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Sophomore from Maple Grove will join the Olympic team on Sunday after series against Notre Dame. The Los Angeles Kings draft pick discusses his career with the National Team Development Program, playing in two IIHF World Junior Championships and more.

Timestamps

:50 Playing against Notre Dame

2:15 The whirlwind day that the World Junior Championships were cancelled and he was named to the Olympic team

3:40 Winning the 2021 World Junior Championship gold medal

5:00 Playing in the Olympics vs. playing for Team USA with the National Team Development Program, in world juniors

6:15 His athletic parents, how they influenced him and the inspiration he receives from his sister Paige

9:00 Not playing high school hockey, how Notre Dame's Trevor Janicke helped him make that decision

10:50 Decision to play for the Gophers was easy

11:40 Getting drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, going to L.A. for Olympic camp

13:50 The number of players on the Olympic roster he has played on a team with previously

14:30 Describing his development as a player, his strengths and being a 19-year-old sophomore

17:20 Talking about the Gophers defensemen, having former defensemen Garrett Raboin and Paul Martin as coaches

Senior defenseman Nick Perbix talks about the reasons for the success of the special teams for the St. Cloud State men's hockey team. He also discusses the fastest players on the team, gives summaries of the other Huskies defensemen, discusses growing up in Elk River, his brother playing for the Gophers, his dad being a former college player, being named to the Olympic team, pheasant hunting and what it's like to play a game at Ralph Engelstad Arena. All of this and more with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten on the Huskies Hockey Insider podcast.

Former Gophers All-American joins The Rink Live podcast. Hosted by Mick Hatten and Jess Meyers. www.therinklive.com

The Rink Live team takes a look at the tight conference title races in the NCHC, Big Ten and WCHA. They also look back at Hockey Day Minnesota in Mankato.

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Eric Rud has spent two stints as a coach at St. Cloud State. He was an assistant coach for the men's team from 2005-10. He then returned to be the head women's coach for the Huskies from 2014-19. Rud talks about recruiting during the pandemic, the transfer portal, recruiting kids a second time due to the "COVID" extra year of eligibility and where this season's Miami team is at. He also shares memories of recruiting former SCSU standout Ethan Prow, his son, Max, committing to the University of Minnesota, how his daughter, Gabbie, is doing at Cornell and how his wife, Amy, is criss-crossing the country to watch their kids play. All of this and more in this podcast with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten.

Dan Myers is a longtime hockey reporter and Minnesota State University-Mankato graduate (2003-07). Myers covers the Minnesota Wild for nhl.com/wild. He is covering Hockey Day Minnesota in Mankato this week and discusses the event. He also discusses this season's Mavericks men's and women's hockey teams, history of those programs, the Minnesota Wild this season and more with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten and Jess Myers.

3:00 Hockey Day Minnesota going to Mankato

5:05 MSU-Mankato going from All Seasons Arena to downtown civic center

9:15 The impact of Mavericks men going to their first Frozen Four last season

13:05 All-American Shari Dickerman's impact on the Mavericks women's program

18:20 Evolution of Mavericks men's program and the niche they have

23:20 Perspective on Mavericks F Nathan Smith and G Dryden McKay among all-time Mavs

31:00 Assessing the Minnesota Wild at this point

34:00 Marcus Foligno's impact on the Minnesota Wild

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The Rink Live's Matt Wellens, Jess Myers and Mick Hatten take a look back at last weekend's action in the NCHC, Big Ten and WCHA.

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Joe Molenaar and Josh Luedtke see one another daily at hockey practice as members of the St. Cloud State men's hockey team. So what did they do during Christmas break? Hang out together in Minnetonka, where both of them grew up. The former Skippers talk about their fantasy football league, playing this weekend against former teammate Bobby Brink (now a forward at Denver), playing pond hockey, how their seasons are going and more in this podcast with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten.

Brian Lawton has been a familiar face to Minnesota hockey fans since he was the No. 1 overall draft pick of the North Stars in 1983. Lawton also played in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks before retiring in 1993. He then started his own agency for players, worked for the Tampa Bay Lightning and now works for the NHL Network. Lawton discusses the Carolina Hurricanes signing Gophers goalie Jack LaFontaine, his playing career, playing for Herb Brooks, his career as an agent, the Minnesota Wild and more with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten and Jess Myers.

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The Rink Live team discusses the latest host topics in college hockey, starting with Gophers' goalie Jack LaFontaine signing with the Carolina Hurricanes mid-season and ending with college players going to the Olympics.

Matt Wellens, Jess Meyers, Brad Schlossman and Mick Hatten.