Episode 518 Luke Piggott

-Making your Manchester Storm debut at 17 years old in front of over 11,500 fans-Knowing your role and the player you want to be and where you want to go-Learning from the old man and wearing 44 when you can-The Manchester Storm are going for it in the new barn and you aren't supposed to "throw" chocolate anymore-Creating the Storm academy years ago and seeing the puppies make their debuts years later is rewarding

-The Manchester Storm are about to break the UK attendance record and everyone needs to bring their chocolate-Players engaging with the fans and kids and the impact it can make for a lifetime-Finner, Ginner, Critch and the fellas that have helped the Storm make it back to the big time-Starting a chocolate throwing tradition in Manchester, England and hockey is supposed to be fun but only when you win-Remembering the players that were the best and wearing number 41 for a Storm legend

-Becoming Team Germany's women's coach and feeling the passion-The growing women's game and mucking it up harder than the fellas-Growing as a coach and learning from everyone around-Coaching and teaching hockey players all over the world

-Winning the Challenge Cup in 2015 with the Cardiff Devils and the friendships that were made for life-Curing cancer by day, seeing the results, shredding lakes and ripping up mountains-Bownsy's testimonial and getting to see the boys again and getting your hockey fix-The small hockey world and the special people we know through the game-Bringing back the first podcast guest 518 episodes later to catch up and winning together was fun

-Raising money to support the hospital that saved your life and hoping people will buy raffle tickets-Finding your passion of hockey and becoming a player instead of a fan and starting your own TEAM-The Cardiff Canucks have built a hockey franchise and family, this is your match night announcer-Creating the Caerdydd Ducks and being named captain before the inaugural season-The Cardiff Devils our champions again with the core from a decade ago and you can't over celebrate a championship

-Running a muck with the Guelph Gryphons and making it to the OMHA's-Getting coached by a former NHLer and Stanley Cup Champion in U11-Going on the ice with your uncle and Ryan O'Reilly-Forming a dominant ringette team with your little brother back in the day-The small hockey world over the generations

-Getting hand picked for the Toronto Bulldogs and running a muck of the Brick Invitational-Learning how to join a new team and making friends for life-Becoming a social media sensation at 10 years old, scoring goals and having fun-Playing up an age and having your way with the older fellas in AAA with the Grey Bruce Highlanders-Having a great trunk to the family tree and watching good people do cool things is fun

-Getting ready to dive back into the game with the Sweden U18's-Preparing for another season in Straubing, Germany with the Tigers-Finding happiness outside of the game, getting your weekends back and raising the kids-Catching up with my favourite equipments guys in Germany and Sweden

-Winning it all with the Graz 99ers and the culture that made it possible-Preparing for Ben Bowns testimonial weekend in Cardiff, Wales-Bringing back a lot of the fellas for next season that won together and play for each other-Getting hitched and making your life and hockey decisions differently-Parades are fun and they shut down Graz, Austria to celebrate beating everyone for the first time

-Going through the ups and downs of a pro career and finding your spot afterwards teaching the mental side of the game-Looking back on your career and knowing when and why you played your best and confidence matters-The differences in minor hockey around the world and preparing to run a muck with your son and Straubing, Germany's U13's -Playing for Babcock as a puppy and other legendary coach's and getting drafted to the show-Resenting the game after hanging up the wheels and then finding your place and the love of the game again