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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 StormCast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Download, subscribe and join us as we ride the Storm together. Apple: https://bit.ly/Apple_StormCast Amazon: https://amzn.to/4eL1XwU Spotify: https://bit.ly/Spotify_StormCast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ManchesterStormTV Check out our forthcoming fixtures and get your Storm tickets now: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/manchester-storm-tickets/artist/5223012 #Homecoming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices)
