Kel Land Podcast Extended Edition - Bonus Episode

In this episode, we look back on a remarkable career that spanned continents, leagues and eras of the game. From early development years learning hockey in Germany, New Brunswick and Winnipeg, to the wild early days of professional hockey in the South West Hockey League, this interview is packed with stories you won't hear anywhere else. As a 21-year-old pro, he found himself playing in places like Reno, Nevada and El Paso, Texas, before a chance conversation at a North American Indian hockey tournament brought him back to the country of his birth and into UK hockey. What followed was an incredible British career that began with the Sunderland Crowtree Chiefs, ended with the Paisley Pirates, and included 10 further UK clubs along the way. We talk openly about his long-running battle with the BIHA over import status, why he famously never slept on team bus trips, the personal toll of life in hockey including two failed marriages, and his honest views on the modern game. The conversation was so rich it had to be cut from 120 minutes down to under 50, and for the first time ever the podcast also includes a bloopers section, guaranteed to raise a smile.