#550: What happened to the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes?

About this episode

The episode discusses the elimination of the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes from playoff contention in the PWHL.

A PWHL post-mortem. High-stakes sports are happening left, right, and center — and another league is about to join the playoff party: the PWHL. Four teams will vie for the Walter Cup, but equally as intriguing is who won’t be: the league’s two expansion squads. In fact, the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent were the first teams eliminated from playoff contention. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into what the heck happened, from an advantageous expansion draft to elimination. Show notes: More on The GIST: ✉️ Email: pod@thegistsports.com 📷 Instagram: @thegistusa @thegistca @ellenatthegist @stephanierotz

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellen Hyslop, Steph Rotz

Topics covered

• PWHL
• expansion teams
• playoff contention
• sports analysis
• women's hockey

Keywords

• Seattle Torrent
• Vancouver Goldeneyes
• PWHL
• playoffs
• expansion draft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PWHL, Vancouver Goldeneyes, Seattle Torrent

Places: Seattle, Vancouver

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