Dragons' captain Jared Dickinson scored the game winning goal against Soihull (Photo by Emilia Roberts Photography)
Sunday 23rd
November 2025 – NIHL Moralee Division: Solihull Barons 1- Deeside
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The Deeside Dragons put in a superb performance away to Moralee Division
leaders Solihull Barons, picking up a well deserved 1-3 victory to inflict a first
league defeat of the season on the West Midlanders on Sunday.
The Barons are usually a decent mid-table side but have been having an especially
good season this time around, beating the Dragons 5-9 on their own ice back in
mid-October.
Deeside got off to a dream start with a goal from Colin Cromie with just
26 seconds gone but Solihull equalised with a powerplay goal on 8 minutes
Team captain Jared Dickinson edged the Dragons back into the lead on 13
minutes and the score remained 1-2 at the end of the first period.
Colin Cromie scored his second goal of the game on 27 minutes to give Deeside
a 1-3 lead and, despite numerous chances for both teams in the latter stages,
that turned out to be the last goal of the game.
The third period was very tense. There had been a number of skirmishes
and other niggly penalties for both sides throughout the game and these, again,
punctuated the last 20 minutes but the Dragons were able to weather the storm
and record an impressive victory.
Netminder Tyler de la Bertouche was on top form throughout the game and made
a number of important saves late on, earning him the MVP award for the Dragons.
Following the weekend games, the Dragons remain in third place in the
Moralee Division table with 32 points from their 16 games to date. Blackburn Hawks
leapfrog Solihull following their two weekend wins over Sheffield Scimitars and
Billingham Stars and take over as league leaders with 42 points from 16 games. Solihull
have 40 points but have played one game fewer than both the Hawks and the
Dragons.
The D1 Dragons are at home this Sunday 30th November when
they take on Leeds Knights at Deeside Leisure Centre, 5.15pm face off.
