The Rink Shrinks
Hosted by Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau · The Rink Shrinks, Bleav
4.9from 467 ratings
- 297
- Episodes
- 125
- Transcribed
- 467
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 17M
- YouTube views
About The Rink Shrinks
The Rink Shrinks features special guests from the hockey world. They're keeping it real in the rink, helping our listeners navigate their way through it in a humorous and educational format.
- Publisher
- The Rink Shrinks, Bleav
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Apr 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
125 of 297 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
National Coach-in-Chief of USA Hockey: Mike MacMillan
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mailbag +Becoming a Better Coach
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
AHL PIMS Leader: Dennis Bonvie
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National Coach-in-Chief of USA Hockey: Mike MacMillan
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And they're not going to progress to their development stages if you coach them that way. Yeah, you're absolutely right. Could you, you know, even say that you the coaches kind of they need to have a why? Oh, yeah. You know, to have the. kind of more like the depth of what they're trying to explain? […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Rink Shrinks
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Mike MacMillan
- Dennis Bonvie
- Jayden Kurtz
- Colby Cohen
- Ian Lodin
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 16,767,746
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 360 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 107 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Questions about The Rink Shrinks
Who hosts The Rink Shrinks?
Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau host the show. Published by The Rink Shrinks, Bleav.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Rink Shrinks take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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