Spotlight on…..
Chris Scampton
In the first of our 'Spotlight on...' series, we take a closer look at Warriors 1 forward, Chris Scampton, to help you get to know him better.
[LW] Hi Chris. Take us back to when you joined the club and how you first heard about Leeds Warriors
[CS] I believe I joined Warriors around April 2022. In regard to the club, after visiting the rink I saw a couple of people skating around in hockey kit and wondered if there was a team so I did a quick Google search and Lightning actually came up as the first team. I emailed them and they never responded, then I tried again and found Warriors. After messaging in I must have got a response from Lisa in a couple of hours saying if I had my own kit I could join Warriors 3 that week.
[LW] When and where did you start playing hockey?
[CS] I started playing at 13 years old so 1999 - can't believe I'm that old. That was with Bradford, initially on the Saturday morning ‘learn to play hockey’ before joining the Bradford Pirates under 16 team.
[LW] So how many years did you play in Bradford?
[CS] I believe I played until I was 17 so 4-5 years.
[LW] A lot of people give up hockey around that age due to starting work or going to Uni or just wanting their free time back. Why did you decide to stop playing?
[CS] Work, college and I just started to hate travelling to Bradford for late night training. I just stopped enjoying playing hockey.
[LW] Do you think you’ll get your son into skating / hockey?
[CS] I've tried! He went to one of the Sunday morning sessions in Leeds and enjoyed it, I took that to mean he loves it as much as I do, purchased him a full hockey kit and 2 pairs of skates the very next week. He has only been once since!
[LW] Have you always been into/played sports in general?
[CS] Yep, I started supporting the Philadelphia Flyers around 25 years ago, pretty much the last time they were good. Outside of hockey I did gymnastics, swimming and Judo and Athletics in my younger years. Once I started hockey that pretty much took over.
[LW] Outside of playing hockey, what are you other interests / hobbies etc?
[CS] Getting outdoors. When we can we like to spend time walking/mountain climbing. Also (very badly) I do a lot of cross-fit to keep fit.
