Episodes
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Trent Kaese Podcast Interview – Episode S5E08
Trent Kaese Podcast Interview – Episode S5E08 In today’s show I talk with former Peterborough Pirates, Milton Keynes Kings and Blackburn Hawks forward Trent Kaese. In this episode Trent reveals: Being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1985 NHL draft. The confusion surrounding the tragic...
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Kenny Macdonald Podcast Interview – Episode S5E07
Kenny Macdonald Podcast Interview – Episode S5E07 Kenny Macdonald is today’s Old Time Hockey UK podcast guest. In this episode Kenny talks of: Life growing up in the Aviemore Scottish ski centre Moving to the Nottingham Panthers His wheelchair goal scoring celebration Nearly dying of dehydration...
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Wayne Crawford Podcast Interview – Episode S5E06
Wayne Crawford Podcast Interview – Episode S5E06 Wayne Crawford is today’s podcast guest. Toronto born Wayne was selected in the 6th round, 109th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1980 NHL draft. He then spent most of his time in the AHL and IHL until a friend suggested he try the UK.…
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Shayne McCosh Podcast Interview – Episode S5E05
Shayne McCosh Podcast Interview – Episode S5E05 Today my guest is former Bracknell Bees and Sheffield Steelers Canadian D-Man Shayne McCosh. In this episode Shayne reveals how; he once loaned a team owner £25,000 to help pay his team mates wages – can you guess which owner? he needed 12 stitches...
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Chris Norton Podcast Interview – Episode S5E04
Chris Norton Podcast Interview – Episode S5E04 Canadian born Chris Norton is today’s Old Time Hockey UK hockey hero from the past. Chris, an NHL draft pick for the Winnipeg Jets, spent most of his career assigned to AHL and IHL teams. The 1991 – 92 season saw Chris icing for the Phoenix…
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Gary Newbon Podcast Interview – Episode S5E03
Gary Newbon Podcast Interview – Episode S5E03 In Series 5 Episode 3 my guest is former Solihull Barons Team owner, Central TV and Sky Sports broadcaster Gary Newbon. Journalist Gary had made his way into television with Westward TV before moving to Midlands based ATV in the early 1970’s. Based in...
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David Simms Podcast Interview Part 2 – Episode S5E02
David Simms Podcast Interview Part 2 – Episode S5E02 In the second Podcast interview of Series 5, I continue my chat with David Simms. David was an instrumental part in the birth of the Sheffield Steelers. Over the next 30 years he’s continued making the 180 mile round trip from his home in...
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David Simms Podcast Interview – Episode S5E01
David Simms Podcast Interview Part 1 – Episode S5E01 Welcome to the very first Podcast interview of Series 5. In today’s show my guest is former Solihull Barons team manager and current Sheffield Steelers MC David Simms. David discovered ice hockey in the mid 1980’s. He and a girlfriend decided…
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Jamie Crapper Podcast Interview – Episode S4E12
Jamie Crapper Podcast Interview – Episode S4E12 Today’s hockey hero is former Durham Wasps, Nottingham Panthers, Solihull Barons, Bracknell Bees and Great Britain goal scoring striker Jamie Crapper. While at Bracknell Jamie became the deputy rink manager. After hanging up his skates he moved to...
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Moray Hanson Podcast Interview – Episode S4E11
Moray Hanson Podcast Interview – Episode S4E11 Today’s hockey hero from the past is former Murrayfield Racers, Fife Flyers and Dumfries Border Viking netminder Moray Hanson. Moray is one of the few hockey Legends that have played and officiated at the highest levels of Ice Hockey. He was Great...
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André Malo Podcast Interview – Episode S4E10
André Malo Podcast Interview – Episode S4E10 André Malo is today’s hockey hero from the past. He first arrived from Canada in the fall of 1986 when he spent a season with the Ayr Bruins. In total André had a career that spanned 15 seasons in the UK. He went on to ice for the... The post André…
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Ed Courtenay Podcast Interview – Episode S4E09
Ed Courtenay Podcast Interview – Episode S4E09 Ed Courtenay, my guest for episode 9, is a former NHL goal scoring forward for the San Jose Sharks. In 1997 he iced for the SuperLeague’s Sheffield Steelers, later moving to the Ayr Scottish Eagles. After returning home to North America for 3 seasons...
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Jim Mollard Podcast Interview – Episode S4E08
Jim Mollard Podcast IntervIew – Episode S4E08 Jim Mollard hails from Stonewall, Manitoba in Canada. Before signing for the Murrayfield Racers he’d spent the previous 2 seasons in the Edmonton Oilers farm system. Racers British forward, Tony Hand, had met Jim whilst trying out at an Oilers…
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Dave Whistle Podcast Interview – Episode S4E07
Dave Whistle Podcast IntervIew – Episode S4E07 Dave Whistle spent a total of 16 seasons playing and coaching in the UK. This included 7 seasons as a player and 9 seasons as head coach. Success followed as Dave lead both the Bracknell Bees and the Belfast Giants to SuperLeague League…
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Barry Nieckar Podcast Interview – Episode S4E06
Barry Nieckar Podcast IntervIew – Episode S4E06 Barry Nieckar, former London Knights and Nottingham Panthers Enforcer is my guest on todays show. He spent the majority of his hockey career playing in North America, in the AHL, IHL and ECHL. Barry also had 8 games in the NHL, icing for the…
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Tim Cranston Interview Part 2 – Episode S4E05
Tim Cranston Podcast Interview Episode S4E05 Welcome back to Part Two – The Sheffield Years. It was the summer of 1993 when Team GB and Sheffield head coach Coach Alex Dampier invited Tim to join his Sheffield Steelers team. If you haven’t already listened to Part One, The Tim Cranston Interview…
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Tim Cranston Podcast Interview – Episode S4E04
Tim Cranston Podcast Interview – Episode S4E04 – The Early Years. Tim Cranston, former Fife Flyers, Cleveland Bombers, Durham Wasps, Sheffield Steelers, Edinburgh Capitals forward is my guest for today’s show. He also played 39 times for Great Britain as a duel national. Also available, read: The...
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Doug Smail Podcast Interview – Episode S4E03
Doug Smail Podcast Interview – Episode S4E03 Doug Smail, former player of the Winnipeg Jets NHL team , Fife Flyers and Cardiff Devils is my guest for the third episode of series 4. NHL Doug had 3 successful seasons at the University of North Dakota. Having found himself not included in the 1980…
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Greg Hadden Podcast Interview – Episode S4E02
S4E02 Greg Hadden Podcast Interview In the second episode of series 4, I talk with former Nottingham Panthers legend and goal scoring forward Greg Hadden. Greg played 7 seasons with the Panthers, icing a total of 377 games and scoring 167 goals along the way. Before delving into Greg’s career we...
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Peter ‘Jonker’ Johnson – Episode S4E01
Peter “Jonker” Johnson – Episode S4E01 Welcome to the first episode of Series 4. In today’s show I interview an absolute legend of British Ice Hockey. Peter or Jonker, as most hockey folk know him, enjoyed a career spanning five decades. Durham Wasps When he was 10 years old, Jonker was taken to...
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John Kidd Podcast Interview – Episode S3E12
John Kidd Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Ayr Bruins, Peterborough Pirates and Paisley Pirates forward John Kidd. Early Years We talk of John’s early years learning his hockey trade on the small Ayr curling rink that was Limekiln Road. It’s dimensions a mere 154ft x 88ft (46m…
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Stephen Cooper Podcast Interview – Part 2 Episode S3E11
Stephen Cooper Podcast Interview – Part 2 Welcome back to Part Two of the Stephen Cooper interview. If you haven’t already listened to Part One, go have a listen now, you’ll enjoy this episode that much more. In that episode, we talked of Stephen’s early career playing for the Durham Wasps and...
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Stephen Cooper Podcast Interview Part 1 – Episode S3E10
Stephen Cooper Podcast Interview – Part 1 In today’s show I interview former Durham Wasps and Cardiff Devils “Grand Slam” winning D-Man Stephen Cooper. Even today Stephen is rated by many as the “best British defenceman ever” Durham Wasps Stephen made his debut in the 1980-81 season, playing five...
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Tony Hand Podcast Interview Part 2 – Episode S3E09
Tony Hand Podcast Interview – Part 2 In Part 2 of the Tony Hand interview we move on to talk of Tony’s time at the Sheffield Steelers and Ayr Scottish Eagles. Then his role as player – coach of the Dundee Stars, Edinburgh Capitals, Belfast Giants and finally the Manchester Phoenix. Sheffield...
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Tony Hand Podcast Interview Part 1 – Episode S3E08
Tony Hand Podcast Interview – The Early Years In today’s show I talk to former Murrayfield Racers, Sheffield Steelers, Ayr Scottish Eagles, Dundee Stars, Edinburgh Capitals, Belfast Giants and Manchester Phoenix Edinburgh born forward Tony Hand. Episode S3E08 This episode will be my FIFTIETH...
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Mark Budz Podcast Interview – Episode S3E07
Mark Budz Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview Canadian former Humboldt Broncos, Solihul Barons, Telford Tigers, Deeside Dragons, Birmingham Eagles, Romford Raiders and Oxford Blades forward and Golf Professional Mark Budz. Humboldt Broncos As a teenager, Canadian Mark had three seasons...
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Anthony Payne Podcast Interview – Episode S3E06
Anthony Payne Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Durham Wasps “Grand Slam” winning, goal scoring forward Anthony Payne. Anthony’s ice hockey career was almost certainly destined to happen even before he could walk, let alone skate. His great grandfather was John Frederick James...
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Charlie Colon Podcast Interview – Episode S3E05
Charlie Colon Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former London Phoenix Flyers, Richmond Flyers, Southampton Vikings, Cleveland Bombers and Slough Jets net minder Charlie Colon. Charlie spent 20 years in the UK. Apart from two seasons in the Heineken Premier League, he played mostly in...
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Scott Morrison Podcast Interview – S3E04
Scott Morrison Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Canadian forward Scott Morrison. Scott spent 10 seasons here in the UK playing for 6 different hockey teams. Twist of fate At the end of the 1986 – 87 season Scott had decided to retire. He was a member of the Brantford Motts...
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Scott O’Connor Podcast Interview – Episode S3E03
Scott O’Connor Podcast Interview Imagine, you’re 14 years old, you’re a junior ice hockey net minder. You’re learning your trade within the Fife Flyers junior development organisation. Usually you play in front of just a few parents and friends. Then you get the call, you’re about to make your...
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Nicky Chinn Podcast Interview – Episode S3E02
Nicky Chinn Podcast Interview In today’s show I break with my policy of interviewing only “players from the past”. Nicky Chinn continues to play on, despite making his debut in the 1988 – 89 season, that’s 29 seasons ago. A product of the Cardiff junior development system, Nicky made his Devils...
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Wayne Cowley Podcast Interview – Episode S3E01
Wayne Cowley Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Edmonton Oilers, Solihull Barons, Sheffield Steelers and Newcastle Cobras goalie Wayne Cowley. Canadian Wayne hails from Scarborough, Ontario and is the son of British immigrants. After a successful junior hockey career he signed…
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Paul Blahyj Podcast Interview – Episode S2E12
Paul Blahyj Podcast Interview In today’s show, the final Podcast of Season 2, I interview former Nottingham Panthers back up net minder Paul Blahyj. I start the interview by asking a very important question – how does he pronounce his last name of Blahyj? Paul explains that the name hails from…
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Rob Breskal Podcast Interview – Episode S2E11
Rob Breskal Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Southampton Vikings, Dundee Rockets, Medway Bears and Bracknell Bees D-Man Rob Breskal. Now living in New South Wales in Australia, Rob was born in Brighton on the UK’s south coast – a town with a rich hockey history but no proper…
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Mario Belanger Podcast Interview – Episode S2E10
Mario Belanger Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Durham Wasps, Basingstoke Beavers, Nottingham Panthers and Telford Tigers goal scoring forward Mario Belanger. Durham Wasps Durham Wasps signed the French Canadian as a replacement import in February 1987. Together with fellow...
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Garry Unger Podcast Interview Part 2 – Episode S2E09
The Garry Unger Podcast Interview Part 2 – the Heineken Years For the very first time since starting the Podcast back in 2014 I’ve decided to split an episode in two. Garry Unger’s career has been absolutely amazing. Consequently I recorded over 3 hours of quality content that I could not…
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Garry Unger Podcast Interview Part 1 – Episode S2E08
Garry Unger Podcast Interview Part 1 – the NHL Years Garry Unger had an amazing career, with so much recorded content it was impossible to fit everything into one hour. Therefore for the first time since starting the Podcast I’ve decided to split an episode into two parts. In Part One we’ll be...
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Paul Hand Podcast Interview – Episode S2E07
Paul Hand Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Murrayfield Racers, Solihull Barons, Peterborough Pirates, Fife Flyers, Paisley Pirates and Great Britain D-Man Paul Hand. We talk of his early years in Edinburgh, where going to the Murrayfield rink was simply a “way of life”. We…
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Steve Carpenter Podcast Interview – Episode S2E06
Steve Carpenter Podcast Interview Today I interview former Solihull Blaze, Nottingham Panthers, Sheffield Steelers, Coventry Blaze and Milton Keynes Lightning D-Man Steve Carpenter. Steve had a successful time in Canadian junior hockey and in the East Coast Hockey League. He recalls flying into…
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Frank Morris Podcast Interview – Episode S2E05
Frank Morris Interview. In today’s show I interview former Ayr Bruins, Fife Flyers, Murrayfield Racers and Trafford Metros forward Frank Morris. Frank spent 27 years in the UK as a player and Elite League bench coach before returning home to Canada. Early Years As a junior Frank had 5 very...
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Luc Chabot Podcast Interview – Episode S2E04
Luc Chabot Podcast Interview In today’s show I interview former Ayr Bruins, Whitley Warriors, Medway Bears and Solihull Barons striker Luc Chabot. Luc’s first UK hockey experience lasted just 9 games and despite being in the top three UK points scorers, the Ayr Bruins decided to replace him and...
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Tommy Plommer Podcast Interview – Episode S2E03
Tommy Plommer Interview. In today’s show I interview Sheffield Steelers legend Tommy “The Duke” Plommer. Tommy was an eight year veteran in the most successful period of the teams history. Do you remember Ice Hockey in the early 90’s, when a team from Sheffield took British Hockey by storm? It…
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Kelvin Land Podcast Interview – Episode S2E02
Kel Land Interview. Kel or Lando, as most people know him, was born in Sevenoaks in Kent, the product of a British mother and a three quarters North American Indian father serving in the Canadian forces. Kel tells of his formative years, learning the game, initially in Germany, back home in New...
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Selmar Odelein Podcast Interview – Episode S2E01
Selmar Odelein Interview. Season 2 faces off with a true legend as I speak with former Edmonton Oilers, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers D-Man Selmar Odelein. NHL Years The eldest of three professional Ice hockey playing brothers from Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. Selmar had a successful...
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Brian Kanewischer Podcast Interview – Episode S1E30
Brian Kanewischer Interview. In today’s show I talk to former Aviemore Blackhawks, Cardiff Devils, Ayr Raiders and Swindon Wildcats coach, Brian Kanewischer. We talk of how he had no hesitation in travelling over 4000 miles from his home in Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada for the 100 years UK Ice...
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Chuck Taylor Podcast Interview – Episode S1E29
Chuck Taylor Interview In today’s show I talk to former Solihull Barons, Telford Tigers and Nottingham Panthers D Man, Chuck Taylor. Chuck was born in London in 1961 but raised in Saskatchewan in Canada. In 1982 he returned to the country of his birth, signing for Gary Newbon’s Solihull Barons....
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S1Extra – The Marc Twaite Podcast Interview – extra
Episode S1Extra. Marc Twaite Podcast Extra . In today’s Marc Twaite Podcast Extra, the former GB and Nottingham Panthers forward returns to introduce his new Autobiography. “The Ice That Melted” Marc, who also played ice hockey for the Milton Keynes Kings, Coventry Blaze, Cardiff Devils and...
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Jason Wood Podcast Interview – Episode S1E28
Jason Wood Interview In today’s show I talk to former Streatham Braves, Medway Bears, Peterborough Pirates and Cardiff Devils netminder Jason Wood. Jason now lives in Penticton in British Columbia, Canada and works as a firefighter in downtown Vancouver. We’d scheduled the interview for 4.30pm UK...
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Todd Bidner Podcast Interview – Episode S1E27
Todd Bidner Interview. In today’s show I talk to former Washington Capitals, Fife Flyers and Peterborough Pirates forward Todd Bidner. Todd was drafted into the NHL in 1980 by the Washington Capitals, he was a round 6 pick, 110th overall. It was a good year for UK ice hockey as in the same round,...
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The 100 Years UK Ice Hockey Event – Episode S1E26
The 100 Years UK Hockey Event Interview. In today’s show I talk to Frankie Killen and Scott Plews, organisers of the 100 Years UK Ice Hockey event. Both guys had been interviewed for the podcast previously. Frankie in Episode 12 and Scott in Episode 15. Both had talked of their hopes and...
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