Very Bold Radio 6-17-23 with Rocco Grimaldi

Rocco Grimaldi joins host Steve Teel on this edition of Very Bold
Radio.


Rocco Grimaldi is one of only 4 Americans to ever be the leading
scorer at the World Hockey Championships. Since 1950, only Rocco
(May 2023) and Patrick Kane (2018) have accomplished this feat.
In 10 games, Rocco’s balanced 7 goals to go with 7 assists in
Finland for a total of 14 points. On Team USA, his line of Alex
Tuch (Buffalo Sabres) and Nick Bonino (Pittsburgh Penguins)
helped lead the Americans to an unprecedented and undefeated run
through the preliminary group (7-0) including wins over defending
World Champion Finland, and a clinching group victory over the
powerful Swedes. Though Team USA lost to Germany in the semis,
Rocco’s goal and assist helped get the team to a 3 on 3 overtime.
The final game also went to a 3 on 3 overtime loss against
Latvia, though Rocco added two goals and was named to the
All-Tournament team. Not quite as impressive a feat, Rocco is the
most interviewed guest on Very Bold Radio & Podcast with
Steve Teel.


PODCAST TIMESTAMPS:


0:00 Very Bold Intro


0:30 Recap Interview History, Greetings, Lazy Beard, Abby


4:30 Steve talks Rocco’s World Hockey Championships Achievements


10:30 Rocco’s 90 Game Season


13:00 Obsessive Perfectionist Tendency To Improve


15:00 Studying The 3Ms: McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon and Others


17:30 Rocco’s NHL playoff experience with Nashville Predators


18:30 Dreaming As A Kid of NHL Playoffs


19:15 Desire to Clean up Postseason Success


20:30 Sweeping Through World Hockey Preliminary Round Robin


21:30 The Challenge of 3 on 3 Format In a Tournament


23:00 How This Worlds Opportunity Came


25:30 Switching Attitude After AHL Playoffs


26:30 Why Play In The Worlds?


29:00 Steve Talks Rocco’s 4 Record-Tying Goals in a Game for
Nashville Predators


30:40 Practices & 3rd Line Expectations With Team USA


32:30 Bumped Up To First Line


34:00 Working with 1st Line Learning Each Other  


36:00 Playing with Elite Players ***


38:00 Worlds: Opening with Win Over Finland Big Assist to Tuch


40:30 You Still Ask: Do I Belong? Can I Play?


41:30 What Helps You Overcome Doubts?


43:40 Building Trust with Teammates


47:00 Team USA vs Hungary Defense Leading to Goals


49:30 Can Every Hockey Player Recall Plays Like Rocco?


51:05 After Germany Semifinal Frustration At Not Trying Shot
Again


52:00 How Do You Move On From Frustration?


52:50 Learning To Forget & Managing Bad Stretches and Streaks


55:39 An Overtime Shift Mistake and Making Up For It


56:45 When Did Rocco Realize You Can’t Get Too Up or Too Down


59:00 Fans Don’t Know When Players Play Through Sickness or Pain


59:30 Team USA vs Germany (“line-matched us”) in Round-Robin Play


1:00:30  Playing Against Offensive Players Easier


1:01:20 Team USA vs. Austria


1:02:30 Tuch Gifts Rocco An Empty-Netter


1:03:00 vs France Frustrating Game (9-0)


1:04:00 vs Sweden


1:05:20 vs Czech


1:06:00 3 on 3 Regular Season Good: But Not In Tournament Play


1:08:00 Breaking Down Rocco’s Goal and Assist vs Germany


1:10:00 Frustration of Game Going to 2-1 After Early Lead


1:11:00 The Hunger To Still Improve and Get Better 


1:12:40 Too Much Time & Love For Hockey To Quit  


1:13:50 Feeling Better at 30 Than Age 20


1:15:00 Yes Hockey Is Reading / Reacting But Prepare / Study


1:16:40 What Do You Wish You Knew Different? Understanding
Process & Opportunity


1:18:20 It Matters What You Do Now


1:18:40 Being A Role Model For His Own Kids: Enduring Tough Times


1:20:00 Not Being LeBron James


1:20:45 Mindset vs. Latvia Following Heartbreaking Loss to
Germany


1:23:30 Always Something To Play For: Response Is Opportunity


1:26:45 Being One of Only 4 Americans To Lead Worlds In Scoring


1:28:00 Super Close Team USA But The Goal Was Making History


1:29:30 Revisiting: Obsessing (Steve’s Take On Rap Against
Christian Athletes)


1:30:30 Bible: Do Great Things With What You’re Given


1:32:00 Working on Master’s in Apologetics


1:33:00 We Need To Have More Answers For People With Questions


1:34:00 Steve & Rocco Wraps-up (more coming late summer 2023


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