Mike Flink

At the age of 6, Mike started playing hockey on outdoor rinks. With his Grandfather and Uncle providing most of his coaching, they taught him to love the game of hockey. In 1990 he moved away to Spokane, Washington to attend college. While there he had a played with Gonzaga University and had a walk-on tryout with the Spokane, Chiefs. Not enjoying the big city he moved back to marry his high school sweetheart Suzanne. He soon started his coaching career with the high school team. Mike is the proud father of 2 hockey-playing sons (Christian and Markus), and a dancing daughter (Shelby). He has coached all levels of hockey and baseball. Coaching his sons’ teams in squirts, peewees, bantams and high school, he has shown great success. He has been GM and assistant coach of the Butte Roughriders for the past 2 years, with each year seeing the team progressing. Besides playing and coaching hockey, Mike is an avid softball player and outdoorsman. While juggling marriage, coaching his sons and the Roughriders, and traveling for dance, he still finds time to play on his adult hockey team the, Copper City Chiefs. The Roughriders appreciate the fact that Mike has been with us since the inception of the Roughrider team.