Deeside Dragons Coaches Emma Dutton, Phil Pearson, Emma Pearson and Josh Grocutt (Photo by Katy Lennon)
The
new Deeside Dragons women’s team play their first ever league game this
Saturday 5th September when they take on Leeds Thorns in WNIHL
Division 2 North at Deeside Leisure Centre, 5.45pm face off.
There
hasn’t been a women’s team at Deeside since the demise of the Flintshire Furies
back in 2010 and the opening games of the season will represent a steep
learning curve for the new team as they have only been training together for a
few weeks.
The
team has a good mix of ages and abilities with a number of former Deeside
juniors, a few former Furies and some other experienced players who have joined
from other north-west teams.
The
Dragons Women will play in the B (Elizabeth) Section of Division 2 North which
will see them take on Leeds, Nottingham, Kingston (Hull), Whitley Bay and also
near rivals Manchester Storm twice home and twice away for a 20-game season.
You
can follow all the news about the new Deeside Dragons Women’s team on their Facebook
page HERE
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The
Deeside D1 Dragons are back on the ice action this weekend when they play
fierce rivals Telford Tigers in back to back challenge matches.
They
travel away to Shropshire on Saturday 5th September and play the
return home game at home on Sunday 6th September at Deeside Leisure Centre,
5.15pm face off.
The
competitive league season starts the following weekend when the Dragons are at
home to Sheffield Scimitars on Sunday 13th September at Deeside
Leisure Centre, 5.15pm face off.
