Hockey 🏒 podcasts/video 🎙️ music 🎶 biscuit/snacking 'expert' - in no particular order.
OK, biscuits/snacking first
Work?
@YPSport
& YEP
Fun?
@Bulldogs_IHC
Okay, so who wants to see that game-winner in OT from Lewis Houston that gave
@LeedsChiefsIHC
a 3-2 win over
#NIHLNational
leaders
@Telford_Tigers
for their first victory at Elland Road?
Ok then ...
WATCH
@steelershockey
apprentice
@kirky_1424
heads to Buffalo today hoping to blaze a trail for other young British hockey players who, like him, dream of making it to the
@NHL
Read/watch the full interview here ⬇️
WATCH
"This is up there with anything I've ever done in my career."
Player-coach
@hewy17
on what the treble with
@Pirates_ihc
means to him & how much he is relishing the pressure of next season
@NIHLhockey
"To see people like us that have come through the UK system do that, hopefully gives kids something to strive for.”
@steelershockey
's
@dowdy75
on why it is vital for
@TeamGBicehockey
to remain in the
#iIIHFWorlds
top-tier for years to come
There may be a few sore heads this morning after finally laying their hands on the trophy - understandably so
Congratulations to
@Leedsknights
on winning the
@NIHLhockey
National league title👏🏆
Front page of today's 'The Match' supplement inside
@LeedsNews
&
@YEPSportsdesk
⬇️
REACTION
"Everybody that's played a part in his development should get a pat on the back - but the biggest one should be for him."
@steelershockey
coach Paul Thompson on
@kirky_1424
being drafted by the
@ArizonaCoyotes
#NHLDraft
Read more ⬇️
"It’s a cool thing to look back on & see that"
Aged 11,
@steelershockey
D-man
@samjones15s
wrote in his school year book his dream was to play in an Olympics with
@TeamGBicehockey
Today he takes the first steps towards achieving that
FULL STORY⬇️
"Everyone wants to spoil a party"
@KevinTansey6
says
@steelershockey
are determined to add to their trophy haul but knows they will face some tough tests in the coming weeks
Full story/video interview ⬇️
REACTION
"I’m just really proud of the lads tonight for the work that they put in. To a man, again, they were unbelievable, their work ethic and the way they were willing to buy in"
@hullseahawks
coach
@grafthouse26
reflects on his team's stunning win over
@Leedsknights
⬇️
"There is always pressure in this business"
@steelershockey
head coach Aaron Fox looks back on a
@officialEIHL
year full of emotional highs and lows
Full interview/video via ⬇️
"I’m hoping to lead our team to a win, while showing my respect to the Steelers’ fans"
Caught up with former
@steelershockey
favourite
@FitzyG13
ahead of his first return to Sheffield Arena with
@ClanIHC
tonight
#EIHL
Okay, same drill as last Saturday then ...
So, who wants to see the game-winner in OT - this time from another Lewis - Lewis Baldwin - that gave
@LeedsChiefsIHC
a 4-3 win over Yorkshire rivals
@Pirates_ihc
at Elland Road earlier tonight?
Here you go then ...
"He’s been outstanding, he’s everything I was told I was getting & he’s exactly what I wanted"
A measure of how pleased
@Leedsknights
coach Ryan Aldridge is with the addition of former
@ClanIHC
centre
@MattHaywood11
He has more to say here ⬇️
"We play the same way every night & we’ve been rewarded"
There's no big secret to
@Leedsknights
success says captain
@kieranbrownie12
Full story/video via⬇️
OR in today's
@LeedsNews
⬇️available from all good newsagents, maybe a few bad ones too)
"I know everyone has said this was a building year, but our goal at the beginning was to win everything. It still is."
@brookszachary2
has got a taste for
@NIHLhockey
success with
@Leedsknights
& wants more before the season's end
Full interview ⬇️
“People can see I play with passion and, at times, frustration - I’d like to think I will lead by example."
New
@steelershockey
captain
@dowdy75
on a big
@officialEIHL
2023-24 season ahead for the club
Full video interview & story ⬇️
"They need to be back up in the SHL. The coach wants me to be a part of that."
@Oconnor81ben81
is hoping to become a firm favourite with
@leksands_if
by helping them seal promotion back to
@SHLse
“I’m looking for a new challenge. I haven’t been given the opportunities I would have liked ... that’s a big reason as to why I wanted a change"
@kieranbrownie12
explains why he felt it was time to move from
@steelershockey
#EIHL
Read more ⬇️
REPORT/REACTION
"We can pull out those tight games & know what to do in those dying minutes"
@steelershockey
captain Jon Phillips salutes the
@officialEIHL
leaders' ability to get the job doneafter festive four-point success over
@PanthersIHC
#EIHL
"My biggest motivation last summer was to come back & prove we can win & prove that I could make a big contribution to us doing that"
@Cole_Shudra11
has. And then some. In an
@NIHLhockey
season that could soon get even better for
@Leedsknights
"You need GB to be in the biggest window possible for as long as possible for the sport to keep growing in this country"
Former
@TeamGBicehockey
&
@steelershockey
captain Jonathan Phillips on his hopes for the future of GB hockey
"That year in Sheffield lit a fire under me and I realised, ‘this is what I want to do'"
Caught up with former
@steelershockey
coach Ben Simon on his career & his role as head coach at
@TheAHL
's
@griffinshockey
“He puts everything into it, he lives and breathes the game - he's an extremely competitive guy"
Just a few reasons why
@LeedsChiefsIHC
coach Sam Zajac was so keen to get
@SamGospel
back in net for the 2020-21
@NIHLhockey
season
Read more ⬇️ 🏒
“It’s good to put a name to the franchise ... it is an identity we can all get behind.”
The name has been chosen by
@PlanetIceUK
for the new
#Leeds
@NIHLhockey
National League team for 2019-20
Pic courtesy of
@ColinLawson49
As has no doubt been said elsewhere at similar times in the past in similar circumstances - not a story you ever want to find yourself writing.
Such an awful tragedy. Thoughts and warmest wishes with Alex's family and friends at this awful time.
"We are doing everything possible to bring National League hockey back to the city"
Rumours have been doing the rounds for a while, now it looks like
@NIHLhockey
is heading back to Hull.
Great news if/when it gets confirmed.
“Real life is nothing like this – so you’d better enjoy it while you can.”
@steelershockey
head coach Tom
#Barrasso
talks about the progress made since his appointment back in October
#EIHL
CONFIRMED
@LeedsChiefsIHC
first
@NIHLhockey
National game at the new Elland Road rink will be on JANUARY 31, 2020 against
@SteeldogsIHC
Face-off time to be confirmed, but I'm guessing 7.30pm ...
"He deserves a warm welcome. He is one of the best players to play in this league."
High praise from Jon Phillips on former
@steelershockey
team-mate
@Oconnor81ben81
... but there will be no going 'easy' on him with
@leksands_if
this weekend
#EIHL
"I’ve had a good season, but lifting that trophy is going to mean so much more to me"
And
@Leedsknights
captain
@kieranbrownie12
wants to add more
@NIHLhockey
silverware before the season ends - starting tonight vs
@GoPhantoms
Full video interview ⬇️
VIDEO
"This is that opportunity I really want – to be at an organisation that expects to win, that needs to win ... ”
@steelershockey
coach Aaron Fox is relishing the pressure that comes with his new job
#EIHL
Read more ⬇️
"We could've done ourselves a few more favours in the last two weeks & be in a better spot for the league title but we're still right there"
@steelershockey
coach Aaron Fox ahead of a pivotal weekend vs
@cardiffdevils
in both
@officialEIHL
league AND Challenge Cup
#EIHL
"I can’t begin to tell you what a difficult decision this has been."
Not news anyone at
@steelershockey
expected today.
Roy's retirement such a big loss for so many different reasons, given what he's achieved over here
#EIHL
“For me, he is the best player in the league - he's the future, he is the one that is going places"
@MattyD_26
expected great things from
@Leedsknights
team-mate
@kieranbrownie12
this season - he hasn't been disappointed
The killer blow from
@BeesIceHockey
's Alan Lack as he squeezes the puck home for a 5-4 overtime win over
@Leedsknights
at Elland Road tonight
Knights take a point - which could yet prove crucial ...
PREVIEW
"The willingness to lay it on the line each & every night"
Coach Aaron Fox gives one reason why
@steelershockey
are on the verge of their second
@officialEIHL
trophy as they prepare to take on
@cardiffdevils
tonight
Read more ⬇️
“I’m skating as well as I ever have & I want to play for the next couple of years, maybe more.”
Evergreen Captain Phillips discusses his latest milestone as
@steelershockey
prepare for crucial double-header vs
@DundeeStars
#EIHL
"There’s not enough I can say about the man - he does everything - he’s a fantastic asset to the club"
@Wooddog19
explains why he thinks
@SteeldogsIHC
forward Matt Bissonnette is the best import in
@NIHLhockey
National
Agree?
#NIHLNational
Nine days after Paul Thompson resigns,
@steelershockey
have their new head coach in place ... two-time Stanley Cup winner Tom Barrasso
#EIHL
#Sheffield
"Physically and mentally, it’s been great for me.”
The Italian job has paid dividends for
@steelershockey
&
@TeamGBicehockey
forward
@dowdy75
as he prepares for the start of the playoffs with Eppan Pirates tonight
"I’ve got that hungry feeling to come back & get it done next time around"
The 2022-23
@officialEIHL
season was ultimately a frustrating one for
@Neumy25
and
@steelershockey
- he 's determined to avoid a repeat next time out
#EIHL