1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're reminding 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: you to shop small this holiday season. If you love 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: having cute local stores on your block, you gotta get 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: off your ass and actually go buy stuff at them. 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: It's Friday, November twenty eighth. Then on today's show, we're 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: bringing back my conversation with the first couple of Canadian hockey, 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: Maurie Philippoulen and Laura Stacy. I caught up with them 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: in June to discuss their goal of bringing the Walter 9 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: Cup to Montreal, their decision to be more public with 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: their relationship, and the joy of being dog owners. Since 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: speaking to them, the third season of the PWHL got 12 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: underway and the Victoire opened the season on the road 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: with the two zero lost to the Boston Fleet. And 14 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: while neither Pooh nor Stacy managed to find the back 15 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: of the net and that one, they did get a 16 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: nice moment in the penalty box together after Stacey picked 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: up a penalty for roughing and Pooh got penalized for 18 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: illegal body checking. You know the old saying, the couple 19 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: that sits together commits together, or is it the couple 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: that serves together perfs together? Either way, the duo, and 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: the team rebounded from the loss with a four to 22 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: nothing shutout of inaugural six rival New York in their 23 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: home opener on Tuesday, and Pooh's second period goal made 24 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: her the first player in p WHL history with fifty 25 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: career points. She scored out a pass from Laura Natch 26 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: the pucks and gay shit Man. It's so good. My 27 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: conversation with the pair is coming up right after this. 28 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: Joining us now, she's the captain of the Canadian national 29 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: hockey team and the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's 30 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 1: Hockey League. A three time Olympic gold medalist and four 31 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: time World champion, she's known as Captain Clutch after scoring 32 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: the game winning goal in the gold medal game in 33 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: three out of four Olympics in which she's competed. The 34 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: first female hockey player to win the Northern Star Award 35 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: is Canada's top Athlete of the Year. She was named 36 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in twenty 37 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: twenty four. She was also just named the International Ice 38 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: Hockey Federation Player of the Year. She studied psychology at 39 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: Boston University, and she shares the cutest dog ever, Arlow 40 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: with her wife. It's Marie Failip Polen. Hi. Marie Philippehi, 41 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: how are you good? Thanks? Speaking of her wife, she's 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: also with us. She's also a Canadian national team player 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: and member of the Montreal victor of the PWHL. A 44 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: two time Olympic medalist and winner of three golds for 45 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,079 Speaker 1: silvers at a bronze with the World Championships. She comes 46 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: from a sporty family, including her great grandfather, Francis King Clancy, 47 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: who's in the Hockey Hall of Fame at Dartmouth Grad. 48 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: She's the other half of the Arlow Fan Club and 49 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: hockey's greatest power couple. It's Laura Stacey. Hi, Laura, Hi, 50 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: thanks for having us, Thanks for joining us. Happy Pride, Happy, 51 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 1: She's gay Marcus Month the best month of the year 52 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: as far as we're concerned. I want to start with 53 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: Arlow because you both seem to be as obsessed with 54 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: him as I am with my three dogs, including putting 55 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: his face on the napkins at your wedding last September. 56 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: The only thing we had in mind for our wedding 57 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: before we planned anything else, was that our dog would 58 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: be the ring bearer, and then our venue would not 59 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: allow dogs no matter what, and we were so sad. 60 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 1: So I totally get your obsession. And it really feels like, Laura, 61 00:02:57,040 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: that Arlow has actually genuinely changed your life. Is that right? 62 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's definitely on a big part of it. 63 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 3: I think both of us we weren't really sure when 64 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 3: we were going to get a dog, how we were 65 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 3: going to be able to do it, just with traveling 66 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 3: and playing hockey year round. But at the end of 67 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 3: the day, we're like, let's just go for it, let's 68 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: give it a try. It was COVID we just went 69 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 3: out of them. We're like, let's let's buy a dog. 70 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: And it was definitely one of the best decisions we've made. 71 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 3: And you're right, we're pretty obsessed, that's for sure. 72 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: He is extremely cute. And I don't know if it 73 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: was your doing, Laura, but I read or listened somewhere 74 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: that Marie Philippe was like, no dog with any like 75 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: fur that might shed. I don't want a big one. 76 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: I actually don't know if I want a dog at all. 77 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: So safe to say you were completely wrong in every way, Marie. 78 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 4: Fleep, Yes, exactly, You've done your research. 79 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: I love it. 80 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, I didn't grow up with a dog, and honestly him, 81 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 4: I did like them, but I was not obsessed, And honestly, 82 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 4: I would always probably judge people that they would be 83 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 4: sad when they're leaving the house or they're kissing them 84 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 4: or making them sleep in their bed. I was probably 85 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 4: a first one to judge him. But I gotta say, 86 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 4: now my whole world kind of turn around for this 87 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 4: little arlold. 88 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: Boy, and I'm obsessed with him. So I'm pretty excited 89 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: about him. 90 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel like that's all I need to tell people, 91 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: is like, you just don't understand. Just get a dog 92 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: and soon you'll be one of us and you'll be 93 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: a total. 94 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: Free I agree. Until you have one, you don't. 95 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 3: Know what they do for you and the love they 96 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 3: give you and even coming home after a loss or 97 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 3: a bad day, or honestly, he has no idea and 98 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 3: does not care. He still loves us no matter what. 99 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 3: So it's been a pretty great feeling through everything. 100 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: It's truly therapy, and not in a hyperbolic sense. It 101 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: literally like one of my dogs sleeps directly on top 102 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: of me like a weighted blanket, and I'm like, yeah, 103 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: this is this is therapy. Actually, Marie Philip, not only 104 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: did it cause you to like love dogs in a 105 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: way you didn't understand, but you actually said in an 106 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: interview a few months after your wedding that Arlow has 107 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: you convinced that kids are in the future and that 108 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: that's your next big project as a couple. So I 109 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: love that the dog was like the little tester for that. 110 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: That's tough to navigate when you've got two professional athletes. 111 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: So what are those conversations like for the two of you, 112 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: Is you're both still competing at the highest level, trying 113 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: to figure out timing and things like that. 114 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, obviously, I think we're both still trying to figure 115 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 4: it out. I think we're both in the a little 116 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 4: bit getting older, and we're all aware. 117 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 2: Of what can be in the future. 118 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: And for sure, for us, having your family having kids 119 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 4: is in our project and that's what we want, but 120 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 4: we still. 121 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: A lot to figure out. 122 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: We still want to be part of that. 123 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 4: Let Victoire, we still want to be at the Olympics 124 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 4: in twenty twenty six and we're working hard for that. 125 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 4: But I think after that it'll be awesome to make 126 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 4: this happen. But we know it takes a lot of 127 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,239 Speaker 4: work and we'll go one day at a time. 128 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: Speaking of your Montreal Victoire finished the regular season at 129 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: the top of the standings in the PWHL, but exited 130 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Second season in a row. For that 131 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: sort of disappointing finish. What needs to change for the 132 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: team this upcoming season, Laura, Honestly, that's. 133 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: A great question. I don't know if we have the 134 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: answer to that yet. 135 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 3: I think obviously we've been taking a little bit of 136 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: time after the season to take it. 137 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 2: In and I kind of deal with that disappointment. 138 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 3: You're right, two seasons in a row, when you think 139 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 3: you're close, when you think you're getting there and it 140 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 3: gets taken from you pretty early or you don't quite 141 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 3: have it. 142 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: It is disappointing. 143 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 3: We feel it, our fans obviously feel it, and so 144 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: I think just moving forward, it is finding those different 145 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 3: ways to win. And obviously we were able to do 146 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 3: pretty well throughout the season, but at the end of 147 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 3: the day, what matters is the playoffs and winning a championship, 148 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: and we weren't able to do that for our team 149 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 3: and for our city. So obviously it starts with us. 150 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: We need to find a way to make a difference. 151 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 3: In the playoffs and to have a bigger impact. And 152 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: then again, I think it's just little things and working together, 153 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 3: becoming more close with our team. And obviously there's a 154 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 3: lot of big changes here coming up in the PWHL, 155 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 3: so that's going to be a big thing, is how 156 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 3: can all these teams adapt to those changes quicker and 157 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: also just get to know their new teammates, get to 158 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 3: know the new feeling because the teams are changing so drastically. 159 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 3: So I think to get to the championship, that's what 160 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 3: it is. It's being able to adapt, being able to change. 161 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 3: Different things are happening in our environment and our league 162 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 3: it on a regular basis, and so I think it's 163 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 3: important for us as veteran players on the team to 164 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 3: find a way to help every single person adapt and 165 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 3: be a part of this new team that we're going 166 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 3: to see next year. 167 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I want to talk about expansion, but first I 168 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 1: want to ask you, Maury Philip. You've won it every 169 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: single level, no secret that you're widely considered the best 170 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: player in the world. It's been two seasons only, so 171 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: very early in this PWHL, But how much pressure do 172 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: you feel when it comes to p WHL titles versus 173 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: the pressure you feel for Canadian national team events like 174 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: the Olympics or World Championships. 175 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 4: Well, honestly, we like I'm pretty fortunate to be part 176 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 4: of such amazing teams and having teammates in the environment 177 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 4: that allowed us to win. But honestly, being part of 178 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 4: the PWHL, being part Ofla Victoire, it is part of 179 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 4: right away you jump into that team, you want to win, 180 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 4: and I don't think it's extra pressure. 181 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: I think it's part of. 182 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 4: Me as an athlete to be competitive and wanting to 183 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 4: win day in and day out, and honestly, starting this league, 184 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 4: every team wants to win. Every team wants to raise 185 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 4: that Walter Cup that first time. See the Sea Minnesota 186 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 4: doing twice in a row, just like the Panthers at. 187 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: Those Sneaky Frost exactly. 188 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 4: But I think for all of us, we want to win. 189 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 4: I want to bring him back to Montreal and it's 190 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 4: gonna be excited. Yes, there's pressure, but I think taking 191 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 4: that pressure in a positive way and just moving forward 192 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 4: towards that day in and day out. 193 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: We haven't yet seen the logos, the names everything for 194 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:33,440 Speaker 1: Seattle and Vancouver, so at least for now, Montreal hands down, 195 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: best logo, hands down best jersey. I don't want to say, 196 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: you know, I can't say it for next season because 197 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: we still got to see what's happening with the new teams. 198 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: But that's the jersey that I want. It's so sick. 199 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: Let's talk about expansion. So the expansion draft wrapped up 200 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: last week. The two of you are staying put with 201 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: the Victoire, but the league saw a lot of big moves, 202 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: including Hillary Night signing with Seattle after Boston left her unprotected, 203 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,559 Speaker 1: Montreal losing Kayleb Barnes, Jennifer Gardner, among others. What was 204 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: your reaction when you heard that teams could protect initially 205 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: just three players, Laura. 206 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 3: Those are tough questions here, obviously, as as players of 207 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 3: the Victire, it's sad. It's sad to see our only 208 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 3: three people be protected. Obviously, we didn't know what was 209 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 3: going to happen. Myself included. I didn't know if I 210 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 3: was going to be protected. So I think just just 211 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 3: obviously that first unknown, in that first scary feeling of wow, 212 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: only three that's quite a small amount, and especially in 213 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 3: this team that we've created that we thought was going 214 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 3: to do so well, and obviously even with the result 215 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 3: of this of the playoffs, I think we still had 216 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 3: an incredible team. We had great people, great culture, and 217 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 3: so I think our first reaction as WHOA, this is 218 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 3: a big change. A lot is going to be different here. 219 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 3: This team that we have is not going to look 220 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 3: the same at all. So I think that was our 221 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 3: initial reaction, and then we've obviously tried to take with 222 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 3: some perspective here in the sense of like, it is 223 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 3: amazing for women talkey, it is amazing that two new 224 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 3: teams are being able to be added to this league 225 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 3: in such short time because of how well the PWHL 226 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 3: and how well all six teams have done. So I 227 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 3: think that perspective gives you like, Okay, this this is 228 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 3: for something so much bigger. And we started this league 229 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 3: with that same sense of we want this to be 230 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 3: a legacy, We want this to be long lasting and forever, 231 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 3: and so it is important to look at it in 232 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,840 Speaker 3: all the disappointment, the fact that we lost some of 233 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 3: our friends and our favorite players, like it is important 234 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 3: to zoom out a little too and see how how 235 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 3: awesome it is. But yeah, I think obviously three players 236 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 3: is it is not a lot and to see how 237 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,200 Speaker 3: Vancouver and Seattle are shaping up, it seems like they 238 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 3: are quite the great teams. But with that being said, 239 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 3: I think all six teams have built something pretty special 240 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 3: in each market for the last two years, and I 241 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 3: don't think that disappears with just this new process. That's 242 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 3: still those those cultures, those that what's started in all 243 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 3: six of those cities is still there, and I think 244 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 3: all us six original teams are going to rely on 245 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 3: those fan bases and in order to kind of keep 246 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 3: pushing forward here. 247 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 2: So there's a lot to it. There's a lot of thoughts. 248 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 3: Obviously it's pretty fresh to all of us, but I 249 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 3: think it is important that there is a lot of 250 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 3: positives to it as well. 251 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: I actually had Hillary Knight on the show about a 252 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 1: week before protected players were announced, and I was joking about, like, oh, 253 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: what if Boston didn't protect you, ha ha ha, And 254 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: she said one of her biggest goals before retiring was 255 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: to bring a cup to Boston and then boom, she's gone, 256 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: which is crazy. I didn't actually think that would happen. 257 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: But it also speaks to the kind of talent that 258 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: these rosters are going to have from day one, the 259 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: talent that they got between the signing window and the 260 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: draft and the noun free agency. Just how big of 261 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: a threat do you think they're going to be in 262 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: their first seasons? Murrayfully, because expansion teams usually you can 263 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: be like, it's gonna take a little while. But they 264 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: look pretty good. 265 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 2: They look very good. I gotta tell you they're to 266 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 2: be a threat from day one. 267 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 4: Honestly, they props to the GM did their job in 268 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 4: drafting those amazing players. And yeah, honestly, like hearing Nighter 269 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 4: not getting protected, Honestly, I was very surprised and shot 270 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 4: for us. For me, it's the face of women's hockey 271 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 4: and especially around the world, and. 272 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 2: It's hard to see. 273 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 4: Honestly, she's created that league since day one, so it'll 274 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 4: be interesting to see. But honestly, very happy to see 275 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: her in Seattle creating something very special there. But to 276 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 4: see these two teams lining up with these with the 277 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 4: free agency, with the draft, it's amazing. 278 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 2: Good for them, But we got our work, toy. 279 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: You do worried. I would be worried about an angry 280 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: Hillary Night with something She's been bad enough already. Happy 281 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: go lucky, Hillary Night is scary enough. 282 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 3: I do think Seattle is quite lucky to have her 283 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 3: to grow that program with a face like that and 284 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 3: a player like that. I mean, to start a brand 285 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 3: new program in a new city like Seattle, I think 286 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 3: having Nighter there couldn't be more beneficial to them and honestly, 287 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 3: probably to the league. I know Boston is really going 288 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 3: to miss her, but it's good for her like in 289 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 3: that sense too. 290 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: We got to take a quick break more with Laura 291 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: and Pooh right after this. Laura, it's a dream that 292 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: you two ended up on the same team, but as 293 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: this league was coming together, you did not want to 294 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: be considered a package deal. In fact, you've said you 295 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: had conversations with all the gms in the PWHL and said, 296 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: I only want to be drafted if you want me 297 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: as a person and as a player, not as Marie 298 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,680 Speaker 1: Philipp's plus one or some package deal. So can you 299 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: tell me about that time, because you said it was 300 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: quite hard on you. 301 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think obviously I want to be my own 302 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 3: person as well my own player, And that's important to 303 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 3: the two of us, is we're not just doing this 304 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 3: to be a couple and to live in our own house. 305 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 3: We're doing it to chase our own passions and our 306 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 3: own dreams, obviously in support of one another as well. 307 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 3: And so from day one when this league started, I 308 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 3: had no idea what to expect, and it was a 309 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 3: nervous feeling coming to Montreal, a new city where obviously 310 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 3: not a Quebec Quebec Qua player, and they didn't really 311 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 3: know who I was or where what I was doing. 312 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 3: So I just I didn't want to have that feeling 313 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 3: of I'm only in Montreal for that reason, And obviously 314 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 3: Danielle Silviajeo made that really clear to me and important 315 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 3: to me that that they wanted me as as not 316 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 3: only a hockey player, but as as a person as well, 317 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 3: And so yeah, I think obviously that's that's been a 318 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 3: big part of my focus even here throughout the Protection Draft, 319 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 3: that that was important to me as well. 320 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: And I think we're always going to be like that. 321 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 3: We of course we want to play together, we want 322 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 3: to live in the same city, we want to spend 323 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 3: time in our house with Arlow. 324 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 2: That's that's the dream. 325 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 3: But on the same side of that, we are both 326 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 3: passionate about our dreams and and our aspirations and living 327 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 3: out those and chasing our own goals and dreams. Obviously, 328 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 3: if we can do it in support of one another, 329 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 3: in side by side, that is the dream and that 330 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 3: that is goal. But with that being said, it is 331 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 3: important for both of us to be. 332 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: Our own, our own people. 333 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: Marie Filippel, you say quebe qua. 334 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 2: Kiku. 335 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, so that sounded a little bit more natural 336 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: for you. Laura. How how is your French when you 337 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: join the team. 338 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: It's not amazing. I'm still working on it. 339 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 3: I've taken some classes. I have an awesome French tutor teacher. 340 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 3: It's like one on one. We work together a little bit, 341 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 3: so she's definitely helped me out. Recently, I would say, 342 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 3: still not great. I still don't have that nice crisp accent, 343 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 3: but I can definitely understand it a lot more when 344 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 3: people speak to me. 345 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love that your tutor isn't your wife. That's smart. 346 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: That's this Honestly, you need a little time away. I 347 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: actually want to get back to what's been called the 348 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: royal wedding because you two have been together on and 349 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: off since twenty seventeen. I actually read about that scary break. 350 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: I hadn't heard about the break until I started diving deep. 351 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: I love that it required one of you to like 352 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: literally stock the there's team bus and be like get 353 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: out here, we need to talk, not letting you go. 354 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: But you only more recently, despite having been together for 355 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: a number of years, really started sharing more of your 356 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: life and your love publicly and being more open about it. 357 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: And before we get to talking about it now, I'm 358 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: sort of obsessed with the story of the moment you 359 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 1: both realized that there might be a little spark there. 360 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:21,840 Speaker 1: So Laura, can you can you share that? Because I 361 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: love that story. 362 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was quite early on. It was right after centralization. 363 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 3: It was at my first time on the senior after 364 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 3: my first World Championships on the senior team, we had 365 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 3: this golf tournament. 366 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 2: It was called good as Gold. It was used to it. 367 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 2: It used to just be there. It should just be. 368 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 3: A really fun weekend with all of our teammates and sponsors, 369 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 3: and it was amazing, the best weekend ever. Anyways, we 370 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 3: were there and we like, we were just having drinks 371 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 3: with everybody having fun, and a bunch of us ended 372 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: up going skinny dipping. Just it was like one two 373 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 3: in the morning, no idea. There was a big group 374 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 3: of us and. 375 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: This ocean, pond, a lake, a pool in Blue mountain, 376 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: Blue Mountain, Okay, And a shooting star came flying across 377 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: the sky and there's tons of people in the pool, 378 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: and for some reason, like only the two of us 379 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 1: looked up and saw this shooting star in the sky 380 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: and we kind of made eye contact after, and we're like, WHOA, 381 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: this is a weird feeling, a weird spark, And honestly, 382 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 1: it wasn't anything. It was literally just like this feeling, 383 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: this moment, and it passed and we kind of never 384 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 1: did never thought about it again until later on, obviously 385 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 1: when we started getting closer and talking more often. But 386 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: it always kind of came back to that moment of like, WHOA, 387 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: I felt something. 388 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 2: Then did you? 389 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: I love that? And then in the wedding vows you 390 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: said she was the wish I always dreamed of and 391 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: I didn't realize until now. That's so cute. I love 392 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: I love cute romantic stories, and I think that's such 393 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: a sweet one. It's also very saffic that you're like, well, 394 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: we were just in a pool with a bunch of 395 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: naked chicks and we caught eyes. We were the two 396 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: that stood out a little too on the nose, guys, Griefully, 397 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: if you told CBC Sports in November that this is 398 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 1: probably the most myself I've ever been. I've always been 399 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: the hockey player, but I have a wife and I 400 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: can be myself. People are coming to the rink and 401 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,959 Speaker 1: saying thank you for allowing me to be myself. So 402 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: what inspired you to be more open with fans and 403 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: family and community. 404 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 4: I mean, like, it did take a while to like 405 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 4: kind of be okay and be open to this whole 406 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,360 Speaker 4: new world. But I knew my environment, knew about us, 407 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,199 Speaker 4: and it was okay. But I think for us and 408 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 4: what I saw lately with this league to have the 409 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 4: people that come through a game, and it's from all 410 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 4: different aspects. It's from the sport world to the art 411 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 4: world to the music world, and it's everybody can be themselves. 412 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 4: And seeing signs in the rink, people on the street 413 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,239 Speaker 4: where you from afar, You're like, there's no way they 414 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 4: know about hockey, and they stop you and say, oh 415 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 4: my god, I came to my first hockey game and 416 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 4: I love it and it can be yourselves. And those 417 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 4: are all little moments in the last couple of years 418 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 4: I'm like, Wow, it's beyond hockey. It's beyond the plays 419 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 4: on the ice. It allows people to be themselves enjoying 420 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 4: something else that they maybe they never knew about. And 421 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,879 Speaker 4: it's women's hockey now. And you hear people saying I 422 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 4: had the best winterever. Have a season ticket. I come 423 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 4: to every game, Like those are all little moments interaction 424 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 4: that you have with people that like, really open your 425 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 4: eyes two bigger take that hockey and to me, like, 426 00:19:32,320 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 4: I still am the hockey player, but now maybe I 427 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 4: realize a little bit more that I can have more 428 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:39,359 Speaker 4: of a little bit more of an impact on the 429 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 4: social aspect, on the people aspect. So that it did 430 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 4: open my eyes for sure, and I think it did 431 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 4: open your eyes as well, to be okay with what 432 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 4: we do. And honestly, we're not the most social media people. 433 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 4: I think we're just trying to be ourselves and if 434 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:58,439 Speaker 4: people can connect with us, that's that's amazing. And I 435 00:19:58,480 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 4: think it's been amazing to see. 436 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: And yet some of the wedding clips did end up 437 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: going viral on social media, particularly the Celine Dion moment, 438 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: which is so great. Laura, you two have changed out 439 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: of these gorgeos dresses. You guys both look so beautiful 440 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,719 Speaker 1: into these white, awesome suits, and you're dancing to Celine 441 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: Dion and all these players are around you and everyone's 442 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: so ecstatic. It's such a cool moment. I have to 443 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 1: ask if you're aware that Rose Leavell of the US 444 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: women's national soccer team also has a viral social media 445 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: moment belting out Celine Dion. Have you seen this? 446 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 3: We saw it after actually and we're like, wow, this 447 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 3: is amazing. 448 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 1: Apparently this is the women's sports anthem or I guess 449 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: Celine Dion brings us all together somehow, speaking of people 450 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: you wouldn't necessarily assume no a ton about sports. We 451 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: have to take another break. The conclusion of my conversation 452 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 1: with Laura and Pooh is coming your way right after this, 453 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: you know, Marie fleep. I just hosted this event in 454 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: Canada espnW summ at Canada, and there was a presentation 455 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 1: about growing interest in women's sports, and there was a 456 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: bunch of quotes from folks that they'd spoken to for 457 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: the study, and one of them said, I came out 458 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: of protest and I've stuck around out of admiration, which 459 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: is wild to me because there is this element of 460 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: crossover in women's sport where it's not just about rooting 461 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: for players or a sport, but about what it stands for. 462 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: And it does feel like you take on this burden 463 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: of not only being the best at what you do, 464 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: but also representing so much more than that. Whether it's 465 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: by choice or not, it's sort of hoisted upon you. 466 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: And I've talked to Hillary Night about this for literal decades. 467 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: You have to sell your sport, sell tickets, be a 468 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: market or be a role model, get your workouts in 469 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: all the other stuff. Was that something you had to 470 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: psych yourself up to do because you seem a little 471 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: bit shyer? Did you have to decide to take on 472 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 1: the burden of being the face of Canada hockey and 473 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: hockey in general because you knew that there was more 474 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: to be earned and won by doing that. 475 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 2: I think I was lucky. 476 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 4: Enough to into the footsteps, honestly, from the pioneers and 477 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 4: from these amazing womens that came before us. Honestly, my 478 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 4: dream started in two thousand and two when I watched 479 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 4: the Olympics on TV, and literally that's when that spark came. 480 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 4: And honestly, I was lucky enough to get invited to 481 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 4: camps and make it at a young age, and where 482 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 4: you get to be in the dressing room with these 483 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 4: amazing pioneers, where you know, and as you get older, 484 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 4: and as you get with these ladies on the World 485 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 4: championship at the Olympics, you get to hear more of 486 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 4: their story. You get to see what they went through 487 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 4: and how hard it has been or how hard it 488 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 4: is right now to push women's hockey. And I think 489 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 4: in all my career I learned so much by it's 490 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 4: just up like by just looking and watching and hearing. 491 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 4: And as I got to find my voice on the 492 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 4: team as I got older, as you're a little bit 493 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 4: less shy to ask questions, you allow yourself to, yes, 494 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 4: become one of the leader, but not by yourself. Honestly, 495 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 4: I was lucky enough to be surrounded by such amazing 496 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 4: group and girls that that came on the team. And yes, 497 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 4: I'm lucky enough to maybe be one of the role models. 498 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 4: But honestly, like every day I look to my left 499 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 4: and right to see how lucky I am to be 500 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 4: surrounded by such amazing leaders, and honestly to see from 501 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 4: my role in national team today, seeing the league has 502 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 4: been created, it's been amazing, And honestly, it wasn't a decision. 503 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 2: I love it. 504 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 4: I love doing and honestly, I think I'm somebody that 505 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 4: leads by action and by leading the way in that sense, 506 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 4: and honestly, there's not a way that I take a 507 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 4: day off. I love pushing myself to be the best, 508 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 4: but honestly, I'm not there by myself, and I'm pretty 509 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 4: lucky to be doing that. 510 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, it is Pride Month, and we're so 511 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,239 Speaker 1: happy that so many athletes, especially in women's sports, are 512 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: able to come out and be their authentic selves. But 513 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,440 Speaker 1: there's lots of folks that are still nervous about taking 514 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: that step. And I wonder, Laura, if you have any 515 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 1: advice to share with young athletes trying to figure that out. 516 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, honestly, I think I mean our path. It wasn't like, Okay, 517 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 3: let's do this specific way or do this. We honestly 518 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 3: were just stay true to who we are. We didn't 519 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 3: necessarily want to go and post everything and have all 520 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 3: these pictures. And when we did post, obviously sometimes it 521 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 3: went a little further than we thought, and we didn't 522 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,479 Speaker 3: know how to react or who to talk to or 523 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 3: but it was important to kind of lean on the 524 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 3: people around us who supported us, who cared about us, 525 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 3: whether it's our families, our parents, our siblings, our hockey community, 526 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:34,239 Speaker 3: our friends. So I would my first advice would one 527 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 3: hundred percent be lean on the people who love you 528 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 3: and support you. There's so many people who want what's 529 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 3: best for you, who care about you as a person 530 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 3: and just want you to be happy, and so lean 531 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 3: on those people. They're they're always going to be there 532 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 3: through the ups, the downs, the ugly and the amazing moments. 533 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 3: So the people who are there for you and the 534 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 3: tougher ones, those are the ones who. 535 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 2: You want to keep around. 536 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 3: So that would be my number one and number two 537 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 3: is honestly, just be yourself. I think at the end 538 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 3: of the day, when you're genuine when you find the 539 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 3: right person, when you are genuinely happy yourself, things around 540 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 3: you seem to fall all fall into place a little 541 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 3: bit easier. And that those would be my two things. 542 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 3: Is it's easy to get caught up in social media 543 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 3: and what's around you and feeling like you have to 544 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 3: do certain things or fall into the norms. But at 545 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 3: the end of the day, like as hockey players, we're 546 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 3: going to be better when we're ourselves as human beings first. 547 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 3: So I think both of us our careers have have 548 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 3: been better because we're happy in our own selves and 549 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 3: we're happy together and our relationships and our life and 550 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 3: and all of that is genuinely true to ourself and 551 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 3: who we want to be as people first. 552 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 2: So those would be my two for sure. 553 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: It also feels like there's more folks who came before 554 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: you now to talk to about the decision to come 555 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: out and when and how, especially like soccer and basketball, 556 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: there's been more I think women who are openly gay 557 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: in those sports, and more recent years that athletes in 558 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: hockey really felt like they could come out. Have you, 559 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: guys talked to any of them or did you reach 560 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: out to anyone in advance and be like, how did 561 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: you navigate this, especially with sponsors or other folks that 562 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: you're more worried about than maybe friends and family. 563 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 3: I mean, honestly, we're right, We are really really lucky. 564 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,360 Speaker 3: I think when when we started, honestly we didn't really 565 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,919 Speaker 3: have those conversations. We kind of slid a random Instagram 566 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 3: post in and everybody was like Oh my god, it's 567 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 3: so hard. Launch tried to have as little of conversations 568 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 3: as possible and just pretend it was. 569 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 2: But we're lucky. 570 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 3: I think we know so many people who are a 571 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 3: little bit older than us, a generation or two who don't, 572 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,679 Speaker 3: who haven't and still don't have it as easy and 573 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 3: don't feel as comfortable because that's how they grew up 574 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 3: or that's all they knew, or it wasn't as normal 575 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 3: back then. So there's still a little bit more standoffish today. 576 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 3: So we are extremely lucky and fortunate obviously to be 577 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 3: able to be at the right timing in the world 578 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 3: that not only could we play in this new professional 579 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,679 Speaker 3: hockey league, but we could also play together and be together. 580 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 2: So we're pretty fortunate. Obviously. We've leaned on a lot 581 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 2: of our friends. 582 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 3: A lot of our friends are in relationships with girls 583 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 3: as well, and I think of one hundred percent, our 584 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 3: environment around it around us made it a lot easier 585 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 3: to have those conversations, to feel like it was normal. 586 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 4: There's always going to be people that have comments and 587 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 4: people that have different opinions, and that's life, and that 588 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 4: thing we're aware of that I think to us is 589 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 4: just focusing on what's good our environment and that people 590 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 4: wants the best for us. 591 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: All right, last two most important questions. Was Marcus invited 592 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: to the wedding? 593 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 4: No, he was not. 594 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:45,680 Speaker 2: I haven't met Marcus. 595 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:51,479 Speaker 1: Yes, has anybody heard from Marcus? I think we need 596 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 1: to have Marcus on the show. I want to ask 597 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: him some important questions about just life and his ability 598 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: to see things and learn things and know things. 599 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 3: That was like one of our first moments of like, Okay, 600 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 3: I guess we are a little bit more out there 601 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 3: than we thought. 602 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 2: You had no. 603 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 3: Idea about this whole situation, and it blew up right 604 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 3: in front of us. So it made it a lot 605 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 3: easier to transition, like we're together. Everybody knows it now. 606 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: You know what would be cool is if Marcus and 607 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: Stacy got together. I don't know if you guys have 608 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: heard about their lesbian stacy, but I feel like I 609 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: don't know if they're straight. I don't want to assume 610 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: anything in twenty twenty five, especially during Pride Month, but 611 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: what if Marcus and Stacy could get together? Wouldn't that 612 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: be a sweet moment? They're lesbian Stacy is a similar 613 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: to a their gay Marcus moment. Okay, final most important question, 614 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: how many American players were invited to your wedding. 615 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 2: The coup two? 616 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 4: Yeah? Two? 617 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 2: Or three Julie two yeah. 618 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,800 Speaker 1: Just Victoire teammates or. 619 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 4: No, no, like like Julie Chuo was invited. 620 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:01,959 Speaker 2: As Megan dug In. 621 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: But isn't Julie Chu married to a Canadian player? So 622 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: that's kind of I feel like, I feel like that's sneaky. 623 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: That doesn't count. 624 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 3: We had a few Americans not as petty as Canadians, but. 625 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: All right, well allow it if you renew your vows. 626 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: We expect more Americans who are not married to Canadians 627 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,719 Speaker 1: to be welcomed in because I feel like one thing 628 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 1: that the PWHL has done, beyond all the other amazing things, 629 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: is perhaps defrost a little bit of the rivalry, at 630 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: least when you're not on the ice against each other, 631 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: because it's a little harder to hate each other quite 632 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: so much when you play together and in pursuit of 633 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 1: the Walter Cup together. Right, I mean that I have 634 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: met way more Canadian hockey players of late, and I'm like, gosh, Dan, 635 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 1: it's harder to hate them. I feel sad for them. 636 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: About twenty eighteen. Not that sad because it was one 637 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: of my fa favorite games ever, but a little sad. 638 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: I hope you so after this interview, I do, which 639 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: makes it hard. Also, I want to be a Canadian 640 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: at this point because of you know, everything that's going 641 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: on in Canada's basement right now. I used to call 642 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: y'all America's hat, but now I call us Canada's basement. 643 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: And at the espnW Summitt Canada, I did put out 644 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: a petition to ask if anyone would have me if 645 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: things really go badly and I need to relocate, And 646 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: so far Diana Matheson and her wife Anastasia have offered 647 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: me that I could be their roommate, and also Tessa 648 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 1: Bonham said I can sleep on her couch for a while. 649 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: So I've got a couple offers. But your place looks 650 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: nice too, so I'll add you. I'll add you to 651 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: the list. Thank you so much for the time. 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