Finn Ogden was the Dragons D2 MVP against Bradford (photo by Paul Breeze)
Saturday 30th
August 2025 – Challenge Match: Deeside Dragons D2 4 –
Bradford Bulldogs 1
Sunday 31st August 2025 – Challenge Match: Bradford Bulldogs 8 - Deeside Dragons D2 3
The Dragons D2 team are carrying on the good work that was started by
their predecessors - the Deeside Ducks - last season by offering regular senior
league experience for promising young players and the game on Saturday saw
senior debuts for Deeside juniors Finn Ogden, Ollie Price and Lewis Edward.
Also on view were new signing Noah Percival who joined from Leeds in the
summer and will also play for the Dragons D1 team – Cameron Kushnirenko – back
at Deeside after a spell with Sutton Sting - and former senior Dragons players
Karl Bacon and James Shaw, who have dropped down a division to bring some extra
experience to the youthful D2 set up.
The game started well for the Dragons and they took the lead after just
5 minutes with a goal from Liam Yarwood – his first ever senior goal. Seven minutes later Henry Phillips found the
back of the net and the score remained 2-0 at the first period break.
Noah Percival edged the Dragons further ahead on 28 minutes but Bradford
finally managed to convert one of their own chances to score with just 2
minutes left in the second period.
The only goal of the third period came from Ben Roscoe on 42 minutes –
his first ever strike in senior hockey – and despite continued pressure from
the visiting Bulldogs, the Dragons were able to hold on for a well deserved 4-1
win.
16 year old netminder Finn Ogden – playing in his first ever senior game
- put in an impressive performance in the Deeside goal, stopping 29 of the 30
shots that he faced, and was named MVP for the Dragons.
In the away game on Sunday, the Dragons never really got going and found
themselves 5-0 down early in the third period before Dan Fadejevs eventually
broke their duck for the evening.
Further goals followed – from Liam Yarwood and Noah Percival – but it
was not enough to prevent them slumping to an 8- 3 defeat.
The D2 Dragons open their league campaign this Saturday 6th
September with an away trip to face the Sheffield Titans.
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The Deeside Under 16 girls team played their first league game of the
season on Sunday, winning 1-5 away to Leeds.
