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Post by humbucker on May 7, 2021 20:38:38 GMT
The Lions are back in action following a welcome weekend of freedom from hockey. They hit the road for their final road trip up to Widnes in this series to meet a rejuvinated Wild. Last Saturday the Wild travelled to Sheffield to play top of the group the Scimitars and came away with a 9-8 loss. On the Sunday the Scimitars met the Wild at Widnes with the home team taking the game 5-4. When the Lions travelled for their opening game of the Three Rivers Cup series at Widnes our boys took the game and shocked the home team with a 2-6 win. In the return game at the NIC the Wild returned the favour with a 3-5 win, so honours even. Wild's win over the Scimitars, their first loss, and having pushed the Scimitars so close in Sheffield they now feel retribution on home ice will be the order of the day to put the youngsters in their place. The Scimitars and the Wild have recruited well for this series, but for this series only as their respective imported strike force should be returning to their home clubs should the 21/22 league season commence. I think the Scimitars will remain strong come the season but the Wild will need to strengthen once they lose the likes of Barnes, Haggar and Brown or offer them more than their present National League clubs. Face off at Widnes: 1-30pm
On Sunday the Scimitars, desperate to get back to winning ways, travel to the NIC for their final visit of the series having secured two wins against the Lions 4-8 and 7-4. The Scimitars have quite a strike force and a netminder who ordinarily hits 90%+ sav all though he did slip up at home against the Wild last Saturday. Hadfield was rested, as expected for Sunday's game at Widnes and Thomas Hovell got the nod for this one although the Scim's did lose that one. Face off in Nottingham: 3.15pm
Both games will be streamed.
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Post by humbucker on May 8, 2021 16:07:52 GMT
The Lions faced Widnes Wild missing several first team players (C Glossop, A Calvert, T Norton, J Humphries, T Dermott) and bringing in some of the other squad players to make up for the shortfall in order to gain valuable game experience. The game turned out to be a lopsided affair with the Wild hitting the Lions and taking the first period 4-0 and possibly thinking at the first break that the Lions would roll over and suffer a double digit defeat. The Lions regrouped after the awful first period but struggled to pull back the deficit but they did slow the Wild down with a creditable 2-2 second period giving the Wild a 6-2 lead. In the third the Lions managed to gain the upper hand but still could not fully bite into that 4 goal first period lead although winning the third 2-3 to end the game 8-5 to the home team.
Having Taken a look at the stats the Lions once again outshot the opposition but that first period saw the Wild having 14 shots on the Lions net and scoring 4 goals, and we all know that you do not win games exhibiting those sort of averages. It just has to be said that the netminding has got to improve immeasurably to put this right as the players have to be confident that this vital area is covered competently. Enough said regarding that area of play, for now.
Once again the Leeds Chiefs/Telford Tigers contingent took the scoring honours with Kieran Brown 3+1, Adam Barnes 2+1, and Joe Coulter 1+1 with me still left to wonder just how the Wild are going to manage when these guys move on?
Period Scores: 4-0/2-2/2-3 sog: 31-40 Scorers: Jack Hopkins 2+1, Archie Hazeldine 1+1, Will Weldon 1+1, Vladimir Luka 1+1, James Neil 0+1.
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Post by humbucker on May 9, 2021 9:45:11 GMT
The Lions are on home ice with a face off time of 3.15pm and will be streamed. They are up against the present Three Rivers Cup series leaders who may still be smarting somewhat from their first defeat up at Widnes last Sunday and wanting to get back to winning ways. To ensure that the cup ends up in Sheffield a win today would pretty well wrap up the tournament as the maximum points that Widnes could achieve is 10 with Sheffield already sitting on 8 points I cannot see them choking in this tournament, but you just never know? This series of games as with the last series has given our guys a good run out prior to the new season and a look at the potential opposition. The teams the Lions have played will also have to take a good look at their own performance having had to rely on players brought in specifically for these tournaments. The question for them has to be, how much confidence have you got in your own team, and how much are you prepared to spend next season to be competitive.
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Post by humbucker on May 9, 2021 17:34:55 GMT
Barring major upheaval the Scimitars are now in a position to put this Three Rivers Cup series to bed following their 3-6 away win against the Lions. Period Scores: 1-4/2-2/0-0 and that just about says it all really. Outshot the Scimitars giving Tom Hovell a 90.63 sav whereas we again suffered a 70.57 sav and at one time I had that feeling of deja vu, when I took a look at yesterday's post re the Widnes game apart from the result of the third period. That first period feeling is beginning to haunt me so what effect it has on the team goodness only knows. Today the Lions held the top team for two periods out of three and that says an awful lot to me and possibly others. Lets have some positives up to today's game shall we indulge a little? The team throughout both series in which they have taken part have avoided a rout having managed to keep the scores respectable with no double digits against in fact the average has been 7 goals over the 6 games in this series. We have seen some excellent prospects throughout the team amongst the young players supported by some regular old timers and some past guys such as Will Weldon, Tom Norton, and James Neil with Vladimir Luka adding a bit of colour to each game. The Lions have not called in added strikeforce as our guys have proved that that is not necessary as we are developing our own very capable crop, unlike some of their opponents. Defensively once again the Lions have a good mix of older guys supporting some outstanding young D men proving that they are capable of dealing with the strong experienced forward lines that they have faced. There are areas that will desperately need a closer look and I think that both Paul Glossop and Matt Bradbury will be up for meeting that challenge. I had my say yesterday so will not labour that point. Stats: sog: 32-28 Scorers: Will Weldon 1+2, Jack Hopkins 1+1, Archie Hazeldine 1+0, Vladimir Luka 0+2, Tom Norton 0+1.
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Post by humbucker on May 14, 2021 21:07:55 GMT
The Lions are playing their final home game against the Widnes Wild on Saturday with a projected 3.30pm face off. Having gained their one win in the Three Rivers Cup up at Widnes it would be a real boost if the guys finished with a home win but they are up against a strong opponent with some fairly formidable players with National League experience. The Lions final game is on Saturday 22 May up the road at Ice Sheffield against the probable tournament champions the Sheffield Scimitars. Both of the final games will be streamed.
Just these two games remain and then a break before training recommences for the next season. The structure for the next season's league is yet to be discussed and agreed so more news will be released as soon as I have the information.
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Post by humbucker on May 15, 2021 19:58:10 GMT
The Lions entered this game missing a few senior players, Connor Glossop, Ashley Calvert, James Neil, Joe Wightman and Marc Levers, so, once again this situation allowed the addition of some of the younger squad members for this game. The last time the Lions travelled to Widnes they were also missing key players and came away with a 8-5 loss but having held the Wild's full bench strength for two of the three periods winning period three but unable to fully reduce the deficit in that game. The Lions have shown that they are well capable of winning games and Widnes even at full strength did find this game just out of reach with our guys taking the game 6-5 in an OT win. Throughout the game the Wild were having to play catch up and did fight back in the third period to pull the game back to 5-5 and into OT. With just 41 secs of OT Jack Hopkins scored the game winning goal that destroyed any hope that the Wild might have had of overtaking the Sheffield Scimitars with the result from this game handing them the Three Rivers Cup. Widnes Wild are at home tomorrow against the Scimitars with a point to prove, two points to win, but no trophy. The NIHL have not produced the game sheet for the Lions v Wild game therefore stats from the Lions to follow later.
I do have the stats for the Widnes Wild that I gleaned from their Twitter: It is noticeable that players brought in purely for the Three Rivers Cup scored 5+2 in this game.
A good win for the Lions with only the daunting task of a final game at Sheffield Scimitars next Saturday.
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Post by humbucker on May 16, 2021 22:12:51 GMT
For some reasons the stats from the Lions v Wild have not appeared on the EIHA Website but the Wild v Scimitars game from today have appeared, mysterious that? I have the information re goal scorers only: Vladimir Luka 2, Tom Norton 1, Will Weldon 1, Louie Newell 1, with Jack Hopkins picking up the all important OT winning goal.
Tonight the Wild took a bit of a beating on home ice by the Scimitars. In the first period there were 21 shots on the Scimitars goal with only 6 on the Wild's net but no goals for either team. The turn around came via the second period which the Scimitars took 1-6. In the third period of the game the Scimitars added 3 with the Wild scoring 2 giving the final score 3-9. A definite bad weekend of hockey for the Wild with the Lions ending any hope of them achieving the tournament title and the Scimitars just adding to their pain and fully deserving of being the Three Rivers Cup winners.
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Post by humbucker on May 21, 2021 22:22:23 GMT
Final game of the Three Rivers Cup with the Lions facing the cup winners, the Sheffield Scimitars, up at Ice Sheffield on Saturday 22 May at 7.00pm. The Lions gifted the championship to the Scimitars in Nottingham, last Saturday as they beat the Widnes Wild in a tightly fought game. Throughout the tournament the much strengthened Scimitars were the team to beat but they lost only one game during the series and that was away to Widnes by the odd goal in a 4-3 game. The Lions have yet to come anywhere near a win against the Scimitars therefore a tough game is expected with the home team wanting to end their very successful run with another win on the night they receive the Three Rivers trophy. The Lions will be out to make that task as hard as possible and that's for sure. The last game and then a well earned rest for the guys before commencing training around August in preparation for the 21/22 season, should that go ahead? We live in hope. Tomorrows game will be streamed on Youtube
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Post by humbucker on May 22, 2021 21:49:01 GMT
Last week I noted a tweet with an apology, presumably from a Scimitars player, for not scoring the 10th goal when they defeated Widnes Wild up at Widnes in that 3-9 demolition. My thoughts moved to tonight's game with the Lions on the Scimitars home ice and the damage they possibly intended to inflict. Well they did not hit double digits but it was a close run thing in a game where a 2nd period collapse looked to the Scimitars achieving their aim but by the skin of their teeth the Lions just held out, but it proved hellish close. First period the Lions held the line going in at the end of that period 1-0 down and looking positive. In that first the Lions out shot the Scimitars 5-12 but nothing to show. Into the second is where the wheels started to well and truly loosen with the Scimitars narrowly out shooting the Lions 11-8 but having conceded 5 goals to the Scimitars whilst scoring 2 goals in reply. So the first period of 1-0 became at the end of the second 6-2 to the Scimitars. Change of netminder for the Lions just prior to going into third with an improvement scorewise as the Scimitars managed to take that period narrowly 3-2 with the home team outshooting the Lions 12-6, but with a final scoreline of 9-4. Only 26 shots on the Scimitars net for 4 goals whilst the Lions took 28 shots for 9 goals. This result clearly shows, as with other results, where the improvement in performance has to be prioritised in order to produce a competitive Lions team for the next season.
We at least did somewhat better than the Wild last weekend therefore I do wonder if another apology, possibly from a Scimitar, appears on the tweets this week for missing out on that elusive 10th goal?
Scorers: Tom Norton 1+1, Vladimir Luka 1+1, Will Weldon 1+0, Jack Crowston 1+0, Bailey Challans 0+1, Thomas Palmer 0+1
Many thanks for all that have followed the series of games on Youtube and a special vote of thanks to Chris and Jono for commentating on the home games and for their informative comments throughout the competitions. All monies raised from donations and raffles are being used for junior development projects including the recently introduced Squirts Programme for the 5-9 yr olds providing them with a good start to their hopefully long hockey career here in Nottingham.
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Post by humbucker on May 23, 2021 13:34:54 GMT
I have spent a short time reflecting on the past two series of competitive ice hockey involving the Nottingham Lions and the two essentially hybrid teams put together under the banner of the Widnes Wild, and Sheffield Scimitars. Hybrid in the lengths these two teams trawled the National League to bolster their already more than competent teams. The Lions did recruit ex Nottingham players but in the main filled the team with young players selected from the Nottingham Junior Club 18s and 20s teams. Overall the Lions performed much better than I had anticipated as I viewed the opposition teams rosters as there were some quite well known players with excellent pedigrees within their sqauds. A daunting task for the Lions but the guys stuck to this task very well and held or won a number of periods of hockey but coming up short with the results overall that they would have liked. It would be true to say that in some games certain periods led to losses and that may probably come down to overexcitement with emphasis on attack thus leaving them somewhat short occasionally on defence. Unforced errors by some vastly more experienced opposition players may also have led to the young and not so young Lions stuggling somewhat on occasions. In the main this is to be expected and becomes a large element experientially along the learning curve. I think a good example of this possible lack of experience, is a game that really should have been won earlier. This was the last one in Nottingham against the Widnes Wild where the Lions with 10 mins left in the game and with a 5-2 lead continued to pressurise allowing the Wild's experience to claw the game back to 5-5 and into O/T with the Lions scoring the game winning goal. Realstically that game should have been in the bag in regulation time, but the guys got the win in the end. A good lesson was hopefully learned in that game. Remember this is only my opinion on what I saw in this particular game. Lots of positives to take from all of the games in both series with only a few not so positives naming only one and, that is remembering that it is a three period game and all teams have to turn up rather than off for the full 60 mins for the win. Some great prospects in this Lions team products of a very professionally run junior system here in Nottingham and with more to come in the pipeline. The only concern for the team is that with at least four players that I noted during the series as excellent future prospects that there will be many eyes on these guys and that can be quite worrying, not just for the Lions but for the player. These guys are not fully formed as hockey players yet but team managements have been known to promise all sorts of inducements, many of them unachievable, only then to find their actual development coming to a halt but with the pressure to perform increasing. I have seen players attracted by the sometimes false offers and soon find the hockey scrapheap beckoning. These young guys should be encouraged to develop where there will be plenty of ice time and with clubs and coaches that actually care about their players and their future prospects as they mature. I must admit that I really do condemn some of the clubs and their management when particularly they have their collective eye on the finacial bottom line, and winning of course, but take their eye off the young guys who might be struggling at their new club. Of course some of these later rejected players could return to their origional club and become valued players with a chance to rebuild but a number having had their trust and their ego damaged just give up and that, to me anyway is bordering on the almost criminal behaviour of some clubs. Just maybe some form of transfer type fee might be brought in that reflects the amount of effort put in by the player, the parents/guardians, and the home club. Pipe dream perhaps but it may stop some dreams being destroyed at a very young age and might give some clubs something to think about regarding local junior development. Rant over, lets look to the furture and a hopefully a full and productive seaon ahead.
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Post by humbucker on Jun 6, 2021 11:09:24 GMT
There is a North v South play off occurring in Ice Sheffield over this weekend with the semis having taken place on Saturday. The winner and runner up of the Norhern Three Rivers Cup playing the winner and runner up of the Southern RuggedStock Cup. First up were the Northern winners the Sheffield Scimitars v the Southern runners up the Milton Keynes Thunder. The Thunder lost out to the Slough Jets in their competition with the Jets taking the group 15pts to 8pts so a fair gap between champions Jets and second placed Thunder. One might have thought that the Scimitars would find the Thunder the weaker of the two but as it turned out it was not until the final 5 mins that the Scimitars tied up the game at 5-5. The Scimitars scored their 6th and game winning goal in O/T and went through to Sunday's final.
The second semi saw the Northern runners up the Widnes Wild v the Southern winners the Slough Jets who went unbeaten in the RuggedStock Cup so a lot for the Wild to do in this game. Well once again it was the underdogs the Wild that made the running although going a goal behind they regrouped and played to their strengths by using their powerful group of players brought in from the National League to bolster their squad to giant killing effect. The Wild ran out 5-3 winners with scorers Barnes (Leeds Chiefs) 2+3, Brown (Telford Tigers) 2+2, Baldwin (Leeds Chiefs) 1+1, and Player Coach Haggar (Leeds Chiefs) rounding off the stats with 0+1.
Final to be played at 3pm Sheffield Scimitars v Widnes Wild,and should prove to be a cracker with Widnes standing a very good chance of causing an upset. I did note that the Scimitars were missing three players yesterday including the influential presence of Scott McKenzie (Telford Tigers) and that might be the difference to an outcome favouring the Scimitars. The Sheffield team do have plenty of depth and a keeper in Hadfield who has certainly won games for them without a doubt.
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Post by humbucker on Jun 6, 2021 17:13:44 GMT
Game over up at Ice Sheffield with the Widnes Wild taking the honours with a pretty convincing 4-7 win. Period Scores: 0-3/1-2/3-2. A lively game with the Scimitars having Scott McKenzie back in the line up but the team unable to fully handle the pressure placed on them by a determined Wild. Without repeating myself too much I will only say that of the 7 goals scored by the Wild only 2 were scored by players I recognise as regular Widnes players. At the end of the day the Widnes Wild organisation set out to put trophies in the cabinet and they succeeded in that endeavour so job done, for now. How many of the National League players plan on returning for the next season and at what cost remains to be seen I suppose. They have tagged themselves as a NIHL Div 1 team recently, having been a Div 2 team since appearing on the hockey scene in 2013 and showing no real ambition to step up to Div 1. I can only assume that the Wild intend to move up before the commencement of the 21/22 season If that is the way the team intend to go,they will need to recruit before hitting the ice against the likes of Solway, Billingham, and Whitley Bay, even adding Nottingham into the mix. As it stands there is no confirmation of the 21/22 league structure as yet. Finally well done to the Wild for their obvious achievements during the recent tournaments and look forward to possibly seeing them down at the NIC sometime in the future. To the Scimitars well they played well throughout the tournaments winning the Three Rivers Cup but possibly missing the one they really wanted the Play Off Championship.
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Post by humbucker on Jul 26, 2021 18:11:49 GMT
The Nottingham Lions will ice minus 19 yr old Bailey Challans who has agreed a move to Solihull Barons. A product of the Nottingham junior system and a key member of the Lions he will be missed and we wish him well with his new club. Teams have been taking a close look at the young talent on offer with the Nottingham Junior Club receiving some close attention.
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Post by humbucker on Aug 22, 2021 23:29:02 GMT
Following on from his success in the recent cup series with the Lions Vladimir Lula has signed for Sheffield Scimitars along with the very promising Thomas Palmer. Netminders Dean Bowater and Joshua Crane have both signed for Whitley Warriors. The Lions never ending rebuild commences once again having also lost one of the most exciting prospects in Jack Hopkins who has signed a two way deal with the Panthers but continuing the next stage of his hockey development with the Telford Tigers. It is anticipated that further players may move on as the interest in the potential within the Lions squad continues at a pace. Looking around the teams the stand out at present for me anyway is the Sheffield Scimitars who have really beefed up their already quite formidable line up.
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Post by humbucker on Aug 23, 2021 12:17:42 GMT
Having a quick look around at player movement it appears to me that the development of players may have been consigned to NIHL 2 with the loss of the u20s league. Looking at NIHL 1 there the many of the teams are recruiting from other teams with the player carousel quite active in the north whether this situation has a deleterious effect on the development of the younger players maybe noted at a later date. I suppose it depends on the agreements made between the clubs and the rather nomadic players that are accepted by each club. I just hope it does not lead to a glass ceiling regarding the up and coming players seeking to improve their hockey skills and finding too many obstacles in their way, we shall see I suppose? I do remember one player from NIHL 2 stating that the standard at that level was not particularly good and possibly stifled realistic prospects of taking the next vital upwards step due to this situation. Thankfully I believe the Nottingham Club will not allow this to happen as they need to recruit a newish crop of players each season to fill the gaps left by those moving on hopefully to better things hockeywise. One well known Head Coach recently quoted that the development process becomes irrelevant once the player has moved up which I consider quite insultingly. I accept that with the new club that the player will build on what he/she has learned over their years as junior players but to dismiss this as irrelevant is also unprofessional. The coach concerned was brought through the junior systems in the northeast where he would not have dared class his junior development in such terms. Enough said for now at least but I feel sure there is more out there to get humbucker’s back up during the season, if not before.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 6, 2021 16:48:45 GMT
The Nottingham Lions are due to announce their 2021/22 squad this week prior to their opening game at Solihull Barons, oh the joy of that road trip, on Sunday 12 September. We already know that at least 8 from last season will have moved on to other clubs including 2 senior netminders. There is sometimes an expectation that the Lions should be closer to the top of the NIHL 1 Conference but as a development team there has always been a haemorrhaging of players and this year particularly that haemorrhage has proved greater. This is not a bad thing for the players that move on hopefully to better things hockeywise but this season there will be a major rebuild to contend with possibly less senior players around. The teams with the money have been recruiting heavily with the player carousel spinning quite breathtakingly at times. As always the coaches the management the Nottingham Junior Club will ice a full squad with hopefully another crop of potentially higher league future players.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 7, 2021 17:56:07 GMT
Archie Hazeldine after impressing in the recent games up here in the NIHL series has been signed by Leeds Knights in the NIHL National League. A great loss to the Lions but a massive opportunity for this talented youngster. The Lions wish him well and look to a possible return to Nottingham at Elite level in a couple of years or so.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 11, 2021 0:17:48 GMT
The Nottingham Lions squad named on Friday evening with, as anticipated, a number of players moving up to fill the gaps created by the exodus of at least eight players from the squad to other clubs. Ashley Calvert has now moved on to the Solihull Barons opening up yet another slot to be filled. There is a new overseas player joining the Lions who has moved over from Switzerland to continue his education here in Nottingham. The import player’s surname is all I know at present so I will call him Mr Yokohama and I believe he is around 20 yrs of age. Very young but has played at a high level in his home country so might be one to look out for. He will have a bit of a baptism of fire at the Hobs Moat rink on Sunday against our old adversary the Solihull Barons. This Lions squad as with many others over the years will have to adjust to battling against some very experienced teams and as with the past we hope that they will develop and rise to the occasion and show that they can compete. Always tough for our boys but so much to learn should they grasp the opportunities. With the demise of the under 20s Nottingham Lions will be icing a NIHL 2 team running alongside the NIHL 1 team for the first time this season hopefully preparing players for the move from 2 to 1 as they develop.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 11, 2021 7:17:57 GMT
On Nottingham Lions Twitter is an interview between Chris Gadsby, and the Lions coaching team of Matt Bradbury and Paul Glossop about the coming season and the inclusion of the new Lions NIHL 2 team. I picked my first major penalty by misspelling the name of the new overseas player, his actual surname is Yokoyama not Yokohama.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 12, 2021 21:38:14 GMT
The Lions hit the road to the Hobs Moat rink to face an always formidable challenge that is the Solihull Barons. With the newly reshaped Lions facing a tough task and came away with a loss but having kept the score with a very respectable 6-4 result and actually taking the third period. Period Scores: 3-1/2.1/1-2. Scorers: Worthington-Evans, Gibbs, Dermott, and Cleves. Not had sight of the game sheet for the assists or netminder stats. Must be encouraging to hold a very experienced team to a tight scoreline given that the Barons squad had pre-season games prior to their meeting with the Lions this evening. The Lions next game is on home ice against Widnes Wild on Sunday 19th September. Widnes Wild played Whitley Warriors tonight with the Warriors taking the game 4-7. Last night Solway Sharks played Sheffield Scimitars with the Sharks winning 2-0.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 13, 2021 20:13:25 GMT
To complete the stats from last night's 6-4 loss to Solihull Barons.
Assists: Louie Newell 0+1, Thomas Dermott !+1. Luka Sheldon faced 40 shots with a 85% save rate. Zachary Yokoyama had an eventful evening with an assist and a fight. A fairly usual warm welcome to ice hockey Solihull style.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 19, 2021 21:23:07 GMT
The Lions were at home to the Widnes Wild this evening with the Wild having been extremely busy during pre season recruiting a strong outfit for their first crack at building a team able to compete in NIHL 1 having had a few dominant years in NIHL 2. The Nottingham team having lost a number of players pre season are in the rebuild stage once again with a team full of youngsters adjusting to a whole new experience at senior level. Their first result away to Solihull produced a tight result losing by a couple of goals and actually winning a period. For two periods tonight the guys held up well with two tied periods 0-0 and 2-2, but in the third the Wild opened up a decent lead finishing the period 0-5 giving a final score of 2-7. There was a lengthy stop in play as Lee Kemp of the Wild was injured. He did not return to play but was able to sit out the game on the bench fortunately looking no worse for the injury that he received during the early phase of the first period. No stats as yet as still awaiting game sheet.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 19, 2021 21:40:19 GMT
Result from Blackburn: Blackburn Hawks 4 Solway Sharks 5.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 20, 2021 16:21:00 GMT
Stats from Lions v Widnes Wild: Period Scores: 0-0/2-2/0-5 Scorers: Louie Newell 1+0, Jake Fisher 1+0, Reaghan Taylor 0+1, Zachary Yakoyama 0+1 A couple of the Lions players and Wild players were sent for an early bath with game penalties for fighting.
Just prior to the season commencing I noted the roster at Sheffield Scimitars strengthening significantly. At the weekend the Scimitars played a NIHL Cup game against Solihull Barons at the Hobs Moat and came away having given the Barons a bloody nose with a 1-8 scoreline. Three ex Lions picked up 4 goals between them in that game. The Nottingham Lions will not be involved in cup games as they probably have enough on their plates with the rebuild and sorting out the lines and settling in all of the newcomers that joined the squad from the juniors.
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Post by humbucker on Sept 25, 2021 16:37:24 GMT
Games this weekend in NIHL 1
Sunday 26 .09 21
Solihull Barons v Whitley Warriors Billingham Stars v Sheffield Scimitars
Nottingham Lions v Blackburn Hawks 1 Face off for the Lions game is scheduled for 5.00pm. The Hawks commenced their Conference campaign against the Solway Sharks and just missed out with a 4-5 loss on home ice. Solway are never short of a Bob or two and due to a reliable income stream tend to put out a very strong team, Blackburn on the other hand have faced financial set backs but still manage to put a decent experienced squad together. That result against Solway was pretty good so we should expect a tough old encounter here in Nottingham on Sunday evening. An early face off so good for a family night out with the kids as it shouldn’t be a late night all being well, and at a reasonable price for a full hockey game.
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