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An Interview with Jim Hall (2004)

An Interview with Jim Hall (2004)(0)

August 1, 2008

In an exclusive interview, we had a chance to talk to one of the founding members of the Durham Wasps in 2004. Jim Hall, - born and bred in County Durham - first donned a pair of skates when the wartime Durham Ice Rink was an open-air rink covered by a giant tent. Learning to [...]

An Interview with Jim Hall (2004)
An interview with Nick Quail (2005)

An interview with Nick Quail (2005)

A successful ice hockey team need good players, but it also needs loyal fans – and Durham had many of those. We spoke to one of them in 2005 about his memories of supporting the Wasps from the mid 1980s up until the closure of the rink. Nick Quail got bitten by the hockey bug [...]

An Interview with Ian Cooper (2006)

An Interview with Ian Cooper (2006)

In an exclusive interview conducted in 2006, we talk to homegrown Durham legend and former GB international Ian Cooper. After coming through the ranks of the Durham Junior system, Ian, alongside his brother Stephen enjoyed several successful seasons with the Wasps including the Grand Slam season of 1991. Ian – and Stephen – also enjoyed [...]