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HockeyStories – Setting the tone with Brad Bonello Hockey takes you some strange places. In November 2025, Brad Bonello found himself on a breakaway at Scotiabank Arena, scoring against the Toronto Maple Leafs alumni. Anthony chats to Brad about hi…

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#HockeyStories is back!
Ahead of a Sudbury Saturday Night, I chatted to the former Edinburgh Capital, Brad Bonello.

Shoresy
Playing against Sidney Crosby
Scoring at Scotiabank Arena in front of his kids
Ketchup on haggis

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In the Box Thinking 27 – Guildford Flames vs Sheffield Steelers Flames vs Steelers; a game the away fans didn’t like but we thought was one of the best games of the season.

🚨BACK IN THE BOX🚨

Late but comes with extra hindsight.

Guildford Flames and Sheffield Steelers served up a cracker that gives both hope and frustration in both directions.
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What's Current Stream 25/2/26 - BUSINESS END BEGINS YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WE ARE LIVE!🚨

Let's keep tabs on the challenge cup semi final, talk some hockey!

Every game
Every league
Where British hockey lives

It's Wednesday, it's 8pm, it's the BOTW What's Current Stream
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What's Current Stream 25/2/26 - BUSINESS END BEGINS YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WHAT'S CURRENT STREAM TONIGHT AT 8PM🚨

Cup fever in the NIHL!
Belfast and Swindon take steps towards league titles!
Does Heated Rivalry + Olympics = a new boom for hockey?

Every game
Every league
Where British hockey lives

Tonight at 8pm

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In the Box Thinking 26 – Guildford Flames vs Dundee Stars When it comes to new things in British hockey, there’s a few things that I’ve not done. My first game in Britain was in November 2005 and since then I feel that there’s a lot I’ve ticked off the li…

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Ahead of the weekend, let's round off the week.

A first time viewing, building confidence and swimming through molasses.

Guildford Flames vs Dundee Stars was Wednesday night. Here's some thoughts from high above the Spectrum
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In the Box Thinking 25 – Guildford Flames vs Cardiff Devils It is a long-standing thing on BOTW that I don’t believe in luck. Neither do I, as a rule, believe in manifesting, certainly not in the weird ethereal sense that has sprung up over the last decade …

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Ahead of the game tonight, let's look at Sunday first.

There was good, there was bad, but there certainly wasn't dull.

Guildford and Cardiff could meet in the playoffs. The cards are on the table now.
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In the Box Thinking 24 – Guildford Flames vs Manchester Storm I won’t lie, given the game over Christmas in Guildford where the Storm and the officials were late, part of me was wondering if we’d start on time this time around. Even with that I was chomping a…

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This piece is late, as was the comeback

Tech issues, running out of steam and a Hollywood ending.

Guildford and Manchester under the microscope
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What's Current Stream 11/2/26 - WHO RISES TO THE CHALLENGE? YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

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Let's keep tabs on Blaze vs Giants and chat all things British hockey. All of it!

It's Wednesday, it's 8pm, it's the BOTW What's Current Stream
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What's Current Stream 4/2/26 - CAN OF WORMS YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

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Politics and sport have to mix, the BOTW road trip, Wildcats guarantee post season and more!

Every game
Every league
Where British hockey lives

It's Wednesday, it's 8pm, it's the BOTW What's Current Stream
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What's Current Stream 4/2/26 - CAN OF WORMS YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WHAT'S CURRENT STREAM TONIGHT AT 8PM🚨

Fife, politics in sport, the BOTW road trip to Belfast, and every result from every league in British hockey

Share the link, see you at 8pm!
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Banners On The Road – Belfast Giants vs Coventry Blaze 30/1/26 Belfast Giants 3-4OT Coventry Blaze Giants: Lee x2 (1 x SH 1 x 6 on 5), B. Whistle Blaze: Vertanen, Barriga, Gleason, Power For all of my watching, talking, writing, commentating and creating about…

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The BOTW road trip headed over the water.

Why you need to visit, directionless pressure and Coventry chaos defending

Belfast and Coventry served up the Friday night fun. Let's take a look.
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What's Current Stream 28/1/26 - COACHES OUT, BLAZE ON THE UP AND ONE OUT OF THE GOOSE EGG CLUB YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

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The Blaze are on a roll, coaches rolling out, the GB roster is also out and the Scimitars have done it!

All this and all the British hockey news, live now!

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In the Box Thinking 23 – Guildford Flames vs Nottingham Panthers I can’t sit here and pretend that I have a difficult life but I had to confess that by the end of this week, I was tired. 3 games in 5 days as I was working through the last week of work befo…

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The home stand ends and the Flames finally find a way through.

A superb game of hockey that stylistically worked better for the hosts than maybe we thought.

Nottingham were in town on Pride Night. Let's have a look
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What's Current Stream 23/1/26 - Giant leap forward and a cup in Yorkshire YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WE ARE LIVE🚨

Is there any better way to spend a Friday than chatting hockey?

Nope. Then let's chat hockey!

It's Friday, it's 8pm, it's the BOTW What's Current Stream!
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In the Box Thinking 22 – Guildford Flames vs Belfast Giants Another midweek game which with it came a time crunch. Fortunately, a work meeting that was due to finish at 4:30 was finished up at 4pm so I got a bit of time to pause, play with my son and have a…

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A midweek encounter was on the docket. The difference between good and entertaining as Blake's boys were in town.

Guildford and Belfast crossed paths on a Wednesday night
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In the Box Thinking 20 & 21 – The January Double Header Saturday vs Fife Fife highlights Sunday vs Cardiff Cardiff Highlights

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2 games in 2 days, so you get one place to break down both games!

Guildford had a weekend vs Fife Flyers and Cardiff Devils that got good performances but mixed results.

Let's take a look, shall we?
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That's a shame. Such a good show. He wasnt as good as Richard O'Brien but he was good hosting it

He is an odd dude. Does it mention his time presenting the Crystal Maze?

What's Current Stream 14/1/26 - UP FOR THE CUPS YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WE ARE LIVE!🚨

Continental Cup for the Panthers, National Cup semi final tomorrow, D1 and D2 Cup semis this weekend

Are you up for the Cup and all the latest British hockey news? Let's go!

It's Wednesday, it's 8pm, it's the BOTW What's Current Stream
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In the Box Thinking 19 – Guildford Flames vs Coventry Blaze 2026 had started in a very BOTW way, by leaning into the story. As this website heads towards its 15th birthday in a couple of months, last week, it was going back to where the name Banners On The …

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The first In the Box Thinking of 2026 is here.

Good and entertaining aren't the same thing, that ending and more thoughts.

Flames and Blaze gets the BOTW treatment
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What's Current Stream 9/1/26 - OFF THE IR YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WHAT'S CURRENT STREAM IS OFF THE IR! LIVE AT 8PM 🚨

Wednesday didn't happen so let's keep tabs on all the Friday games, especially that cup semi final in Leeds.

Link below at 8pm
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What's Current Stream 31/12/25 - SO LONG 2025! YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨WE ARE LIVE TO CLOSE OUT 2025!🚨

A look back at last weekend of hockey and the last year of BOTW, a banner year for the site!

It's Wednesday, it's 8pm, it's the BOTW What's Current Stream
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In the Box Thinking 18 – Guildford Flames vs Cardiff Devils 30/12/25 Do you remember what you were doing exactly two years ago as you were reading this? We all remember what we were doing for the big dates and times in our lives, sure, but random December days? The …

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For the last time in 2025, some thoughts from high above the Spectrum.

Finding the balance, memory and sometimes a simple assessment is correct.

Guildford and Cardiff gets the BOTW once over.
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In the Box Thinking 17 – Guildford Flames vs Manchester Storm 27/12/25 The week between Christmas and New Year is affectionately known by many as the place that time goes to die. It’s also a time of tradition and it was time for the Flames’ festive fun against Manches…

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A real see-saw battle with a box office ending. To quote Andrew WK, "We Want Fun!" and we got it!

Guildford Flames and Manchester Storm on In the Box Thinking
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What's Current Stream 26/12/25 - BOXING DAY CHILL AND CHAT YouTube video by Anthony Russell - Banners On The Wall

🚨🎄WHAT'S CURRENT STREAM TONIGHT AT 8PM🚨🎄

Boxing Day chill and chat on the stream! We're chatting all things British hockey as we watch along with Team Canada vs US College Selects for a relaxed one.

Grab a drink, see you at 8pm!
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Happy birthday @dessquire.bsky.social

In the Box Thinking 16 – Guildford Flames vs Coventry Blaze 20/12/25 Highlights here

🚨BACK IN THE BOX...AND IT'S A PRESENT FOR YOU ALL🚨

My first every Mat Robson robbery and a thank you.

Guildford vs Coventry from above the Spectrum
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🎄BOTW CHRISTMAS UPDATE🎄

In the Box Thinking from the weekend later today.

What's Current Stream on Friday

Flames vs Storm on Flames TV on Saturday

#HockeyStories – We’ve come a long, long way together Luca Tessadri and Tyler de la Bertouche on friendship, the future, and Gregg’s.

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Friends since the age of 10, they've grown up together in and out of hockey. This is their journey.

Widnes Wild's Luca Tessadri Deeside/Manchester's Tyler's de la Bertouche

This is "We've come a long, long way together"
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