{"id":125296,"date":"2021-01-26T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=125296"},"modified":"2021-01-25T13:08:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T19:08:59","slug":"mercyhursts-rick-gotkin-on-this-seasons-lakers-covid-19-accommodations-scheduling-uscho-spotlight-college-hockey-podcast-season-3-episode-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2021\/01\/26\/mercyhursts-rick-gotkin-on-this-seasons-lakers-covid-19-accommodations-scheduling-uscho-spotlight-college-hockey-podcast-season-3-episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercyhurst&#8217;s Rick Gotkin on this season&#8217;s Lakers, COVID-19 accommodations, scheduling: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 3 Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With four straight wins, including 5-of-6 points from then-No. 17 Robert Morris, Mercyhurst has been playing well. Lakers head coach Rick Gotkin joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger to talk about his team, as well as how they&#8217;ve adjusted to COVID-19 restrictions and a schedule in flux. We also touch upon the impact of the pandemic beyond the rink, including the extra year of eligibility and recruiting by watching video and making Zoom calls.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to this podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/uscho-spotlight\/id1437717447?mt=2\">on Apple Podcasts<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/3185680\/episodes\/feed\">your favorite podcast app<\/a>, or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/uscholive\">Spreaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=43112281&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Sponsor this podcast! 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