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Gary Newbon, former Solihull Barons Team owner, Central TV and Sky Sports broadcaster is today’s interview guest. Starting at Westward TV, journalist Gary moved to ATV in the early 1970’s, later rebranded as Central TV. Based in Solihull, West Midlands, Gary became a sports reporter for the company’s “ATV Today” programme. He covered sport in…
Tim Cranston Interview – The Early Years. Tim Cranston, former Fife Flyers, Cleveland Bombers, Durham Wasps, Sheffield Steelers, Edinburgh Capitals forward is my guest for today’s interview. Duel national Tim also played 39 times for the Great Britain national team, scoring 11 goals with 13 assists. In Part 1 of our interview we talk of…
Doug Smail Interview Doug Smail was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1957. He spent his college years with the University of North Dakota having 3 successful seasons there. In his final season with the “Fighting Hawks” Doug had a standout season, scoring 87 points in 40 games. This got him noticed by the…
Being a Nottingham Panthers fan since the early eighties, I was more than interested to read this excellent Blog post by another long time Panthers fan, Ian Braisby. Ian’s musings stirred plenty of memories for me and more than a few nods of agreement. It was his “home from home” he says, a sentiment that…
Durham Wasps: the rise and fall of the north-east’s finest team By Isaac Abraham Durham Ice Rink Demolished in March 2013, the Durham Riverside ice rink had been the home to the mighty Wasps. Many would argue that the team was the greatest sports team the North East has ever seen. While researching a new…
In Podcast Episode 025 Kenny McKie talked about the old Crossmyloof Ice Rink in Glasgow, he explains; it was a dump, but it was our dump You’ll also find other references to it in various other Podcast Episodes, for example, one of Todd Bidner’s first games here in the UK as a newly arrived Canadian import…
