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Last season, I’ve constantly said to myself and at games, “Save us, Filly.” I said that because of how we were rocked in the first expansion and how we drafted her, I saw her as our savior. And yes, she did save us.

However, we got rocked again in this expansion. In spite of all we lost, we gained a goalie to replace Ozzy (Man, I miss her.) in Elaine Chuli—as I’ve seen her now affectionately called by us, “Choo Choo.”

That being said, I have a message for Chuli I can only put into four words: Save us, Choo Choo!!

Who do you want to save us?

Comment as you see fit. Let’s Go Sirens!

This one’s for you. Welcome to the PWHL.

Everyone else, myself included, let’s sit this one out.

Go!!!

Detroit, Hamilton, Vegas and San Jose fans, sit this one out.

Everyone else, GO!

In its heyday, radio was THE way one could be up to date on the happenings of the world. It was the only way one could stay in the loop with hockey. It still is.

It’s free. It’s accessible. And it gets listeners to think.

Let’s apply that to hockey. As I mentioned briefly before, hockey was broadcast exclusively on the radio in the early days of professional sports. People would tune in and listen to the action intently and react as people do nowadays when watching it on television or streaming. They would hear a voice who described what was happening in real time with detail, provide insight and try to encapsulate the vibe at the arena. That voice would guide them. And it would, at times, reflect what was the listener was feeling about the game at the time.

I grew up listening to sports on the radio. I still listen to sports on the radio. I do it because I grew up not having sports on TV as a kid, and I listen now because listening to games is so ingrained in me. To me, radio is one of those real equalizers: no matter who you are, your abilities, your social status, your place in life, you can listen to sports on the radio.

I’ve seen posts and comments on this thread talking about the PWHL on the radio only to find out that there isn’t any radio coverage of the PWHL. That’s sad. I also talked about and have started providing some radio coverage of the Sirens—in Spanish. Yes, I broadcasted on the internet. Yes, I have some radio experience from my college days. Yes, I broadcasted 4 out of 5 games by myself with a cell phone and a muted TV. I broadcast because there are a lot of Latínes who are growing more interested in hockey but don’t speak English. Thankfully, thanks to fellow Sirens fans, I now have a statistician who’s joining me next season and I hope to grow the team. And I’m doing it again next season.

What I’m saying is, since the league can’t or won’t provide radio broadcasts of PWHL games, it falls on us to create them. Whether you broadcast in English, French, Spanish, Hindi or any of the countless languages, do it. Create a radio broadcast because hockey is for everyone—rich or poor, sighted or blind, English speaker or not, no matter the race or sexual orientation/identity. All of us have built a community in this league. It is on all of us to expand it. Be the radio station.

Let’s Go Hockey. Vamos Hockey. Alléz Hockey.

The strike is on. If you didn’t prepare, it’s on you. God help us all.

I’ve been convincing them since day one to follow women’s hockey. I’ve tried everything from watching our games to learning random PWHL players.

Until just a few minutes ago, my nibling was sheepish. I put on the PWHL final between Ottawa and Montréal. They asked me about who was playing. I told them to sit with me through the player intros. As the intros went on, I briefly explained each player and their team. When the intro went to MPP, their eyes opened up and they asked me if she was on the “Wife Line.” I said yes.

They said to me that that’s all they needed to follow women’s hockey. They also said that they’re going to be a Sirens fan because they don’t want me to be alone and they hope we develop something similar. I told them that they’re free to follow any team they want. They’re insisting they follow the Sirens, like I do.

Watching PWHL hockey just became that much more meaningful to me. And as an uncle to a nibling, I’m proud of them—regardless of what team they choose to follow.

If MPP is reading this, merci beaucoup.

Alléz hockey. Let’s go hockey.

365HockeyGirl just posted a video explaining how this year’s expansion will work. And hold on to your hats, people! This time, it’s worse. Much worse. At least, that’s what I picked up from it.

I’m not going into the particulars, for 365 does it much better. What I will say is that it appears that we may end up in a rebuild again—in worse shape. Add the fact that we have NO gold plan points, Pascal Daoust better perform wizardry of the highest order to limit the damage.

Prepare yourselves. Hold on to your loved ones and let them know how much you love them. May the Wee Woo not turn into Weep Woo.

Comment as you see fit. Let’s Go Sirens!

Who are you cheering on in the playoffs?

Me? I’m cheering for chaos. But on a more serious note, I’m rooting for Boston for two reasons. One: they were destroyed in the last expansion draft just like my Sirens were. I felt it proper to cheer them on in solidarity. And two, there are former Sirens that are now on the Fleet enjoying their first playoffs. Chief among them is Jessie Eldridge—who autographed my jersey just before the expansion draft last year. Do I miss our former Sirens? Yes. However, to see them play in the playoffs albeit in different jerseys brings a happy tear to my eye. And here’s a bonus reason: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I will not elaborate on that.

That being said, throughout this season, I have repeatedly said only two words to the Fleet and their fans: AVENGE US. Avenge the Sirens, Boston. Win the Cup.

Let’s Go Sirens. But for now, Go Fleet Go.