The BOTW Podcast

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's changed and what still needs to be done to impro...

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 all levels above, below and in between.

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 Bees, the new order of things at Bracknell and a ho...

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 UK; the news, action and views from the NIHL and a...

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 Victory Hockey UK; the news, action and views from the N...

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 news, action and views from the NIHL and all levels...

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 down under as we wait for the British season to beg...

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 national titles in American college hockey as an assistan...

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, below and in between.

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 know. The BOTW Podcast in association with Victor...

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 Hockey UK; the news, action and views from the NIHL and...

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 and views from the NIHL and all levels above, below...