Altrincham Aces / Trafford Metros Reunion Match - 8th April at Silver Blades Altrincham

For anybody who remembers the good old days of the Heineken British League period - which was a golden age for our sport in terms of rink building, league expansion, TV coverage and development of British players -  here is an event not to be missed.

A special reunion game featuring players from the Altrincham Aces and Trafford Metros teams from that memorable period is being staged at the Silver Blades rink in Altrincham on Saturday 8th April. Admission is £3 per person and face off is at 4.30pm.  The café and bar will be open and a souvenir match programme is being prepared.   

Final line ups have yet to be announced but there will be two teams of Aces and Metros legends with the following players having already been confirmed:

Stephen Shepherd, Ian Hough, Alan Hough, Ged Smith, Brian Collier, Nick Crawley, Tony Harcourt, Pete Broadhurst, Paul Broadhurst, Paul Fleury, Simon Mills, Russ Richardson, Arran Richardson, Martyn Barratt, Tony Casson, Gregg Allen, Kevin Cassidy, Steve Nurse, Paul Morgan, Bernie Snagg, Laurence Paul, Andy Bennett, Ian Broomfield, Billy Price, Gary Shearman, Brian Jokat, Ari Mikkola

Netminders: John Dunford, John McGarrigle, Charlie Birch, Dave Clancy

Bench Coaches: Dave Shepherd & Tony Lacey
Match Officials:  Paul Bayliss & Les Heighway
Goal Judges: Gary Weightman & Nigel Higgs

For more information - and to keep up with the latest event news - join the event page on Facebook HERE

There will be a 50/50 draw and a raffle / tombola on the day to raise funds for the Trafford Tornados Junior club.  Prizes are keenly sought for the raffle and any donations can be handed to an event organiser, Tornados club official or at the Altrincham rink box office.  

Last Few Copies of IHR 2016 Still Available - order YOURS Now!

While everybody is enjoying the climax to yet another thrilling of NIHL ice hockey and looking forward to cup finals, play offs and the like, don’t forget that you can relive all the excitement of LAST season’s competitions in the Ice Hockey Review 2016 NIHL Yearbook.

It covers all teams that played in NIHL North and South Divisions 1&2 in the 2015/2016 season with facts, figures and photos covering all league cup and play off competitions – and a lot more besides.

You can order your copy by mail order  HERE  or you can also get copies form Chris Randall on the Isle of Wight.

Also - for the first time, copies are available to buy from Silver Blades ice rink shops at Widnes, Blackburn, Solihull, Altrincham, Gillingham and Cannock.  

As soon as this season is finished, we will be starting work on the 2017 NIHL Yearbook and details of our special earlybird offers will be announced during the summer.

Big thanks to Matt Donnachie of Pyro Media for this great photo ( http://pyromedia.co/ )