Cowards and Villains at USA Hockey

The crew discusses USA Hockey's transgender participation ban, transphobic PWHL player Britta Curl-Salemme, and a special guest joins to discuss her own perspective as a transgender hockey player. At the end, we pivot to a discussion on the impact of Heated Rivalry across the pro hockey world.Benjamin welcomes Emily, Trevor, and special guest Heather to the Neutral Zone Hotel02:47 The crew discusses USA Hockey's new transgender participation ban.21:51 The PWHL still lacks a gender inclusion policy and Britta Curl-Salemme is sponsored by a vocally anti-trans organization.40:49 Special guest Heather joins to talk about her own journey as a trans hockey player and fan and the personal impact of the ban.1:08:17 The impact of Heated Rivalry on real life hockey.Neutral Zone Hotel is a production of the Neutral Zone Hotel Team.More information is available at https://neutralzonehotel.comLogo design by Emily Mowbray.We're available on YouTube and all the major podcast platforms.You can follow us on social media if you're so inclined: Bluesky: @neutralzonehotel.bsky.socialYou can join our Discord server at https://neutralzonehotel.com/discord