The-Inferno Speaks to... [Updated archive]

[Chris]

*Updated as promised in game thread*

So as we've not run any interviews during the course of the last few seasons we thought it might be worth putting up a topic and linking to all the ones that have been run on the website from September 2009 through to August 2023, albeit with a colossal gap between the end of 2017/2018 and now...

So without further ado, from the most recent at the top, to the oldest at the bottom...

Offseason 22/23
85 - Steve King (16/08/23) - Link

No interviews permitted between 2018/19 season and Now.
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2018/2019 Season
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Offseason
84 - Ben Bowns (14/06/18) - Link
83 - Luke Piggott (10/05/18) - Link
82 - Jamie Elson (02/05/18) - Link
81 - Steve King (25/04/18) - Link

2017/2018 Season
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Offseason
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2016/2017 Season
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Offseason
80 - Neil Francis (12/08/16) - Link
79 - Patrick Asselin (04/08/16) - Link
78 - Sean Bentivoglio (01/08/16) - Link
77 - Ben Bowns (06/07/16) - Link
76 - Gleason Fournier (21/06/16) - Link
75 - Steve King (15/06/16) - Link

2015/2016 Season
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Offseason
74 - Joey Martin (06/05/15) - Link

2014/2015 Season
73 - Ben Bowns (02/03/15) - Link
72 - Trevor Hendrikx (28/01/15) - Link
71 - Doug Clarkson (15/01/15) - Link

Offseason
70 - Joey Martin (22/08/14) - Link
69 - Andrew Hotham (15/08/14) - Link
68 - Neil Francis (13/08/14) - Link
67 - Brent Walton (08/08/14) - Link
66 - Jesse Mychan (06/08/14) - Link
65 - Chris Culligan (01/08/14) - Link
64 - Doug Clarkson (30/07/14) - Link
63 - Carl Hudson (28/07/14) - Link
62 - Steve King (22/07/14) - Link
61 - Ben Bowns (07/07/14) - Link
60 - Brad Plumton (06/05/14) - Link

2013/2014 Season
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Offseason
59 - Andrew Conboy (13/08/13) - Link
58 - Dan LaCosta (05/08/13) - Link
57 - Analysis Technologies (15/07/13) - Link
56 - Rupert Quiney (09/07/13) - Link
55 - Neil Francis Part 2 (17/05/13) - Link
54 - Neil Francis Part 1 (16/05/13) - Link

2012/2013 Season
53 - Chris Hartrey (27/03/13) - Link
52 - Chris Whitley (30/01/13) - Link
51 - Jesse Gimblett (28/01/13) - Link
50 - Mark Richardson (11/12/12) - Link
49 - Sean Scarborough (20/11/12) - Link
48 - Kenton Smith (30/10/12) - Link
47 - Aaron Murphy (08/10/12) - Link
46 - Jamie Elson (25/09/12) - Link
45 - Paul Ragan (22/09/12) - Link
44 - Ashley Jones (14/09/12) - Link
43 - Josh Batch (10/09/12) - Link

Offseason
42 - Alan Armour (29/08/12) - Link
41 - Jamie Milam (06/08/12) - Link
40 - Stuart MacRae (01/08/12) - Link
39 - Devin Didiomete (26/07/12) - Link
38 - Max Birbraer (16/07/12) - Link
37 - Tyson Marsh (09/07/12) - Link
36 - AllStars Captains (08/07/12) - Link
35 - AllStars Organisers (03/07/12) - Link
34 - Chris Blight (22/06/12) - Link
33 - Mac Faulkner (15/06/12) - Link
32 - Mike Danton (09/06/12) - Link
31 - Phil Osaer (01/06/12) - Link
30 - Jay Latulippe Part 2 (16/05/12) - Link
29 - Jay Latulippe Part 1 (14/05/12) - Link
28 - Tylor Michel (08/05/12) - Link
27 - Bari McKenzie (04/05/12) - Link
26 - Adam Harding (27/04/12) - Link
25 - The Fitness Factory (18/04/12) - Link

2011/2012 Season
24 - Jamie Vanderveeken (02/04/12) - Link
23 - Colt King (26/03/12) - Link
22 - Aaron Murphy (22/03/12) - Link
21 - Jeff Pierce (09/03/12) - Link
20 - Ben Davies (01/03/12) - Link
19 - Adam Keefe (02/02/12) - Link
18 - Phil Hill (27/01/12) - Link
17 - Garrett Zemlack (20/01/12) - Link
16 - Stuart MacRae (23/12/11) - Link
15 - Chris Hart (06/12/11) - Link
14 - Dave Simms (26/10/11) - Link
13 - Scott Matzka (06/10/11) - Link
12 - Luke Piggott (21/09/11) - Link
11 - Scott Dobben (06/09/11) - Link
10 - Sam Smith (31/08/11) - Link
09 - Chris Frank (29/07/11) - Link

Offseason
08 - Jon Pelle (10/08/11) - Link
07 - Mark Cuddihy (15/07/11) - Link
06 - Mark Smith (13/07/11) - Link
05 - Nicky Chinn (08/07/11) - Link
04 - Nathan Craze (04/07/11) - Link
03 - Tim Burrows (17/06/11) - Link

2009/2010 Season
02 - Ryan Finnerty (08/12/09) - Link

Offseason
01 - Shannon Hope (10/09/09) - Link

 

[Bigphilbaby]

Thank you, loving these!

 

[hip check]

No13 still saddens me

 

[Chris]

No13 still saddens me

I understand what you mean about this one, and i'm really glad we've kept all of these now, if only to have the backup and confirm the memories.

Aside from the Matzka one, some of my other favourites are...

#2 - Finnerty signs for the Devils - Definitely happened, no chance of any shenanigans

Inferno: "So you never made those remarks?"

Ryan: "Certainly not. I love the Cardiff Bay Arena, and I've already pointed out how much I love the fans. In fact it's probably my favourite venue in the world."

Inferno: "So it is true Dave Simms made it all up?"

Ryan: "Who?

#83 - Piggott speaks again after 7 years - Both Q&As we did with him were great and it was really interesting to get his views on things:

The-Inferno - What has been the most surprising change for you the past few seasons, both within the club and within the wider league?

Luke Piggott - Surprising for the wider league - I would say the u23 rule. I wasn't expecting that rule change and it was quite a shock, it kind of put my career in instant limbo as I wasn't sure how the club would approach it.

Surprising within the club - this is tough to say as a lot of changes needed to be made from when the new ownership took over so I was expecting a lot of change. I didn't have the answer on how to turn it around but thankfully Lordo, Todd, the Calgary 4 and Franny did.

#14 - Dave Simms genuinely speaks to us - We give him some grief (rightfully so for some things) but he didn't shy away from answering any of our questions to him!

TI - The 20/20 cup was originally said to be a new competition happening preseason, each season... Are there plans to reintroduce the competition next season, or after the way some teams and coaches treated it, are we better sticking with the current system?

DS - The 20-20 is a great idea and it's a huge pity that it wasn't kept on. It should come back as a league event. It should be played on the Saturday of the bank holiday so teams can still play home games on either the Sunday or the Monday. For it to work though all teams have to commit to starting the season at the start of the season. Again, if you had that boss who had the power then there is more chance of that happening. The 20-20 was a missed opportunity.

#84 - Bowns final interview with us - It was always great to get bowns input, and the final interview we ever ran with a current player was no different:

The-Inferno - Firstly, welcome back Ben! It's been almost two years since we last spoke and it's fair to say the club has gone from strength to strength!

Ben Bowns - Thanks for sending me some questions again, I actually quite enjoy these interviews you guys send, there’s usually some good questions compared to what we’re used to! The club has took massive strides forwards over my 4 years here. It was set up as the best club in just it’s first year anyway so after 4 years it now completely blows every other EIHL club out of the water in terms of set up, professionalism and the way it looks after it’s players.