Koryos Cup : Wolves and Warriors go to a shoot-out!
On Saturday 25th May 2024, our Warriors’ grey team travelled to Bradford Ice Arena to play their second game in the Koryos Cup - against the Ice Wolves’ white team.
Previously, the grey team played the Ice Wolves’ Blue team in March and lost 11-3.
What is the Koryos Cup?
The Koryos Cup is a round-robin tournament being contested between Leeds Warriors and Bradford Ice Wolves’ development teams.
Both teams have been divided into two, to form a four team tournament.
Leeds have a Grey and a Black team, whilst Bradford have a Blue and a White team.
All games will be played at 10:30pm on Saturday nights at Bradford Ice Arena.
View the upcoming fixtures here.
Warriors grey team roster:
Rory Butcher (NM)
Connor Brocklebank
Freddy Monk
Gary Clough
Jared Weldon
Jonjo Marshall
Josh Moss
Michael Laidler
Paul Eaglestone
Phil Bradley
Stella Giwisser
Simon Davis
1st period
The Ice Wolves’ white team started quickly, scoring the opening goal after only 38 seconds. But Warriors grey roared back into the game and equalised in 2 minutes when Josh Moss scored from a Stella Giwisser assist. With the momentum with the Warriors, they pressed forward and took the lead after 7 minutes when Jared Weldon scored. Once again, the assist came from Giwisser. The Warriors posted their third goal after 13 minutes when Weldon scored his second of the period, taking the assist from Moss. A great first 20 minutes for the team and individually for Moss, Weldon and Giwisser - who all registered two points in the period.
Ice Wolves White 1 Warriors Grey 3
2nd period
The Ice Wolves’ white team came out fighting in the second period and scored three goals in four minutes to take a 4-3 lead. The goals came in the 22nd, 23rd and 26th minutes, leaving the Warriors shell-shocked. But the visitors managed to stop the bleeding in the remainder of the period as they battled hard and found the equaliser on 35 minutes when Paul Eaglestone slotted it home.
Ice Wolves White 4 Warriors Grey 4
3rd period
At 4-4 it was all to play for going into the final period. The Warriors started strongly, bagging two consecutive goals. The first goal came on 45 minutes as Eaglestone bagged his second goal of the game, assisted by Weldon. The other was an unassisted goal from Connor Brocklebank after 47 minutes. At 6-4, the visitors had created some daylight between the teams and things looked promising for the win. But the Ice Wolves weren’t done. With only 6 minutes left on the clock, they pulled one back to make it 6-5 and set up a nervy end to the game. Unfortunately for the Warriors, the hosts managed to get the equaliser after 58 minutes. Heart-breaking for our team.
Final score:
Ice Wolves White 6 Warriors Grey 6
Penalty shoot-out
As the game ended in a tie, it had to be settled with penalty shots. The Ice Wolves capped off their comeback by also taking the win.
Congratulations to them. Commiserations to our Warriors who played brilliantly in a very exciting game!
Points scorers:
Jared Weldon 2+1
Paul Eaglestone 2+0
Josh Moss 1+1
Stella Giwisser 0+2
Connor Brocklebank 1+0
Jared Weldon
Warriors’ player of the game
Josh Moss
Captain’s player of the game
The Player of the Game for the Warriors, as selected by the Ice Wolves, went to Jared Weldon who had a great game, collecting 2+1 - and the Warriors’ helmet went to Josh Moss who registered 1+1 on the night. Well played guys.
Thanks to the Ice Wolves for hosting this game and the series as a whole. Here’s to another few weeks of competitive development hockey!
The next game for one of our two Koryos Cup teams is between Warriors Black and Ice Wolves Blue.
Game details below:
