Uncategorized – Erica L. Ayala

October 27, 2018

Top Shelf Episode 44: Australia’s Exceptional Children

Hannah welcomes Alyssa Longmuir to the show while Michelle recovers from a wedding and also watches the Red Sox in the World Series. Hannah and…

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October 19, 2018

Top Shelf Episode 43: Puppies vs. Liv Chu-Ouellette

Hannah and Michelle take a look at what happened in the NWHL and CWHL last week. We talk about why the Rivs might be struggling,…

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October 13, 2018October 31, 2018

Founding 4 Podcast Episode 43: Week One recap feat. Meeri Räisänen interview

It’s time for Episode 43 — the Meghan Huertas episode — of your favorite NWHL-centric podcast! This week Erica and Mike break down the first…

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October 13, 2018

Top Shelf Episode 42: CWHL Season Preview

Hannah and Michelle preview the 2018-19 season and talk about the league as a whole, what they're excited to see from each team, and who…

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October 6, 2018

Top Shelf Episode 41: NWHL season preview

Hannah and Michelle are back with an comprehensive preview of the NWHL season. Highlights include: The Whitecaps are overhyped? What's going on with the Riveters…

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October 3, 2018

Live from Hobey Baker Memorial Rink, it’s The Founding 4 Podcast!

This week, in a special edition of the Founding 4 Podcast, Erica and Mike recorded the show live at the inaugural Champions Cup between Luleå…

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September 27, 2018

Top Shelf Episode #40: NCAA Spectacular

It’s our NCAA spectacular episode! A warning ahead of the episode: it’s a long one and a bit different! At the beginning, we chatted about…

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September 24, 2018

Episode 39- Fall Festival and Celine Dion

Hannah and Michelle talk about the retirements from Les Canadiennes, thoughts on the Fall Festival and USA Evaluation Development camp, and discuss their favorite Celine…

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September 8, 2018

Top Shelf Episode 38: SDHL Spectacular

Michelle takes over hosting duties with special guest Meredith Foster as the two discuss SDHL favorites, players to watch, and the Swedish national team program.…

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September 4, 2018

Founding 4 Podcast Episode 37: New Season, New Logo!

NEW LOGO ALERT. How amazing is our new logo? The Ice Garden’s Casey Sudetic blew us away with this design. Please go give her some…

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Grading the Connecticut Whale’s first half
Rookies Räisänen and Mrázová shine in first half for The Pod The Connecticut are 2-4-2 at the halfway point of the 2018-19 season. Yet again the Whale are in forth place in the NWHL standings. However, there are a few reasons this season could be different than their two fourth place finishes. To begin, there […]
Buffalo Beauts GM Nik Fattey discusses coaching changes, upcoming schedule
3-3 Beauts look to jump back on top! Yesterday, the Buffalo Beauts announced both Ric Seiling and Craig Muni were relieved of their duties. The co-head coaches led the Beauts to two-consecutive Isobel Cup Finals and the 2017 NWHL Championship title. Skills coach and former NHL Cody McCormick was named interim head coach and general […]
The international travels of Ailish Forfar
Learn about the Markham Thunder rookie’s adventures in hockey, journalism, and service. Ailish Forfar’s interests have led her, quite literally, around the world. While in college at Ryerson, she went on services trips with other athletes and covered the 2018 Winter Paralympics from South Korea. As a rookie on the Markham Thunder, she’s played hockey […]
Riveters look to regroup after Thanksgiving
Randy Velischek weighs in on state of the Riveters, projected lines, and starting goalie for Sunday “We need a win! We need a win,” said Riveters head coach Randy Velischek to a staff member at practice yesterday. The former New Jersey Devils defenseman is 1–6 with nine games left in his first season as head […]
Q&A with Team Canada goaltender Shannon Szabados
Ahead of the 2018 Four Nations Cup, read what Szabados thinks about playing on home ice, facing off against the other three teams, and more! Ahead of Four Nations, which starts today, Canadian goaltender Shannon Szabados was gracious enough to answer a few questions about the tournament via email. The current Buffalo Beauts goalie talked […]