Warriors 2 at Bone Idle Tournament 2024
On the weekend of 6th-7th July 2024 our Warriors 2 team competed in the Bone Idle Tournament at Bradford Ice Arena.
The tournament consisted of five teams, with the other teams being Sheffield Mavericks, Grimsby Falcons, Cheshire Pistons and Bradford Ice Wolves. Group games were 20 minutes in duration with a running clock.
The Warriors would play each team twice, resulting in 8 group games. The first 5 group games would be played on the Saturday, with the remaining 3 on the Sunday. This would be followed by 2 x semi-finals and the final.
The Warriors would have to compete without the services of Andrew Everson, Corey Clough-Howard, Dale Sunderland, Dave Reid, James Ryan, James Way, Josh Edwards Lewis Astill, Louis Feather, Matt Bolan, Mo Lin, Sean Clough and Tom Cokill.
Netminder duties would be shared between Joe Quinn and Andrew Hughes.
DAY 1
Game 1
The Warriors first game of the day was against one of the tournament favourites - Sheffield Mavericks.
The Warriors wanted to get off to a good start for once, however it didn’t play out that way, as they were narrowly defeated 2-1 by the Mavericks in a tight contest. Tom Gabbitas picked up the goal for the Warriors.
Points:
Tom Gabbitas 1+0
FINAL SCORE
Warriors 1 Mavericks 2
Player of the game
Andrew Hughes
DAY 1
Game 2
The next game was better for Leeds as they got their game going and found their scoring touch in a 3-2 victory over the Falcons, with goals from Jamie Thurston, Adam Tomlinson, and another from Gabbitas.
Points:
Tom Gabbitas 1+0
Adam Tomlinson 1+0
Jamie Thurston 1+0
Final score:
Warriors 3 Falcons 2
Player of the game
Tom Gabbitas
Adam Tomlinson
Put the Warriors 2-1 up
DAY 1
Game 3
Feeling like they had their legs going now, the Warriors put in another strong outing against the Pistons, coming out on top on 2-0 win. Chris Scampton and Stu Nelson grabbing the goals for Leeds. Andrew Hughes picked up the shut-out in net.
Points:
Chris Scampton 1+1
Stu Nelson 1+0
Andrew Hughes (NM) - Shut-out
Final score:
Warriors 2 Pistons 0
Player of the game
Jeff Hardy
Stu Nelson
Opened the scoring
DAY 1
Game 4
With two wins under their belt, the Leeds team were feeling confident and it showed in another good performance, this time shutting out the Ice Wolves in a 3-0 win. Hughes secured a consecutive shut-out in goal, and the Leeds scorers were Ryan Marsh, David Gorog, and Scampton picked up his second of the day.
Points:
Davod Gorog 1+0
Ryan Marsh 1+0
Chris Scampton 1+0
Stu Shepherd 0+1
Andrew Hughes (NM) - Shut-out
Final score:
Warriors 3 Ice Wolves 0
Player of the game
Adam Tomlinson
DAY 1
Game 5
In the final game of the day, the Warriors wanted to finish strongly and put themselves on a great spot for the next day’s games. Facing the only team they’d failed to beat so far in the Mavericks, the Leeds team came out on top in a tight affair, with Gabbitas’ goal being the difference in a 1-0 game. Goalie Joe Quinn picking up the shut-out this time.
Points:
Tom Gabbitas 1+0
Stu Nelson 0+1
Final score:
Warriors 1 Mavericks 0
Tom Gabbitas
Scored the winning goal
DAY 2
Game 6
With their place in the semi-final all but assured, the Warriors put in an under par performance against a Grimsby team they’d beaten comfortably on Day 1. The 2-1 defeat was a wake up call for Leeds as they looked ahead to the knockout games. Andrew Hughes scored the Leeds goal, having switched to playing as a forward due to Nelson being unavailable.
Points:
Andrew Hughes 1+0
Final score:
Warriors 1 Falcons 2
Player of the game
Joe Quinn
DAY 2
Game 7
This next game was an important one for Leeds to get back on track, which they did in a comfortable 3-1 victory over the Ice Wolves. Scampton scored twice, and Liam Symington also netted for the Warriors.
Points:
Chris Scampton 2+0
Liam Symington 1+0
Howie Barwick 0+2
Final score:
Warriors 3 Ice Wolves 1
Player of the game
Chris Scampton
Howie Barwick
Registered 2 assists
DAY 2
Game 8
In the final game of the group stage, the Warriors knew they were securely into the semi-final, but wanted to keep their momentum going. It looked like they would make 3/3 for the day as they lead 1-0 going into the last minute of the game. However, with just 15 seconds remaining, the Pistons tied it at 1-1. A good lesson for the Warriors to play to the very end. The Leeds goal was scored by Symington, his second of the day.
Points:
Liam Symington 1+0
Final score:
Warriors 1 Pistons 1
Player of the game
Stu Shepherd
DAY 2
Semi-final
Whereas all of the group games had been one 20-minute period, the semi-final would be two 20-minute sessions. Leeds’ opponents were the Ice Wolves, who they’d beaten quite comfortably in both group games, and this would be a similar story.
The Warriors leapt out into a 3-0 lead and never looked back, eventually running out 6-2 victors. Goal-scorers for Leeds were Symington, Thurston, Gabbitas, Hughes, Tomlinson, and a well-deserved first goal of the tournament for Howard “Howie” Barwick. On to the final!
Points:
Andrew Hughes 1+1
Jamie Thurston 1+1
Howie Barwick 1+0
Tom Gabbitas 1+0
Liam Symington 1+0
Adam Tomlinson 1+0
Chris Scampton 0+1
Stu Shepherd 0+1
Final score:
Warriors 6 Ice Wolves 2
DAY 2
Final
The final would again be two 20-minute periods, but this time the clock would stop for each whistle. The Warriors opponents would be the Mavericks, a team Leeds had built quite a rivalry with over the course of the tournament.
In a tightly fought first period, both teams exchanged chances and Joe Quinn in the Leeds net pulled out some big saves to keep the score even at 0-0 going into the second frame.
However, it was Sheffield that struck first a couple of minutes after the restart. The Warriors were struggling to get their game going, but managed to tie things up at 1-1 with a goal from goalie-turned-forward Hughes.
As the game closed in on the final five minutes, it was the Mavericks that grabbed the crucial second goal. With Leeds pushing for an equaliser as the clock ran down, Sheffield struck again with the killer third goal, and that’s how the game ended.
Points:
Andrew Hughes 1+0
Chris Scampton 0+1
Final score:
Warriors 1 Mavericks 3
Player of the game
Joe Quinn
Tournament points scoring totals:
Chris Scampton 4+3
Tom Gabbitas 4+0
Andrew Hughes 3+1
Liam Symington 3+0
Jamie Thurston 2+1
Howie Barwick 1+2
Adam Tomlinson 2+0
Stu Nelson 1+1
Stu Shepherd 0+2
David Gorog 1+0
Ryan Marsh 1+0
It wasn’t the ending they hoped for, but a fantastic effort by the entire Warriors squad, again doing the club proud. The team played the maximum 10 games, scoring 22 goals and registering 3 shut-outs.
Congratulations to the Mavericks on their win, and thanks to everyone in Bradford for a great weekend of hockey.
…and finally
Joe Quinn (NM)
The weekend was also Warriors goalie Joe Quinn’s last outing for the club as he embarks on a new chapter with his family, back in his native Ireland. The team would have loved to win the trophy for Joe, who has been not only a great player for the club in his time with us, but an even better team mate and friend. All the best, Joe!
