Following numerous synthetic and temporary ice rinks around the country, a permanent ice rink was finally opened in Algeria this year in Park Mall in the city of Setif. It’s a small rink, only 400 m2, and with boards not particularly good for hockey. Still, it’s a start, and is definitely good enough for kids to learn to skate and…
I’ve achieved quite a lot so far in my life, but this is possibly my biggest achievement. For those of you that follow this blog you’ll be aware that I’m the creator and owner of Algeria’s first ever hockey team, HC Alger Corsaires. So following our participation in the first ever African Clubs Cup, this week my team’s jersey has…
My African Clubs Cup 2016 captured in photos, some on the ice some off the ice. Looking back I wish I took a few more pics and vids and did some vlogs but it was all pretty hectic playing and managing the team, great times all the same.
Usually with an article I’d just put a link up on here and share across my social media, but with this one I’ve had to create a post for it because I’m particularly proud of it. It’s not the biggest or most indepth article I’ve featured in but it’s definitely up there with proud moments, maybe because it’s a large…
The press release: La Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace (IIHF) a attribué au Maroc l’organisation de la deuxième édition de la Coupe d’Afrique en 2017, a annoncé la Fédération royale marocaine de hockey sur glace (FRMHG). Cette décision a été prise par l’IIHF lors de son congrès ordinaire semi-annuel tenu les 8 et 9 septembre à Paris, a déclaré…
A behind the scenes look at our visit to the beautiful Algerian embassy in Morocco, click the gallery images to enlarge. Thank you to Ambassador Mr Benyamina, Premier Secretary Hamid Mekki and all the embassy staff for the kind hospitality.
I intended to blog and vlog on a daily basis while in Morocco but I initially had no internet and when I finally did get a Moroccan sim with some data I was then too busy playing and managing the team to write more than a little tweet or facebook status update. As I’ve said before I’m not much of…
So as you may or may not be aware, in July there will be the first ever African Club Cup tournament, in Rabat, Morocco. This competition will feature teams from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria. The Algerian club involved will be Corsaires d’Alger, this is my team, my creation. I’ve wanted to create an Algerian hockey club for a while…