The Rink Live

Doug Christiansen's love of hockey began at an early age with his parents taking him to University of Wisconsin men's hockey games when he was growing up in Milwaukee. That led him to playing hockey, getting to the USHL, Union College, play eight seasons of pro hockey, coach professionally overseas and in North America, coach in the USHL and to work for the USHL in two capacities.

Christiansen was named the ECAC commissioner on Tuesday, June 13. He talks about his journey to his new position, tells stories of his time in the game and looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities ahead in college hockey on The Rink Live podcast with Jess Myers and Mick Hatten.

Sydney Wolf and Jordan McAlpine guide you through the latest trades in the USHL and NAHL, the newest coaching hires in junior hockey, and some of the commitments from the past two weeks.

Michelle Morgan recently began her new job as commissioner of both conferences. She discusses why the conferences are merging on The Rink Live podcast.

At the time, Charlie Lindgren did not know much about cooking. As he was preparing for his freshman season at St. Cloud State in the summer of 2013, Lindgren was living with captains Nic Dowd and Kevin Gravel. Lindgren ended up buying some ribs at the grocery store and there's a fun story that goes along with it.

Lindgren, 29, played for the Huskies from 2013-16. The 2022-23 season was the first time that he played a full season in the NHL and he did so with the Washington Capitals and was teammates with Dowd and former SCSU star defenseman Nick Jensen.

Lindgren talks about the season, discusses the two former Huskies, what it is like to be teammates with TJ Oshie, Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson and Darcy Kuemper.

His brother, Ryan, plays defense for the New York Rangers, so the two are seeing each other a bit more regularly now. Lindgren shares a fun story about playing against Ryan when the two of them were in the AHL.

He also discusses his workout regimen in the offseason, what it is like to come back for SCSU's pro camp and a lot more in this episode of the Huskies Hockey Insider podcast with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten.

Nate Ewell got his start in hockey media relations as a student at Princeton, then worked at Michigan State, was one of the founders of InsideCollegeHockey.com and worked with the Washington Capitals before spending a decade promoting the sport with College Hockey, Inc. In 2021 Nate and his family left his native New England and trekked literally cross-country, joining the Vegas Golden Knights as their vice president of communications and content.

Now in his second season with the Golden Knights as Vice President of Communications and Content, Nate and the team are four wins from the greatest prize awarded in sports, as they begin the Stanley Cup Final this weekend versus the Florida Panthers. Ewell joined Mick Hatten and Jess Myers from The Rink Live to talk about the Knights' playoff run, his time promoting college hockey, and the explosive growth of the game in a place known more for slot machines and blackjack than for slap shots and backchecking.

Jack Ahcan was able to participate in the AHL All-Star weekend this past season when he had 36 points in 68 games playing for the Providence Bruins, the top minor league team of the Boston Bruins.

On this episode of the Huskies Hockey Insider podcast, he talks about several of the close relationships he's developed over the years with former teammates like Brock Boeser, Will Borgen and Nick Perbix and also the relationship he's developed with Providence teammate/roommate Nick Wolff.

As always, Ahcan also talks some fishing. He discusses what it was like watching his brother, Grant, play forward for the Huskies this season, what it was like playing for Bob Motzko (2016-18) and Brett Larson (2018-20) at St. Cloud State and more with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten.

Sydney Wolf and Jordan McAlpine walk through the USHL Clark Cup final and the NAHL Robertson Cup final before discussing all of the recent coaching and recruiting news of the past two weeks.

Former Moorhead Spud Will Borgen is back in his hometown after helping the Kraken win the franchise's first playoff series. He also shares his SCSU memories.

Abbey Murphy did not have any other hockey players in her family. So where did her interest in the game come from? A fun story on how she got introduced to the sport through a neighbor.

While Murphy did not have hockey in her family, she grew up in an athletic household. Her brother, Dominic, is a wrestler at St. Cloud State. Her brother, Patrick, played college football at Carthage College and her mother, Lynne, is a member of the St. Xavier University Hall of Fame for her softball talents.

She says her feistiness comes from her father, Ed, who was a Marine.

Murphy discusses winning a gold medal in April with Team USA at the IIHF World Championships, her Winter Olympics experience, when she decided she wanted to be a Gopher and a lot more on this episode of The Rink Live podcast with Jess Myers and Mick Hatten.

Sydney Wolf and Jordan McAlpine discuss the most recent USHL games and preview the Clark Cup final. They also talk about how the NAHL playoffs are going and some of the honors that the league has handed out. Recruiting news, trades, and coaching changes are also mentioned.