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Rink Stories
A first generation hockey Dad stumbles and bumbles his way through youth hockey after accepting an innocent invitation to a town learn-to-skate promising free coffee and donuts. What is this world of 6am practices, away games that are 400 miles away and are actually 4 games over the weekend! Who knew! Follow @RinkStories on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
Episodes
66 episodes
#66 - Ryann Glushek, Quinnipiac IceCats Coach
Ryann Glushek is the Coach of the QU IceCats, the ECAC's only ice hockey cheer squad, who support the 2023 NCAA Division 1 Frozen Four Champion Quinnipiac Bobcats.In this conversation, Ryann, Bob and Matt discuss: How was the run to the...
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#65 - Maria Mountain of GoalieTrainingPro.com
Maria Mountain is an exercise physiologist who has specialized in off-ice training for hockey goalies for more than 20 years. She is the founder of GoalieTrainingPro.com, where you can find all sorts of videos to help with your dry land trainin...
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#64 - Reporting from the PHF Playoffs
On March 16th, Bob attended his first ever women’s professional hockey game and recorded a monologue/rant on the way home. Here is what he had to say in the immediate aftermath of the game, a PHF playoff tilt between the Boston Pride and ...
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#63 - Bob's Last Game as a Hockey Dad, with special guest David Ginivisian
Where Bob reflects on his last game ever as a hockey dad under withering questioning from Matt and our special guest, The G Force. 0:00-G Force joins the podcast11:30-Where Was Bob Last Week?23:25-G Force play...
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#62 - MIAA Ice Hockey Playoff Preview with Phil Nicastro of Cape Ann LIVE!
Today we have a special episode produced in conjunction with Cape Ann LIVE! Earlier today, Sunday 02/26, I sat down with our friend and previous podcast guest, Phil Nicastro, the announcer for Gloucester Fisherman hockey here in Massachusetts, ...
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#61 - Daryl Watts of the PHF's Toronto Six
Daryl Watts recently signed a contract with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation that will make her the highest paid player in the history of women’s professional hockey ($150,000/year!). She is the 2nd leading scorer in women’s NCA...
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#60 - Gabriel Foley, Head of North American Scouting at RecruitScouting.com
Gabriel Foley is Recruit Scouting's Head of North American scouting. This 6-1 left winger out of Peoria Illinois returns to Rink Stories discuss his 2023 NHL draft rankings and other topics. Foley cracks open the notebook to give us an over...
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#59 - Anthony Ciardelli, sportswriter, on the growth of hockey in California
Anthony Ciardelli covers schoolboy sports in California and has been a contributing writer to a range of publications including, The Hockey Writers.com, The Hockey News, USCHO.com, and the LA Times. He is also a co-executive producer for the Su...
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#58 - Phil Nicastro, Gloucester (MA) HS announcer for Cape Ann LIVE!
Phil Nicastro – a 6-foot right winger out of Gloucester MA – is “the voice of the fish,” the announcer for Gloucester High School Fishermen hockey and football games on Cape Ann LIVE!This was our first ever in-person interview. After some p...
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#57 - Advice for New Hockey Parents
In this episode, Bob and Matt catch up after a hiatus and introduce a new segment called New Hockey Parent Advice, which may actually be useful to some people. Plus, the boys run through a bunch of topics from the notebook: Will Bob’s goalie da...
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#56 - Paul Stewart, U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer
Paul Stewart – a 6 foot 1 inch left winger out of Dorchester, Massachusetts – is the only American to both play and referee in the National Hockey League, playing the 1979-1980 season with the Quebec Nordiques before logging 1,010 games as an N...
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#55 - Steve Clay, broadcaster and hockey dad
Our summer break is over. At long last we welcome Steve Clay, play-by-play voice of the Marblehead (MA) High School Headers; a public address announcer, and broadcast producer for high school, college hockey, and professional sports over the pa...
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#54 - Waiting for Kirsti
What happens when the guest doesn’t show up? Bob is dismayed that his extensive notes will go unused. Matt could have been watching the Mets game. So we continue on - without a guest - and talk about the stuff in the notes anyway. Thu...
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#53 - Jennifer Chefero, coach, trainer and NHL commentator
Jennifer Chefero is a frequent contributor on The Donut Bag podcast, a chronicler of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Twitter, and a hockey trainer and coach. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss: predictions for the NHL playoffs...
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#52 - Hubie McDonough, NHLer by way of St Anselm College
Hubie McDonough is a 5-foot 9-inch center out of Manchester NH who scored 210 points, 124 goals and 86 assists, for Saint Anselm College on the way to winning the Small College Hobey Baker Award in 1985. He followed that up with a 13-year pro c...
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#51-Kristina McKay Young of LiveBarn
This week we welcome to the podcast Kristina Young, Director of Marketing and Social Media at LiveBarn, the streaming service that broadcasts games from more than 1,000 rinks throughout USA, Canada and Sweden. Here we ask all the questions that...
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#50 - Why Bobby Orr Matters
Bobby Orr, a staple of the hockey GOAT conversation, the best player on the best and most colorful Bruins team ever, the phenom from small town Ontario who fully reached the potential suggested by his eye-catching play as a 9-year-old.
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#49 - Stuart Woodrow, USA Hockey Level 4 Official
Stu Woodrow, a 5-10 forward out of Marblehead MA, has been refereeing youth hockey games for the past 14 years, and he is a hockey dad for 3 boys, a 93, a 95, and a 98. With the kids grown up and securely out of the house, we’re delighted...
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#48 - Nick Carpenito, Associate Head Coach of Northeastern Huskies Women's Hockey
A 5-8 forward out of Acton Massachusetts, #9, Nick Carpenito is the Associate Head Coach for the Northeastern Women’s Hockey team, 2021 Frozen Four Finalist and preseason #2 team in the country. +++Bob and Matt welcome Nick,...
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#47 - Christina Putigna of the Boston Pride, leading scorer in the PHF
Christina Putigna is a 5 foot 8 forward out of Grimsby Ontario. As a key contributor for the 2021 Isobel Cup champion Boston Pride, she was the league’s leading scorer and MVP runner-up in the Premier Hockey Federation. +++In this fast ...
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#46-Digit Murphy, President of the Toronto Six of the PHF
Where Bob asks Digit everything you wanted to know about the past and future of the Premier Hockey Federation, on and off the ice.Digit Murphy is the President of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (née National Women's ...
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#45 - Tony Scott - Youth Hockey Hub (YHH) - talks NEW USA Hockey Rules
Where Bob, Tony and Matt wonder aloud about a world without touch-up offsides, icing the puck while shorthanded, and finishing the check.Tony Scott is a 6-0 left winger out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the proprietor of the
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#44 - Rink Stories Rewind III: Episode Threads
As we are having a summer, Matt has mixed together a thread of connected excerpts, giving us new insights into the world of puck. Fresh interviews resume with the next episode.Meanwhile, here's inspiration to go back to the episodes you...
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#43 - Rink Stories Rewind II: Hock-u-mentary
Where producer Matt assembles our favorite takes (and outtakes) from the first 42 episodes. From the silly to the serious to the sublime, what were these guys thinking?+++The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork an...
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#42-Craig Barnett, Executive Director of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA)
Craig Barnett, a 6-foot goaltender out of Oakville, Ontario, wears many hats. He is at once the Executive Director of American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), Director of NCAA Compliance and Education for the North American Hockey L...
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