In 2024, Corinne Schroeder was inducted into the Women's Beanpot Hall of Fame. The former Boston University goaltender led the Terriers to three straight Beanpot title games, including the 2019 Beanpot championship. She went 3-1-2 in six Beanpot starts and stopped 61 of 66 shots en route to the 2019 title. Schroeder is BU’s all-time leader in career goals-against average and save percentage. Schroeder plays for New York in the PWHL, where she recently made history with a 29-save shutout in the t...
Jan 27, 2024•5 min•Season 6Ep. 22
This episode was initially recorded on Twitter Spaces on June 12, 2023 TRIGGER WARNING: racism, homophobia, mental/emotional abuse, eating disorders, body shaming, gaslighting, sexual harassment, hazing. The Boston Globe & The Athletic articles reported allegations of mistreatment and misconduct toward players by Harvard Women's Hockey Coach Katey Stone and claims of hazing within the program. The university hired the law firm Jenner & Block to conduct the review in March. A school spoke...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 21
Angélica Rodríguez & Erica L. Ayala are back and talking PHF Free Agency. On this episode, originally recorded on Twitter Spaces, were discuss the big spenders in PHF Free Agency and their impact on a growing league. Is Kacey Bellamy worth her contract? What can we expect from Nora Räty in net for the Riveters? Why we need more Mike Murphy's in the world How do the PWHPA plans effect PHF free agency? And much more ... Show Notes and Timestamps can be found below: 💪🏾 Black Rosie Media 💪🏾 ...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 19
The Minnesota Whitecaps may have fallen short in overtime during the 2023 Isobel Cup Final, but they did finish the 2022-23 season with a title. For the second year, the Whitecaps took home bragging rights from the Battle of the Rig hosted by the Tulsa Oilers in Oklahoma. Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala interviewed Buffalo Beauts general manager Nate Oliver and Minnesota Whitecaps general manager Chi-Yin Tse live from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma (the headquarters of Black Rosie Media...
Apr 10, 2023•43 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Black Rosie Media founder and reporter Erica L. Ayala spoke to multiple players from the Toronto Six and the Minnesota Whitecaps ahead of the 2023 Isobel Cup Final on March 26th. Hear from the following PHF players and coaches: The Toronto Six 0:00 - Saroya Tinker on what makes Toronto special 0:26 - Daryl Watts on the Whitecaps 0:36 - Head coach Geraldine Heaney on playing a full 60 1:02 - Shiann Darkangelo reflecting on being the first expansion franchise 1:22 - Watts on her motivation to win ...
Mar 26, 2023•4 min•Season 6Ep. 17
California native Justine Reyes worked her way up to the top line for the Connecticut Whale in her first Premier Hockey Federation season. As the Whale prepare for the postseason, Reyes tallied 14 points (9 G, 8A) in 24 games. Erica L. Ayala spoke with Reyes about her hockey journey from St. Lawrence to Sweden, and now the Nutmeg State. Reyes also discusses what's made the Connecticut Whale a successful team, especially later in the regular season. Members of our Patreon Posse heard it first! Be...
Mar 17, 2023•17 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Black Rosie Media and the Founding 4 Podcast take you from the bench to the locker rooms and everywhere in between. Take a look at our exclusive look at the 2023 PHF All-Star Showcase through the eyes of @TheMeiGrayGroup Director of Special Projects Dave Meisel. Erica L. Ayala narrates video and images taken by Black Rosie Media contributor Tiffany Thompson from the event hosted at Mattamt Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The PHF All-Star Showcase auction ends on February 24, 2023. Auction L...
Feb 21, 2023•5 min•Season 6Ep. 15
In partnership with @TheMeiGrayGroup , Black Rosie Media will provide exclusive coverage of the 2023 PHF All-Star Showcase in Toronto. Black Rosie Media founder Erica L. Ayala welcomes Elliot Gerard to the show. He is the founder and head of creative & strategy at @heartlentgroup . Erica & Elliot talk about this year's All-Star logo and jersey design, how Elliot got into art and design, and what designs we should look for this season. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 27, 2023•21 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Black Rosie Media contributors Erica L. Ayala, Angelica Rodriguez, and Ashley Mouzzon bring you 3 New Year's Resolutions for all seven @PremierHockeyFederation teams ahead of the 2023 restart of Season 8. What players need to step up? Who needs to stay out of the penalty box? Can teams stay healthy? QUESTION OF THE DAY: What resolutions do you want your favorite PHF team to take into 2023? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 02, 2023•14 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Part II of Angelica's sit-down with Amy Budde is here! In this episode, the duo talks about the value of playing overseas, which Beauts teammate hides candy in her gloves, and what type of root beer Budde prefers. There is also more fútbol, aka soccer talk, including a tip for a good place in Buffalo to watch. This is perfect timing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which started Sunday, November 20. Finally, Angelica asks Budde where she sees the Buffalo Beauts finishing in the 2022-23 Premier Hocke...
Nov 23, 2022•31 min•Season 6Ep. 11
PHF Previews: Connecticut Whale - This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces The Connecticut Whale blazed through the regular season as the team to beat. Did a bad five minutes in the 2022 Isobel Cup Final against the Boston Pride cost them their first championship? Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala are joined by Mike Murphy to discuss if the Whale can once again be a contender. Follow the Founding4Podcast: https://twitter.com/Founding4Pod Follow Angélica Rodriguez: https://...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Hockey fans, you are in for a treat! Angelica Rodriguez sat down with Buffalo Beauts player Amy Budde to discuss her role as a practice player and Community Coordinator. Budde opens up about the decision to come back as a practice player and how it's changed her relationship with hockey for the better. This is the first of two episodes featuring this chat with Angelica and Amy. If you want to listen to the full interview, join our Patron Posse! Show Notes: Learn more about the DiSC assessment he...
Nov 19, 2022•25 min•Season 6Ep. 10
We're weeks away from the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. The Metropolitan Riveters have a new President, a new head coach, and a new home rink ... in a mall. Dan Rice, aka Dr. Ice, aka The PHF Insider, aka The Hammer, joins us to chat about one of the Founding 4 teams and to drop some fun nuggets about a few other teams in the league. Follow the Founding4Podca...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The puck drops on the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) on November 6th! Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. Kelly Schultz, PHF Broadcaster and voice of Bemidji State Women's Hockey, joins us to discuss how the franchise will move on from the Brodt Family Era. This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces. Sunday, October 9 - PHF Preview - Replay link Wednesday, October 12 - Boston Pri...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 8
The puck drops on the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) on November 6th! Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. Ball Hockey Bootcamp founder Ashley Mouzzon joins us on Twitter Spaces to discuss the La Force de Montreal. Later on in the show, we are also joined by Jared Book and Dan Rice. This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces. Sunday, October 9 - PHF Preview - Replay link Wednesday...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 7
The puck drops on the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) this weekend! Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. Ball Hockey Bootcamp founder Ashley Mouzzon rejoins us on Twitter Spaces to talk about the Toronto Six. Their mascot, their new front office, and if anyone can replace Mikayla Grant-Mentis. This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces. Sunday, October 9 - PHF Preview - Replay link...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 6
We're weeks away from the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. PHF broadcaster Sam Fryman joins the show to discuss the Boston Pride team ahead of Season 8. The Philly native also absolutely roasts Erica (the NY Mets fan). Aside from chatting about the Pride, we have a conversation about the bright spots, and the challenges of the increased salary cap and multi-year...
Oct 15, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 4
We're weeks away from the eighth season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). Co-hosts Angelica Rodriguez and Erica L. Ayala begin their countdown to the season with their league-wide preview. This session was originally recorded live on Twitter Spaces. Angelica and Erica will conduct team-by-team previews every Wednesday and Sunday on Twitter Spaces. Sunday, October 9 - PHF Preview - Replay link Wednesday, October 12 - Boston Pride Preview - Replay link Sunday, October 16 - Buffalo Beauts Pre...
Oct 15, 2022•48 min•Season 6Ep. 3
The Premier Hockey Federation has made Montreal officially official. Founding 4 Podcast co-hosts Erica L. Ayala and Angelica Rodriguez recap what we know about the PHF expansion, what we think about the expansion, and make a case for more in-person events like a PHF Draft. Hear from PHF commissioner Reagan Carey and Montreal PHF President Kevin Raphaël: https://youtu.be/sQxsVwhXYLE 🎶 Music Credits 🎶: Boy with A Pipe - Verified Picasso Summer in the Neighborhood - Bad Snacks Yo Picasso - Verifi...
Jul 18, 2022•44 min•Season 6Ep. 2
The Founding 4 Podcast is back! Erica L. Ayala is joined by a new co-host and dear friend Angelica Rodriguez for the first show of the brand new era of the Founding 4 Podcast, now part of Black Rosie Media. Angelica & Erica start the show talking about Hockey Canada and the (delayed) repercussions of their lack of transparency regarding sexual assault investigations. The show then shifts to Nazem Kadri and the Colorado Avalanche aka the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions. The two New Yorkers then ge...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Every four years, folks get really ignorant about what is good and "bad" for women's ice hockey. The latest Toronto Star article crossed my timeline and I decided to get a little creative with a recent interview with USA alternate captain Hilary Knight. NOTE: This is not a real conversation, this is my artistic expression of what a conversation between the Toronto Star reporter and Hilary Knight might be. #BlackRosie #Olympics ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 07, 2022•9 min
Connecticut Whale alternate captain Janine Weber joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming series in Buffalo, Olympic Qualifiers, the dreams of young Janine growing up in Austria, and much more! Team Austria at Olympic Qualifiers Erica's PWRFWD Shop , where #BlackRosie lives Join Sports Talk ELA on Patreon The Founding 4 Podcast is a 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. Like, sh...
Dec 17, 2021•49 min•Season 5Ep. 2
We're back! Erica L. Ayala brings back the Founding 4 Podcast ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics! Come for the interview with Hall of Famer Angela James, stay to learn about the return of your favorite women's hockey show and how to support Erica's coverage from Beijing! Angela James joins Tara Slone Listen to Angela James on the Soul on Ice Podcast Erica's PWRFWD Shop , where #BlackRosie lives The Founding 4 Podcast is a women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. The podcast lives on T...
Nov 24, 2021•37 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Ever wonder what the NWHL actually is? What is this Isobel Cup people speak of and what happened to its handles? Erica L. Ayala is joined by writer Anne Tokarski to discuss all this and much more! Follow Anne on Twitter @annetokarski Follow the show on Twitter @Founding4Pod Follow Erica L. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08 The Founding 4 Podcast is an NWHL-centric 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...
Jan 18, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Ever wonder what the NWHL actually is? What is this Isobel Cup people speak of and what happened to its handles? Erica L. Ayala is joined by writer Anne Tokarski to discuss all this and much more! Follow Anne on Twitter @annetokarski Follow the show on Twitter @Founding4Pod Follow Erica L. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08 The Founding 4 Podcast is an NWHL-centric 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...
Jan 16, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 6
New Year, new season means a new sit-down with NWHLPA executive director Anya Packer! Anya takes the NWHL 101 Challenge, discusses all things #NDubble, and hints at some things to come in 2021 and beyond. Baby Waylon also joins the show for the first time! Show Timestamps NWHL 101 Challenge NDubble Updates NDubble Fan Experience NDubble Media Access Baby Waylon's 1st F4P appearance Anya's Top 10 moments in 2020 Anya's White Board: 2021 Edition More Analytics?! Follow Anya on Twitter @battaglinoa...
Jan 02, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Sonjia Shelly will return for a second NWHL season with a new team. Shelly is going from swimming with #ThePod to Repping The Rivs. Follow Sonjia on Twitter @Shellygoalie413 Follow the show on Twitter @Founding4Pod Follow Erica L. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08 The Founding 4 Podcast is an NWHL-centric 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, an...
Dec 04, 2020•36 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Erica L. Ayala chats with Providence alumna and Buffalo Beauts rookie defender Whitney Dove. The two chat about why she wears #77, deciding to play in the NWHL, and more. Follow Whitney on Twitter @WhitneyDove_07 Follow the show on Twitter @Founding4Pod Follow Erica l. Ayala on Twitter @elindsay08 The Founding 4 Podcast is an NWHL-centric 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. Ple...
Nov 20, 2020•27 min•Season 4Ep. 3
The Founding 4 Podcast is a weekly women's ice hockey podcast hosted by Erica L. Ayala. Follow the show @Founding4Pod Follow Erica L Ayala @elindsay08 Support the Sports Talk ELA podcast network on Patreon Show Notes: Here are some helpful timestamps and links to help you follow along with the show. 0:00 - Intro 0:29 - Ty's hockey origin story 4:10 - Ty on the potential of women's hockey 7:20 - Ty on the Board of Governors model 9:30 - Competitive edge for teams (Boston Pride & Toronto Six) ...
Oct 24, 2020•39 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Founding 4 Podcast Season 4 officially kicks off with Anya Packer, executive director of the NWHLPA. Anya breaks down the new structure, NWHL founder Dani Rylan's new role, and much more. Show Notes: Here are some helpful timestamps and links to help you follow along with the show. 0:00 - Intro 2:16 - Anya on Baby Waylon 4:50 - Anya on latest NWHL announcement and what it means for the league, Dani Rylan 10:17 - Learn how you can help support the Founding 4 Podcast 12:09 - Anya on her top th...
Oct 16, 2020•50 min•Season 4Ep. 1
