Join legendary ice hockey coach Digit Murphy as she introduces The Grit, a podcast by and for incredible women in sports.  Follow us on instagram and twitter @thegritlive to hear when our first episode drops!

Introducing The Grit with Digit Murphy

Venla Hovi, 3-time Olympian and first Finnish player to win the Clarkson Cup, joins The Grit today to share her journey. 

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Ep. 1 w/Venla Hovi

Zoe Hickel, 2-time World Champion and 2019 Clarkson Cup winner, joins The Grit to share her incredible journey, which includes growing up in Alaska, playing in China, founding her own fitness company, and appearing in the Aurora Games (among other things!).

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Learn more about ZoPro-- www.zopro.org
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Ep. 2 w/Zoe Hickel

Blake Bolden made history in 2015 as the first African-American player to compete in the NWHL—and won the Clarkson Cup the same year. This past season, she’s defended her NWHL Hardest Shot title and was awarded NWHL Defensive Player of the Year. It goes without saying—Blake’s got an amazing story to tell. 

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Learn more about Blake Bolden Athletics: www.blakebolden.com
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Ep. 3 w/Blake Bolden

Jenny Harss, goaltender for Team Germany since 2005, talks competing in the Olympics (twice!), overcoming injury, and receiving personal congratulations from President Obama.

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Ep. 4 w/Jenny Harss

Justine Gaziano, captain of Brown University's women's basketball team, shares her secret to balancing sports and studies and responds to a tough hypothetical posed by Digit. 

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Ep. 5 w/Justine Gaziano

Katie Burt has the most NCAA career wins in history (121!)and she's just getting started. In this episode, Katie talks about making sports careers more accessible to women, the importance of laughing with your team and, in The Grit's very first "Ask the Athlete" segment, answers a question posed by a young athlete! 

Follow Katie--Twitter: KatieBurt33; Instagram: @katie_burt
Learn more about Katie's mentorship program:
http://katieburtgoaliedevelopment.squarespace.com

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Ep. 6 w/Katie Burt

Digit sits down with Hope Allen, CEO of the North Tampa Bay Chamber, at the HERSTORY museum! Hope talks about the importance of titles in garnering respect, being a woman in the c-suite, and the HERSTORY scholarship!

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Ep. 7 w/Hope Allen

Gordie Zimmermann, Managing Partner of AdventHealth Center Ice and force behind the HERSTORY museum, joins The Grit.

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Learn more about the HERSTORY museum: https://www.getherstory.com

Ep. 8 w/Gordie Zimmermann

Carly Norman, freshman at University of Central Florida,  beat hundreds of applicants to win the HERSTORY scholarship. Carly joins The Grit to talk overcoming injury, discovering her passion for physical therapy and inspiring the next generation of women.

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Learn more about the HERSTORY museum: https://www.getherstory.com

Ep. 9 w/Carly Norman

Alexandra Vafina, Russian ice hockey forward for SKIF Nizhny Novgorod, joins The Grit in its tenth episode to talk hockey culture in Russia, finding motivation despite lack of representation and, in another "Ask the Athlete" segment, her favorite hockey drill!

Follow Alexandra-- Twitter: @avafina09
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Ep. 10 w/Alexandra Vafina

Shiann Darkangelo, pro hockey player for the Toronto Furies, joins The Grit to talk plant-based diets, the pressure of committing in sports culture, and finding her identity both in and outside of the rink. 

Follow Shiann-- Twitter: @shidark27; Instagram: @shidark
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Ep. 11 w/Shiann Darkangelo

Kristen Hanifin, Special Event and Convention Sales Director at Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB, joins The Grit to talk growth potential for women's sports, sports tourism's potential to stabilize a regional economy, and how being a parent brings a unique perspective to her role. 

Follow Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce & CVB-- Instagram: @lakegeorgechamber; Twitter: @visitlakegeorge; Facebook: @VisitLakeGeorge
Website: https://lakegeorgechamber.com

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Ep. 12 w/Kristen Hanifin

Eileen Murray, founder, owner and Director of Coaching at the New York Gridlock Ultimate (the 1st womxn’s* pro ultimate frisbee team in the NY-area), joins The Grit to talk about changing the rules (literally), making ultimate frisbee mainstream, and how the spirit of the game is being reshaped by women. 
*New York Gridlock Ultimate embraces the term womxn to be inclusive of all women and non-binary people.

Follow New York Gridlock Ultimate-- Instagram & Facebook: @nygridlock; Twitter: @ny_gridlock; Youtube: New York Gridlock Ultimate
Website: https://www.nygridlockultimate.com/

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Ep. 13 w/Eileen Murray

Producer of The Grit, Veronica Perez, joins Digit in a new series tackling current events. This week, Veronica and Digit discuss the recent NCAA rule change.

Follow Veronica--Instagram: @v.e.r.o.n.i.c.aa
Website: veronica-perez.mystrikingly.com

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Current Ep. 1 - NCAA Rule Change

Alexis Moed, President of the New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey program, joins The Grit to talk the importance of women as coaches and role models, founding the program, and rising above the naysayers (and the rumors they spread!)

Follow New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey--
Twitter: @islanders_elite 
Instagram: @islandersgirlselite
Facebook: "New York Islanders Girls Elite Hockey"
Website: https://www.northwellhealthicecenter.com/girlselite

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Ep. 14 w/Alexis Moed

Stephanie Wood, Women's Director of the Islanders Hockey Organization (one of the largest youth hockey club for boys, girls, and junior athletes in New England) joins The Grit to talk the benefits of being a multi-sport athlete, tripling the size of the Islanders Hockey program, and accepting the challenge to lead a high school team to victory.

Follow Islanders Hockey Club:
Website: www.islandershockeyclub.com
Twitter: @IHCWomensHockey
Insta: islandershockeyclub_women

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Ep. 15 w/Stephanie Wood

Live from Cornell University, Hall of Famer Cynthia Schlaepfer (Youker) joins The Grit. Cynthia has set a myriad of records in Cornell women's ice hockey, despite not having a locker room or hockey skates when she started out. Still, Cynthia names the love of the game as the reason for her glow.  

Follow Cornell Women's Ice Hockey: https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey
Instagram: @cornellwhockey
Twitter: @CornellWHockey

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Ep. 16 w/Cynthia Schlaepfer (Youker)

"There's a rich life out there, and you can do it." Live from Cornell University, MassMutual Lead Susan Fulshaw joins The Grit to talk about how to advocate for yourself financially and professionally. 

Follow Cornell Women's Ice Hockey: cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey
Instagram: @cornellwhockey
Twitter: @CornellWHockey

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Ep. 17 w/Susan Fulshaw

Live from Cornell University, Pamela Kelleher, partner at Ernest & Young, joins The Grit to talk how being an athlete shaped her sense of self as a woman, leader and businesswoman.

Follow Cornell Women's Ice Hockey: cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey
Instagram: @cornellwhockey
Twitter: @CornellWHockey

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Ep. 18 w/Pamela Kelleher

Live from AdventHealth Center Ice, Dr. Paula O'Neil, cancer fighter and survivor, author, and elected official (the list goes on!) joins The Grit.

Follow Dr. Paula O'Neil--
Twitter: @ClerkPaula
Instagram: @islandersgirlselite
Website: https://fightingcancerlikeagirl.com/index/

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https://fightingcancerlikeagirl.com/index/

Ep. 19 w/Dr. Paula S. O'Neil

Live from AdventHealth Center Ice, Julie Robinson joins The Grit for our 20th episode to talk about her beginnings as a figure skater, finding support for her ice hockey passion through family and founding a league (among other things!). 

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Ep. 20 w/Julie M. Craig Robinson

Live from AdventHealth Center Ice, Kristen Bowness, Manager of Diversity, Development, and Sled Hockey as well as the Tampa Bay Lightening Community Hockey Department joins The Grit! 

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Ep. 21 w/Kristen Bowness

Live from Saint Leo's University, track star Cierra White, 8-time All-American, 3-time Conference Champion and 200-meter indoor National Champion joins The Grit!

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Ep. 22 w/Cierra White

Live from Saint Leo's University, Caitlin Hansen, the second-ever head coach in Saint Leo women’s lacrosse history, joins The Grit!

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Ep. 23 w/Caitlin Hansen

Live from Saint Leo University, Sarah Leiby joins The Grit! 

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Ep. 24 w/Sarah Leiby

Lauren ""LP"" Piontek, #33 on the New York Gridlock Ultimate Frisbee team, joins The Grit!  The NY Gridlock is New York's 1st professional womxn's ultimate frisbee team.

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Ep. 25 w/Lauren Piontek

Ashley Kilstein, Associate Director of Athletics at Wentworth Institute of Technology, joins The Grit!

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Ep. 26 w/Ashley Kilstein

Alison Murdock, Ice Operations Technician for the Tampa Bay Lightning and one of only two of NHL's women Zamboni drivers, joins The Grit!

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Ep. 27 w/ Alison Murdock

Digit Murphy and producer Veronica Perez discuss Digit's new role as NWHL Toronto President!

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Ep. 28 The New NWHL Toronto President

Join legendary ice hockey coach Digit Murphy as she unpacks how incredible women in sports muster the grit to overcome adversity and become champions at the national, international, and Olympic level. 

Get ready to get gritty.

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