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In this episode, we catch up with Army Hockey Coach Brian Riley, who is the 3rd member of his family to coach the hockey team at West Point. Fred Pletsch and I talk with Riley about his early days of playing hockey in Waterloo, Iowa, his time playing at Brown University and how he started his coaching path, which eventually led him back home, he was born in West Point, NY, to take over for his brother Rob, who he worked under as an assistant coach prior to taking over the program in 2004. Riley's father, Hall of Fame coach, Jack Riley, who won 542 games in his career at Army, started the Riley Legacy at Army when "Red" Blaik hired him in the 50's to coach the team. Riley also talked with us about coaching against his 2 sons, both played at the college level. He also discussed the legendary story of his father and Herb Brooks, who before the 1960 Olympics was cut by Riley. Brian also shared a great story about where exactly his dad kept his gold medal from the '60 Olympics, fascinating stories in this episode. We also chatted about 2 former players Brian coached at Army, who were killed in action while serving as officers in the U.S. Army. Brian also shared with us how the men that have played for him at Army have impacted and continue to impact his life, powerful stories. This episode is inspiring, moving and very motivating!!