Botw Podcasts

After breaking the news that National Division hockey was coming back to Hull back in April, it's now May and the Hull Seahawks are ready to take flight. Anthony sits down with Seahawks GM of Sport and British hockey veteran Matty Davies about bringing hockey back to his home town, the death of the Pirates, chip spice, team colours and what to expe…

Steeldogs captain Lewis Bell shares his thoughts after lifting the trophyDoor Anthony Russell

Solway head coach Martin Grubb chats to Anthony after their national title win over StreathamDoor Anthony Russell

Sharks take the title, Liam Stenton gives us his thoughts before the beer sets inDoor Anthony Russell

Let's have a quick sit down and chat about Sunday's games as 2021/22 comes to a closeDoor Anthony Russell

Steeldogs coach Greg Wood joins Anthony after the 3-1 win over Telford as the Sheffield side look towards Sunday's finalDoor Anthony Russell

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The early morning news out of Coventry as the NIHL Final Four 2022 weekend begins. Planet Ice sign on as sponsor of the National Division for 3 years and Ashley Tait retires from playing though remains in BasingstokeDoor Anthony Russell

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On the day that the Bristol Pitbulls announce that they will join the NIHL National Division, we sit down with Pitbulls' owner and British hockey veteran, Richie Hargreaves to discuss the decision, the club's return to the city and their plans. http://bannersonthewall.wordpress.comDoor Anthony Russell

After his release on 2/12/21, Filip Martinec left the Basingstoke Bison. We finally get to chat about why it happened.Door Anthony Russell

An audio report from the Bison's 4-3 loss at home to Leeds in the NIHL National DivisionDoor Anthony Russell

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Ahead of the EIHA's online forum on the 28th November and the AGM n the 12th December, we spoke to Andrew Miller about funding from the government, the streaming series, the EIHC and the big question of the AGM; a unified governing body for British ice hockey.Door Anthony Russell

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In April of 2017, Doug Clarkson wrote his letter to British hockey as he left the sport with his ideas of what neeed to be done to improve things. After leaving, coming back and now having left and called time for good on his hockey career the former Cardiff, Dundee and Telford forward speaks to Anthony as they look back on what he said then, what'…

Where did the BOTW Podcast go? Are we getting a new national 2nd tier league? Are we getting a new governing body? Where will the league titles end up in the NIHL? We attempt to answer most of those questions and a few more in the new BOTW Podcast. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the news, action and views from the NIHL and …

It's been hotting up this week as we've been getting closer to Doug Sheppard's return to Basingstoke with the Bees. It's all been getting a bit tense so what does the BOTW Podcast do? Anthony gets the voice of Bees TV and former Bison head of media Graham Bell on the show to be silly (and a bit serious too) as they chat over why Graham joined the B…

To say it's been a tough season for the Invicta Dynamos would be an understatement of some size. Anthony speaks to netminder Conor Morris about his career, the Dynamos' winless season so far, the money issues and the successful crowdfunding campaign. It's a good chat with a fascinating young man. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey …

We took a break from the show to get some headspace but now it's back and, as promised we're trying some different things. Anthony is joined by Basingstoke Bison netminder (and Swindon fan favourite), Dan Weller-Evans to go through Dan's recent injury, all the big news and Dan learning to play the guitar. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victor…

So this was going to be a regular episode to bring in the new season but then Anthony's chat with ProHockeyNews.com's Dave Carr went for an hour and covered all the topics. So instead of chopping and changing, British hockey's Saint and Greavsie help you get back into the swing in style. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the n…

Summer rumbles on. We catch up on the signings in the NIHL and speak to Russ Cowley as the Coventry legend comes out of retirement to join Basingstoke. Anthony chats to Russ about retirement, getting his PhD and the upcoming season. We also do our annual check on the AIHL. Burnie Mac, host of The AIHL Podcast joins the show to chat through hockey d…

The BOTW Podcast pops its head out of its summer hideaway! We round up the news from the NIHL and give our thoughts and we chat about the NHL and KHL trying to expand their brands. Our interview guest is a really fun one. A journeyman as a player (including 3 months in Basingstoke), Brett Larson retired from hockey and headed to coaching. 2 nationa…

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We're all off to Coventry so Anthony and Nancy Carpenter from 482 Days put their heads together to preview what we're going to see this weekend. Load up the podcast player, grab your beer tokens, we'll see you all at the Skydome! The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the news, action and views from the NIHL and all levels above, b…

The regular season has ended in NIHL 1 North and South with Sheffield and Basingstoke taking the spoils so here comes the second season. ProHockeyNews.com's David Carr joins Anthony to talk about the playoffs in the south whilst Craig Simpson, EIHA Media Officer joins the show to talk about the playoffs in the north to make sure that you are in the…

Whilst Billingham occupy the last of the playoff spots in NIHL 1 North, Chris Sykes has been the goalscoring cog in the Big Red Machine as he tops the league's scorer's charts. We chat to Chris about his career and more. There's the round up of the results and all the latest news to keep you going. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hocke…

Look, we changed how we title the episodes! However we've not changed our style of hockey chat. Sean Phillips of the Red Army Roundup Podcast is on the show to talk Cardiff Devils, the EIHL and all sorts. We've also got the round up and all the big news that caught our eye. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the news, action an…

Hey you, you want hockey chat? Then hockey chat you shall get. Streatham forward and journalist, Jacob Ranson joins the podcast to take his hockey travels, coming home and his life covering local sport. There's that as well as all the other big news to keep you company on your way to the rink. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK;…

2017 has ended. 12 months done and we're at the halfway point of the 2017/18 season so it's time to look back. Anthony covers all the recent NIHL goings on as well as some other hockey news but then it's time to get serious with the State of Hockey 2017 Address where the BOTW Podcast looks back at a few things. No swear words but some strong words …

Ho ho ho, it's our pre-Christmas show. We're back with some festive cheer and a great interview guest. Beloved by fans across the country during his playing days, Pasi Raitanen joins Anthony to chat about his career and his thoughts on how things are in British hockey at the moment. We also cover the big bits of news before Santa brings you your pr…

Small break, back and sounding great! Anthony goes solo this week to go over the league tables, GBu20s, Russia being out of the Winter Olympics and sounds off about the rink at Basingstoke. We apologise for the crying baby...sort of. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the news, action and views from the NIHL and all levels abov…

When podcasts collide...or talk hockey and stuff. Dan Green and Sam Oakford both had decent careers in British hockey and both called time at the end of last season. This season, as well as doing other bits, they've come together to start the Players View Podcast. Dan and Sam talk to Anthony about their careers, why they called time, stuff in Briti…

Yes we round up the news, scores and tables quickly but this show is something different. When a DM pops into the BOTW twitter account, it starts a conversation. A conversation leads to questions, questions need answering. The BOTW Podcast presents "The Concerned Player" The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the news, action and v…

The new era of the NIHL is about two months old, so how is it going? Anthony and Dave Carr, formally of Streatham, Oxford, Haringey and others and now of ProHockeyNews.com bash their heads together to discuss how they think things are going. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victory Hockey UK; the news, action and views from the NIHL and all lev…

A day late but worth it for the guest alone we think. Anthony chats to British hockey legend and Whitley Warriors player/coach David Longstaff about the Warriors, his career, his biggest hockey regret and his football playing sons. We also round up the results and talk about the new NIHL player of the month awards. The BOTW Podcast in association w…