James Domizio

Howdy-and-a-half! It’s been almost two years since I last wrote one of these, and what a time its been! From a productivity standpoint, 2024 was a bad year for me, but this year was the exact opposite. Despite the bad stuff — not having a car; Trump being president; a few tough losses — I spent 2025 feverishly working on a number of passion projects, most of which I was able to finish and publish before the end of the year.

Now that the dust has settled on another 366 days of music, it’s time to take a look at which songs from 2024 I enjoyed the most! I’ve been writing these song lists for half a decade now (!), and the race for first place has never been closer — even as I write this sentence now, I still don’t know for sure which song will occupy the top spot.

PWHL Minnesota became the first-ever Walter Cup champions on May 29 at Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell to cap off both the 22-day, 13-game playoff and the five-month, 85-game inaugural season. But before we send off Season 1 with the PWHL Awards on July 11, let's take a look at the stats behind the 2024 Walter Cup Playoffs. The score sheet Four goalies shut out their opponents a combined seven times: Toronto's Kristen Campbell vs.