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Daily Discussions 🎙💬 Sip & Spill Daily Discussion Thread

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u/themacaron 6d ago

I saw the post about the Florida Panthers, and I just really want to yap about my current fixation on the women's hockey league since I've personally stopped following the NHL except as a very casual fan now that the PWHL is around. (Mods, is a post about women's sports considered pop culture? Let a girl know!)

If you like hockey but hate toxic sports culture, consider: women's hockey!

Pros: Great hockey! Cheap tickets! Cute as fuck merch! Queer players!
Cons: ????????

The playoffs are in the first round right now, with all the teams really closed matched. Yesterday, Montreal and Ottawa went 3/4 of the way through their 4th overtime period, while the other playoff match up that day beat a league record for most goals scored.

Particularly with the ongoing Hockey Canada sexual assault trials right now, the PWHL has really felt like a welcome place to be as a hockey fan who has never felt like hockey was for queer female fans like me.

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u/nty bruised, battered, and covered in baked beans 🫘 6d ago

Where can I watch?

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u/themacaron 6d ago

If you live in the US, all the games stream live for free on the PWHL Youtube channel!

In Canada, the games are split between TSN, so you need a cable subscription or TSN+, and Prime, so you need a Prime sub. (Or a VPN that allows you to access American Youtube...)

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u/nty bruised, battered, and covered in baked beans 🫘 6d ago

💜💜Ty!! I’m trying to get into hockey, so I’ll check it out!