# Bill Mikkelson (father of Meaghan Mikkelson and Brendan Mikkelson)

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Podcast: [I Played, Too](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-played-too-6447589)
Published: 2025-06-25T05:01:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-adler/episodes/Bill-Mikkelson-father-of-Meaghan-Mikkelson-and-Brendan-Mikkelson-e3307gm
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## Resource

This week, former NHL defenseman Bill Mikkelson, whose daughter Meaghan Mikkelson won 2 Olympic gold medals for Canada and whose son Brendan Mikkelson played in the NHL and has been a guest on the podcast, joins the show. Bill talks about playing for two expansion franchises in the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, owning the worst single-season plus/minus rating in NHL history, growing up in a town of less than 200 in Manitoba, how he met his wife Betsy, how he got his post-hockey job at IBM, his upcoming trip to Colorado, playing with players like Harry Howell, Jean Potvin and Mike Marson, and much more. Tune it now!! If you would like to support the podcast monetarily, go here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Played, Too • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, if you want to learn more about the host and author Rob Adler and his career, check out his book here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I Hammered Hank: And Other True Stories From The Worldwide Leader: Adler, Rob: 9781980219613: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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