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Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back this week with an interview with the National Coach-In-Chief for USA Hockey Mike MacMillan! Before the interview the guys recap their week around the rinks, share their thoughts on Nikita Kucherov wanting out of Tampa Bay, and give their reactions to the NHL hometown remix jerseys that just dropped.
Then the boys welcome in Mike MacMillan a long time hockey coach and educator for over 40 years. Mike shares tons of knowledge from his coaching days which includes coaching the USA Hockey National Sled Hockey team, Minnesota hockey programs, and what he does now for USA Hockey.
BY & Motts wrap up the show answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week and Motts gives his Motts’ moment lock of the week presented by FanDuel.
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"National Coach-in-Chief of USA Hockey: Mike MacMillan" is an episode of The Rink Shrinks. Runtime 58 min. Published November 6, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.