First ever win for Warriors 1
Last night saw the Warriors 1 team face-off against Sheffield Ice Tigers at Planet Ice and recorded the clubs first ever win with a hard fought 11-8 result.
The Warriors roared to a 5-1 lead in the first period after a hat-trick from Raivis Voitans and 2 goals from new recruit Adrian Garcia.
In the second period, the Ice Tigers came back into game and won the period 3-4, meaning the teams entered the final period with an 8-5 score line.
The final period ended honours even at 3-3 meaning the Warriors won 11-5 despite being outshot 65 to 48.
Special mention to Raivis Voitans who scored a double hat-trick and won coaches player of the match. Also, debutant Sam Forrester received captain’s player of the match for an impressive defensive performance.
Player stats:
Raivis Voitans 6 + 2
Adrian Garcia 2 + 1
Sam Cromack 1 + 0
Niks Kamaldins 1 + 0
Wes Nixon 1 + 0
Lewis Astill 0 + 3
Paddy Horner 0 + 2
Sam Forrester 0 + 2
Chris Giles 0 + 1
A word from Warriors Head Coach, Alex Jones:
“It’s close to 2 years since the club was created by founder Ryan Kennedy and it’s taken an incredible amount of work by the players, coaches and support team to get us to a point where we can compete and win games.
Our club has grown to 3 teams and over 70 players so it’s important we record this landmark and celebrate as a club.
A huge thanks to all the Warriors 2 and Warriors 3 players who came down and supported the team last night, you were a great inspiration and the whole team is grateful for your support.
Win number 1 in the bank, here’s to many more!!!”
Raivis Voitans
Coaches player of the game
Sam Forrester
Captain’s player of the night
