Olympic champion and women’s hockey force Kendall Coyne Schofield joins the party in full flight, still one of the fastest players on the planet, a mom to two-year-old Drew, and a key architect behind the rise of the PWHL. Kendall takes us inside the real grind that used to define “pro” women’s hockey (think air mattresses, tiny paychecks, and constant “ifs”), and how a single phone call helped spark a league built to last for generations. She also relives her iconic NHL All-Star “fastest skater” moment, what it meant to carry an entire sport on her shoulders, and why the conversation it sparked mattered even more than the time on the clock. Plus: the Canada–USA rivalry, the mindset shift after silver in 2022, and why “pressure is a privilege” hits different when you’re chasing gold with your kid watching...this time, on the road to Milano Cortina.

 

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Keep the Party Going:

Watch Abby’s Oscar Nominated Film “Come See Me in the Good Light”: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/umc.cmc.27uh51l7oh3ghql2gxb6xvb1s

Kendall’s Book “As Fast as Her”: https://bit.ly/49ugklt

Kendall in NHL All Star Competition: Kendall Coyne Schofield makes history in Fastest Skater

How the PWHL was formed: https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/professional-womens-hockey-league-how-pwhl-was-formed-and-why-top-players-have-high-hopes-for-new-league/

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Chapters:

00:00 — Begin

01:24 — “Come See Me in the Good Light” — Abby’s Oscar Nomination

08:32 — Kendall Coyne Schofield 

13:49 — “It was never about playing in the league…it was about building it.”

14:08 — Sponsors + legitimacy: how the league gets real 

16:54 — Post-Olympics doesn’t go silent anymore

18:20 — Motherhood + the “new beginning” mindset

43:22 — Party Poppers: Blind Ranking

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