Show notes
Rais Francis joined us on the latest episode of StormCast for an in-depth discussion about his life and career and how he's gone from hometown, Nottingham to Manchester the long way round.
In this edition recorded at the start of the season, he discusses moving to North America at a young age, the players he watched at a young age, his obsession with hockey and spending Covid in Norway.
01:45 - The chance to come home
02:50 - Learning on the job
05:05 - No place like…
05:52 - Scoring that first goal
06:59 - Learning from the coaches
07:52 - Being hard to miss
09:14 - Playing at the AO
09:47 - All about Rais
10:21 - First experiences of hockey
12:06 - Other sports?
12:53 - Pursuing the hockey dream
14:22 - A stranger in a foreign land
14:56 - Styles
16:28 - NCAA
17:55 - GB aspirations
18:31 - Looking forward
19:42 - What would be success?
20:31 - Wanting to be the best
21:20 - Fun with Rais
23:02 - Covid in Norway
27:16 - Wrap up
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