The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience

Jake Hansen is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

The Minnesota native joined the Panthers in October of 2019 from Slovakian side HKM Zvolen for his second stint in the Elite Ice Hockey League, after spending the 2018/19 season with Midland's rivals Coventry.

When Jake hit the ice in black & gold he got off to the hottest of starts, scoring at over a point per game in his first ten outings, firstly playing alongside Dylan Malmquist & Georgs Golovkovs before an injury to the Latvian saw the American winger moved alongside Brett Perlini & Sam Herr to form the EIHL's deadliest line.

This episode is a comprehensive look back at the fascinating 2019/20 EIHL season and there are stories from all the big games/moments in another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

Season three of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society, starts with a bang as club legend, and owner of the now retired #22 jersey, Paul Adey joins host Dan Kerry for over an hour and a half to talk about his life in the wonderful world of ice hockey.

Paul, who joined the Panthers in 1988, talks about where ice hockey came into his life, what it was that motivated him to improve his skating as a youngster and his time in the IHL prior to making the move across the pond to join Nottingham. That move saw the Canadian join Alex Dampier's Nottingham Panthers as the lone import forward, a mold-breaking move by the coach who went against the grain using two of his import slots on defenceman, and Paul talks about he enjoyed the pressure of that role (despite not being informed of it beforehand) and matching up with the British Hockey League's (BHL) best whilst lining up at centre, a position that was unfamiliar to him.

There's tales of Wembley '89, the old Nottingham Ice Stadium, the British Ice Hockey Super League (BISL), leaving the Panthers only to return to the UK as a Sheffield Steelers (where he won a Grand Slam) before hanging up the skates and taking the reigns as Head Coach of The Nottingham Panthers for four seasons (2001 to 2005) during which time he had his #22 retired.

The conversation then shifts to Paul's experiences coaching abroad, returning to the Elite League as Head Coach both on the continent and with the Belfast Giants (where he won the Elite League title in just one season as a Head Coach) before becoming one of the voices of the Elite League as part of the FreeSports television team.

One thing's for certain, it's another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience brought to you in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience's final episode of 2020 sees Tim Wallace, Head Coach of the Panthers during the 2019/20 season, return to the show for his third appearance alongside host Dan Kerry.

Tim iced in over 100 games in the NHL and in this special "Tales from the Show" edition of the Audio Experience he spends over an hour talking about his time playing in ice hockey's premier league.

The native of Anchorage, Alaska played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning & Carolina Hurricanes during his time in "the show" and played alongside players such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Kris Letang, John Tavares, Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Eric Staal & Cam Ward & he talks about what sets guys like that apart from the rest plus what it's like to be part of those organisations.

Tim also gets into what he learnt from his coaches in the NHL, sacrificing his offensive capabilities to accept a role that saw him have to drop the gloves regularly, his views on fighting in ice hockey (have they changed over time?), playing on a line with Steven Stamkos, what it's like to watch Sidney Crosby up close and reveals that there was one team mate among all the greats he played with that he got an autograph from.

All of that and much more in another not to be missed edition of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, brought to you in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

The word legend is thrown around all to freely these days but the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society, is a true legend forever enshrined in the folklore of Nottingham ice hockey, it's #44 Barry Nieckar!

As it's a time of year to spend with family Barry is joined on the show by his wife Candace, who offers her unique perspectives on being married to a professional ice hockey player & her views on the big moments/incidents from Barry's time in Nottingham.

The British game was first introduced to Barry Nieckar when he made the move across the pond to join the London Knights of the British Ice Hockey Super League for the 1999/00 season meaning he go to play in the old Nottingham Ice Stadium as a visitor & he talks about his memories of that rink & the Panthers' fans.

Nottingham fought off interest from other teams in the Super League to bring Barry to Nottingham for the 2000/01 season, the first season in the now Motorpoint Arena, & both he and Candace get into what went into that decision, their initial impressions of the city, starting the annual player's Halloween party (that continues to this day) & of course the infamous bench clearing brawl against the Sheffield Steelers.

Barry & Candace spent three seasons in Nottingham (2000 /01, 2001/02, 2002/03) & there are stories aplenty about characters such as Paul Adey, Scott Allison, Alex Dampier & Jamie Leach plus why it is fans of the Belfast Giants dislike him so much.

All of that & much more in another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

Chelsey Goldberg is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

The conversation starts with the California native talking about where ice hockey came into her life, when she decided she wanted to pursue it as a professional, why she decided on Northeastern University & what it was like moving across the country to just outside of Boston to pursue her dream.

Chelsey broke her fibula in her left & right legs just one year apart during the first two seasons of her college career and she talks about both the physical & mental journey it took to battle back from those set backs, getting drafted in both the NWHL (National Women's Hockey League - 8th overall) & the CWHL (Canadian Women's Hockey League - 6th overall) & why it was she chose to go with the CWHL's Boston Blades.

The defensive then gets into why she chose to join the PWHPA (Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association), being inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, winning the prestigious Beanpot championship & much more in another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

Craig Kowalski is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

The netminder back stopped the Panthers to nine championships in five seasons, from 2010 to 2015, and he talks about all the big moments in a conversation that is sure to bring a smile to your face as you go down memory lane.

There's stories a plenty about characters such as Jordan Fox, David Ling & Corey Neilson plus the netminders perspectives on the Challenge Cup, Playoff & Elite League triumphs during his time in black & gold - all told with the razor sharp wit you'd expect.

He also gets into the bench clearing brawl in Coventry (did he say anything to Brad Cruickshank to instigate the incident?), European adventures in the form of the Continental Cup/Champions Hockey League, why he fell in love with Nottingham, how injuries took there toll on him in his last few years as a player and much, much more in a not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

It's a brand new week on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience and it's another netminder in the hot seat as Noora Räty joins host Dan Kerry for another not-to-be-missed episode of the show.

Noora is a veteran of the game having represented Finland at four Olympic Games, backstopping them to two bronze medal finishes, and nine World Championships, picking up four bronze medals and most recently a silver in a heart breaking shootout loss to Team USA in 2019.

She made the jump to The States in 2009 to pursue a career in the game and joined the University of Minnesota, becoming team mates with Audio Experience alumni Megan Bozek, and proceeded to lift two NCAA Championships one of which came during an undefeated season and takes us behind the scenes to talk about the big moments and games from those seasons.

After graduating Noora returned to Europe where she became the first female to play in the Metsis (Finnish second division) before joining Chinese side Kulun Red Star who did play in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, which include some unbelievable cross world road trips, before that league folded (an event that led Noora to sign up with the Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association) and they joined the Russian Women's Hockey League.

It's another fascinating conversation with one of the world's premier hockey players that includes all of the above and much more such as her goals of signing up with the PWHPA, why she loves Minions so much, was it always netminding for her and just how many Finnish curse words did she teach her team mates at the University of Minnesota when she made the move to North America.

Sam Gospel is the latest guest to sit down with host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

The conversation starts with where the game of ice hockey came into Sam's life, which players stood out to him in his early days as a fan, when netminding came to the forefront and who he's modelled his game on over the years.

Sam then gets into how he got involved with the Panthers, why training with the main team in Nottingham gave him a huge advantage over others his own age, his interactions with then Head Coach Corey Neilson and what he learned from players such as Craig Kowalski.

The netminder then takes us behind the scenes of his Panthers' debut which came during the 2012-13 season when he was part of a three netminder shut-out and talks about his mad cap dash to Belfast the night after the Panthers secured the league title.

One of the more infamous games to ever take place at the Motorpoint Arena came when Sam was drafted in as an emergency starter for the Sheffield Steelers, in the second leg of the 2014/15 Challenge Cup Semi-Finals, and he breaks down how that transpired and his memories of a painful night for Panthers' fans that saw him lead our arch-rivals to a dramatic penalty shootout victory.

Sam joined the Panthers full-time during 2017/18 season and formed partnerships with the likes of Patrick Galbraith, Patrick Munson & Michael Garnett over a two season spell before a loan spell to Telford (18/19) and a couldn't be turned down opportunity with the newly formed Leeds Cheifs (19/20) came to fruition.

All of that and much, much more in another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

Kevin Carr makes his second appearance on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society, as he joins host Dan Kerry to look back at his year in black & gold.

The conversations starts by catching up with the Panthers' 2019/20 starting netminder, talking about what he's up to at the moment & his Kevin Carr Elite Goaltending coaching programme before getting into the 2019/20 season.

Kevin takes us inside the locker room for all the big moments & games such as the Continental Cup, the EIHL's December schedule, the home double header against Belfast in November, the EIHL's December schedule, the eventual cancellation of the league in March & much more.

He also gets into how he copes with the pressures of social media, why he believes in being all business whilst at the rink, if netminders prefer breakaways or penalty shots & tells us why it isn't goalies that are the crazy ones.

It's another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.

It's a brand new week on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society, as netminder Patrick Galbraith joinshost Dan Kerry to talk about his time in black & gold.

Patrick came to the Panthers straight out the DEL to compete with Michael Garnett for the starting role between the pipes and he starts off by talking about what brought him to Nottingham in 2017, why he was still available in October after a strong year in Germany, his first on-ice session with then Head Coach Corey Neilson and his whirlwind start to life in the UK.

The netminder also gets into the importance of the Panthers' British contingent, what it was like in the locker after the announcements that Corey Neilson would be moving on & David Clarke retiring, what he was told about the Elite League playoffs after getting the nod as the starter, going from the highs of that dramatic quarter-final against Belfast and the lows of the semi-final against Sheffield.

Patrick left the Panthers at the end of the 2017/18 season to link up with his hometown team SønderjyskE to play alongside his brother Daniel but the netminder wouldn't be a stranger to the fans in Nottingham, firstly he came up against his former Panthers' team mates at the World Championships in 2019 before taking on Nottingham in the 2019/20 Continental Cup hosted by SønderjyskE.

All that and much more in another episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience, in association with The Nottingham Building Society.