The Rink Shrinks

Episode 60 - BY & Motts open up the mailbag to answer all of your questions & get a couple of voicemails from a familiar voice! Highlights: BC vs. UNH wager Upcoming Marlborough Weekend -see you there?! Cheesehead parents #GirlDad Charlie Hustle & Men’s league draws Indiana Dad seeking advice Phil Kessel's commitment to hockey & family The 6th Line Camp: Registration is open for the spring session...

Episode 59- BY & Motts are joined by Jeff Marek, a Sportsnet Analyst & Co-Host of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast. Before Jeff joins, they chat about wrapping up hockey season and parent craziness at rinks around the country. Jeff joins at 23:58: Toronto Hockey Dads Raffi Torres: youth coach Car rides to the rink Media journey beginning w/ Wrestling His podcast w/ Elliotte Friedman IIHF news The fellas w...

Episode 58- BY & Motts are back with a fresh new mailbag episode! They chat about coaching at the 6th Line Camp, discuss the crazy video of a player punching a ref in the face, and answer mailbag questions from California, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and more! Questions include: Wearing layers under your gear Select tournament teams The importance of a coach's feedback Tim Horton's versus Dunks House lea...

Episode 57- BY & Motts are back from the Paradise Cup! They chat about their #hockeydad antics in the Sunshine state, very different Super Bowl Sundays, and the Beanpot. Then, Minnesota Wild forward Matt Boldy joins for a great interview! Matt discuses: Playing for the USA National Team Development Program Learning from his teammates to improve his own game Adjusting to the speed of the game when...

Episode 56- The boys come together to record a mailbag episode from the Paradise Cup tournament in sunny Florida! In addition to Brian’s sons’ games, The Shrinks were asked to join a few NHLers for a Q&A at the opening ceremony. Before they hit the stage, they answered your mailbag questions on: Complex tiers of club hockey–does anyone know what’s going on? Hypotheticals & Philosophicals Harry fro...

Episode 55- Scott Gomez joins the Shrinks and gives a hilarious interview covering over 20 years of friendship, including: Growing up in Alaska How outside rinks and ballparks molded his journey to the NHL Sneaking into Lou Lamoriello's office w/ Motts as a teenager The secret to pulling the perfect Pint of Guinness The fellas also recap Brian's Philly trip, chat about “EHF free agent frenzy”, TB1...

BY & Motts recap their visit to Long Island to witness Keith Yandle set the new NHL iron man streak! The boys also up open the mailbag to answer your questions and respond to your voicemails. To wrap things up, the guys let you know about the brand-new Rink Shrinks website, how to talk about mental health, and how BY is escaping the snowstorm this weekend. Mailbag begins at: 18:06 Forgetting your...

Episode 53- BY & Motts are back to discuss Brian's trip to Buffalo, some bizarre events that have occurred on the ice recently, and more. The guys are joined by the President of Buckley Sports Management and current NHLPA agent, Jerry Buckley! Jerry joins us at: 23:02 to discuss: His career; getting drafted by the Boston Bruins Becoming an agent in the hockey world Being a hockey dad When players...

Episode 52- BY & Motts dip into the mailbag and answer questions about finding loopholes in the rulebook, deciding on a prep school, on-ice situational tactics, and much more! They are then joined by Neil & Ian Lodin of MyHockeyRankings.com . Neil & Ian share their story on starting the website, dealing with crazy e-mails from parents, and how the site has grown in popularity. Motts and BY end the...

Episode 51- Motts addresses his father/son golf bet and BY highlights the importance of constructive criticism. The guys get into it debating whether shootout goals should count towards players stats and discuss lots more! The Shrinks are then joined by Gold Medal Winner Jack Wallace who shares his journey to the USA National Sled Hockey Team: Battling physically and mentally through his injury Ge...

The Rink Shrinks made it to Episode 50 and welcome in Chris Kimmerer as well as answer your mailbag questions. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% off at FranklinS...

Nick Bjugstad joins the Shrinks to discuss his hockey journey from the start to the pros. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% off at FranklinSports.com Chris Devin...

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Stanley Cup winner with the New York Rangers Brian Noonan joins to discuss his journey and now his involvement in coaching. The guys also touch on the Warrior for Life game and much more. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipmen...

In this weeks Mailbag, the Shrinks address rewarding players for goals, racism in youth hockey, preferred drills & much more! Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% o...

Kevan Miller on his path to the NHL. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% off at FranklinSports.com Chris Devin at CrossCountry Mortgage: Devo knows first hand how...

Mailbag: Quantity vs. Quality Ice Time, Tryouts, Riley Sheahan answers a couple of your questions & more! Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% off at FranklinSports...

Seattle Kraken Forward Riley Sheahan joins to discuss his journey and his new podcast. The guys also hit on trending topics and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week's mailbag covers a lot of ground on bench etiquette, rewarding good play & when should parents be booted from the locker room? Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It'...

Conor Garland of the Vancouver Canucks joins the Shrinks to discuss his path to the NHL. The guys also say congrats to Keith Aucoin, discuss missing school for hockey tournaments & much more! Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equi...

This week's mailbag has questions about encouraging your kids, dealing with suspensions & much more. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% off at FranklinSports.com...

Noel Acciari joins the Rink Shrinks to talk about his journey that's taken him all the way to the NHL & much more. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volleyball and more... It's all 20% off at Frank...

This week's mailbag dives deep into the referee issues plaguing the system with Geno Binda Jr. & Sr. The guys touch on player rankings, skating improvement techniques & much more. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickl...

Ryan Donato of the Seattle Kraken chats with the Rink Shrinks about his path to the NHL. The guys also touch on indirect passes, referee issues & much more. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball, cornhole, volley...

This week's mailbag features a few voicemails and some questions about focusing before and after games & educating parents and players on some of the pitfalls of the sport. Today's Episode Was Sponsored By: Franklin Sports: Use Promo Code “BLUELINE” for 20% off sitewide through the end of 2021. Street hockey equipment, soccer balls, nets, footballs, batting gloves, baseball equipment, pickleball,...