WE’VE got three fixtures this weekend and we are going to have to play them without both Stevie Lyle and Tomasz Malasinski, as they are away playing in Olympic qualifying matches with Great Britain and Poland.

Although the timing is not ideal for us right now as they are some very hard games coming up, overall it’s a really good thing for the team that we have got a calibre of player like that in our squad.

They are good enough to play at that level and most of the time they are here in Swindon playing for us, so it shows just how strong our team is right now.

As a squad, we’re all really pleased for them. I think Stevie is going for something like his 75th cap, which would be a record for a GB goalie.

He’s been there for a good number of years and has been a big part of our squad for a long time too. We’re lucky to have him as he’s a fantastic goalie.

And Tomasz is probably one of the best forwards in the EPL right now, so having those two guys in our team is massive for us.

If they are getting called up to play international hockey it’s a good sign of how well we are performing and how well we are recruiting.

They are trying to take a step closer to the Olympics and that’s the ultimate in a lot of sports but in ice hockey I think most players would say that the NHL is the pinnacle of the game.

If you asked most players if they would rather win the Stanley Cup or the Olympics, I think they would say the Stanley Cup.

Obviously that might change from country to country and I think for British players the biggest thing in your career would be playing for your country.

There aren’t many British players who make it into the NHL and these days players just don’t come from nowhere.

People start talking about NHL prospects when players are 11-years-old, it’s very hard to make it at the level.

I think the most likely way for a British player to do it would be if they are born here and then move over when they are still very young.