Hilton Ruggles Interview. In today’s show I talk with former Whitley Warriors, Murrayfield Racers, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Riverkings, Coventry Blaze and Newcastle Vipers forward Hilton Ruggles. We talk of his early years growing up playing ice hockey in Montreal and his foray over to mainland Europe. He describes his arrival in Whitley Bay…
Simon Leach Podcast Interview – Episode S1E19
Simon Leach Interview On today’s show I interview former Whitley Warriors forward and head coach Simon Leach. Simon began his hockey journey as a 6 year old when he and his best friend, went to the local Whitley Bay ice rink to watch another friend’s dad play for the Warriors in a practice game. That…
Jimmy Keyes Podcast Interview – Episode S1E13
Jimmy Keyes Interview. Mention the name Jimmy Keyes to any long time Nottingham Panthers fan and watch as their face lights up with the rush of memories of the Panther’s first true legend since they reformed in 1980. Jimmy joined the Panthers in 1985 as one of new coach Alex Dampier’s three imports, a feisty…
Frankie Killen Podcast Interview – Episode S1E12
Frankie Killen Podcast Interview Frankie Killen, a netminder from what many consider to be the golden age of British ice hockey. The Heineken Hockey era began in 1982 and ended 1996, and “Killer” started his rookie season in 1980 and played right through to 1994 when his knees finally gave up on him. The former…
John Lawless Podcast Interview – Episode S1E11
John Lawless Interview In this episode I interview former Peterborough Pirates, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm and Telford Tigers player and coach, John Lawless. We discuss why he chose the Peterborough Pirates over the more established Nottingham Panthers. We also talk of the successes of the Pirates plus the various characters that played during that time. In…
The Randall Weber Interview
The Randall Weber Interview. Randall Weber was raised in Leduc, a small town 20 miles from Edmonton, Alberta. He came over to Nottingham here in the UK with his parents at age eleven. It seems that all Canadian youngsters play hockey, after all it is Canada’s national sport. Randall was no different having played 4 or 5 years in…