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 Solihull to…
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 – The Early Years,…
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 was a love hate relationship,…
Ken Priestlay Podcast Interview – Episode S1E09
Ken Priestlay Interview In this episode I talk to the former Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Stanley Cup winner Ken Priestlay. We discuss the 1985 NHL draft and how Ken felt at having to wait until round 5 before being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres.We also talk of his trade to Pittsburgh, about his…
The Les Millie Interview
Les Millie Interview Fife Born, Les Millie started ice skating at just 5 years old, moving into hockey a short time later. Progressing from playing “house league hockey” he became a regular member of the Fife junior development team, the Kirkcaldy Kestrels. At just 14 years old, Les was deemed good enough to be called…
Ron Shudra Podcast Interview – Episode S1E03
Ron Shudra Interview. Ron Shudra dreamed of becoming a Hockey professional, it came true in 1986 when the Edmonton Oilers drafted him. Originally from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada, Ron was chosen in round 3 of the 1986 NHL draft by the previous season’s Stanley Cup Champions. The Oilers with talent aplenty, hence Ron knew his…