{"id":131862,"date":"2022-01-26T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=131862"},"modified":"2022-01-26T10:06:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:06:07","slug":"minnesota-states-mike-hastings-talks-mavericks-ccha-olympics-uscho-spotlight-college-hockey-podcast-season-4-episode-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2022\/01\/26\/minnesota-states-mike-hastings-talks-mavericks-ccha-olympics-uscho-spotlight-college-hockey-podcast-season-4-episode-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota State&#8217;s Mike Hastings talks Mavericks, CCHA, Olympics: USCHO Spotlight college hockey podcast Season 4 Episode 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger are joined by Minnesota State head coach Mike Hastings. 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