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ENGLAND, UK – Solway Sharks maintained their 100 percent record in all competitions with two more victories over the weekend.
Iain Bowie’s goal six seconds from time secured a 5-4 home win for Solway against Murrayfield Racers in the NIHL North Cup.
The Sharks followed up with a comfortable 4-0 success at Blackburn Hawks in Moralee D1 – Peter Gapa (2) topped their scoring.
Billingham Stars slipped to an 8-7 overtime defeat at Sutton Sting in D1, but bounced back to win 6-2 at Murrayfield in the cup.
Ben Campbell (2), Ben Richards (2) and Jordan Barnes (2) led the way for Whitley Warriors as they secured an 11-4 win in the cup at home to Dundee Comets.
In the NIHL Midlands Cup, Solihull Barons won 13-0 at home to Nottingham Lions while Sutton triumphed 3-1 at Widnes Wild.
Hull Jets picked up four points in Laidler D2, winning 4-3 on home ice against Telford Tigers 2 and 8-4 at Deeside Dragons.
Bradford Bulldogs retained their place at the top of the table with a 12-3 home victory over Blackburn Hawks 2 – Harrison Walker weighed in with five goals.
Tom Humphries (2) and William Newcombe (2) were amongst the scorers as Sheffield Senators won 8-3 at Altrincham Aces.
WEEKEND RESULTS
Moralee D1
Blackburn Hawks 0-4 Solway Sharks
Sutton Sting 8-7 Billingham Stars (OT)
Laidler D2
Altrincham Aces 3-8 Sheffield Senators
Bradford Bulldogs 12-3 Blackburn Hawks 2
Deeside Dragons 4-8 Hull Jets
Hull Jets 4-3 Telford Tigers 2
NIHL North Cup
Murrayfield Racers 2-6 Billingham Stars
Solway Sharks 5-4 Murrayfield Racers
Whitley Warriors 11-4 Dundee Comets
NIHL Midlands Cup
Solihull Barons 13-0 Nottingham Lions
Widnes Wild 1-3 Sutton Sting
PHN’s top two talking points
OddBalls sponsorship boosts monthly awards
The announcement that the NIHL has secured a new sponsor for their Player of the Month awards was great news for the league.
OddBalls have given their backing to the awards and hopefully their involvement will help them as they work to raise awareness of testicular cancer.
The company sells a great range of clothing and accessories, with all profits donated to the OddBalls Foundation. To find out more about their work – please click here.
Five-star netminder makes his mark
Harrison Walker’s five-goal haul helped Bradford Bulldogs retain their place at the top of the D2 standings.
The achievement was particularly noteworthy given that young goaltender normally spends his time stopping pucks rather than firing them into the back of the net.
Suspensions forced the Bulldogs to employ Walker as an outfield skater and he made the switch with consummate ease.
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