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UNITED KINGDOM – Nottingham Lions ended a 1,442 day run without a win as they claimed a 5-3 home victory over Solihull Barons in Moralee D1.
Zach Yokoyama (2), Luke Thomas, Kieran Gibbs and Thomas Dermott were on target for the Lions.
The result completed a miserable weekend for the Barons who were also beaten 5-4 on home ice by Widnes Wild – Vlads Vulkanovs (2) topped the scoring for the home team.
Vulkanovs was amongst the scorers again as Wild secured a narrow 3-2 home victory over Sheffield Scimitars on Sunday.
The Yorkshire outfit had better luck the previous day as they raced to a 7-1 home win over Blackburn Hawks – Sam Rodgers weighed in with a hat-trick.
Dean Holland (2) and Steven Chalmers (2) led the way for Whitley Warriors as they ran out 9-0 winners at home to Billingham Stars.
Hull Jets enjoyed a productive weekend in Laidler D2, winning 12-1 at home to Nottingham Lions 2 and 5-2 at Coventry NIHL Blaze.
Sheffield Titans drew level on points with Telford Tigers 2 at the top of the table courtesy of a 5-2 home win over Altrincham Aces.
The Tigers booked their place in the final of the Laidler Cup with a comfortable 14-3 aggregate victory over Bradford Bulldogs.
Paisley Pirates moved up to second place in the Scottish National League with a 5-3 home win over Aberdeen Lynx – Rolands Dietlavs (3) topped their scoring.
Ben Brown (4) and Johnny McBean (3) were amongst the scorers as Dundee Comets ran out 14-7 winners at Kilmarnock Thunder.
WEEKEND RESULTS
NIHL North Moralee D1
Nottingham Lions 5-3 Solihull Barons
Sheffield Scimitars 7-1 Blackburn Hawks
Solihull Barons 4-5 Widnes Wild
Whitley Warriors 9-0 Billingham Stars
Widnes Wild 3-2 Sheffield Scimitars
NIHL North Laidler D2
Coventry NIHL Blaze 2-5 Hull Jets
Hull Jets 12-1 Nottingham Lions 2
Sheffield Titans 5-2 Altrincham Aces
NIHL Laidler Cup
Bradford Bulldogs 2-8 Telford Tigers 2
Telford Tigers 2 6-1 Bradford Bulldogs (agg 14-3)
Scottish National League
Kilmarnock Thunder 7-14 Dundee Comets
Paisley Pirates 5-3 Aberdeen Lynx
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