Dan Reimann became a member of the St. Cloud State men's hockey team in 1992, which was early on in the program's NCAA Division I era. He was recruited by 1980 Olympian John Harrington, who was an assistant coach for the Huskies at the time.
Recently, Dan's son, Jack, signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Huskies. Dan talks about what his recruiting experience was like compared to going through it with his son.
He shares memories of playing with some great players with the Huskies, including Matt Cullen and Mark Parrish.
After finishing school, Dan played pro hockey for three seasons in the ECHL, including one with the Johnstown Chiefs.
He shares stories about all of these things and more on this episode of the Huskies Hockey Insider podcast with The Rink Live's Mick Hatten.
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 Recruiting interest in him playing for Anoka High School, playing for the Des Moines Buccaneers and being recruited by former SCSU assistant coach John Harrington
2:20 What it was like being recruited by Harrington, a member of the 1980 Olympic team , Harrington getting injured at one of his games
3:06 Why he picked St. Cloud State over Lake Superior State
4:15 Memories of playing for powerful Anoka teams
5:20 The transition from Anoka to playing in the USHL in 1991, playing for coach Bob Ferguson in Des Moines, winning a Clark Cup, his billet family
7:20 What it was like playing for the Buccaneers
9:20 Joining St. Cloud State early in the NCAA Division I era, Brett Lievers, the rivalry with the University of Minnesota, being a part of the first Huskies team to beat the Gophers
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11:25 Being a teammate with Matt Cullen , running into him recently, how he ended up wearing No. 9 and not No. 7
13:50 Being a teammate of Dave Paradise , a combination of talent and grit
15:07 Beaing a teammate Dr. Taj Melson , one of the great skating and offensive-minded defensemen to play for SCSU
16:09 Being a teammte of Sascha Molin
16:50 Being a teammate of Mark Parrish, being with him when he signed his first pro contract
18:20 Being a teammate of Brian Leitza , who owns many school goaltending records
19:15 What it was like going through the recruiting process with his son, Jack, being recruited by Canisius, Princeton and Maine, UMass before picking SCSU
21:45 His son going to be a teammate with Leo Gruba, whose father, Tony, was a teammate of Dan's
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22:30 Coaching his son and daughter when they played for Blaine Youth Hockey
25:00 A scouting report on his son, Jack
26:20 Playing pro for the Johnstown Chiefs, playing in the arena where "Slap Shot" was filmed, being a teammate of Nick Fotiu
29:40 What it was like playing in the ECHL in the 1990s
31:30 Knowing the Brodzinski family, Jack being a high school teammate of Bryce
