Whitley Warriors are delighted to announce that industrious forward Kyle Ross has re-signed for the 2025-26 season.
27-year-old Ross began his junior ice hockey career with Newcastle Vipers before switching to Whitley Bay in 2010. In his third season with the Under 16s outfit, he progressed to fulfil the role of alternate captain, achieving 22 points in 17 league games, in addition to icing for the Under 18s. In his 2013-14 campaign, Ross made his senior debut with the Warriors as a forward, making a total of 21 appearances in which he recorded his first goal and assist for the side.
After another two seasons with the Warriors, Ross made the decision to leave Whitley for CPJHL outfit Norwood Nemesis in Canada, racking up 11 goals and 22 assists in 39 league games before returning to Hillheads in the season that followed. A former Hillheads Player of the Year, Ross goes into his eleventh season at the club.
Head Coach Tony Hand was full of praise for the forward. “It’s good to have Kyle back in the squad, he makes a real difference when in the lineup and we hope to see as much as possible of him this year,” he said.
“I’m happy to be coming back for another season, playing in front of the fans and hopefully showing them what we can do,” Kyle said. “We seem to be gaining a strong team and hopefully we can prove to our fans we can do it.”
Kyle is available for player sponsorship immediately – go to his sponsorship page.
Welcome back Kyle!