Career
In September 1981 Batchelder started the ice hockey magazine, Ice Hockey News Review, as a fortnightly publication. He continued to write and edit the magazine until he sold it in September 1999 due to ill-health. However, he continued to write for the magazine until his death from cancer in 2001.
Vic Batchelder was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 for his services to the sport in the United Kingdom.
In the 2003-2004 season, Ice Hockey Journalists United Kingdom created the Vic Batchelder Memorial Award which is given at the end of each season to the young British player of the year.
