Sunday 20th October 2024 – NIHL Moralee Division : Widnes Wild 2 – Blackburn Hawks 16Tomas Vyrostek
(Photo by Keith & Jenny Davies)
The Widnes Wild NIHL team suffered a disappointing 2-16 defeat at the hands of North West rivals Blackburn Hawks at Planet Ice Widnes on Sunday.
Blackburn were the better team throughout this game and took the lead just 90 seconds into the first period. They led 0-5 at the first period break and scored three more goals before Widnes finally managed to find the net themselves.
A well taken strike in the top corner of the net from Bailey Thomson broke the Wild duck on 38 minutes and then a first goal for the club from Tomas Vyrostek just 90 seconds later sparked faint hopes of a Widnes fightback.
However, that was as good as things got for the Wild fans and the score stubbornly remained 2-8 at the second interval. Eight unanswered goals for the Hawks piled on the misery in the third period and the Wild slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season.
Having lost all 8 of their league games so far this season, the Wild will be hoping for a change of fortune when they face high-flying Hull Jets in their next game this Sunday 27th October at Planet Ice Widnes, 5.30pm face off.
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The Widnes Wild Academy Junior teams had a mixed weekend, picking up 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The Academy Under U18 team lost 2-8 at home to Sheffield on Saturday while the Under 16s drew 3-3 away at Nottingham.
On Sunday, the Academy Under 19 team won 0-7 away at Nottingham while the Under 12s lost 6-2 at Deeside.
The Under 10s also went to Deeside on Sunday to take part in a 4 team cross-ice tournament facing Blackburn, Manchester and the host club. These games are played with the emphasis on developing skills, rather than necessarily winning, and no scores or player stats are recorded.
The Wild Academy are always keen to recruit new players across all age groups from Under 10 to Under 18 and hold training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at Planet Ice Widnes.
Separate “Learn To Play” sessions are also available for anybody new who would like to take up the sport. For more information, contact Academy Head Coach mike.gilbert@wildacademy.co.uk