Whitley travelled to bottom of the table Sutton who started with a surprise goal in the second minute. Whitley were struggling to adapt to the much smaller rink in Mansfield. Thomas Fraser settled Whitley’s nerves with a superb finish, rounding the keeper to score with typical confidence. Sustained pressure from the visitors came to nothing as the Sting scrapped hard to keep the scores even. Campbell received a 2 minute…
This fixture was going to be a tough game for Whitley as Nottingham has such strength in depth and run a great hockey programme out of the national ice arena. Both teams started brightly in the opening period and Whitley opened the scoring after 14 minutes from an opportunistic Fraser goal. Nottingham then scored twice in quick succession with a couple of scrappy goals after good pressure on the home…
Only the second home game of the season saw a roster of 20 players take on Solihull who started above Whitley in the league table. Some early pressure from Whitley and some skillful play by Luke Royle let in Thomas Fraser who slotted into the top corner for a 1 – 0 lead after 3 minutes. A speculative effort by Fraser was rewarded by another goal after 6 minutes. Whitley’s…
It was a disappointing weekend for all at Whitley Bay Ice Hockey Club Junior Development after loosing all 5 of the games which were played. On Saturday, the Arrows played away to Coventry and lost 3 – 2. Following this, the short benched Mohawks played away to Telford and lost 9 – 2. Everyone thought the whole weekend could be reversed with two home games on Sunday, however this was not going to…
This fixture was the home start for Whitley Ice hockey under 12’s. A tough off season training schedule saw the team hit the ice well prepared under the coaching of Gary Wood. The game started at a very high pace with a chance on goal from Thomas Fraser after only 20 seconds. This was followed up with a fantastic solo move and shot by Callum Taylor, the Sheffield net minder…
Assistant Captain of the Arrows, James Hellens took a few moments to tell us all his favorite hockey memories. Congratulations on being named one of the Assistant Captains of the Arrows this season! How did you feel when you found out you had been chosen to be one of the Assistants? Great as I really wanted the ‘A’. What exactly is your role as Assistant Captain? Are there any special jobs or…
So we are more than half way through the season and Troy ,Dean, Kate Cathrin and myself thought that we would take some time to reflect on the season so far.
This was our first match of the season and with all the rumours suggesting we were to be soundly thrashed by the Kittens the tension was high in the Arrows camp. This season’s squad are a fairly inexperienced but the resolve to keep trying till the end shone through.