This month I sit down with former Division 1 hockey player Brianne Brinker.

We talk about her new book Skating Out of the Vault: A Trans Woman's Escape From the Game of Masculinity, navigating the world of college hockey as a hidden trans person, coming out, being a visible trans person, playing for Team Trans and so much more.

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Connect with Brianne Brinker:

https://authenticallybrianne.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bri_chata_brinker

https://www.facebook.com/brianne.rm.brinker

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianne-brinker/

We return with Season 4 and episode 34 as I sit down with author, hockey player and coach Darcy Green.

We talk about sporting growing up, a love for Aussie Rules, finding queer and non-binary identity, falling in love with hockey through romance novels, finding Southern Lights and beginning their hockey journey.

(Darcy Green in a pen name. Those of you who know Darcy from hockey will know their wallet name, but they prefer to use Darcy while talking about their writing.)

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Follow Darcy:

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https://www.darcygreen.com/TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@darcygreenwritesInstagram:

https://www.instagram.com/darcygreenwritesSubstack:

https://darcygreenwrites.substack.com/

Our final episode for Season 3 we sit down with Jeff McLean, one of the co-founders of Pride Tape.

Pride Tape has played a major role in making hockey visible, and a place where LGBTIQ+ people can be proud of who they are while playing the sport they love.

We talk about how Pride Tape started, celebrating 10 years, the challenges along the way, how Jeff got into hockey, navigating NHL tape bans and so much more.

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https://www.pridetape.com

Amy Stephens a transgender sports person who has lived a life of sport and self discovery, while following in love with hockey along the way.

Amy sits down to talk about playing in the CCM Women's Tournament, growing up in Adelaide, finding self through footy, getting into hockey, how it has become an obsession and so much more.

A day in the life of a transgender hockey player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I-4oDBhBlM&t=359s

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Trash Pandas Hockey

https://www.instagram.com/trash.pandas.hockey/

This month we are joined by Melbourne Ice women's defender of the Australia Women's Ice Hockey League, Isabela Raymundo.

We talk about growing up with inline hockey, transitioning to ice hockey, playing in the AWIHL, helping form the first pride game, navigating pansexual identity and much more.

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We sit down with trans hockey player Lexi Shay from Spokane, Washington to talk about their journey in sport and life.

From growing up in Flint, Michigan, finding identity at a young age, navigating the coming out journey, the importance Spokane Women's Hockey League has played in their life, joining Trans Wave, becoming part of the queer hockey community and so much more.

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Website:

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https://spokanewomenshockey.com/

https://www.teamtranshockey.com/

https://www.transwaveshop.com/

https://www.instagram.com/transwaveicehockey

This month we sit down with Robyn Leaño from Phoenix, Arizona who is a sports broadcaster featuring on Locked On: Mammoth an NHL podcast.

We talk about growing up in San Jose and finding a love for hockey, becoming a sports broadcaster, transitioning in the public eye as media, joining ALPHA, Team Trans and honouring their sister through hockey.

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Locked On Mammoth YT Channel:

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Locked on Mammoth Twitter/X:

https://x.com/LockedOnMammoth

Navigating the transition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQct6SzaGO0

Paving the Way:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKFFWzacdEY

This month we head back across to the USA and sunny Arizona, where Andrew sits down and chats with the new President of Arizona Legacy Pride Hockey Association (ALPHA) Mel Jones.

We touch on sport and ice hockey growing up, being born and bred in Arizona, a trailblazer for black players in hockey, joining ALPHA and so much more.

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ALPHA Links:

https://www.azpridehockey.org/

https://www.facebook.com/AZPrideHockey/

https://www.instagram.com/alphahockeyaz/?hl=en

https://www.tiktok.com/@alphahockeyaz

Black Girl Hockey Club:

https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlhockeyclub?igsh=MWFyZzhjanJhZ3NkeA==

Black Girl Hockey Club Canada:

https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlhockeyclubca?igsh=MXRjZndoaXB0czF4NA==

Players Against Hate:

https://www.instagram.com/playersagainsthate?igsh=bHhibzByaTN3Y3Z4

How Mel Jones started playing:

https://www.instagram.com/azhockeylegacy?igsh=MXduOWhsN2JiOHc2Zg==