The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience

Brandon Benedict won seven championships in four seasons (2011-2015) with The Nottingham Panthers and he is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

Now the GM/Head Coach of the MJAHL's Valley Wildcats Brandon talks about what originally brought him to the Elite League in 2009 when he signed for the Belfast Giants before getting into his move to Nottingham in 2011.

Renowned for his relentless work ethic Brandon became an instant fan favourite in Nottingham and he gets into everything about his love of the city, Head Coach Corey Neilson, winning the Challenge Cup over two legs against Belfast and that goal against the Clan to send the Panthers to the Elite League playoff weekend.

From there it's stories aplenty about the Grand Slam season, David Ling, Jordan Fox, Craig Kowalski, the Continental Cup, a miraculous Challenge Cup comeback against the Giants (2014) and being part of the first British team to enter the Champions Hockey league.

Brandon then left Nottingham to return to Belfast to start on his coaching journey and despite being back in North America he hopes to one day return to Nottingham to see the Panthers' fans once more.

Megan Bozek, of Team USA, is the latest professional women's player, and first American, to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

In a fascinating hour long conversation Megan talks about where ice hockey came into her life, why she decided on the University of Minnesota (where she picked up back-to-back NCAA championships) and what went into her decision to pursue a professional career in the sport she loves.

Megan has expeerience in both professional women's leagues in North America (the NWHL and the now defunct CWHL) and talks about the differences between the two, how the closure of the CWHL (Canadian Women's Hockey League) caught everyone by surprise and why she joined the PWHPA (Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association).

There's also plenty of international hockey talk as Megan got involved with Team USA in 2009, prior to going to college, and has since played at five World Championships (picking up four gold medals and one silver) and one Winter Olympic games (picking up a silver medal at Sochi in 2014) before being dropped from the national side just prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, a moment that caused her to question her love for the sport.

Megan re-found her love for ice hockey though and you can find out how, and what led to her now plying her trade at China's Kunlun Red Star franchise, right here.

Alex Nikiforuk played for The Nottingham Panthers during the 2016/17 season and he is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

Part of the history making roster that secured Continental Cup glory Alex tells stories from the European adventure, just whose fault was Jaca's goal in the first round? Listen to Alex make his hilarious case then make up your own mind, that saw the Panthers become the first ever British team to lift a major European trophy.

Alex touches on all parts of his time in the black and gold including his relationship with Brian "Big Ern" McGrattan, the importance of the Brits in the locker room, the rivalry with Sheffield, if coming back to Nottingham was ever an option, why the 2016/17 has remained so close and much, much more.

The former #9 then talks about leaving Nottingham for Germany before returning to the Elite League as a member of the Coventry Blaze where he still felt love from the Panthers' fans despite joining one of our biggest rivals.

The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience is back once again and joining host Dan Kerry on this week's episode is fan favourite defenceman from the 2018/19 season Dylan Olsen.

Dylan followed in the footsteps of his father Darryl, who played for the Panthers during the 1996/97 season, when he signed in Nottingham and he talks about how it was always a career goal of his to play for a team his dad did.

The talk then moves onto what Dylan's up to at the moment, his memories of Nottingham in the 90s, returning to Nottingham in 2018, his favourite (and least favourite) rinks to visit in the Elite League, how the standard of hockey on these shores surprised him at first and his special relationship with the Panthers' fans.

He then gets into the coaching change in January 2019 that saw Rick Strachan take over from Rich Chernomaz, the arrival of Chris Stewart, his almost season ending injury, joining the coaching staff whilst he was out of action and how he rushed himself back to take part in the 2019 playoffs.

The mercurial Jade Galbraith is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

Jade iced for the Panthers for three season, from 2008 to 2011, and won three trophies during his time in black & gold before moving north to our sister club the Glasgow Clan.

In an extremely honest conversation the Canadian talks about how then Head Coach Corey Neilson brought him to Nottingham, how a disappointing first year led him to return for two more seasons (where he dominated the point scoring charts), how his reputation for enjoying himself acted as his biggest motivation whilst at the same time serving as his biggest regret and much, much more.

Patrick Munson is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

In another not to be missed conversation the young netminder talks about what brought him to Nottingham straight out of the NCAA college ranks, making his professional debut against the Glasgow Clan, getting a standing ovation in his final regular season game with the Panthers and earning the starters spot for the 2019 Elite League Play-Offs.

He also talks about his close relationship with the Panthers' fans, his gig as the starting netminder at Briancon for the 2020/21 season, one on-ice activity he wants to cross off his playing bucket list and lifts the lid on that line brawl in Fort Wayne.

Renata Fast is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on another not to be missed episode of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

A veteran of the Team Canada set up at just 25 years of age Renata talks about her hockey beginnings, choosing Clarkson University, winning the NCAA Championship and making the decision to go pro.

The conversation then shifts to getting drafted to the CWHL, entering the Team Canada set-up, playing in the World Championships, going to Pyeonchang for the 2018 Winter Olympics and signing up with the Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association which led to an invite to the NHL All-Star weekend in St. Louis.

Dan Green is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

After 12 seasons in the Elite League, where he was a part of multiple championship winning teams whilst with the Sheffield Steelers & The Nottingham Panthers, Dan retired after the 2016/17 season and he gives his unique perspective from the best seat in the house during his time as a member of the active roster.

Dan starts with talking about how he got into the sport before getting into how his chance in the Elite League with the Basingstoke Bison came about before moves to the Steelers & Panthers transpired.

Along the way he compares the 08/09 league winning Steelers with the 12/13 Grand Slam winning Panthers, talks about his partnerships with Craig Kowalski & Miika Wiikman, his friendship with Big Ern, speaks about the challenges of moving into an off-ice role and much more in another not to be missed conversation.

Two-time Stanley Cup winner Jim Paek is the latest guest to join host Dan Kerry on The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience.

The conversation starts with a bang as Jim gets into the infamous bench-clearing brawl between the Panthers & Steelers before getting into all facets of his time in Nottingham, including his love of the city & the memories that were rekindled when he returned in 2018 and took in the traditional Boxing Day game inside the Motorpoint Arena.

The conversaton then shifts to Jim's time in the NHL where he won two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, playing alongside the likes of Jaromir Jagr & Mario Lemieux, before a trade to the LA Kings saw him suit up alongside the Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky.

Once he hung up the skates Jim swiftly moved into the coaching side of the game where he spent time with the Grand Rapids Griffins, part of the Detroit Red Wings organisation sitting under the coaching tree of the legendary Mike Babcock (whom he shares a hilarious story about involving a trading card), where he won the Calder Cup before moving on to the international stage with his native South Korea.

Jim then gets into his coaching philosophies, what he loves about ice hockey and what it is that's driving him to continue within the game to this day in an absolutely not to be missed conversation.

Season two of The Nottingham Panthers' Audio Experience starts with a bang as former NHL heavyweight Brian McGrattan joins host Dan Kerry to talk about his season with the Panthers.

Brian starts by talking about what brought him to Nottingham, who he spoke to about the Elite League, his debut weekend in Nottingham against Sheffield then on the road in Coventry and about his favourite memories from the 2016-17 season.

He then gets into the Panthers' Continental Cup campaign (in which they became the first ever British team to win a major European trophy), his relationship with the Sheffield Steelers, his favourite David Ling story and caps the conversation off with a side-splitting story about an encounter in the Edinburgh Capitals locker room.