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  • April 5, 2021 Robb Hitchen

    The way forward?

    What is “the way forward”? Indeed, what do I mean by “the way forward”? Well,

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  • March 30, 2021 Robb Hitchen

    Robbs Rant March 2021

    Yes, it’s time for a “Robbs Rant” post. There have been a few things that

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  • March 16, 2021 Robb Hitchen

    A big “reset”?

    Could the events of the last 12 months end up being a big “reset” for

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  • February 20, 2021 Robb Hitchen

    Streaming hockey: Free or PPV?

    With fans still barred from attending games in rinks across the country, the few games

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  • May 19, 2020 Robb Hitchen

    British Ice Hockey and Covid19

    British ice hockey and Covid19. A topic that has generated much discussion. Like all sports,

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  • January 20, 2020 Robb Hitchen

    2010-2019: A Turbulent Time.

    To call the decade “2010-2019: A Turbulent Time” could be an understatement of a title.

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  • May 17, 2019 Robb Hitchen

    It’s certainly been interesting lately…

    And if I’m being honest, the title of this blog is probably a bit of

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  • December 22, 2018 Robb Hitchen

    I love the Phoenix Family.

    This past Saturday, I had the distinct pleasure of attending a very special get together.

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September 1, 2018 Robb Hitchen

What defines “Success”?

Success is a funny old thing. It can take many forms, some more obvious than others. And what is a success to one person, can

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August 26, 2018 Robb Hitchen

Mistakes, I’ve made a few…

I would venture to say that I have a bit of a reputation amongst a section of the British ice hockey fan base for being,

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August 23, 2018 Robb Hitchen

Brave New World Part 2: How could it work?

So, after writing about how British ice hockey needs a “Brave New World”, I got to thinking about how I would like it to look.

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August 21, 2018 Robb Hitchen

A brave new world?

So, it looks like the “powers that be” are finally seeing sense and looking to unify under 1 single banner. British ice hockey could be

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May 28, 2018 Robb Hitchen

It’s been far, far too long…

Indeed it has. October, in fact. Anyways, I’m back and ready to “Break friends and alienate people” as it were.   You see, there are

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October 22, 2017 Robb Hitchen

It’s been a long time….

Hasn’t it? June was the last time I wrote one of my missives. Just before the charity game, in fact. So, what’s been going on

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June 7, 2017 Robb Hitchen

Saturday.

So. Saturday. It certainly will be a weird one. I for one haven’t set foot inside Altrincham since the last Phoenix game played there. And

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June 3, 2017 Robb Hitchen

A few thoughts.

It feels funny being in the off season and not having to wonder about signing news, etc. While I deeply miss my club, in a

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March 10, 2017 Robb Hitchen

Does British ice hockey have a homophobia problem?

I think it is fair to say that British Ice Hockey (the sport, not the website) seems to lurch from one controversy to another on

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February 2, 2017 Robb Hitchen

Some thoughts….”

Well, it’s finally over. The 14 year ride has come to an end. In typical Phoenix style we dragged it out for far longer than

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Robb has been writing/ranting about the Manchester Phoenix (RIP) and British ice hockey for almost 15 years.

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