 353 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 3: So yeah, it should be good. 354 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: We had Marie Phillip Pulen and Laura Stacey and we 355 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: asked them about their wedding and how many American players 356 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: were invited, and then they sort of. 357 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 2: Were like, no, no, we did. We did. 358 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: And then we like dug deep and realized that the 359 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: only Americans that attended were married to or dating a Canadian, 360 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: so it didn't count. It didn't really count. They were 361 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: the plus ones. But they did also admit that it's 362 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: harder to hate a little harder to. 363 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 2: Hate when your when your teammates. 364 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: I wonder how different your role is with the Scepters 365 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: versus Team Canada, whether in terms of strategy and actual 366 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: play or leadership. Do you feel like different skills because 367 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: of formation or style come come to the forefront in 368 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: either space in a different way. 369 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think I'm pretty lucky. My role is actually 370 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 3: quite similar on both teams, and I think it helps 371 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 3: having the same coaching staff on the national team and 372 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 3: with Toronto. I think at times I feel I care 373 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:05,239 Speaker 3: a little bit of a bigger role in Toronto and 374 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 3: a little bit more ice time, so I'm just managing that. 375 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 3: But I do think my game translates to both the 376 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 3: national team in Toronto really well and I don't have 377 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 3: to adapt too much. And then from a leadership perspective, 378 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 3: you know, we have great leaders on both Toronto and 379 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 3: Team Canada, so it doesn't feel like there's too much 380 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 3: of a load there. It's very shared amongst everyone in 381 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 3: the leadership group. But I also think there's just girls 382 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 3: that aren't even part of the leadership group that are leaders, 383 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 3: so not too much of a bird in there. Yeah, 384 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 3: pretty similar from both. 385 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: How do you think it'll impact the college players on 386 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: the national team. In the past, a lot of times 387 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: college players have taken time off to prep for the Olympics. 388 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: But now you've got a handful of players still competing 389 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: in college. Now you've got a handful competing in the 390 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: PWHL and not coming together in quite the same way. 391 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: Do you think that'll change team dynamics for prep. 392 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,240 Speaker 3: I don't think too much. The team dynamics. I think 393 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 3: it's going to be it's going to be interesting to 394 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 3: see how it works for those girls that are still 395 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 3: in college because they're going to miss some time with 396 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 3: their teams and I'm gonna miss some games. But yeah, 397 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 3: I think we always do a really good job making 398 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 3: sure everyone feels included involved, and that's just the way 399 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 3: our national team works. So I think we'll all be 400 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 3: really excited for the blocks that we get to come 401 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 3: together because you know, we'll be just chatting about the 402 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 3: time of part and yeah, it'll be it should be good. 403 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: So what time do you start really thinking about getting 404 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: back into as good a playing shape as you can 405 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: be in for the start of the p WHL season. 406 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a late start. It's a little bit different. 407 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 3: It's a long off season for US. I think it 408 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 3: kind of starts really ramps up through October. You know, 409 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,159 Speaker 3: you train all summer long. You do a lot in 410 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 3: the gym at the beginning of the summer to kind 411 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 3: of build your base, then find your way back on 412 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 3: the ice and just work on skills. But I think 413 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 3: start October you really start battling and competing so that 414 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 3: you know when you start season you're ready to go. 415 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 3: Like trading camps are really short, only two weeks long, 416 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 3: so then you're right into games. So I'd say it 417 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 3: really ramps up October. 418 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: And is there a big international break for the Olympics, 419 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: the PWHL take off for that whole time. 420 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 3: I believe there is a break. I'm not entirely sure. 421 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: I don't know if I've seen the footprint for the 422 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: season yet, so I wasn't sure if you had been 423 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: told that. 424 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm not entirely sure yet. 425 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: Hopefully, hopefully you'll just show up when they tell you 426 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,719 Speaker 1: too and where they tell you to and play hockey. 427 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I'm sure. I'm sure there will be some 428 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,199 Speaker 3: type of pause. We'll see where the schedule comes out. 429 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 3: That'll be exciting when the schedule comes out. 430 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm really excited to check out some games this year, 431 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: and I wonder if you could share with our listeners 432 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: what makes a Toronto Scepters game special. What are some 433 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: of the traditions that have emerged in the first two seasons, 434 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: or of the ways it feels different from another game 435 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: in another city. 436 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 3: Oh, they're so fun the Scepters games, Like the energy 437 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 3: is incredible in the rink. Cocoa col Colisseum where we 438 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 3: play out of is a perfect venue for us. Great size, 439 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 3: it's it's beautiful right off of the transit line, so 440 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 3: easy for people to come in and out of the city. 441 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 3: But I think what stands out to me is just 442 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 3: what our fans do. Like there is there's signs up 443 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 3: in every section that are like designed for each player 444 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 3: on the team. So there's like a fast laying sign 445 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 3: and it's like that section is like the fast lane, 446 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 3: and then there's like Maltase Nation. I'm a Maltese nation, 447 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 3: and there's like there's but there's one for every single player. 448 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 3: And you know that's the fans taking upon themselves to 449 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 3: do that. It isn't led by you know, our team, 450 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 3: our business office. This is you know, the fans coming 451 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 3: and being passionate, and I think there's also chance that 452 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 3: they say about each player and they pass out little 453 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:46,560 Speaker 3: little cue cards to everyone in attendance of the different chants. 454 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 3: So I think what makes it really special is just 455 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 3: the fans that we have and the energy that they bring, 456 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 3: the passion that they have for UH Toronto Hockey. It's 457 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 3: it's pretty cool. It's pretty cool to be a part of. 458 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: Have you men I should do any times with Taylor 459 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: Swift yet? Obviously the TS logo there was a lot 460 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: of talk when that was revealed, but how much it 461 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: looked like Taylor's in the Shake It Off videos? 462 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 2: So do we have Taylor Swift singalongs? 463 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: Do we have a big campaign to get t Swift 464 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: out to a game? 465 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 3: I think it would be pretty cool if she was 466 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 3: willing to get to one of our games. I think 467 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 3: we would welcome that for sure. Yeah, But we have 468 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 3: a lot of Swifties on our team, Maggie Connor is 469 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 3: being one for sure. We often play her music in 470 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 3: the locker room. 471 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 2: Feels right. 472 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 3: She's more than welcome to come to a Scepters game. 473 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:35,719 Speaker 3: She can you even wear her outfit? 474 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,679 Speaker 1: There you go, there, you got right in You mentioned 475 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 1: Coca Cola Coliseum. That's where the Toronto Temple will start 476 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 1: playing next season in the WNBA. Is there enthusiasm or 477 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 1: any talk at all about how cool it will be 478 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: to have another professional women's team in your city along 479 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: with the NSL, the Northern Super League professional soccer league 480 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,880 Speaker 1: that just started. I mean, things are changing up in Canada. 481 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: There's such an incredible amount of just progress when it comes. 482 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 2: To women's sport. 483 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: But I feel like sharing an arena feels very special 484 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:07,360 Speaker 1: and could create some really nice like just friendships and 485 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: sharing training tips and everything else. 486 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly. I think that's what's really cool is to 487 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 3: think that, you know, this venue is going to host 488 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 3: the Torontoceptors in the Toronto Tempo, like to you know, 489 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 3: two of the some of the first women's professional sports 490 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 3: in all of Canada. Really, so it's cool. I'm so excited. 491 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 3: I was just talking to some fun the other night 492 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 3: being like, we got to go to the home opener. 493 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 3: It's just going to be really really cool. And I 494 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 3: think what's going to be neat is that I don't 495 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 3: necessarily think our fan base is going to be their 496 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 3: fan base, so it's just like another whole community that's 497 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 3: going to show up for women in sport, which is great, 498 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 3: and I'm really looking forward to seeing kind of their 499 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:51,239 Speaker 3: brand come to life. And yeah, it was time, It 500 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 3: was time, and it's great. I'm excited to share the 501 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 3: venue with them. 502 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,919 Speaker 1: And I do think fans of women's hockey, once they 503 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: start going to your games, will be like, oh, let's 504 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: check out the tempo because we know we love women's sports, 505 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 1: and fans of women's basketball who start going to tempo 506 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,360 Speaker 1: games will be like, Okay, tempo's. 507 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 2: Out of season. What do we want to see. 508 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: Let's check out you know, some PWHL which will be 509 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: really cool, just to create a community there, like we 510 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 1: have a bit more of here in the States, just 511 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 1: because we've got a longer runway of teams that have played. 512 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 1: I wonder what changes or advancements you're hoping to see 513 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,439 Speaker 1: in the p WHL as expansion begins this season, as 514 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: the league continues to grow and evolve, What would you 515 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: love to see happen. 516 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 3: Oh, that's a good question. I think the league has 517 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,239 Speaker 3: done a really great job with a lot of the 518 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 3: things that they've done to start this league, and we've 519 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 3: seen the success of it. But I think one area 520 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 3: would just be like figuring out New York's market a 521 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 3: little bit more. I think, you know, we've seen just 522 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 3: the venue they plan out of how big it is, 523 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 3: and the numbers that they're getting at their games, So 524 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 3: I think figuring out that market a bit in terms 525 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 3: of how do you make it feel like an intimate 526 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 3: space kind of like the Cocoa Colisseum does, or where 527 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 3: Montreal plays or Autawa plays, like all really electric atmosphere. 528 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 3: So yeah, that's something I think they could explore. But overall, 529 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 3: things have aligned so well for the league and they've 530 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 3: released things at great times, and the momentum that they've 531 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 3: been able to achieve from it is just really more 532 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 3: than any of us could could have ever imagined. So 533 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 3: it's been really great. 534 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: What's the goal for the rest of the off season 535 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: before you really crank it for Olympics and PWHL and 536 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: everything else. What's on your checklist of things you still 537 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: want to do? 538 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 3: Honestly, I think just enjoying, you know, friends and family 539 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,439 Speaker 3: a little bit more. When you get into the thickest season, 540 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 3: it's challenging to connect with people who aren't in the 541 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,320 Speaker 3: hockey world just because we're on the go so often, 542 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 3: So I think the off season is, you know, it's 543 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 3: been great to connect with people, but the next couple months, 544 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 3: just taking that time when we have it to spend 545 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 3: time with the people that you love, the people who 546 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 3: come to the games and support us all the time, 547 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 3: but you don't always get to hang out with them, 548 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 3: just enjoy things away from the rink of it. 549 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: Do you have to be thoughtful about things like nutrition 550 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: and other things during this stretch or do you get 551 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: to sort of relax a little bit, be a little 552 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: bit more like a normal person before you go back 553 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: to really calculating how much protein and carbs and everything 554 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: else you need. 555 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, a little bit. I think like we're already in it. 556 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 3: When you're training so hard in the off season, you 557 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 3: like don't want to not be fueling your body properly 558 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 3: or you're not going to get the benefits of all 559 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 3: the work you're putting in. So I'd say like right 560 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 3: after season I took probably like a month of just 561 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 3: like maybe eating a little bit differently than I typically would, 562 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 3: indulging a little bit more. But yeah, I'm not crazy strict. 563 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 3: Everything in moderation for me, and sometimes I find when 564 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 3: you know, you're in season and you're playing so many 565 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 3: minutes and it's a grind, Like you can indulge a 566 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 3: little bit because because you have such a high workload. 567 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,879 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's just kind of knowing your body in 568 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 3: a balance. But yeah, definitely need to refuel. 569 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, you mentioned the minutes. 570 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: For your Toronto team, you had more ice time than 571 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: any other skater in the league. You average twenty four 572 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: minutes a game. So when you're in the midst of 573 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: season like that, are you really aware of like, Oops, 574 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: I didn't put enough in. I feel depleted or even 575 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: now in these moments, do you think I need to 576 00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: do extra cardio or endurance training in the off season 577 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: so that when I get to that again, I'm ready 578 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: for it. 579 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,199 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it comes back so quick. Like I 580 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 3: always say that you can't stimulate skating conditioning in any 581 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 3: other way than actually skating, Like you can grind so hard, running, biking, 582 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:36,479 Speaker 3: all this stuff in the off season, and then you 583 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 3: put your skates back on, you get on the ice 584 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 3: and you can't breathe out there. So I think you're 585 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 3: a stamina on ice just kind of builds as training 586 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 3: camp goes along. It sucks at the beginning when you're 587 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 3: not feeling great. But yeah, and then in terms of 588 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 3: just refueling our bodies like you feel it, I think 589 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 3: the biggest one is hydration. Like if you have a 590 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 3: game and you're depleted, pretty depleted from the sweat loss, 591 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 3: and you don't replenish, like you almost feel hungover the 592 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 3: next morning, Yeah, hungover from drinking, but you didn't have 593 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 3: one drink. So yeah, that is something I struggle with 594 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 3: a lot, just finding ways to stay hydrated and yeah, 595 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 3: feeling good at the night the day after a game, 596 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 3: because that's always a challenge. 597 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: Well, we hope you enjoy this a little bit of 598 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: time that you get to be working hard still but 599 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 1: maybe spending a little bit more time with friends and 600 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 1: family before like the craziness begins around the PWHL and 601 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: the Olympics. Before we let you go, you do have 602 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: to do our little game. It's called good Gooder, goodest. 603 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: It's kind of like bench start cut, but you don't 604 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: have to cut anything. Something's just good, something's gooder, and 605 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: the very best thing is good est. So since you're 606 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: a Canadian, we're going with Canadian staples poutine, maple syrup, 607 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: and ketchup. 608 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 2: Chips. 609 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:54,359 Speaker 3: Oh, okay, ketchup chips are good. Okay, poutine is gooder? 610 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 3: Is that what it is? Gooder? 611 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 2: Gooder? 612 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 3: And mape syrup is great. 613 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 2: That's the gooddest, the gooddest, Yeah, the gooddest. I love it. 614 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:05,959 Speaker 2: I love it. Thanks so much for the time. 615 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: We're not We're so looking forward to seeing you in 616 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: the PWHL and rooting against you, in my opinion, in 617 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: the Olympics, not you personally, although honest I'm not. 618 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 2: Gonna lie this. 619 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 1: This Olympics will be very difficult for a lot of 620 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: Americans to get up for. 621 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 2: We're probably going to start rooting for other countries. 622 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 3: You're always welcome to you for Canada. 623 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 2: Thank you. I might I might be making my way 624 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 2: up north at some point. 625 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: We got to take another break when we come back 626 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: a potentially unpopular ic. 627 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 2: Welcome back slices. 628 00:28:48,520 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 1: We love that you're listening, but we want you to 629 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 1: get in the game every day too, So here's our 630 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: good game play of the day. 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Review now. 641 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: I know Lays and other potato chip brands love to 642 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: experiment with flavors, and honestly, I respect that a lot 643 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: of people are into experimenting, and I'd never kink shame 644 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: your chip eaten, but please never ever offer me ketchup 645 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: flavored chips. 646 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 2: They just don't taste right. End Listen. 647 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people like them. It's a 648 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: regional thing up north. The kids think they're trendy whatever. 649 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: But I'm sorry, I cannot go with the crowd on 650 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 1: this one. I am anti ketchup chip. In fact, want 651 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: to get even angrier with me. Not only do I 652 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: not rock with Ketchup chips, I don't like flavored chips 653 00:29:57,040 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: of any kind. Sour cream and onion, no, thank you, 654 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: flame and hot hard pass, salt and vinegar, why lime, 655 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: absolutely not deal, pickle bacon poutine, butter garlic scallop, get 656 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: the hell out of here. I like tortilla chips or 657 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: pita chips, plain ones, and then you dip them in 658 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: real dips made of real food like walk or salsa 659 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: or cheesy hot onion dip. I will make one exception though, 660 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: harvest cheddar sun chips. 661 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 2: Those things slap. 662 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: You can keep you ketchup chips Canada. Now it's your turn, 663 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: rate and review. Thanks for listening. 664 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 2: Slices. 665 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: Good game or Nada, Good Game, cheesy hot onion dip, 666 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: Q Team Canada. Stop having such likable players. I need 667 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: to build up my hate reserves ahead of the Olympics. 668 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: Good Game with Sarah Spain is an iHeart women's sports 669 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. 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