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I Played, Too

I Played, Too

By: Rob Adler
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I Played, Too is a podcast featuring relatives, athletes, musicians and entertainers who also had careers. You might know the last name but perhaps not the first. This podcast aims to let them tell their stories. (Also, from time to time, we'll talk to celebrities outside those realms who might have performed as well.)Rob Adler
Episodes
  • Bill Mikkelson (father of Meaghan Mikkelson and Brendan Mikkelson)
    Jun 25 2025

    This week, former NHL defenseman Bill Mikkelson, whose daughter Meaghan Mikkelson won 2 Olympic gold medals for Canada and whose son Brendan Mikkelson played in the NHL and has been a guest on the podcast, joins the show. Bill talks about playing for two expansion franchises in the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, owning the worst single-season plus/minus rating in NHL history, growing up in a town of less than 200 in Manitoba, how he met his wife Betsy, how he got his post-hockey job at IBM, his upcoming trip to Colorado, playing with players like Harry Howell, Jean Potvin and Mike Marson, and much more. Tune it now!!


    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    49 mins
  • Trey Young (cousin of Vince Young)
    May 28 2025

    Former Utah Valley University basketball player and current assistant Trey Young, whose cousin Vince Young led the University of Texas to the 2005 National Title, joins the show. Trey talks about how he originally got to Utah Valley as a player, how beating Rice as a player eventually led to becoming a grad assistant at VCU, a family trip to watch his cousin play in the Rose Bowl, the importance of both connections and relationships, playing in Australia, his love of baseball, playing for his dad in middle school, and much more. Tune in now!!


    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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    43 mins
  • Chayse Primeau (son of Keith Primeau; nephew of Wayne Primeau; brother of Cayden Primeau)
    May 14 2025

    Chayse Primeau, whose father Keith Primeau is a former NHL All-Star and whose uncle Wayne Primeau has been a guest on the podcast, joins the show. Chayse talks about playing college hockey at both Nebraska-Omaha and Notre Dame, how competitive the Primeau family is, playing with his brother Cayden in both high school and in the USHL with Lincoln, going to a Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Oregon Ducks college football game, overcoming injuries, being a big Toronto Blue Jays fan, now working in finance, and lots more. Tune in now!

    If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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    39 mins
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