The Votes are in, the people have spoken, and we have our Cardiff Devils Greatest Team of all time.We asked the fans to vote for their starting line from 4 Devils eras, and now the final votes are in, its time here on Behind the Bench to del

Behind the bench Episode 23 Part 1 - The Definitive Great Devils team of all time -- First Decade and Super league

May 14th, 2021 1h 57m

The Votes are in, the people have spoken, and we have our Cardiff Devils Greatest Team of all time.We asked the fans to vote for thier starting line from 4 Devils eras, and now the final votes are in, its time here on Behind the Bench to del

Behind the Bench Episode 22 - The Greatest Devils team of all time

Mar 26th, 2021 2h 21m

WE ARE NAMING THE 'ALL TIME' GREATEST CARDIFF DEVILS TEAM AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.The 2020-21 season that never happened would have been our 35th Anniversary season, which means the 2021-22 season IS OUR 35th ANNIVERSARY SEASON.To celebrate our

Behind the Bench Episode 21 - No Filler with Killer

Mar 14th, 2021 2h 30m

Whether you have sat in the Bar to listen to a Q&A or watched one of his many interviews on the Cardiff Devils YouTube Channel, one thing is for sure, Todd Kelman is a man who loves to spin a yarn.And todays episode is no different, other tha

Behind the Bench Episode 20 - Chirping with Vez

Mar 7th, 2021 2h 6m

Hot off the Heels of the glorious return of the podcast, we have a bonafide Devils Legend sitting behind the bench with us today, the one and only Vezio Sacratini.Vez as he was affectionately known is one of British Ice Hockey's most recogni

Episode 19 - Conversations with the Coach - The Jarrod Skalde Adventure

Feb 25th, 2021 2h 14m

We are back! and we mean business. Behind the Bench with Neil Francis continues are open door to guests for them to step behind the bench and tell their stories.And what a set of stories we have, from the newly installed Cardiff Devils coach

Behind the Bench Episode 18 - 'A horrible group of Men' the 14/15 Challenge cup winners

Jun 21st, 2020 1h 11m

In a week where Andrew Lord announced he will be leaving the Cardiff Devils, we talk to him and his team that started it all for the Devils New Era as we go back to re live the victory of the 2014-2015 Challenge cup winning team.Bringing tog

Behind the Bench Episode 17 - The Rise and Rise of Joey Haddad

May 29th, 2020 1h 49m

It's a Behind the Bench first as we sit down with current Devil Joey Haddad. We go through Joey's Junior and Pro career to find out the story about what made the player you see today on the Ice at the Viola arena, the set backs and triumphs

Behind the Bench Episode 16 - The class of 89/90

May 4th, 2020 2h 5m

If you've started following the Devils since Day 1, or you have only recently stepped foot in the Viola Arena, there is a fair chance you have heard of the 1990 playoff final.Transcending hockey, this final went all the way to penalty shots, p

Behind the Bench Episode 15 - Wally in Cardiff

Apr 24th, 2020 48m 28s

Part 1 of our Brent Walton Episode was record breaking, the highest listened to show we have put out yet, and guess what? we have even more for you! This part is all about Walton in Cardiff, we go through all of his favorite Cardiff Stories, a

Behind the Bench Episode 15 - Here's Wally!

Apr 17th, 2020 1h 3m

Fresh off the Heels of our fantastic first guest, we invite another colorful character from Devils history to join us behind the bench, this week it is Brent Walton! Brent Joined us from his home in Canada for our very first live video chat,

Behind The Bench Episode 14 - The Birbraer Odyssey - Part 2

Apr 2nd, 2020 53m 42s

So we come to the next exciting chapter of our Birbraer Odyssey, after learning all about Max unique journey to Pro hockey in North America we now turn attention to the life and times in Cardiff. all of the ups and downs of life in a Devils sh

Behind The Bench Episode 14 - The Birbraer Odyssey - Part 1

Mar 15th, 2020 54m 39s

Very few players have had the impact on the Cardiff Devils that Max Birbraer had, from scoring goals, making hits, and being one of the most popular team mates and fan favorites of all time, his legacy will live on through all of Devils history

Behind the Bench Episode 13 - Part 2 - Forwards

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 6m

So we come to the end of our deliberation for the Cardiff Devils team of the decade, and it is the turn of the forwards. The guys all throw in their ideas and then decide who makes the prestigious final Line!Also in this episode- Max tal

Behind the Bench Episode 13 part 1 - Line of the Decade (goalies and D Men)

Feb 5th, 2020 45m 40s

The Cardiff Devil have been blessed with some fantastic players in the last decade (and Franny signed most of them!) but with only 5 spots open, the guys who is going to make the Cut? we start with the guys who look after the House, the Goalten

Behind the Bench Episode 12 - Christmas Cheer

Dec 23rd, 2019 1h 7m

It's been a whole year of podcasts from Gaz, John and Franny, a year full of laughs and stories and memories. so the guys got together to just have a chat about the past year, and some topics that they wouldn't ordinarily get to talk about. So

Behind the Bench Episode 11 - Rowe-ling back the years

Oct 24th, 2019 1h 4m

With John Donovan unfortunately able to Join the episode this week, a search was on for a replacement, who better to step in than one of the Best Cyclists in the world and HUGE (Credit: Aled Lloyd) Cardiff Devils Fan Luke Rowe!Luke talks abo

Behind the Bench Episode 10 - Part 2 - The Superleague year

Oct 12th, 2019 45m 5s

In this episode we breakdown the run down of the inaugural Superleague title race that the Devils would eventually win (spoiler!)along the way of course, there are some diversions! mainly silly stories, so in this episode you can expect- WNIR

Behind the Bench Episode 10 - Part 1 - The Superleague year

Sep 21st, 2019 44m 38s

British Ice Hockey went through it's biggest ever change in the summer of 1996, 8 clubs broke away from the British Ice Hockey Association to form the Superleague, a new league that had an unlimited cap on Imports and Expenditure.It heralded

Behind the Bench Episode 9 part 2 - Pre season special

Aug 25th, 2019 49m 46s

We roll into part 2 of the pre season special and we are looking at things a bit closer to home..... Relive the madness that was Andrew Conboy's debut..... as Gaz, John and Franny take you back through some of the most memorable Pre season inci

Behind The Bench Episode 9 part 1 - Devils on tour

Aug 17th, 2019 44m 18s

It's pre season in British Ice Hockey, a time for teams to forge new game plans, invite new players into the fold, and for those players to ease gently into life in their new surroundings, of course, it doesnt always work out like this.....I

Episode 8 - The Sheffield Steelers

Aug 1st, 2019 1h 22m

Ask any Cardiff Devils fan who they want to beat more than any other at the beginning of a season and who will they say? the majority will likely say the Sheffield Steelers.It's a rivalry that has endured for 25 years, but where did it start

Behind the Bench Episode 7 - Captains - Part 2

Jul 16th, 2019 1h 4m

So we roll on to the Big Blue Tent and Viola Arena era of Captains, The era were Captains really did go above and beyond in a Devils Jersey. In this episode you will have: - The story behind Brad Voth losing the Captaincy- Mac Faulkner t

Episode 7 Part 1 - Captains

Jun 25th, 2019 1h 10m

To be as Successful as the Cardiff Devils have been over the years, and in order to overcome the adversity the club has gone through in it's 30 year history, it takes a special kind of player to have the respect of their peers to be the leader

Episode 6 - Wembley Memories

May 31st, 2019 1h 19m

Hot on the Heels of the Cardiff Devils latest Playoff Triumph in Nottingham we travel all the way back to the late 80's and early 90's to find out the early playoff memories of the Cardiff Devils.In this episode:- Wembley Catering- Back Se