Rink Stories - #47 - Christina Putigna of the Boston Pride, leading scorer in the PHF

#47 - Christina Putigna of the Boston Pride, leading scorer in the PHF

10/19/21 • 43 min

Christina Putigna is a 5 foot 8 forward out of Grimsby Ontario. As a key contributor for the 2021 Isobel Cup champion Boston Pride, she was the league’s leading scorer and MVP runner-up in the Premier Hockey Federation.
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In this fast paced conversation, Bob asks Christina about: Comparisons between life in the Lake Placid Bubble and sleepaway hockey camp; technical pointers on Christina's two hella assists in the Isobel Cup final; the struggle as a fan of 2 NHL teams; the decision to wear #21 at Providence College; and much, much more.
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#46-Digit Murphy, President of the Toronto Six of the PHF

Where Bob asks Digit everything you wanted to know about the past and future of the Premier Hockey Federation, on and off the ice.
Digit Murphy is the President of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (née National Women's Hockey League). One of the most distinguished figures in the history of women’s hockey, she was a CWHL Championship coach, won 318 games in 22 seasons as the head coach at Brown University, and, as a 5-6 forward out of Cranston RI, #9 is still the 4th greatest scorer in Cornell Big Red women’s hockey history, with 213 career points.
In this fast-moving conversation, Digit discusses: the rebranding of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) as Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), the long road to awarding the Isobel Cup in 2021, the up-and-down debut season of the Toronto Six, off-ice controversies, and the upcoming PHF season.
Plus, Wrist Shots, Where Was Bob Last Week, Way Back, Hockey Haiku, and other fun and funny stuff.
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and music by Ken Klein. Additional music from the the Ken Klein, the Bill Henry Trio, MC Hopf, the Mo'Nobs, and Bob's Lounge
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#48 - Nick Carpenito, Associate Head Coach of Northeastern Huskies Women's Hockey

A 5-8 forward out of Acton Massachusetts, #9, Nick Carpenito is the Associate Head Coach for the Northeastern Women’s Hockey team, 2021 Frozen Four Finalist and preseason #2 team in the country.
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Bob and Matt welcome Nick, who takes all of our mispronunciations and misspeaks in stride, introducing us to the loaded NU Huskies team (3 returning 1st team all-Americans!?!?), along the way regaling us with quick takes on rule changes, an upcoming trip to the World University Games in Switzerland, a crushing 2019 tournament loss to the Cornell Big Red, and much, much more.
And, our usual fun and funny stuff, as the Way Back Machine evokes memories of prior episodes:

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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and music by Ken Klein. Additional music from the Ken Klein, the Bill Henry Trio, MC Hopf, the Mo'Nobs, and Bob's Lounge
If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, following, rating, reviewing, and telling your friends
Check out Nick Carpenito and the Northeastern Women's Hockey on Instagram
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Check out our new YouTube channel
Follow Matt on Twitter and Instagram
Work hard. Have fun. Don't be a dick. THIS is Rink Stories.