Luke Wainwright (Photo by Mark Ray)
Saturday 23rd November 2024
– NIHL Laidler Division: Coventry NIHL Blaze 17 –
Deeside Ducks 2
The
Deeside Ducks suffered a heavy 17-2 defeat on the road away to the Coventry
NIHL Blaze on Saturday.
Coventry
led 5-0 after the first period and 12-0 at the second break. Third period goals
from Charlie Spridgeon and Luke Wainwright – his second in two games - finally
gave the travelling fans something to cheer about but 5 more for the Blaze
handed them a convincing victory.
The
Ducks are in action again this Saturday when they face the Blaze at home at
Deeside Leisure Centre, 5pm face off.
*****
Ducks
player Ben Roscoe has been handed a 2-game suspension by the governing body’s
Department of Player Safety (DOPS) after being banished from last Sunday’s home
game against Telford for an illegal check to the head.
The disciplinary panel observed: “The
player recklessly endangered his opponent. This was an unnecessary check on a
player who was in a vulnerable position and unaware of the impending hit.”
Another
Ducks player, Thomas Milnes, previously received a 1-game ban for kicking out
at an opponent who had legally checked him in the away game at Telford two
weeks earlier.
