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Long before he was an Olympic hero and a Stanley Cup winner with the Washington Capitals, TJ Oshie was a high school sophomore moving from his home near Seattle to Warroad, where his family had roots, to play hockey. Back in his adopted hometown this week, the star forward discusses his time with the University of North Dakota, playing for the St. Louis Blues, playing in the Olympics and picking h...

Bryant owns www.mattalkonline.com, which edits and produces, edits and distributes wrestling podcasts. He has worked at three Olympic Games in the sport of wrestling and lives in New Brighton. He discusses his career and more on the Huskies Hockey Insider podcast with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten. 1:15 How he found out about the position and the process to being named the new public address announc...

Adam Fantilli is only 17 years old, but after winning a Clark Cup and being named playoff MVP with the Chicago Steel he'll take his talents to Michigan to play for the Wolverines this fall ahead of next summer's draft. TRL Prospects Reporter Kirsten Krull sat down with Fantilli to talk his career so far, what he's looking forward to, and how he tries to block out the outside hype. Read/Watch the P...

St. Cloud girls hockey coach Amanda Pickett joins Sydney Wolf on The Rink Live podcast to talk about the team's past season. They discuss changing the team name from the Icebreakers to the Crush, honoring Anne Schleper, the various college commits on the team, road trip shenanigans, and more.   For more hockey coverage, visit  The Rink Live .

Jon Anderson is one of the organizers for the 2023 Hockey Day Minnesota event in White Bear Lake. A former White Bear Lake and University of Minnesota (1986-90) hockey player, Anderson discusses the event, where it will be, how teams and cities are chosen for the event, his playing career and more with The Rink Live's Jess Myers and Mick Hatten.   For more hockey coverage, visit  The Rink Live .

Charlie Lindgren had a big week last week. On July 13, Lindgren signed a three-year, $3.3 million contract with the Washington Capitals. Unlike in the past, this is an NHL contract and not a two-way deal. Lindgren played last season in the St. Louis Blues organization, winning all five of his starts with the Blues and then helping the Springfield Thunderbirds reach the AHL's Calder Cup championshi...

Sydney Wolf talks with Eagan boys hockey Head Coach Todd Carlson about how the team went from 1-15 to 9-17 in just one year, the flourishing youth program in the area, and the depth that the team hopes to use next year.    For more hockey coverage, visit  The Rink Live .

For around a decade, Cody McLeod was a guy that Minnesota Wild fans loved to hate, as he scored goals and dropped the gloves for the hated Colorado Avalanche. After two years as a player in the Wild's minor league system, McLeod recently retired and has joined the team in a coaching role.

Steve Miller has been a men's college hockey assistant coach since 1988. After three seasons at St. Mary's University, he moved up to the NCAA Division I level with Miami University in 1991. He has been an assistant coach at Denver (1994-2014), Providence (2014-15) and Ohio State (2017-22). He recently accepted the job as associate head coach for the University of Minnesota and he is reuniting wit...

Kevin Fitzgerald is getting a little taste of one tradition of European hockey. In a number of European leagues, the league leader in points wears a gold helmet during games. For Fitzgerald, he wore the gold helmet on July 2 playing for Team Mullen in a 3ICE tournament in Grand Rapids, Mich. After the season is completed, Fitzgerald will play this fall for SaiPa in the top league in Finland in the...

Forest Lake Girls Hockey Head Coach Andrew Richardson talks the team's 13-13 season, some of the incoming players the program is excited about and how he keeps a balance between coaching three different sports.   For more hockey coverage, visit  The Rink Live .

"What would a kid from the desert know about hockey?" If you are a Minnesota Gophers fan who asked that question a year ago, you received an emphatic answer from Matthew Knies on the ice last season. The good-sized forward who is a draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs burst onto the college hockey scene and was an offensive catalyst with his size and skill, playing a vital role in their Big Ten t...

Since being introduced as St. Cloud State University's sixth women's hockey head coach on June 2, Brian Idalski has been working on getting to know all of his new players. He and his wife have temporarily moved into the SCSU dorms at Shoemaker Hall and he is getting used to his new surroundings. Idalski is no stranger to women's hockey. He was the head coach at Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2001-06...

In 2020-2021, Eastview went 5-14 and then did a complete 180 to finish this past season at 17-11, only falling in the Section 3AA championship game. The team has had a taste of success, but has its sights set on making it to the Xcel Energy Center for the state tournament. Head coach Aaron Fulton talks with Sydney Wolf on The Rink Live podcast. For more hockey coverage, visit  The Rink Live .

Tony Gruba played forward for St. Cloud State from 1990-94 after playing at Hill-Murray High School. He ended up turning down the University of Minnesota to play for the Huskies. His son, Leo, an 18-year-old defenseman, recently verbally committed to play for the Huskies. Tony compares and contrasts the recruiting process for his son vs. when he went through it. He also shares memories of playing...

The first head coach of the women's hockey program at the University of Minnesota, Halldorson discusses the changes in hockey since she grew up, challenges she's faced along the way and more on The Rink Live podcast with Jess Myers and Mick Hatten.

The Stampede's new vice president of hockey operations and general manager also talks about growing up in Grand Forks with a college hockey coach as a dad, working with Bob Motzko, Nate Leaman and more on The Rink Live podcast with Jess Myers and Mick Hatten.

Sydney Wolf talks with Mankato East girls hockey head coach Amber Prange to recap the team's season, their state tournament run, their experience at Hockey Day Minnesota, and more.

The University of Vermont is a long way from Minnesota, but the head coach of that state's most prominent hockey team has impressive roots in the State of Hockey. Todd Woodcroft is heading into his third season as the head coach of the Catamounts after landing two of the higher-profile players from Minnesota prep hockey last season in Prior Lake star Alex Bump and 2022 Mr. Hockey winner Max Strand...

Garrett Roe came to St. Cloud State in the fall of 2007 after playing three seasons of junior hockey for the Indiana Ice in the United States Hockey League. That came after two seasons of playing for Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep and growing up as the youngest of three hockey players in his family in Vienna, Va. Since graduating from SCSU in 2011, Roe has played the last five seasons in the top Swiss L...

After finishing the 2021-2022 season with a 21-4-1 record, Academy of Holy Angels boys hockey coach Patrick Griswold joins The Rink Live's Sydney Wolf to talk about the Stars' season and what to look forward to in the fall.   For more hockey coverage, visit  The Rink Live .

Marshall girls hockey head coach Cassi Weiss talks the team's season, some of the up-and-coming players through Marshall's youth programs, each of the three seniors on the squad this year, and more.

After previously coaching for Southwest Christian/Richfield, Erik Westrum talks about how his first year as head coach of the Holy Family boys hockey program went, some of the standout players from this season, what the situation looks like in goal for next year and more.   Listen to Previous Interviews with High School Coaches Sartell 👉  https://trib.al/tZqTFx7 Wayzata 👉  https://trib.al/UYahJ7...

With the NAHL's Robertson Cup Championship set to begin on Friday, May 20, in Blaine, The Rink Live's Jess Myers and Kirsten Krull sat down with Mike Aikens -- head coach of the Anchorage Wolverines -- to discuss his hockey path from Rochester John Marshall to the USHL, the University of Denver and into coaching. Aikens discusses what it's been like to experience Anchorage's inaugural season from...

Ryan Lasch has been a scorer wherever he has gone. He led the CCHL in scoring in juniors in 2005-06, remains St. Cloud State's all-time career leader in points (183) and has led the Finnish and Swedish pro leagues in scoring. He ended up being a three-time All-WCHA pick, was an All-American and a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as a junior for the Huskies. He has spent the bulk of his pr...