BEAUTIES; 1980 U.S. Olympian Rob McClanahan joins the show!
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Far Down Beauties with Jesse Pierce and Kirsten Kroll. Two hockey minds trapped in bodies that can't skate. They may have never laced them up, but they'll break it all down with sharp takes and plenty of laughs. This is Hockey Talk, the beauty's way.
Hello, happy Monday. How are we doing? Jesse Pierce, Kirsten Kroll. What's going on, Kirsten? Another day. Just another Monday around here. Another Monday. Olympics are rocking and rolling. Olympic break, so obviously your favorite NHLers over in Milan and Cortina. prepared to take on the world. I'm very, very excited for the games to get going in just a few short days. But when the Olympics come around, I'm obviously reminded of the 1980 U.S. Olympic squad curse. And we talked last week about the fantastic documentary. So who better to help break down Olympic hockey than Mr. Rob McClanahan. What's going on, Mac? Thanks so much for joining the Buttes. You're officially a bar down beauty. How does it feel?
Yeah.
I'm honored.
Usually I'm bugging Buzzy for this. So I was like, you know what? I'm going to switch it up a little bit. And we've had Lou Nanny on to discuss. But for you, the 1980 gold medal win and everything that came with it. What did that moment mean to you in your career and in your life in general?
Oh, my. I mean, it's given us some opportunities that may not otherwise have come to us. But it's it's hard to believe we're still talking about it 46 years later.
Do you ever get tired of talking about it 46 years later, especially again, it's at a heightened high during the Olympic seasons, right? Like I'm sure it just comes full force then, but yeah. Do you ever kind of be like, man, all right, let's do this pony show again.
It definitely raises or reaches fever pitch during a winter Olympic season, but heck we're proud of it. We don't walk around, you know, showcasing it, but when people approach us and want to talk about it, we're more than happy to discuss it.
Well, and it's been a hot topic of conversation lately, too, with the new Netflix documentary that just came up. I mean, so many people just hearing I personally I have not had the time to sit down and watch it yet. But just the word of mouth on the street, everyone says this is one of the best documentaries they've ever seen.
Well, that's nice to hear. I know the feedback I've gotten is everybody's really enjoyed it. One of my buddies came back to me and said, we basically just skewered Herbie in terms of a description of him. And I said, I responded by saying, I didn't skewer him. I mean, we're being honest. It was hard to play for, but we would play for him tomorrow if we were able to.
And I think you saw moments of of sincerity from him, too. I love that they included his audio and his iteration of things. Right. And then even in the way that he handled Ralph Cox and cutting him and you could see like he did have that human emotion and attachment to every single one of you players, even if he maybe didn't show it in the warm hug type of way. Right.
Curry wasn't warm and fuzzy for most of us. And what's unfortunate is that he passed, you know, before, most of the guys from Minnesota had probably, there was a barrier there that the other guys didn't have. he definitely intimidated us and we were afraid to have any kind of conversation. And that barrier was starting to break down and he was becoming, he wasn't, he was becoming more of a teammate or a friend than a, than a coach and a superior. And it's too bad that we couldn't keep that going because he died.
Right. I have to ask, Kirsten knows this.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–5:42
2
What insights does Rob McClanahan share about Herb Brooks?
5:42–6:57
3
How does Rob McClanahan feel about the legacy of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team?
6:57–12:45
4
What significant moments from the Olympic hockey games does Rob discuss?
12:45–15:42
5
What does Rob think about the portrayal of the Miracle movie?
15:42–22:07
6
How does Rob McClanahan reflect on his Olympic experience 46 years later?
22:07–39:01
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