Travis, Sean and I have known former Iowa Wild head coach Derek Lalonde since, well...he was the head coach of the Wild and we interviewed him every week. He became such a good friend (and gets our sense of humor) Coach Lalonde even came in as a host when Travis was on vacation while he lived here!
So it's been fun to watch Coach Lalonde work his way up the ranks to be an assistant coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning and win not one, but two Stanley Cups, and make it to a third Stanley Cup Finals this year. We've talked to him after both of his Stanley Cup wins, and we talked to him today not long after it was announced he's the new head coach of the Detroit Red Wings! We talked about his new job, what the last three years of hockey have been like, and of course the day when Sean tried to be a hockey goalie with the WIld. Wait until you hear the bomb Coach drops about that!
You can listen to Coach Lalonde here, and if you want, keep listening to hear an interview with a guy who's collected over 300 helmets from college football teams!