WEBVTT - Previewing the PWHL’s Second Season with Kendall Coyne Schofield 

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're rewatching

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<v Speaker 1>Sarah Nurse of the Toronto scepters shorthanded jail break goal.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Monday, December tewod. On today's show, we'll be talking

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<v Speaker 1>to captain for the US national hockey team and the

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League, Kendall Coin

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<v Speaker 1>Schofield about getting back out on the ice with Team

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<v Speaker 1>USA year two of the PWHL, her role in getting

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<v Speaker 1>the league up and running and trying to repeat as

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<v Speaker 1>Walter Cup Champs. Plus more college hoops upsets, Boss Nation

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<v Speaker 1>has Regrets and plum Dog Out. It's all coming up

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<v Speaker 1>right after this. Welcome back slices. Hope you had a

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful holiday weekend. Here's what you need to know today.

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<v Speaker 1>The puck dropped on season two of the Professional Women's

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<v Speaker 1>Hockey League with a pair of games. On Saturday, the

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<v Speaker 1>Torontoceptors defeated the Boston Fleet three to one behind the

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<v Speaker 1>first jail break goal the season from Sarah Nurse, a

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<v Speaker 1>late power play goal from Hannah Miller, and an empty

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<v Speaker 1>netter from Ma Malta. Then the Montreal Victoire defeated the

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<v Speaker 1>Ottawa charge four to three, with Canadian superstar Marie Philipouhlen

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<v Speaker 1>scoring the shootout winner for Montreal. Then on Sunday, the

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<v Speaker 1>final two teams in the league faced off Minnesota Frost

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<v Speaker 1>versus New York Sirens. They played to a three to

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<v Speaker 1>three tie in regulation before Alex Carpenter buried her second

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<v Speaker 1>goal of the game nineteen seconds into overtime to hand

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<v Speaker 1>the Sirens a four to three win. Kendell Cooinscofield had

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<v Speaker 1>a goal in the loss for the Frost. Much more

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<v Speaker 1>on the start of this PWHL season with Kendall later

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<v Speaker 1>in the show more Hockey News. Tickets are on sale

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<v Speaker 1>now for the twenty twenty five Women's bean Pot at

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<v Speaker 1>ted Garden on January twenty first. Last year's champs, Northeastern

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<v Speaker 1>will look to defend their title against Boston College, Boston University,

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<v Speaker 1>and Harvard. Last year was the first time in the

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<v Speaker 1>forty five year history of the Women's bean Pot that

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<v Speaker 1>the championship was held at t D Garden, and over

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<v Speaker 1>ten thousand, six hundred fans attended. The men's tournament has

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<v Speaker 1>been played at Boston Garden or its replacement, TED Garden

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen fifty four. In Soccer News, Seventy eight three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and forty six fans showed up to watch USA

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<v Speaker 1>VERSUS England at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, the fourth largest

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<v Speaker 1>crowd ever in US women's national team history and most

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<v Speaker 1>ever for a friendly. They got a tactical and strategic

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<v Speaker 1>match i e. No goals, Both sides settled for a

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<v Speaker 1>nil nil tie. Ali Sentner of the Utah Royals, who

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<v Speaker 1>won the bronze ball at this year's Under twenty FIFA

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<v Speaker 1>Women's World Cup, made her senior US women's national team

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<v Speaker 1>debut in the game, while keeper a Lissenayor, who announced

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<v Speaker 1>that she'll retire from international play next week, secured a

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<v Speaker 1>tenth clean sheet for twenty twenty four, the most in

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<v Speaker 1>a single year in her US women's national team career.

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<v Speaker 1>Former Chelsea boss Emma Hayes, now head coach for the US,

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<v Speaker 1>was denied a victory in her return to England. Next up,

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<v Speaker 1>the US travel to the Netherlands for another friendly on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>More Soccer. After a poorly received name and brand reveal

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<v Speaker 1>that involved the inarguably terrible tagline too Many Balls, the

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<v Speaker 1>folks at Boss Nation, the Boston and WSL expansion side

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<v Speaker 1>have announced that they're going back to the drawing board.

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<v Speaker 1>Per their release quote, we want to assure you that

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<v Speaker 1>we have heard your feedback and are actively listening. We

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<v Speaker 1>share your high expectations, and together we will build a

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<v Speaker 1>storied club that reflects the essence of the beautiful game

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<v Speaker 1>and the character of our dynamic city. To that end,

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<v Speaker 1>we have launched a deliberate process through which we will

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<v Speaker 1>seek out, listen to, and reflect on input about our

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<v Speaker 1>team name from fans, supporters, and a group of advisors

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<v Speaker 1>assembled to reflect a diverse range of voices and perspectives.

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<v Speaker 2>End quote.

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<v Speaker 1>In college soccer, the semi finals for the NCAA Tournament

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<v Speaker 1>aka the College Cup are set and the ACC has

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<v Speaker 1>become the first league in the tournament's forty three year

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<v Speaker 1>history to send four teams to the national semifinals. Number

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<v Speaker 1>three Stanford will face number two Wake Forest Friday at

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<v Speaker 1>five pm Eastern in the first semi final, and number

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<v Speaker 1>two North Carolina versus number one Duke will follow at

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<v Speaker 1>seven thirty Eastern that day, Both matches on ESPNU. Women's

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<v Speaker 1>college basketball chaos continued this weekend as number three Notre

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<v Speaker 1>Dame suffered back to back losses.

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<v Speaker 2>At the Cayman Islands Classic.

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<v Speaker 1>On Friday, they fell to number seventeen TCU seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>sixty eight, who was the Horned frogs first win over

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<v Speaker 1>an AP Top five opponents since two thousand and eight,

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<v Speaker 1>snapping an eighteen game losing streak. TCU center Sedona Prince

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<v Speaker 1>had twenty points, twenty rebounds in eight blocks, while Hailey

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<v Speaker 1>Van Lift added twenty one points and seven assists.

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<v Speaker 2>Then, on Saturday, Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 1>Took a seventy eight sixty seven loss to unranked Utah

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<v Speaker 1>in the tournament's third place game. Notre Dame star guards

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<v Speaker 1>Hanna Hidalgo and Olivia Miles were held to just twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four points on twenty four shots in the loss. More

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<v Speaker 1>basketball news, Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plumb has announced

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<v Speaker 1>she's pulling out of the Unrivaled Basketball League, posting on

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram quote, I've decided to not take part in the

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<v Speaker 1>inaugural season of Unrivaled in order to take some more

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<v Speaker 1>time for myself this offseason. I appreciate the league understanding

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<v Speaker 1>and being so accommodating. I wish the league and all

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<v Speaker 1>of the players nothing but the best, and I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to watch end quote Plumb had been named to the

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<v Speaker 1>roster of the laces. Her departure leaves unrivaled three players

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<v Speaker 1>short of filling out six full rosters. The new three

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<v Speaker 1>on three women's League is set to debut on January seventeenth.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally skiing, Mikayla Schiffrin's bid for a one hundredth World

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<v Speaker 1>Cup win was spoiled by a crash and the giant

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<v Speaker 1>slalom on Saturday in Killington, Vermont. The twenty nine year

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<v Speaker 1>old was leading after her first run, but during her

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<v Speaker 1>second run she caught an edge, hit a gate, somersaulted,

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<v Speaker 1>hit another gate, and ended up in the fencing. She

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<v Speaker 1>was down for a long time and had to be

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<v Speaker 1>taken off the course on a sled, but said afterwards

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<v Speaker 1>she avoided major injury, suffering an abrasion on her left

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<v Speaker 1>hip and something quote unquote stabbed her there. Schiffrin rarely

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<v Speaker 1>crashes out she hasn't recorded it did not finish since

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen. Reigning Olympic Giant slalom champion Sarah Hector of

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<v Speaker 1>Sweden ended up winning the race. Schiffrin sat out Sunday's

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<v Speaker 1>slalom competition. Okay, so one more note on Mikayla, who,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, rarely crashes out. She's recorded it did

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<v Speaker 1>not finish just eighteen times in two hundred and seventy

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<v Speaker 1>four World Cup runs. So despite the rarity of her

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<v Speaker 1>fall and the disappointment of not clinching when number one hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>she was still cheering on her teammates from the hospital

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<v Speaker 1>bed while she was still getting treated. So take a

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<v Speaker 1>listen to this Instagram video. She recorded this as a

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<v Speaker 1>nurse was cleaning up that abrasion and trying to figure

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<v Speaker 1>out what might have stabbed her in the hip.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, yeah, Hi guys, not really too much cause

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<v Speaker 3>for concern at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>I just can't move.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a pretty good abrasion and something stabbed me

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<v Speaker 3>under her fingers, so I just can't move.

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<v Speaker 4>I am so sorry to scare everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>And it looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>All spans so far are clear.

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<v Speaker 3>So thank you for the support and concern, and congratulations

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<v Speaker 3>to the winners and to my teammates for incredible performances,

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<v Speaker 3>in particular e Elizabeth.

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<v Speaker 2>First World Cup points I can take as amazing. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so proud.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait one more thing to add because I'm just actually

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<v Speaker 3>like seeing the results Paul and Nina also with career best.

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<v Speaker 5>It's just.

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<v Speaker 2>Very happy for you guys. Loveya.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a great teammate right there. You're a jem

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<v Speaker 1>MICHAELA heal fast. We're gonna take a quick break when

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<v Speaker 1>we come back. Kendall coin Schofield joined us just a

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<v Speaker 1>few days before the start of the PWHL season.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll hear that interview next.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a captain for the Minnesota Frost of the PWHL

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<v Speaker 1>and for the US national team. A six time world champion,

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<v Speaker 1>an Olympic gold medalist, and two time Olympic silver medalist.

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<v Speaker 1>While at Northeastern University, she was the winner of the

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<v Speaker 1>Patti Cosmier Memorial Award for the top college hockey player

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<v Speaker 1>in the Nation. Mother of Drew, co founder of the

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<v Speaker 1>Kendall and Michael Scofield Family Foundation. Viral sensation for her

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<v Speaker 1>performance in the fastest skater event at the NHL All

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<v Speaker 1>Star Skills Competition, and for doing squads while giving a

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<v Speaker 1>piggyback to her three hundred pound NFL lineman husband.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Kendall Coinscofield.

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<v Speaker 5>What's up.

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<v Speaker 4>Kendall, Hey, Sarah, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>I always love chatting with you and there's so much

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about, especially as we get super excited for

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<v Speaker 1>the second season of the PWHL.

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<v Speaker 2>But before we get to that, I want to talk

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<v Speaker 2>a little Team.

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<v Speaker 1>USA, because not long ago you wrapped up the first

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<v Speaker 1>part of this season's rivalry series with Team Canada, and

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<v Speaker 1>I have to ask how it was getting back with

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<v Speaker 1>your USA teammates and facing a familiar foe.

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<v Speaker 4>It was great to be back.

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<v Speaker 5>Anytime you have the opportunity to put that sweater on

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<v Speaker 5>represent your country, it's a moment you don't take for granted.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think our roster was very fifty to fifty

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<v Speaker 5>in terms of college players and pro players, and I

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<v Speaker 5>think that first game you could tell our college players

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<v Speaker 5>have a few more games under their belt than the

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<v Speaker 5>pro players, given the pro players entered training camp. November

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<v Speaker 5>twelfth was the first first day of training camp, so

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<v Speaker 5>you know, it was a good first three games to

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<v Speaker 5>get under our belt. You know, I always compact great

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<v Speaker 5>to go to San Jose, Salt Lake City and Boise.

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<v Speaker 5>Played in San Jose before, but never Salt Lake or Boise,

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<v Speaker 5>so that was pretty cool. And obviously going to Boise.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, Hillary Knight is from Sun Valley Idaho, so

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<v Speaker 5>pretty cool. Welcoming for her there. Obviously, we want to

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<v Speaker 5>win three games. We won one of three and then

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<v Speaker 5>the rivalry series will pick up in February when we'll

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<v Speaker 5>play them in two for two games in Canada.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I just love what the vibes must feel like for you,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's essentially like a friendly kind of right. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not at the international level, it's not for a championship,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not for an Olympic medal, but when you meet Canada,

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<v Speaker 1>there's got to be some part of your body that

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<v Speaker 1>immediately gets retriggered into that mode of like kill kill kill,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the enemy, Like these are the highest stakes

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<v Speaker 1>we could ever face when you step on the ice,

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<v Speaker 1>are you able to tell your body like, hey, this

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<v Speaker 1>is important, but we're not back there again.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna be okay.

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<v Speaker 4>I think there was.

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<v Speaker 5>A different energy this year that I felt in different

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<v Speaker 5>in years past. I think it's because we weren't playing

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<v Speaker 5>in these games and not seeing another game for till

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<v Speaker 5>April or till one February. Realistically, that was the landscape

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<v Speaker 5>before the p WHL. As we play these games and

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<v Speaker 5>knowing that we have, you know, thirty games ahead of us,

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<v Speaker 5>and this was these were our first games.

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<v Speaker 4>While yes, like you know, you are all out, you

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<v Speaker 4>empty the.

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<v Speaker 5>Take like you're trying to make a team, You're trying

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<v Speaker 5>to earn a job because you want to be on

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<v Speaker 5>that next roster. That's the reality of of pro hockey

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<v Speaker 5>and the national team. Someone's coming in and taking your spot,

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<v Speaker 5>so you've got to you got to earn it every

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<v Speaker 5>time you step on the ice. But I think it was,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, a lot of us were like, Okay, this

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<v Speaker 5>is our first game in five months. You know, we're

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<v Speaker 5>entering training camp a couple of days after that that

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<v Speaker 5>last game, and so.

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<v Speaker 4>It was it was a little different.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think the other difference too is you know,

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<v Speaker 5>some of us played with the Canadians in college, but

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<v Speaker 5>now in the PWHL we're playing, you know, with the Canadians,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know, it's it's much.

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<v Speaker 2>Harder to hate them.

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<v Speaker 4>Diverse, but it's it's the greatest rivalry in sport.

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<v Speaker 5>Out I will say that, you know, you know, Michael

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<v Speaker 5>will say it's Michigan versus Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 4>I will say it's it's us first Canada.

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<v Speaker 5>But so no matter what it's, the games are still

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<v Speaker 5>incredible and the stakes are high, and it's competitive and

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<v Speaker 5>one of the greatest hockey games you'll see of the year.

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<v Speaker 5>But it's reassuring to know that when we pack up

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<v Speaker 5>our bags during that third game, we aren't going to

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<v Speaker 5>have to wait months and months and months to showcase

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<v Speaker 5>women's hockey again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it safe to say you're planning on playing for

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<v Speaker 1>gold in twenty twenty six?

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<v Speaker 4>I got to make the team.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, but you're gonna try.

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<v Speaker 4>I hope to be there. Let's go for sure?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Okay, good, Yeah, Okay, Let's talk p WHL because

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<v Speaker 1>I do love that you have this to look ahead

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<v Speaker 1>to and that we have this to look ahead to.

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<v Speaker 1>You played a massive role in helping make this league happen.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think was missing in the previous iterations

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<v Speaker 1>of pro women's hockey and what were your hopes for

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<v Speaker 1>this p WHL league.

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<v Speaker 6>I think what was missing, ultimately was the proper investment,

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<v Speaker 6>and I think the lack of investment that women's hockey

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<v Speaker 6>had kept us siloed in many different ways, because you know,

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<v Speaker 6>there was a.

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<v Speaker 5>Little bit of here, a little bit of there, a

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<v Speaker 5>little bit of here, you know, and nothing was professional.

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<v Speaker 5>And then finally when we came together, we came united.

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<v Speaker 5>We you know, Mark and kimber Walters said yes, we're

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<v Speaker 5>going to do this. You know, thanks to the efforts

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<v Speaker 5>of Billy Jing King and a lot of coss you know,

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<v Speaker 5>in helping secure Mark and Kimbra to wanting to do

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<v Speaker 5>the p WHL. It was the proper investment, the proper

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<v Speaker 5>professionalism and infrastructure that really unlocked what this pro league

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<v Speaker 5>was to become.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it feels like anytime you start by going

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<v Speaker 1>to Billy Jean King and being like, we need your help,

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<v Speaker 1>help us figure out how to do this, like you're

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<v Speaker 1>on the right track there because her record of being

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<v Speaker 1>able to help across so many different sports and really

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<v Speaker 1>caring about women across different sports, getting the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>experience what it is to be in.

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<v Speaker 2>A professionally run league.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, you and I survived what I would

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<v Speaker 1>call a very tumultuous tenure as minority owners of the

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago Red Stars women's professional soccer team here in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>It ultimately ended when our majority owner was forced to sell,

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<v Speaker 1>taking us minority owners out with them.

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<v Speaker 2>You were in those meetings, you were behind the scenes.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like anything from that experience informed your

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<v Speaker 1>leadership and decision making for the PWHL, and also how

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted to work with owners like Mark Walter to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that things were run with the players centered.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, I learned a lot, you know, I think I

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<v Speaker 5>learned what I liked and didn't like behind the scenes.

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<v Speaker 5>But I just remember a simple conversation of getting the

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<v Speaker 5>player's boots and but you know, the other conversation quickly

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<v Speaker 5>pivoted to, you know, we need to repair the scoreboard,

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<v Speaker 5>and I'm like, well, there's nothing going to be going

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<v Speaker 5>up on that scoreboard if the players don't have the

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<v Speaker 5>proper quick to put that ball on the net. And

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<v Speaker 5>you know, and it's so it's almost you got to

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<v Speaker 5>take ten steps back to go you know, twenty steps forward.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think, you know, just having some of those

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<v Speaker 5>conversations from our experience, but then you know, going to

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<v Speaker 5>you know, when we were bargaining the collective bargaining agreement,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, we had some conversations talking about meals, and

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<v Speaker 5>I remember, you know a lot of the Dodgers personnel

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<v Speaker 5>that was sitting across the table looking at us, like

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<v Speaker 5>we had five heads of what do you like.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we get it.

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<v Speaker 5>You get a meal and we're like, no, no, no, what

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<v Speaker 5>you got to define that meal?

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<v Speaker 4>That doesn't mean bananas and peanut butter sandwiches like a meal.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're like, yeah, we got it.

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<v Speaker 4>And so for them it was it was standard.

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<v Speaker 5>For us, it was what we've always the standard, we've

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<v Speaker 5>always earned and deserved, but we've never had. And so

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<v Speaker 5>you know, we're spelling out these things, you know, these

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<v Speaker 5>things in the in the CBA that may seem elementary,

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<v Speaker 5>and they're like, yep, we got it, Yep, we got

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<v Speaker 5>it because everything that they do and the way they

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<v Speaker 5>do it is first class, and so they weren't going

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<v Speaker 5>to look at us any differently. And the you know,

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<v Speaker 5>the the meals is just you know, one example of many.

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<v Speaker 5>I remember having conversations of you know, we can't sit

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<v Speaker 5>with our hockey bags on the bus and they're like, uh, okay,

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<v Speaker 5>we got it. And they're like, wait, that's what you

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<v Speaker 5>used to do and we're like not like used to

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<v Speaker 5>like not like yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we're doing that.

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<v Speaker 4>They're like okay.

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<v Speaker 5>It was like there are a lot of those moments,

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<v Speaker 5>and I think it was it was jaw dropping to

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<v Speaker 5>both sides for us to understand you know the standard

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<v Speaker 5>and expectation that, of course we're going to set, and

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<v Speaker 5>then for us to realize the new reality and the

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<v Speaker 5>standard expectation that we are now going to have from

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<v Speaker 5>this day moving forward. Right, it's and it's only going

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<v Speaker 5>to get better. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know what's very smart of you is to say, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>it's great that you're saying that now, but we need

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<v Speaker 1>to put in writing what we mean by this, because

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<v Speaker 1>we don't want it to become another situation where whatever

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<v Speaker 1>promise we believe you were delivering, we didn't end up

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<v Speaker 1>getting because it's easy to start to wheel out of

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<v Speaker 1>those promises further down the line.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's really smart.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember talking to a WNBA executive committee member who said, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they told us we were getting charter flights, but it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't written down. So it's been a promise that they've

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<v Speaker 1>delivered on this season, but now we need it in

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<v Speaker 1>our CBA so that it is in language, in black

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<v Speaker 1>and white if going forward something changes. And so that's

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<v Speaker 1>really smart for you to do in this case too.

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<v Speaker 1>But I love hearing that the other side shows up

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<v Speaker 1>with an expectation that you'll be treated like professional athletes,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what you are You know you mentioned the CBA.

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<v Speaker 1>I recently interviewed Amy she Er. She's the senior VP

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<v Speaker 1>of business for the PWHL. She mentioned that Mark Walter

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<v Speaker 1>was not willing to invest and fund this league starting

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<v Speaker 1>up without a CBA in place, that he wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>ensure stability. That is great news, especially considering previous iterations

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<v Speaker 1>that didn't always have alignment between ownership and players.

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<v Speaker 2>But eight years is a really long CBA deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know if there are player options during that

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<v Speaker 1>time or are you worried at all about how growth

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<v Speaker 1>or changes within the league might not be caught up

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<v Speaker 1>with on the player side, because that's such a long CBA.

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<v Speaker 5>It's a long CBA, And I think in conversation throughout

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<v Speaker 5>the process, it wasn't about year one, it wasn't about

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<v Speaker 5>year two. It was about year not even year eight,

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<v Speaker 5>but year eighty, Like, how do we ensure sustainability? How

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<v Speaker 5>do we ensure that all the young girls who aren't

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<v Speaker 5>even you know, on this earth yet are going to

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<v Speaker 5>be able to grow up and know that they have

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<v Speaker 5>a place to play, because this isn't about us, Like

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<v Speaker 5>you know, the average salary is fifty five thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 4>Can I sit here and say I wish that was higher, of.

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<v Speaker 5>Course, but I think we all wanted to start, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>in a realistic standpoint, to know that this league was

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<v Speaker 5>going to be around for years and years and years

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<v Speaker 5>to come.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there's there's benefits that come. The benefit package

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<v Speaker 4>that we have is excellent.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, we receive a housing stipend in market, we

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<v Speaker 5>received two meals you know, every day that we're at

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<v Speaker 5>the rink, and so, you know, we really were methodical about, Okay,

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<v Speaker 5>what salary can we get to where we know that

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<v Speaker 5>this is going to be around forever, but yet surround

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<v Speaker 5>the players with benefits that makes that fifty five thousand,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, go farther great, Yeah, yeah, go farther with

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<v Speaker 5>the housing stipend, with the you know, the health insurance

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<v Speaker 5>benefits and all of those benefits that we were never

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<v Speaker 5>provided because we were never employees.

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<v Speaker 6>You know.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think speaking of Amy Sheer, a few weeks

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<v Speaker 5>ago at the espn W summit, she announced their plans

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<v Speaker 5>to look at expansion and to look to add two

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<v Speaker 5>new teams, and I think all of her.

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<v Speaker 4>Just hit the floor. Okay, let's go. Yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>everyone's like, where are they are?

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<v Speaker 2>Like, I don't know, Like I know.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually interviewed h that was my panel that she

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<v Speaker 1>was on, and I said, Chicago, and I will be

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<v Speaker 1>claiming Kendall quoint Schofield as my first player.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just wanted you to know that I've already

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<v Speaker 2>claimed you. Yeah, yeah, I'm.

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<v Speaker 4>You knew the news before us.

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<v Speaker 2>I did, I did. I should have texted you.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>It is pretty cool, and we love to see that

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<v Speaker 1>the success of the first season allows them to start

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<v Speaker 1>thinking bigger, are ready just before.

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<v Speaker 2>You've even started season two?

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<v Speaker 1>What was the biggest and I want to move forward,

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<v Speaker 1>but what was the biggest challenge on getting players on

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<v Speaker 1>board and getting the league up and running were Where

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<v Speaker 1>was there any disconnect, particularly maybe for players who are like,

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<v Speaker 1>we're doing this again, We're starting another league. We're trying to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, be enthusiastic and hopeful, but we've seen this

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<v Speaker 1>happen before. What did you have to ensure other players

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<v Speaker 1>that you know was going to happen and why they

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<v Speaker 1>should buy in on this one.

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<v Speaker 4>The difficulty was the timeline.

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<v Speaker 5>The difficulty was asking players to continue to remain patient,

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<v Speaker 5>a challenge that we encountered was a global pandemic. It

0:19:36.760 --> 0:19:40.760
<v Speaker 5>took us four years to get to this point, and

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<v Speaker 5>you know, we launched the PWHPA in twenty nineteen thanks

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<v Speaker 5>to our incredible pro bono lawyers at ballard'spar who have

0:19:48.080 --> 0:19:50.359
<v Speaker 5>been with us, you know, dating back to the women's

0:19:50.440 --> 0:19:52.879
<v Speaker 5>national team in twenty fifteen, and they were with the

0:19:52.920 --> 0:19:55.600
<v Speaker 5>US women's soccer team dating back to ninety six, and

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<v Speaker 5>so they've been they've been holding our hands in women's

0:19:58.800 --> 0:20:04.800
<v Speaker 5>sports so long. And you know, so we formed the

0:20:04.840 --> 0:20:07.840
<v Speaker 5>association twenty nineteen and a lot of players, you know,

0:20:08.119 --> 0:20:10.239
<v Speaker 5>joined in, But then there were other leagues and some

0:20:10.240 --> 0:20:11.639
<v Speaker 5>players said, you know what, I just want to.

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<v Speaker 4>Play in the league, and that's fine.

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<v Speaker 5>But I think it was hard for a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>the best players in the world to recognize that as

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<v Speaker 5>as a league, given that the standards in which the

0:20:21.280 --> 0:20:25.280
<v Speaker 5>league operated under was not good enough. And so, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>I think it was the difficulty was continuing to have

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<v Speaker 5>players remain united to sacrifice a salary. Here, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm playing under a more formal league structure versus the

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<v Speaker 5>association that had a goal and a vision that was

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<v Speaker 5>to leave this game better than when we entered it

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<v Speaker 5>and it wasn't about us, you know, it took so long.

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<v Speaker 4>There were players who were tired along the way.

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<v Speaker 5>There were players that I can't do this right like,

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<v Speaker 5>But all of those players are part of the success

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<v Speaker 5>of this league.

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<v Speaker 4>They are the fabric of this league.

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<v Speaker 5>Regardless if they've played in it or not, they know

0:20:57.920 --> 0:20:59.800
<v Speaker 5>they were a part of it and we are successful

0:20:59.840 --> 0:21:02.919
<v Speaker 5>because of them. And so I think that's that's the

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<v Speaker 5>difficult part, knowing, like the four years of grind and

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<v Speaker 5>build and hard and Sarah, I mean, I mean every day,

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<v Speaker 5>it was every day. I remember talking to people on Christmas, Thanksgiving,

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<v Speaker 5>Canadian Thanksgiving right just every day for four and a

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<v Speaker 5>half years to get to this point.

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<v Speaker 4>And it was hard.

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<v Speaker 2>It was hard.

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<v Speaker 5>But there's a lot of people who deserve credit for

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<v Speaker 5>getting us to this point and getting the sport to

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<v Speaker 5>this point. And regardless if they put a p WHL

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<v Speaker 5>jersey on or not, where they work in the league

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<v Speaker 5>or not, there's there's years and years of players who

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<v Speaker 5>deserve credit for being a part of this.

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<v Speaker 1>I think knowing how much work went into it and

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<v Speaker 1>knowing how big of a role you played, it felt

0:21:45.840 --> 0:21:48.520
<v Speaker 1>right that you got to lift the first trophy that

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<v Speaker 1>you got to put baby Drew in the trophy. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to watch all of those celebrations and it was

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<v Speaker 1>really cool to see the immediate response from fans. The

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<v Speaker 1>attendance records broken across the difference basis, I would say

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<v Speaker 1>other than winning it all, which was obviously, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>guess the biggest highlight, what was maybe one of your

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<v Speaker 1>biggest highlights from your.

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<v Speaker 5>One need to give you this answer, but everything, Like

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<v Speaker 5>obviously you know the in pro sports goals to bring

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<v Speaker 5>that championship back to your city, and we accomplished that.

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<v Speaker 5>But I honestly don't think anyone lost last year, like

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<v Speaker 5>we all won. Everyone won, the game won, every team won,

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<v Speaker 5>every player one that future generations won. Like it's it

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<v Speaker 5>was such an iconic year, and you know, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 5>be fun to thirty years for now to look back, like, remember.

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<v Speaker 4>When we are the first Walter Cup.

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<v Speaker 2>Champions, you'll still be playing. I'm gonna look.

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<v Speaker 4>At us like we're crazy.

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<v Speaker 5>The kids, you know playing that, they're gonna be like,

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<v Speaker 5>oh my gosh, you're so old. But I just think,

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<v Speaker 5>like the challenges it took us to get to this point,

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<v Speaker 5>to to put.

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<v Speaker 4>Those jerseys over our head.

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<v Speaker 5>To hoist a trophy over our head was always the

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<v Speaker 5>last thing in the back of our heads, right, Like

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<v Speaker 5>the hockey was the easy part is getting to play hockey,

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<v Speaker 5>But we were always doing everything but that. You know,

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<v Speaker 5>We're on phone calls and AirPods and locker rooms and

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<v Speaker 5>you know, sometimes even on the ice with an AirPod

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<v Speaker 5>and trying to just keep up and emails and so,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, I think the hockey is the reward given

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<v Speaker 5>the fight over these years. But gosh, I hate to

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<v Speaker 5>say everything, but it honestly was like, yeah.

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<v Speaker 6>I love.

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<v Speaker 1>We were at the Women's Sports Foundation Galon. I was

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<v Speaker 1>talking to about like, oh, how many years do you

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<v Speaker 1>have left? And know after you're done, you'll just get

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<v Speaker 1>into the leadership side running things, and You're like, I've

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<v Speaker 1>already been doing that.

0:23:44.240 --> 0:23:47.040
<v Speaker 2>Sarah for years. And I'm like, oh, you're right, you have.

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<v Speaker 1>You basically had to do all the things all the

0:23:49.200 --> 0:23:52.520
<v Speaker 1>same time, which brings us to this second season, which

0:23:52.560 --> 0:23:55.399
<v Speaker 1>is so exciting. I loved hearing Amy talk about some

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<v Speaker 1>of the cool events that are going to be across

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<v Speaker 1>some different cities, so that there are new cities that

0:24:00.440 --> 0:24:02.199
<v Speaker 1>are going to get to experience it. I love the

0:24:02.240 --> 0:24:05.560
<v Speaker 1>idea of the expansion squads and maybe trying out some

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<v Speaker 1>games of different places to see which fan bases really respond,

0:24:08.400 --> 0:24:11.040
<v Speaker 1>which is so cool. You have the job of trying

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<v Speaker 1>to repeat now with a name Minnesota Frost instead of

0:24:13.920 --> 0:24:17.760
<v Speaker 1>just PWHL Minnesota. So we've got the jersey drop, the logos,

0:24:17.840 --> 0:24:20.280
<v Speaker 1>the colors, all the other exciting stuff that helps people

0:24:20.359 --> 0:24:23.200
<v Speaker 1>align with the team and get excited about it. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>probably have a lot of big fans for Minnesota after

0:24:25.480 --> 0:24:27.400
<v Speaker 1>winning it the first time, but you've had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of changes too from that first season so much success

0:24:30.640 --> 0:24:33.840
<v Speaker 1>and then GM Natalie Darwitz and the team parted ways.

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<v Speaker 1>The Athletic reported that there was like a rift between

0:24:36.320 --> 0:24:39.160
<v Speaker 1>Darwitz and your head coach Ken Klee, that you were

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<v Speaker 1>having an allegiance to Clee over Darwitz as a contributing

0:24:42.000 --> 0:24:43.480
<v Speaker 1>factor to that as well. What can you tell us

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<v Speaker 1>about that, because it's pretty unusual for a well regarded

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<v Speaker 1>GM with the kind of history that Natalie had in

0:24:48.440 --> 0:24:50.760
<v Speaker 1>the sport to be ousted right after winning a title.

0:24:50.800 --> 0:24:52.920
<v Speaker 1>That's usually when you'd expect everyone to run it back

0:24:52.960 --> 0:24:53.760
<v Speaker 1>and try to win again.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think it's important to make it very clear

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<v Speaker 5>that that was a league decision and that I had

0:24:59.040 --> 0:25:03.800
<v Speaker 5>no part in that decision and regardless of what was reported,

0:25:03.880 --> 0:25:07.320
<v Speaker 5>and I can tell you one hundred percent that that's false,

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<v Speaker 5>and I had absolutely nothing to do with the decisions

0:25:10.240 --> 0:25:13.119
<v Speaker 5>that were made from above. I'm a player and my

0:25:13.280 --> 0:25:15.720
<v Speaker 5>job is to play, and that's what I did. That's

0:25:15.760 --> 0:25:18.400
<v Speaker 5>what my teammates did. And you know, I think one

0:25:18.400 --> 0:25:21.159
<v Speaker 5>thing I'm super proud of was, regardless of what was

0:25:21.200 --> 0:25:24.160
<v Speaker 5>reported and the false narratives that are out there, our

0:25:24.200 --> 0:25:26.480
<v Speaker 5>team was such a tight knit group and I don't

0:25:26.480 --> 0:25:29.120
<v Speaker 5>know a group that that can be fractured like one

0:25:29.160 --> 0:25:32.280
<v Speaker 5>that has been depicted in the media and be so

0:25:32.320 --> 0:25:36.000
<v Speaker 5>successful in the way that we were. And so it

0:25:36.040 --> 0:25:38.119
<v Speaker 5>was a special group, a group that you know, I

0:25:38.119 --> 0:25:39.920
<v Speaker 5>think when you when you win your championship with the group,

0:25:39.960 --> 0:25:42.439
<v Speaker 5>it's one that will remain united forever. And you know,

0:25:42.520 --> 0:25:45.480
<v Speaker 5>five years, ten years, fifteen years, you know, talking about

0:25:45.480 --> 0:25:49.520
<v Speaker 5>that championship, hopefully getting together and celebrating it. But you know,

0:25:49.680 --> 0:25:51.080
<v Speaker 5>it was a special group to be part of. And

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<v Speaker 5>I had absolutely no say in any decisions that were

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<v Speaker 5>made from above and from a league standpoint.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And for those who don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a single entity owner league, meaning, unlike a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of other professional leagues that we might know, there

0:26:05.160 --> 0:26:08.200
<v Speaker 1>isn't an owner of each team. There's an ownership group

0:26:08.240 --> 0:26:11.320
<v Speaker 1>that runs the league from their position. So ultimately, when

0:26:11.320 --> 0:26:13.520
<v Speaker 1>you say it's a league decision, they get to decide

0:26:13.520 --> 0:26:15.400
<v Speaker 1>the kind of thing that potentially, like a single owner

0:26:15.440 --> 0:26:17.920
<v Speaker 1>would decide for a team. It's going to be one

0:26:17.920 --> 0:26:21.640
<v Speaker 1>storyline of many, many, many for season two of the PWHL.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kicking off very soon November thirtieth. What are you

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<v Speaker 1>most looking forward to having a full season under your

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<v Speaker 1>belt and getting to start this new season.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think just looking forward to defending our title and.

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<v Speaker 1>Also with a logo and Cresten name and colors and

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<v Speaker 1>all the other exciting merchant like stuff like that. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's going to be a really cool addition this

0:26:42.359 --> 0:26:45.720
<v Speaker 1>season for fans who want to give themselves that identity

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<v Speaker 1>of a fan of a team, which is awesome. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks so much for giving us time. I know you're

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<v Speaker 1>so busy and we're so looking forward to the start

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<v Speaker 1>of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>So thanks Kendall.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, thank you.

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