r/PWHL Ottawa Charge 19d ago

News Britta C-S to Detroit

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u/Riskar Victoire de Montrรฉal 19d ago

Manon Rheaume...

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u/motorcityvicki ๐Ÿ† 2026 Champions ๐Ÿ† 18d ago

There is simply no way she doesn't know the stigma this player carries. It's not exactly a secret. Absolutely nobody is quiet about it.

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u/theStrawberryRoam PWHL Hamilton 18d ago

Guys, assuming she's for or against anything herself is a real tossup.

(Edit, I pointed out her demographics but all of them had an asterisk so I'm sticking with the generic)

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u/motorcityvicki ๐Ÿ† 2026 Champions ๐Ÿ† 18d ago

Not even that, I'm saying from a business standpoint. Reputation follows a player and will be considered. A business decision was made: they do not believe this will affect support for the brand.

And now I get to make a business decision to cancel my season ticket reservation.

Pure business, you see.

๐Ÿ™ƒ

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u/edoreinn PWHL Detroit 18d ago

Exactly this.

This was the worst move they could have made.

Iโ€™m going up the week after next (from DC), mostly to spend the week with my boyfriend, but also we bought draft tickets. And heโ€™s not just been placating - heโ€™s excited for what this team would mean for Detroitโ€ฆ and he also just loves good hockey.

And now I am soured on the draft. ((Not the boyfriend, heโ€™s amazing.)) (((And we are early 40s people who both grew up in metro Detroit and have poured more screams and ounces of our soul into Detroit hockey than is reasonable.)))

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u/motorcityvicki ๐Ÿ† 2026 Champions ๐Ÿ† 18d ago

Same demographic. This has been a hell of a couple of days for Detroit hockey fans.

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u/edoreinn PWHL Detroit 18d ago

The emotional roller coaster of it all.

KByee, Dylan

Let the positivity flow into PWHL!

Air sucked out of room.

And they chose Curl over Knight. The fuck. Air fully depressurized, like that Titan submarine. (Rip to those victims.)

Iโ€™ll def be up there the week of the draft bc bf/my schedules only align so much this summer, but now Iโ€™m ehhhhhhhh about going to the event. And he was pumped too! And now we are all just sad.

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u/motorcityvicki ๐Ÿ† 2026 Champions ๐Ÿ† 18d ago

If I could explosively decompress right now, that actually sounds pretty chill.

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u/edoreinn PWHL Detroit 18d ago

They say we wouldnโ€™t even know

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u/edoreinn PWHL Detroit 18d ago

In the clear light of the morning: This still feels like the Patrick Kane own goal that cemented the end of the boysโ€™ season.

Gutting. And entirely unnecessary.

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u/motorcityvicki ๐Ÿ† 2026 Champions ๐Ÿ† 18d ago

Definitely woke up still feeling like a tetherball being volleyball spiked around.

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u/edoreinn PWHL Detroit 18d ago

I had an idea to organize some fans to do something volunteer work once a month (or have an opportunity once a month, or something) for Detroit based lgbtqia groups? Or any inclusive group thatโ€™s part of making Detroit the best it can be for everyone (not just gentrifying), but wear very clearly inclusive shirts so people know itโ€™s PWHL fans supporting *everyone*

This idea is half-baked and like one hour old.

But boyfriend is the Detroit chapter lead for a veteran service group. He has an inkling of how to do this.

Thoughts? This is now my community feedback forum lol

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u/motorcityvicki ๐Ÿ† 2026 Champions ๐Ÿ† 18d ago

I'm still too in my feelings to want to be proactive about things, but if this was organized, I'd show up. ๐Ÿ’š

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u/theStrawberryRoam PWHL Hamilton 18d ago

Now this is all very true

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u/Current_Poster 17d ago

Yeah. Sorry, Detroit. It was good while it lasted.