4000 And Counting

Our next guest made his start for the Cardiff Devils team in the 92/93 season where he was part of the BHL Championship winning team for two years straight as well as being a Superleague Champion, EIHL KO Cup Champion and two-time EIHL CUP Winner.

He has been involved in the off-ice part of Cardiff since hanging up the skates, whether that be in the Assistant Coach role or the Director of Hockey Operations.

 In July he was named to the Cardiff Devils all-time team; it is an absolute pleasure to welcome to 4000 and Counting Mr Neil Francis.

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Episode 140 brings along former EIHL Cardiff Devils winger Brent ‘Wally’ Walton. He has his own podcast known as ‘2 Ales And Hockey Tales’.

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From Medway to Eurovision and now the Elite League, the boys talk to the EIHL Media & Communications Director, Luke Fisher.

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Kasimir Kaskisuo is a Finnish netminder who currently plays for LEK-SANDS in the SHL. 
Prior to that he split his time with Nashville, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Marlies. You may recognise his name from his YouTube channel and series, 'Life in the SHL'

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Watty and Bandy chat to a former NHL Draft pick for the St Louis Blues. Known on these shores for his time on the blue line in the Superleague for the Bracknell Bees and Belfast Giants; currently the Managing Director for the Cardiff Devils, it's Todd Kelman.

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Our next guest was born in Czechoslovakia and was drafted in the seventh round in the 96 draft by the Edmonton Oilers.

After spending six seasons between the AHL and the IHL he made his way to these shores; first as a Steeler, then as a Racer, 

but his most iconic years started when he became a Cardiff Devil.

A British Super-League champion and a playoff champion,

a Cardiff Devils legend captain for six years, and, a two time league all-star, It is our pleasure to welcome to the show Mr Ivan Matulik.

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Our next guest is a Canadian forward who was drafted 42nd overall in the 1994 entry draft by the Vancouver Canucks. He went on to play 11 seasons in the NHL, featuring in 659 regular season games with the Canucks, Islanders, Bruins, Coyotes, Predators, and Blues.

After suffering many brain injuries on the ice including one that almost killed him, he hung them up.

He is now a top performance coach working with some top executives and athletes. Not content with just that, he is also an author, and his book ‘The Comeback - My Journey Through Heaven and Hell’ is out now; It's our pleasure to welcome to the show Mr Dave Scatchard.

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This week, with guest host Zach Sullivan, we chat to a LGBTQ+ advocate and Canadian goaltender formerly of the Soo Greyhounds and Kalamazoo Wings; who was among the first professional hockey players to come out as gay.

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Our next guest was drafted in the 7th round of the  1993 NHL ENTRY draft by the qubec Nordiques 

He has played all over the world including Switzerland, Russia, Finland , Italy as well as Canada and America including 93 in the NHL for the jackets and Habs.

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Watty and Bandy go down to the Ozone to have a chat with Danny Meyers, an in-depth discussion about the ice facility and future ambitions.

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