Joy Drop: PWHL and the importance of bringing a dream to life

Hello! Hello! What an incredible week we've had in the sports world. I have to begin with the celebration and beginning of the PWHL draft that happened on Monday at the Barbara Frum atrium at the CBC's Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

What a day it was! I have had the opportunity to do some pretty amazing things in my career but this was truly a special event.

I'm definitely a people person and seeing the people experience different emotions around the birth of a new women's hockey league was so important. Seeing parents witness the beginning of new chapters for their daughters was a very emotional moment — particularly when this moment was so hard fought. 

The day started off with sports legend and board member of the league, Billie Jean King, in attendance and calling the first draft pick. This week also marks the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Sexes of which Billie Jean King had a very particular battle: playing and beating Bobby Riggs. King was in the studio with CBC Sports' Devin Herroux and she spoke of patience, persistence and why it's important to maintain a dream.  

WATCH | Devin Heroux in discussion with Billie Jean King:

My dear friend, Jessica Luther, wrote a beautiful piece in Texas Monthly about the golden anniversary of this "battle" and why it's so important to the history of sport, but also to the Astrodome in Houston where the match took place. Not only is the scene critical to the story but so are the surroundings. Over 30,00 watched the match, which was the largest tennis audience to date in the U.S. 

On the topic of Billie Jean King, I had a chance to meet and sit down with her after the draft. She is a formidable person and a force of life. To say it was a transformative moment for me is an