The Rink Shrinks

Episode 266- Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back with an interview with Matt Martin! Before Marty joins, the boys catch up on the weekend, recap the NHL Stadium Series, and hit on some recent trades in the NHL. Then the guys bring in long time NHL veteran and now Special Assistant to the GM of the New York Islanders Matt Martin to chat about his career and share some stories that includes:

Not making AAA at a young age and dealing with getting cut

Praising veterans that adapted to the every involving game in the NHL

Going from Garth Snow to Lou Lamoriello

Being Matthew Schaefer’s “landlord”

+ more!

BY & Motts wrap up the show by answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week and Motts gives his Motts moment lock of the week.
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Episode 265- Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back with a fresh mailbag episode this week. Before getting to all of your questions the guys recap their weekends and talk about the Patriots getting back to the SuperBowl! Then the boys dip into the mailbag to answer all of your questions and react to your stories that include:

Utilizing roster spots at the high school level

Ice time for Mites

“The Gauntlet” drill

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BY & Motts wrap up the show by answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week and Motts gives his Motts moment lock of the week.
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Episode 264- Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back with an interview with current Assistant Executive Director of USA Hockey, Bob Mancini! Before Bob joins the show, the guys catch up on their time around the rinks from last week, the Hobey Baker award finalists, and fights breaking out across multiple leagues in the same week! Then Bob Mancini joins the show to discuss his current role with USA hockey and more including:

The importance of keeping kids in the game

Sticking up for the referees

Creating another category of hockey; the Development League

Encouraging players and parents to stay within their district

+ so much more

BY & Motts wrap up the show by answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week and Motts gives his Motts moment lock of the week.
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Episode 263- Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back with the first mailbag of 2026! The guys kick off the episode recapping their weekends around the rinks and putting the focus on relaying the correct message to the team. Then the boys dip into the mailbag to answer all of your questions and react to your stories which includes:

Adapting to a higher level of hockey going from peewee to bantam

Defending the prep hockey scene

Focusing on development of a player in a “non” hockey market

+ more!

BY & Motts wrap up the show by answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week and Motts gives his Motts moment lock of the week.
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Episode 262- Brian Yandle and Mike Mottau are back with a fresh interview to kick off the year 2026 with local guy, Paul Carey! Before Paul joins the show, the guys catch up on their teams and where they are at heading into the new year, Sweden winning the World Juniors tournament, and a big congratulations to Ryan Mottau committing to Connecticut College! Then the boys bring in Weymouth, MA native and former pro hockey player Paul Carey for a great conversation about his career and more including:

Baseball being the first true love over hockey

Growing up playing for the South Shore Kings and winning tournaments

Multi-High School athlete

Winning the National Championship his senior year at BC

Going pro, playing with legends across the league

BY & Motts wrap up the show by answering the My Hockey Rankings question of the week and Motts gives his Motts moment lock of the week.
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