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In Part two of this series and as Skater Hockey continues to expand in Uganda, we had the opportunity to interview SSEKAANA AMON MATTHEW, a dedicated athlete and advocate for the sport. In this detailed discussion, Mr. Matthew provides insight into his personal journey, the unwavering commitment of Ugandan hockey enthusiasts, and the future prospects for the community. Phot Credit @captnamon Instagram. Could you please introduce yourself to those who may not be familiar with

Image of a training session in Rwanda. Photo Credits to @eric_Vision_skater___ Trigger warning: This post contains discussions of childhood physical abuse, which may be distressing for some readers.  Please take care of yourself and proceed only if you feel safe to do so.   In the Over the Bench Sports Blog, Skater Hockey Africa Series we will be looking  starting off by taking a look at the Skater Hockey community in Rwanda. The group are based in the city of Kigali. I was c

Part Four. In the final part of the Winter Olympic ice hockey rosters series, we will be taking a look at host nation Italy, Denmark and France. As we get closer to the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Italy, Denmark and France will not have players of NHL pedigree but the majority of their squads play in the highest level of European hockey. The skill level and build up going forward will be executed to a good standard, as individual efforts alone will str

Part Three. In part three of Over The Bench Sports, Winter Olympics ice hockey rosters series we will be taking a glimpse into the final rosters that have been released. We will be looking at the rosters from Slovakia, Germany and Latvia. The majority of the nations above will have a large core of their players who have been selected for Milan-Cortina, that will not have the NHL experience like nations covered in part one and part two of this n Slovakia: Slovakia go into this

Less than a month till the start The rosters are flying out with less than a month till Milan-Cortina. With all the rosters out and the rink hosting test events this week, the Olympic spirit is well and truly in full swing. In part two of this series we will be looking at Finland, Czechia and Switzerland. Finding out who were the lucky ones to receive the call up and represent their nations on the worlds biggest stage. All for the glory not to mention, the honour and experien

Milan-Cortina starts next month. It is the year of the Milan 2026 Winter Olympics and if you, like me are having flashbacks to watching Sidney Crosby score in OT in Vancouver before getting up early for school on Monday morning. Not to mention a repeat of the four nations series final when Canada and USA went to war in the first 10 seconds, I think you may want to read on……. In part one of this winter Olympic ice hockey roster release series brought to you by Over Bench Sport

BiSHA Logo. Tournament information The BiSHA Men’s Great Britain squad travelled to Germany to face the best inline players each nation who participated in the European championships, put forward .The tournament was held in by Crefelder SC in north-west Germany, with the IISHF Men’s European Championships getting underway on Friday 26th September, coming to an end on Sunday 28th September. Nations taking part in IISHF Men’s European Championships were Austria, Denmark, German

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