Where Bob speaks with Brett Riley, the inaugural head coach of the Long Island University Sharks, the NCAA’s newest Division 1 ice hockey program.
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Bob, Matt, and Brett discuss: the challenges of starting a new D1 program, from scratch, in the summer of 2020: putting together a roster, finding a place to play, scheduling games, funding the program, bringing the players into quarantine on campus; his playing career at Needham (MA) High School, The Governor's Academy, and Hobart College; the differences between DIII and DI college hockey; the long list of distinguished hockey coaches and players who share his last name; and, the "forgotten miracle" that was the 1960 USA Olympic gold medal hockey team (7:58).
Plus, our correspondent Giuseppe provides an update from inside the Toronto NHL Hub (27:35)
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