The Original Eight: Mutual Respect feat. Jordan Brickner Gragnano
04/16/20 • 29 min
Connecticut Whale defender Jordan Brickner is the featured guest for the seventh installment of The Original Eight series. Brickner moved to Connecticut from Chicago for what she thought would be one season in the National Women's Hockey League. Today, she is one of eight players to suit up for all five seasons of the league.
Unfortunately, Brickner suffered an injury in December that cut her fifth season short. However, we spoke to her earlier this month and she seems to be in good spirits about the future of the Connecticut Whale.
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Music: Wallflowers & Caverns by Bad Snacks
Photo Credit: Matthew Raney
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Connecticut Whale defender Jordan Brickner is the featured guest for the seventh installment of The Original Eight series. Brickner moved to Connecticut from Chicago for what she thought would be one season in the National Women's Hockey League. Today, she is one of eight players to suit up for all five seasons of the league.
Unfortunately, Brickner suffered an injury in December that cut her fifth season short. However, we spoke to her earlier this month and she seems to be in good spirits about the future of the Connecticut Whale.
Follow Jordan Brickner Gragnano on Twitter: @JustJordan26
Follow The Founding 4 Podcast on Twitter @Founding4Pod
Follow Erica L. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08
Music: Wallflowers & Caverns by Bad Snacks
Photo Credit: Matthew Raney
***
The Founding 4 Podcast is an independent women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. The podcast lives on Transistor.fm and is part of the Sports Talk with Erica L. Ayala podcast network. Please like, share, subscribe, comment, and rate our show. That is how we get more eyes/ears on women in sports.
Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community. For the cost of a slice of NYC pizza a month, you help bring more coverage to women in and around sports. You can also make a one-time donation via PayPal.
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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The Original Eight: Third team's a charm feat. Kaleigh Fratkin
The sixth episode of The Original Eight Series. This series features one-on-one interview with the eight players who've been with the NWHL since the inaugural season.
Kaleigh Fratkin began her NWHL journey in Connecticut. At the time, the Vancouver-native turned Boston-area standout decided to get a fresh perspective. Along with her college teammate Anya Battaglino, she signed with the Connecticut Whale.
After a rocky season, Fratkin was once again ready for a change of scenery. Enter Riveters head coach and general manager Chad Wiseman with the opportunity to reroute the Riveters franchise for Season 2. Hear Fratkin tell the story of signing with her third and (likely) final NWHL team, what she makes of the only two NWHL OGs she hasn't played with, and what the future holds for her in the NWHL and beyond.
Here are some additional links referenced in the chat with Fratty:
NWHL Open Ice: Anya Packer reveals Fratty is the mastermind behind her style.
Fratkin, Anya and other chat with Deadspin about the Season 2 salary cuts.
Fratkin finds a home in Boston.
Follow Kaleigh Fratkin on Twitter: @fratkin13
Follow The Founding 4 Podcast on Twitter @Founding4Pod
Follow Erica L. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08
Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks
Photo Credit: Michelle Jay
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The Founding 4 Podcast is an independent women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. The podcast lives on Transistor.fm and is part of the Sports Talk with Erica L. Ayala podcast network. Please like, share, subscribe, comment, and rate our show. That is how we get more eyes/ears on women in sports.
Sports Talk with ELA is sponsor by our Patreon community. For the cost of a slice of NYC pizza a month, you help bring more coverage to women in and around sports. You can also make a one-time donation via PayPal.
Photo: Michelle Jay
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#F4PArchives: Live from Lugano with Blake Bolden
We are busting out the Founding 4 Pod archives. Originally posted November 30, 2017, this is an exclusive interview with (now former) HC Lugano defender Blake Bolden. These days, Bolden is working with the Los Angeles Kings as a scout and skating with the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA).
Bolden played two seasons with the Boston Blades of the CWHL, and two seasons with the Boston Pride of the NWHL. She won back-to-back professional titles in Boston. First she won the Clarkson Cup with the Blades in 2015, then won the inaugural Isobel Cup with the Pride in 2016.
Now playing for HC Lugano in Switzerland, she hopes to win a third professional title. Listen to Bolden discuss the story behind her name, her decision to play overseas, how she remains cool, and her favorite sights in her new surroundings.
Follow Blake Bolden on Instagram: @SportBlake
Blake Bolden Athletics (www.blakebolden.com/about-me/)
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