Pride & Puck Podcast
Pride & Puck Podcast is a monthly podcast where Queer Hockey Stories will be told. Join us on a journey of sharing the wonderful world of inclusive ice hockey. Rare and inspiring stories from everyday people talking about how much finding inclusive hockey clubs has helped them, and the wider LGBTIQ+ community. Uniting people through discussion we give a unique look behind the curtain at what makes inclusive hockey clubs and their players tick.
Episodes
We sit down with trans hockey player Lexi Shay from Spokane, Washington to talk about their journey in sport and life.
From growing up in Flint, Michigan, finding identity at a young age, navigating the coming out journey, the importance Spokane Women's Hockey League has played in their life, joining Trans Wave, becoming part of the queer hockey community and so much more.
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This month we sit down with Robyn Leaño from Phoenix, Arizona who is a sports broadcaster featuring on Locked On: Mammoth an NHL podcast.
We talk about growing up in San Jose and finding a love for hockey, becoming a sports broadcaster, transitioning in the public eye as media, joining ALPHA, Team Trans and honouring their sister through hockey.
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This month we head back across to the USA and sunny Arizona, where Andrew sits down and chats with the new President of Arizona Legacy Pride Hockey Association (ALPHA) Mel Jones.
We touch on sport and ice hockey growing up, being born and bred in Arizona, a trailblazer for black players in hockey, joining ALPHA and so much more.
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This month I sit down with Samantha West, a transgender person from Iowa, USA.
We talk about growing up in a small town, skating on frozen basketball courts, finding inclusive hockey, the journey to authenticity and so much more.
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This month we sit down and chat with Johnny Valentine from Arizona Legacy Pride Hockey Association (ALPHA).
We talk about growing up in Pittsburgh, hyper Christianity, navigating sexuality, finding hockey, joining APLHA and so much more.
00:44 Intro
01:23 Welcoming Johnny Valentine
02:88 Is Phoenix a progressive city
03:27 APLHA & political climate
04:17 Johnny Valentine growing up
05:56 Wrestling shaped Johnny
08:45 Growing up...
This month the script is flipped as your host Andrew Macdougall is in the hot seat to celebrate the quarter century mark for Episode 25.
Previous guest Kade Matthews returns to host this episode as it delves into why Andrew started, his own journey and what the future holds for the podcast going forward.
00:48 Intro
01:10 Kade Matthews intro
03:20 Are you nervous04:00 Did you think it would get this far
07:12 Community aspect to sto...
We sit down with Nora Renick Rinehart, from Queer Hockey Nova Scotia, to talk about life growing up on Boston, playing hockey in Chicago and Madison, then finding their way to Halifax.
Playing an important role in changing hockey culture through QHNS alongside board members Stasia Sianchuk, Victoria Elms, Dan Marsh and Cris Adams.
00:39 Intro
01:02 Introducing Nora
02:40 Queer Hockey Nova Scotia and Nora's role
04:40 Growing...
To start Season 3 of the podcast we sit down with Venessa Robinson from Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
We talk about life growing up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, navigating masculine and feminine, playing hockey for the first time in Canberra, Australia, realising they are trans, living an authentic life and so much more.
SHOW INDEX
00:00 Intro
02:29 Being a trans person in Calgary
04:18 Gr...
For our final episode for season two we sit down with Kevin Jesus from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Talking growing up as a first generation of Canadian of Portuguese background, falling in love with hockey, navigating being gay growing up, a career in media, marrying their husband at Rogers Arena, Edmonton Oilers and their LGBTIQ+ community plus so much more.
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We sit down with goaltender Madeleine Cho from Toronto, Canada.
Talking growing up in Vancouver, moving to Toronto, an amazing field hockey career, surviving a car crash, navigating mental health, finding the Women's Hockey Club of Toronto and so much more.
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This month we sit down with Vanessa Vargas from Spokane, Washington.
We talk growing up in Spokane, hockey camp in New Hampshire, coming out for the first time in hockey, women's hockey league in Spokane, Seattle Pride Classic and so much more.
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This month we sit down with Bec Jennings, hockey player, goaltender and cancer survivor.
We talk growing up in country Victoria, Australia, moving to Melbourne, finding street and ice hockey, being diagnosed with cancer, raising awareness and money through hockey plus so much more.
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This month Andrew sits down with Stuart Ridley from Harbour Lights Ice Hockey. They talk about sport growing up, Harbour Lights, the impact it has on Queer people, connecting through social media and so many laughs.
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...This month Andrew sits down with Jason Finnan from Calgary Inclusive Hockey Association.
They talk about growing up in Burton, New Brunswick, Canada. Playing hockey as a kid, navigating queerness, finding the love of hockey again, becoming President of CIHA and so much more.
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This month we sit down with Yrica Butt, hockey player, trans women and all round awesome person. Talking growing up in Southern Indiana, moving to Minnesota and finding queer hockey, Seattle Pride Classic and much more.
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Andrew sits down with President and Co-founder of the Seattle Pride Hockey Association Steven Thompson. They talk about Seattle growing up, being a young hockey fan, playing hockey, starting SPHA, Seattle Pride Classic and much more.
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Andrew sits down with Sydney Sirens and Australian Women's Ice Hockey League goaltender Ella Licari, they talk hockey growing up, elite inline, transitioning, playing in the AWIHL and much more.
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Andrew sits down with Alex Kaulback, a 31-year-old trans man from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada who is co-founder of Queer Hockey Hamilton. They talk hockey growing up, founding QHH, transitioning seven years ago, finding community within queer hockey and so much more. Queer Hockey Hamilton https://www.instagram.com/queerhockeyhamilton/ QHH is holding there first ever hockey tournament the Spring Fling from April 13-14.
Season two of the Pride & Puck Podcast kicks off with 39 year-old trans, non-binary and queer Canadian hockey player Kao Lawrie.
Kao lives on the Sunshine Coast in BC, Canada. Is the founder of This Tournament Has Everything (TTHE) which will hold their 2nd Annual Tournament on March 1-3, 2024.
Talking about hockey growing up, navigating hockey life as a trans and non-binary person, giving back through TTHE, plus so m...
In the final episode of season one Andrew sits down with Kurt Conway, goaltender for Harbour Lights Ice Hockey Club to talk about hockey, personal growth, becoming club Treasurer and more.
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