If you're not getting champed, but you're not doing it right now, we got issues because now we're not going to win and you're not going to have success

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Jeff Merrick, Emil Delech, and soon in Moments as a matter of fact, you will hear from Elliott Frieden.

Now, Rod the Bot is the hockey nickname, but for anyone who talks to Rod Brindemore about hockey for maybe more than five minutes, you might want to refer to him as Rod the Brain, his highly intelligent, very smart, has strong opinions on the game of hockey.

Many of which you'll hear here in this interview with Elliott recorded last Sunday in Ottawa a day before the Hurricanes game against the Senators.

In this conversation, you'll hear his thoughts about Reffing, get the checkbook ready, video reviews, this part is really fascinating.

Also, Elliott talks to him about when he thought that coaching was something that could be a career option.

He discusses who he thinks should win the Selkie trophy.

He discusses Carolina itself and how it's a hidden gem in the NHL and also because he couldn't resist, right?

He talks about his son Skyler winning a national championship last Saturday.

Before we hear the interview, I want to thank a couple of Mike's Sundheim and Brown from the Communications Department for the Carolina Hurricanes for making this interview possible.

So here he is, Rod Brindemore, head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes in conversation with Elliott Friedman on 32 Thoughts to Podcast.

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In a clap?

I have a feeling I know what the answer to this question is going to be, but what is better?

Lifting the Stanley Cup or seeing your son win the Frozen Four?

Oh, that is a good question.

It's because I just lived it.

I would have said watching your son do something that he's trying to do for a long time.

I know selfishly it's tough to be winning the Stanley Cup.

That's still the greatest day of my life, but yesterday it was pretty special watching him be able to do that.

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