Rink Stories

Bob's conversation with Matthew Jasper in Episode 5 launched a zillion Minnesota-oriented inter-web inquiries. Listen here as Bob reveals his extensive research on all matters Minnesota, discovering answers to a host of timeless questions, such as: How many Brotens played in the NHL? Is Minnesota really the biggest hockey state in the land? What pivotal moment in the film Purple Rain revolved around hockey? What sports scandal took place on Lake Minnetonka? What is the greatest Prince album of them all? What hockey-related thing did Bob once say to a Penguins fan that almost led to fisticuffs? Plus, a very revealing bonus segment from our interview with Matthew Jasper.

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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and theme music adapted from the work of Ken Klein. Keyboard performances of Prince tunes by Bob Winter. Matthew Jasper's book Home Ice is available at HomeIce.MN.

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Where Bob has an in-depth conversation with Matthew Jasper. Jasper is a Grand Rapids MN native and the creator of Home Ice, a beautiful coffee table book that takes us on a visual tour of 72 rinks around his home state of Minnesota. The book is available at HomeIce.MN.

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Produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and music themes adapted from the work of Ken Klein. "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" performed by Bob Winter. Follow @RinkStories on Instagram and Twitter. 

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Bob and Matt discuss the top 5 hockey coaches of all time. Where does Scotty Bowman rank? What does Ken Dryden think of Bowman as coach? His players? Why did he always have a contract dispute and leave - yet have continued success. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Theme and background tunes adapted from music by Ken Klein. "Far Above Cayuga’s Waters" performed by Bob Winter. Dramatic readings extracted from Ken Dryden’s book, The Game.

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Where Bob hears two generations of rink stories from a Marblehead hockey dad.

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Production by Matt Hopf. Artwork and theme music by Ken Klein. Far Above Cayuga's Waters performance by Bob Winter.

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In this episode, the Rink Stories podcast welcomes its first guest, Ben Mottola, former Marblehead (MA) High School player and current hockey dad. We touch on a variety of topics, including playoff games in the old Boston Garden, Marblehead kids who pucked in college, Bobby Carpenter, the Kasabuski brothers, Bobby Orr, the Esposito brothers, the Ice Hockey DBoard, our man G-Force, hockey that is not happening, streaming recommendations, an almost legendary season from the Cornell Big Red men's and women's hockey teams, and the Rutgers championship drought.

Where Bob discusses loss amid memories of 70s hockey, with a little help from The Game, by Ken Dryden. 
Remastered 12.8.21
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Produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork by Ken Klein.

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In the pilot episode  (remastered on 05/24/20), host Bob Winter answers a variety of compelling questions: How does becoming a hockey parent upend your life? How did Rink Stories start (Hint: don't go to the "Learn to Skate" class for the free donuts). What is the biggest shithole arena on the tour? What does the name Kasabuski mean to the community? What was the most devastating youth hockey loss -  evah?
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by MC Hopf. Artwork and music adapted from the work of Ken Klein.
NOTE: We’re very proud of this episode; as we bumbled through the creation of this, our pilot episode, you’ll have to excuse the inconsistent audio quality, even after a recent remastering.  We lost the first attempt at recording this episode. We were just figuring it all out. It's raw. 
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