Rink Stories
Bob Winter
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#64 - Reporting from the PHF Playoffs
Rink Stories
04/05/23 • 30 min
On March 16th, Bob attended his first ever women’s professional hockey game and recorded a monologue/rant on the way home. Here is what he had to say in the immediate aftermath of the game, a PHF playoff tilt between the Boston Pride and the Minnesota Whitecaps at the Bentley Arena in Waltham MA. Later that week, Bob crashed the PHF press conference before the Isobel Cup championship game and asked some questions.
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf
Artwork by Ken Klein. Original music by Ken Klein, TFIC, Bob's Lounge, and the Mo'Nobs
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Check out the PHF: https://www.premierhockeyfederation.com/
10/19/21 • 43 min
Christina Putigna is a 5 foot 8 forward out of Grimsby Ontario. As a key contributor for the 2021 Isobel Cup champion Boston Pride, she was the league’s leading scorer and MVP runner-up in the Premier Hockey Federation.
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In this fast paced conversation, Bob asks Christina about: Comparisons between life in the Lake Placid Bubble and sleepaway hockey camp; technical pointers on Christina's two hella assists in the Isobel Cup final; the struggle as a fan of 2 NHL teams; the decision to wear #21 at Providence College; and much, much more.
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and music by Ken Klein. Additional music from the the Ken Klein, the Bill Henry Trio, MC Hopf, the Mo'Nobs, and Bob's Lounge
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Check out Christina Putigna and the Boston Pride on Instagram
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Check out our new YouTube channel
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Work hard. Have fun. Don't be a dick. THIS is Rink Stories.
11/09/20 • 18 min
Where Bob reports from an actual hockey game
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Massachusetts returns to hockey activity after a two-week pause. Bob calls in from The Bog in Kingston MA and Matt asks: What is it like at the rink? How was the enforcement of the protocols? Did all of the kids wear their masks over their mouth and nose while playing? What was it like to have body checking again? Did the parents behave themselves? How did the actual game go?
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf and is a Remsen Ave Production. Artwork and theme music by Ken Klein and the Mo’Nobs.
If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing.
Follow @RinkStories on Twitter and Instagram.
Check out Matt's new podcast, Throwin' One Back, available wherever podcasts are found, like here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-one-back/id1530257371
Follow Matt @OneThrowin on Twitter and Instagram.
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Work hard. Have fun. Stay safe.
10/29/20 • 67 min
Where Bob chats with Moose.
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Rebecca Morse (aka Moose) is entering her 5th season as a member of the Metropolitan Riveters. A 5-8 blueliner out of Westfield, NJ, Moose is an Isobel Cup champion and NWHL all-star. Prior to the NWHL, she played 4 years at Providence College, where she also earned BS and MBA degrees. She was class valedictorian and captain of the hockey team at the National Sports Academy in Lake Placid, NY.
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In this wide-ranging conversation, Bob, Matt and Moose discuss: Maintaining good hockey form during the pandemic; stinky hockey bags; the finer points of one-timers; fireworks and bottle service with the Isobel Cup; recommitting to hockey after a career pause; being a fan of the NJ Devils; surviving a job interview with Lou Lamoriello; protecting the goalie; and rough play in the NWHL.
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf and is a Remsen Ave Production. Artwork and theme music by Ken Klein and the Mo’Nobs. Narration by Sophia Hopf.
If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing.
Follow @RinkStories on Twitter and Instagram.
Check out Matt's new podcast, Throwin' One Back, available wherever podcasts are found, like here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-one-back/id1530257371
Follow Matt @OneThrowin on Twitter and Instagram.
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Follow Moose (@moose_x_ing)
https://twitter.com/moose_x_ing
https://www.instagram.com/moose_x_ing
Check out the Metropolitan Riveters
https://riveters.nwhl.zone/
https://www.instagram.com/riveters/
Work on that one-timer
https://twitter.com/Riveters/status/1285582091116261376
Take the pledge
https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/getuncomfortable/
https://twitter.com/moose_X_ing/status/1308865370112110597
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Work hard. Have fun. Stay safe.
10/27/20 • 29 min
Where Bob and Ben discuss the public health order in Massachusetts prohibiting indoor ice rinks and ice skating facilities from operating from October 23, 2020 to November 7, 2020.
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Ben Mottola is a proud bantam Dad and a 5-8 right winger out of Marblehead MA . Previously, he joined us in Episode 3 as the first ever guest on the Rink Stories podcast.
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Statements released on 10/22 concerning the shutdown of hockey:
From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-to-temporarily-pause-all-indoor-ice-rink-and-ice-skating-facilities-operationsFrom Mass Hockey
https://www.mahockey.org/news_article/show/1129248
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and theme music by Ken Klein and the Mo’Nobs. If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing.
Follow @RinkStories on Twitter and Instagram.
Follow Matt @OneThrowin on Twitter and Instagram. Check out Matt's new podcast, Throwin' One Back, available wherever podcasts are found, like here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-one-back/id1530257371
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Work hard. Have fun. Stay safe.
10/15/20 • 81 min
Rink Stories welcomes two leaders of the Black Girl Hockey Club: Vegas Golden Knights fan Tunisha Singleton and Washington Capitals fan Fatou Bah.
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Two years ago, Black Girl Hockey Club started out as a meetup group for women of color to attend NHL games. Since then its mission has broadened as a certified nonprofit organization, raising money for diversity education, hockey skills training and youth hockey scholarships. In September of 2020, BGHC was featured in The New York Times, highlighting its efforts to influence the league’s diversity and inclusion efforts.
In this episode we discuss: How Black Girl Hockey Club started; What it's like to attend an NHL game as a BIPOC; the NHL's response to recent events and its own problems with race relations; How to be an ally; The nature of fandom; The sad plight of an LA Clippers supporter; Stamkos vs Ovechkin; and much more. Don't worry, we also have a few laughs along the way.
NOTE FROM BOB: Matt and I consider this to be our most important episode so far. Here we get perspectives on our sport that every hockey person should hear. At the outset of this conversation, we tell Tunisha and Fatou to be as candid as possible about this country's issues with race, particularly as it relates to hockey, and they took us up on our invitation. #GetUncomfortable
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and theme music by Ken Klein, the Mo’Nobs, and TFIC.
If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing.
Follow @RinkStories on Twitter and Instagram.
Check out Matt's new podcast, Throwin' One Back, available wherever podcasts are found, like here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-one-back/id1530257371
Follow Matt @OneThrowin on Twitter and Instagram.
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Learn more
https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/sports/hockey/a-black-fan-club-sought-to-diversify-nhl-stands-now-theyre-aiming-at-its-c-suites.html
Take the pledge
https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/getuncomfortable/
Support youth hockey
https://blackgirlhockeyclub.org/bghc-scholarship/
Follow BGHC
https://twitter.com/BlackGirlHockey
https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlhockeyclub/?hl=en
Follow Tunisha Singleton, PhD
https://twitter.com/TSingletonSays
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-questions-podcast/id1531590204
https://tunishasingleton.com/
Follow Fatou Bah
https://twitter.com/FatouSadio
https://www.instagram.com/fatousadio/?hl=en
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Work hard. Have fun. Stay safe.
#22 - Kirsten Krull, Ice Side Reporter
Rink Stories
09/25/20 • 63 min
Where Bob talks St Cloud State hockey with Kirsten Krull.
For the past two seasons, Rochester MN native Kirsten Krull (@KirstenKrull on Twitter and Instagram) was the ice side reporter for Husky Productions, covering the St Cloud State Huskies. Today, she is the host of the Storyteller podcast.
Kirsten, Bob and Matt discuss: Starting out in sports reporting; Herb Brooks; Minnesota geography; Saint Clodoald; St Cloud State University history; the Cornell-SCSU rivalry; OG female sports reporters; the glass ceiling; and keeping occupied during the quarantine. Plus, wisdom from Giuseppe.
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and theme music by Ken Klein, the Mo’Nobs, and a little piano from Bob Winter. If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, rating, reviewing and sharing. Follow @RinkStories on Twitter and Instagram.
Check out Matt's new podcast, Throwin' One Back, available wherever podcasts are found, like here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-one-back/id1530257371
Follow Matt @OneThrowin on Twitter and Instagram.
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Work hard. Have fun. Stay safe.
09/16/20 • 36 min
Where we look back at the best of Rink Stories so far, from the ridiculous to the sublime moments. A look behind the curtain, outtakes, and how we get to the final product. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry....
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf. Artwork and music by Ken Klein, the Mo’Nobs, TFIC, with special guest Giuseppe.
If you like this episode listen to more episodes; subscribe, rate, and review; follow @RinkStories on Twitter and Instagram; follow @OneThrowin, Matt’s new podcast, throwin' one back.
#20 - Introducing Throwin' One Back hosted by Matt w Steve Mason of Mason and Ireland on ESPNLA
Rink Stories
09/10/20 • 48 min
We are pleased to announce the debut of the Throwin' One Back podcast, hosted by our very own Matt Hopf, aka producer of the Rink Stories podcast, a NJ Sports Guy in LA, who still loves Rutgers football and hoops, NY Giants, and the NY Mets.
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Here, we present Throwin’ One Back Episode 3: The one where Steve Mason of the Mason and Ireland Show on 710 ESPN LA and the Culture Pop podcast joins Matt and Bob to discuss his work on the movie, Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen, his podcast Culture Pop, why the BIG10 and SEC see the science of Covid19 so differently, and his time on the Mason and Ireland Show since 2004.
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Go here to subscribe and listen to other episodes. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/throwin-one-back/id1530257371
Follow Matt @OneThrowin on Twitter and Instagram
#65 - Maria Mountain of GoalieTrainingPro.com
Rink Stories
05/16/23 • 43 min
Maria Mountain is an exercise physiologist who has specialized in off-ice training for hockey goalies for more than 20 years. She is the founder of GoalieTrainingPro.com, where you can find all sorts of videos to help with your dry land training practices. Please welcome this 5-6 goaltender out of London Ontario.
In this episode, we ask Maria: How did you get into training goaltenders? What are some of the most common injuries you see in youth and high school goalies? How do you approach training beer leaguers as opposed to young hot shots? What is the deal with hip impingment? Is my kid's career over after a season-ending injury?
Plus Maria plays Wrist Shots and tells us all about her hometown of London, Ontario.
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Follow Maria on Instagram and on YouTube, or go to https://www.goalietrainingpro.com/
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The Rink Stories podcast is produced by Matt Hopf
Artwork by Ken Klein. Original music by Ken Klein, TFIC, Bob's Lounge, and the Mo'Nobs
If you like this podcast, please help us out by subscribing, following, rating, reviewing, and telling your friends
Follow @RinkStories on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
Follow Matt on Twitter and Instagram
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FAQ
How many episodes does Rink Stories have?
Rink Stories currently has 66 episodes available.
What topics does Rink Stories cover?
The podcast is about Obama, Podcasts, Barstool, Sports, Arts, Rogan, Hockey and Performing Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Rink Stories?
The episode title '#65 - Maria Mountain of GoalieTrainingPro.com' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Rink Stories?
The average episode length on Rink Stories is 55 minutes.
How often are episodes of Rink Stories released?
Episodes of Rink Stories are typically released every 11 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Rink Stories?
The first episode of Rink Stories was released on Mar 10, 2020.
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