23: How This Full Circle Moment Will Be Epic: Krystie Letang Returns (and Salzburg Will Never Be the Same)

If you've been with me since the very beginning, then you already know how special this episode is because my very first guest is back, and I truly cannot think of a more perfect full circle moment than this one! Krystie Letang joined me when I hit record for the first time, and here we are again with a story so wild, so perfectly woven together, that I got goosebumps more times than I can count. Since that first episode with Krystie, the hockey world has done what it does best and pulled people back together in the most unexpected ways. Her husband Alan Letang has just been named head coach of EC Red Bull Salzburg in the ICEHL, and if that isn't enough of a full circle moment for you, Jay has been brought on as his assistant coach! 25 years after Alan and Jay were teammates on the Saint John Flames of the AHL, they are now sharing a bench again. You truly cannot make this stuff up. As you'll hear, Krystie and I still have never met in person, but that is all about to change soon, and if this conversation is any indication, Salzburg doesn't stand a chance. Did something in this conversation I had with Krystie resonate with you? I'd love to hear about it, so let us know over on Instagram, @wereinonepod, and we'll see you back soon for another hard-hitting episode!  Just some of the highlights you'll hear:  How my very first podcast guest has come back with a story so full of full circle moments that I lost count of my goosebumps Why I slid into Krystie's DMs the second I saw the Salzburg announcement, and before I even told Jay I was going to do it How Alan and Jay went from AHL teammates on the Saint John Flames 25 years ago to sharing a bench again in one of Europe's top leagues The way signs kept showing up everywhere before the contract was even signed What the side of this life that nobody sees actually looks like, from the job loss to the panic to the "what if this never comes together" conversations happening behind closed doors How we went from a 37-degree apartment full of moving boxes to building a fence, flying to a wedding, and signing visas all in the same week What stepping into the coach's wife role at the highest level yet means to Krystie, and why she refuses to sit in a separate section from anyone A look at the guilt of being genuinely excited for a brand new chapter and how it sits with you when your kids aren't coming along for this one What both Krystie and I are each hoping to gain from this season and why "be epic" might just be our unofficial four-person family motto going forward LINKS:  Alan's Hockey Profile  Krystie's Instagram  My First Episode with Krystie 19: How Bryce Reddick Forged His Own Path Beyond His NHL Father's Legacy 14: The Midlife Unraveling: Petra Boumedienne on Health, Hormones, and Finding Yourself Beyond the Rink