Episodes

In this episode, Ken is joined by former Buffalo Sabres draft pick Trent Casey, a name fondly remembered by UK fans from his time with the Peterborough Pirates, Milton Keynes Kings, and later Blackburn Hawks. Trent takes us b...

Ken is joined by Kenny Macdonald — one of British hockey’s most colourful 1980s characters and a true product of Scottish ice sports royalty. The son of former Scottish ice skating champion Jill Patterson, Kenny was on skates...

Wayne Crawford Podcast Interview – Episode S5E06 Today my guest is Canadian forward Wayne Crawford. Wayne was originally drafted by the Detroit Redwings in 1980. He then spent most of his time in the AHL and IHL until a frien...

Former Bracknell Bees and Sheffield Steelers defenceman Shane McCosh joins the show to share remarkable behind-the-scenes stories from his career in UK hockey. From loaning a team owner £25,000 to help cover player wages, to ...

Canadian-born defenceman Chris Norton is the latest Old Time Hockey UK guest, sharing stories from a six-year UK hockey journey that began after an NHL-drafted career spent mainly in the AHL and IHL. A chance conversation in ...

In this episode, Ken Abbott is joined by Gary Newbon—legendary broadcaster, journalist, and former Solihull Barons owner, best known to viewers from Central TV and Sky Sports. Gary traces his broadcasting career from Westward...

In Part 2 of our Series 5 interview, David Simms continues his incredible Sheffield Steelers story. A key figure in the club’s formation, David reflects on 30 years of dedication — still making the 180-mile round trip from So...

In Part 1 of our Series 5 interview, David Simms recounts how a chance visit to an ice rink in the mid-1980s sparked a lifelong love affair with ice hockey. From discovering the sport at Solihull Barons, David rose from fan t...

This episode features former Durham Wasps, Nottingham Panthers, Solihull Barons, Bracknell Bees and Great Britain goal-scoring star Jamie Crapper. Jamie charts an extraordinary UK hockey journey — from prolific import with th...

Today’s hockey hero is former Murrayfield Racers, Fife Flyers and Dumfries Border Vikings netminder Moray Hanson — one of British ice hockey’s true legends. Moray was Great Britain’s first-choice goalie at the 1994 World Cup ...

Today’s hockey hero from the past is André Malo, one of the most respected defencemen of his era and a true servant of British ice hockey. Arriving from Canada in 1986, André went on to enjoy a remarkable 15-season UK career,...

Today's Episode features former NHL forward and SuperLeague star Ed Courtenay, whose career took him from the bright lights of the NHL to some of the biggest stages in UK ice hockey. Born in Montreal, Ed’s NHL journey began i...

In this episode Ken chat with Jim Mollard, a hard-nosed Canadian forward from Stonewall, Manitoba, whose UK hockey career produced some of the most dramatic moments of the late 1980s and early ’90s. Before arriving in Edinbur...

This Episode features one of the most successful coaches in UK ice hockey history — Dave Whistle. Over a 16-season UK career, Dave spent seven seasons as a player and nine as a head coach, leading both the Bracknell Bees and ...

Former London Knights and Nottingham Panthers enforcer Barry Nieckar joins the show to reflect on a career built on toughness, resilience and respect. A veteran of the AHL, IHL and ECHL, Barry also earned eight NHL appearance...

Tim Cranston — Part Two Part Two picks up Tim Cranston’s story at the very top of UK ice hockey. In 1993, Alex Dampier invited Tim to join the Sheffield Steelers, beginning a five-season spell that helped redefine the British...

The Early Years Episode S4E04 explores the early hockey journey of Tim Cranston—former Fife Flyers, Cleveland Bombers, Durham Wasps, Sheffield Steelers and Edinburgh Capitals forward, and a 39-cap Great Britain international....

Former Winnipeg Jets forward Doug Smail joins the show to reflect on a remarkable career that spanned 13 NHL seasons before an unexpected and memorable move to UK ice hockey. Undrafted in 1980 after three seasons at the Unive...

Episode two of Series 4 features Nottingham Panthers legend Greg Hadden, one of the club’s most prolific goal scorers. Greg spent seven seasons in Nottingham, playing 377 games and scoring 167 goals, cementing his place in Pa...

Series 4 opens with a true giant of British ice hockey, Peter “Jonker” Johnson—player, coach, mentor and innovator whose influence spanned five decades. Introduced to the game at Durham Ice Rink aged 10, Jonker rose through t...

The Midnight Sheep Incident A late-night pit stop somewhere in the middle of nowhere turned legendary when a teammate spotted a sheep and admitted he’d never seen one up close. Moments later, a player somehow found himself in...

Former Ayr Bruins, Peterborough Pirates and Paisley Pirates forward John Kidd joins the show to reflect on a career defined by passion, perseverance and British hockey’s changing landscape. John began on Ayr’s tiny Limekiln R...

The Stories Hockey Players Don’t Tell — Bonus Episode (Danny Meyers) In this bonus episode, Danny Meyers offers a rare and honest look behind the curtain of professional ice hockey — the stories players don’t usually share wh...

Part Two follows the later career of Stephen Cooper, widely regarded as one of the greatest British defencemen, covering spells with Manchester Storm, Newcastle Riverkings, Nottingham Panthers, Hull Thunder and Coventry Blaze...