Episode 453 Rich, Claire & James Bateman

-Celebrating 10 years of Aberdare Skip Rats hockey with a fun video from the shed-Coming up with the name of your hockey team wheeling around the Big Blue Tent in Cardiff, Wales-Cardiff, Wales has become a hockey town and there is a lot of hockey happening-The 2014/15 Cardiff Devils and bringing the Devils back and watching them become a powerhouse for the next decade-Making a Walton 18 Aberdare Skip Rats jersey and building the coolest jersey collection in the world

-Season updates for Frolunda, Graz and the Straubing Tigers with the best equipment guys in the game-Have you heard of the Kincardine Kinucks? They are running a muck-Having lunch in Germany, Sweden and Wales is fun with the best guys

-Help support this shed guy as he raises money for Bluebell Wood Children's Cancer hospice in Sheffield, England-Setting goals for 2024 and getting rid of the dead wood and running 5k for 83 straight days... so far-Getting the support of Dowdy and Tansey and lets see how much money we can actually raise-Finding new friendships and building your network of people that care about you-Ignoring the negative of each day and finding the positive things in the world to make it a good day for living

-Becoming the Captain of the Ty Hafan hockey team and preparing to run a muck at the UK Charity All-Stars event in July-The sites you can see at Chippy Lane and the magical place that is like no where else in the world-Building Matthew Myers testimonial trophy together and then winning it-Testimonials are as fun as hockey gets and the Welsh Goats (Joey Martin) is coming quickly and it is going to be a time-Over the last decade hockey has exploded in Cardiff, Wales and it has become a true hockey town

-Becoming the newest hockey player in the world with the Ravens and getting sponsored by 2 Ales-The anticipation for Joey the Goat Martin's testimonial is through the roof and chippy lane will be ready-Keeping a positive attitude and doing what it takes to get better at the hospital-Preparing to have a dance off with the Welsh Champion in June-Win a Walton 18, 2 Ales & Hockey Tales Jersey to help pay for the flight and a round for the boys in June at Enter Raffle to Win Walton 18 2 Ales Jersey hosted by 2 Ales and Hockey Tales with Wally

-Hanging up the wheels and diving straight into the coaching world with the knowledge and passion for the game-Getting new drills from one of the best to help my Kincardine Kinucks-Building your video library to help all age groups get better and clipping the Straubing Tigers games live-Earning your coaching license in Germany as a North American-Creating the on ice lingo to have everyone on the same page throughout the Straubing organization

-Earning your way home from hard work and dedication just under 3 years after having a stroke-The hockey family is a powerful thing and we have had a lot of fun even if they cheer for the Steelers-Winning the grand slam in 2024 and getting a 2 Ales jersey at the first game-Getting back to the rink and being around your hockey family-The security guards in Sheffield don't like fun, but we do, make it happen team

-June 14 in Cardiff, Wales we are set to muck it up and celebrate our Goat, Joey Martin-Hanging up the skates and diving right into the coaching world and raising the puppies right-Helping your puppies earn their way into the hockey world and seeing their faces after earning a ride to the NCAA and the Western Michigan Broncos-The unbelievable roster of shed guys that have been and are Cardiff Devils that are going to run a muck on Chippy Lane in June-Getting to witness your old man get honoured by the Winnipeg Jets, the NHL and hockey guys never change

-June 14th in Cardiff, Wales we are going back to see our Devils hockey family and muck it up for our Goat-Getting to know each other 6 years after he met my tally whacker and got the boys going for a big W-Playing pro in Japan, Italy, Wales and mucking it up in Denmark together-The special people that we had the pleasure of being teammates with on the Cardiff Devils and legends that have been made-Joining the real world and transitioning from being the hockey guy to the business guy with an MBA from the Met

-Earning your way to the DEL and getting the role you want and playing the way you can and still doing it at 36 -The Landshut Cannibals of 2007/08 were the best teammates and hockey family you can find-Teaching the kids the lessons you've learned throughout your pro career-Earning your way on to Team Germany and mucking it up against the best in the world-Catching up with your 1st german puppy 18 years later and the special friendships that last forever that hockey gives you