Christmas came early for Whitley Warriors on Sunday evening as the Tynesiders picked up a resounding 7-3 derby victory over Billingham Stars in NIHL action.
Whitley Warrior are delighted to announce that accomplished blue liner Sam Zajac has signed for the club and will go into the squad for next weekend’s game against local rivals the Billingham Stars. Sam started his hockey career here at Hillheads and has gone onto play in the Elite League and English Premier League during the last decade or so.
Whitley Warriors entertained the Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday evening on North Tyneside. Warriors were a little short benched as they were without a number of players including the influential duo of dependable d man Josh Maddock and free scoring import forward Phil Edgar.
Whitley Warriors started their busy weekend with a home game against the Deeside Dragons on Saturday evening before a tough away trip down to Telford the following day.
On Sunday evening David Longstaff and his squad of players made the journey down to South Yorkshire to take on the Sheffield Steeldogs at their Ice Sheffield base. This was to be the first ever game between Warriors and Steeldogs following Sheffield’s move from the now defunct EPL into the NIHL North set up.
Highlights of Whitley Warriors' game against Nottingham Lions on Saturday 11 November 2017.
Warriors headed down to Solihull on Sunday evening a little short on bodies as the likes of DJ Good, Callum Watson, Ben Richards, Dan Pye, Josh Maddock and Ryan Sample were all unable to make the trip down to the Midlands. Warriors were still able to travel with 17 bodies including the netminding duo of Mark Turnbull and Richie Lawson.
Saturday evening saw Whitley Warriors go down to a disappointing 3-2 home defeat to Nottingham Lions at Hillheads in NIHL North One Moralee action
Whitley Warriors entertained the Hull Pirates on Sunday evening on North Tyneside. Warriors had their entire squad of players available for this encounter which enabled Whitley to operate 3 forward and defensive lines throughout the contest. Richie Lawson retained his place in goal following his Man of the Match display in last Sunday’s game with the Solway Sharks.
Warriors had a busy weekend as David Longstaff’s side travelled down to Lancashire on Saturday evening to take on the Blackburn Hawks before a home game on Sunday against the Solway Sharks.