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Solent Devils Team News 31/03/24

WEEKEND TEAM NEWS

Following last nights NIHL 1 South division Playoff Quarter Final game between the Invicta Dynamos and the Solent Devils, the Solent Devils picked up a few serious injuries which will impact the line up for tonight’s second leg of the match up.

Solent Devils veteran Defenceman #44 Calumn Perella-Fox sustained a serious facial injury when a stray puck in warm up meant he had to leave the warm up and was admitted to hospital last night. Calumn was tended to at around 10am this morning and has been stitched up and is considered 50/50 for tonight’s game.

Following an incident during the second period, Solent Devils forward #96 Cain Russell was knocked unconscious and thanks to the quick and decisive work from both Berni Martin-Haskins (Solent Devils Club Medic) and the Invicta Dynamos Team Medic, Cain regained consciousness on the ice and was taken by ambulance to the local emergency department where he was discharge in the early hours of the morning.
Cain will be out of tonight’s line up.

Both players are home recovering and we thank the support from both teams and medical professionals last night.

We wish them both a speedy recovery.

#togetherstronger

NIHL South Division 1 & 2 Playoff Ticket Information Announcement

Today, Tuesday 5th 2024, the EIHA have shared the information regarding tickets to this years Playoff Semi finals and Finals for the NIHL South Division 1 & 2.

This news is relevant to both Solent Devils (NIHL 1 South) and Solent Junior Devils (NIHL 2 South).

Please be aware if you intend on booking tickets, that there is no guarantee that either team qualify and therefore will play in these playoff games.

The EIH statement follows:

PLAYOFF FINALS TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

England Ice Hockey and the NIHL Management group are pleased to finally announce the sale of tickets for this season’s Northern and Southern Playoff Finals events at Ice Sheffield and Alexandra Palace.

We would like to thank fans for their continued patience in waiting for the release of these tickets.

Each of these events will run as follows:

Weekend tickets cost:

Adult: £55.00
Concession: £40.00
Under 16s: £30.00

This offers entry to all of the games at each venue for the whole weekend.  You can purchase your tickets by following the link below:

The Great Southern Playoff Finals weekend at Alexandra Palace:-

https://www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/nihl-playoffs-2024-weekend-tickets/

EIH will not be refunding tickets.

There are no allocated seating plans for the Southern Playoff Finals weekend.

We hope to see as many fans as possible to make both weekends a feast of the best of NIHL hockey!

End of statement.

We would like to reiterate that there is no guarantee that either team qualify and therefore will play in these playoff games.

If you would like more information regarding the Playoff weekend, including the date and location, please visit the link bellow:

https://www.solentdevils.co.uk/2024/02/10/nihl-south-division-1-2-playoff-information-announcement/?fbclid=IwAR2MvwvNoJ8aAXPnZI3clrNftlvT9GBSM7ofCdJDJXAaSr0K3US0ap_oZiw

Team News 17/02/24

WEEKEND TEAM NEWS

Ahead of tonights match up against the Invicta Dynamos, the Solent Devils have made some additional roster changes.

Players returning to the line up

Solent Devils Forward #5 Mark Pitts will be returning to the line up tonight. Pitts was previously out of the line up following a lower body injury.

Solent Devils Forward #22 Charlie Wedge will be returning to the line up tonight. Wedge was previously out of the line up following a lower body injury.

Players not returning to the line up

Solent Devils Captain and Defenceman #8 Alex Cole will not be icing tonight due to an upper body injury. Cole is expected to miss 2 – 4 weeks

Solent Devils Forward #17 Liam Coleman is out day-to-day with a lower body injury.

Solent Devils Forward #47 Oscar Evans will not be icing tonight due to a reaccuring lower body injury. Evans is now expected to miss the remainder of the 2023/2024 season.

Solent Devils Forward #77 Luke Forsyth will not be icing tonight due to a upper body injury. Forsyth is expected to miss 2 – 4 weeks.

Solent Devils Forward #96 Cain Russell will not be icing tonight due to a upper body injury. Russell is out of the line up indefinitely with this injury.

Tonight

The Solent Devils are at home and face off against the Invicta Dynamos tonight at 5.00pm (Saturday 17th February) with tickets still available at https://iceaccount.co.uk/solent-devils/event-tickets/?event_id=7195&stage=1

We hope to see you there, bring the noise!

NIHL South Division 1 & 2 Playoff Information Announcement

Today, Saturday 10th Febuary 2024, the EIHA have shared the information regarding this years Playoff Semi finals and Finals for the NIHL South Divison 1 & 2.

This news is relevant to both Solent Devils (NIHL 1 South) and Solent Junior Devils (NIHL 2 South).

The EIH statement follows:

England Ice Hockey, The NIHL Management Group and the NIHL Division 1&2 Owners are pleased to announce the locations of the NIHL Division 1 & 2 Playoff weekends.

This season we are planning to hold the Playoff Finals weekend in 2 amazing locations. We are going to combine the 2 leagues in each of the regions into one big playoff weekend. What this means is that the fans of NIHL Divisions 1 & 2 will play there respective playoff semi finals and final in the same venue. The weekend will take place on the 6th and 7th April 2024

In the North we will be playing the Playoff Finals at Ice Sheffield and in the South we are going to be using Alexandra Palace.

The format of the weekend will be as follows:-


Saturday:-
Game 1 – NIHL Division 2 – Semi Final 1
Game 2 – NIHL Division 1 – Semi Final 1
Game 3 – NIHL Division 2 – Semi Final 2
Game 4 – NIHL Division 1 – Semi Final 2


Sunday:-
Game 5 – NIHL Division 2 – Grand Final
Game 6 – NIHL Division 1 – Grand Final


This means supporters will get to see 6 games of hockey for one great price.


League General Manager Haydn Hunter says

“We are looking forward to getting best of the best in each region. Into one venue, for two big celebrations of Hockey.”

Game timings and Ticket prices for these upcoming games will be released in due course.

Alexandra Place may feel familiar to Solent Devils fans as it is the location which is the home of the Haringey Huskies, a team the Solent Devils played in the Spring Cup series in 2021 and a team the Solent Junior Devils play in their regular season.
The venue is an iconic Victorian era building with unique architecture, dating back over 150 years making it one of the oldest locations housing an ice rink in the country.

To qualify to compete in these games, the Solent Devils must defeat the team they are drawn against in an upcoming 2 game series played over a weekend. These game’s times and locations are TBC due to the match-up relying on the NIHL South Divison 1 standings at the end of the regular season.

For future information and updates regarding the Solent Devils partisipation in these upcoming games, please follow our social media pages.

Solent Devils Team News 06/01/24

WEEKEND TEAM NEWS

Ahead of tonights match up against the Milton Keynes Thunder, the Solent Devils have made some additional roster changes.

The Solent Devils are delighted to announce that Solent Junior Devils Forward Ryan Yeldon will be making his Solent Devils debut tonight!

Yeldon is a talented prospect at just the age of 17 and today gets the opportunity to step up to NIHL 1 to join the rest of the Solent Devils roster to make his debut for his home town team tonight infront of the home crowd.

Tonight Ryan Yeldon will be seen wearing a nameless jersey, #7 or #12.

Additionally, the Solent Devils have some other roster announcements.

Solent Devils Forward #47 Oscar Evans will be returning to the roster tonight. Evans was previously out of the line up due to a lower body injury.

Solent Devils Captain and Defenceman #8 Alex Cole will not be icing tonight due recieving a 2 game suspension in Wednesday’s game against the Slough Jets.

Solent Devils Forward #4 Ben Mills, Forward #16 Riley Panter, Defenceman #18 Harry Cloutman and Forward #22 Charlie Wedge will not be icing tonight as they head to Bristol to take on the Bristol Pitbulls 2 with the Solent Junior Devils (NIHL 2). Charlie Wedge returned to the line up on Wednesday’s game against the Slough Jets. Wedge was previously out of the line up due to a lower body injury.

Solent Devils Forward #5 Mark Pitts, Forward #11 Lewis Lunn and Forward #51 Jack Peacock are not in the line up tonight.

The Solent Devils are at home and face off against the Milton Keynes Thunder tonight at 5.00pm (Saturday 6th January) with tickets still available at https://iceaccount.co.uk/ice-events/gosport/event/?event_id=7193&fbclid=IwAR268b0aUR9gCe6_HWeUykOR_qA_fnUzR9qQPVDm3mX34_EtFWitJy6anCY

We hope to see you there, bring the noise!

2023-24 Signing Alert – Mark Pitts

A familiar face returns to Solent!

THE SOLENT DEVILS ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE RE-SIGNING OF BRITISH CENTRE MARK PITTS.

Pitts returns for his seventh season with Solent.
Including the playoffs, Pitts made 32 appearances in last years campaign. In that time, Pitts scored 14 goals and provided the assist on 30 more.

So far Pitts has racked up 75 goals and over 180 assists during his time with Solent demonstrating why he was presented with the Coaches’ award in 2020 and in 2022 received the Best Forward award in recognition of his absolute commitment in every moment of every game to the win.

Pitts is a vetted player for the club with statistics such as:
#10 in all time appearances
#8 in all time goals
#4 in all time assists
#5 in all time points

Pitts ended the season by announcing his retirement from the sport, a formality to allow him to focus on other commitments. But now he has come to the team ready to go again.

When asked about his return, Pitts said the following,

Feels good coming back to solent, I have lots of close friends who I’ve known for a long time, so it’s a very familiar and comfortable environment to come back to.

Choosing to return hasn’t been a straightforward decision. I have a lot of other commitments outside of hockey, and it can be a juggling act trying to fit it all in. But hockey has been a part of my life for a long time, and quite simply, I missed it and missed the team. Being in room and with the boys is good fun and a great distraction from some of life’s stresses.

When asked about what Pitts hopes to bring to the team, he said,

Moving forward with the devil’s, I have 7 seasons playing for Alex, so feel like I understand his systems and style of play well and will hopefully be able to help some of the younger guys adjust and adapt.

No personal goals as such, but I have built some good chemistry over the last few seasons with certain guys, so hopefully, will be able to hit the ground running, steady the ship and consolidate the devil’s position as one of the top teams in this league.

Head Coach, Alex Murray said the following,

I’m delighted to be able to bring mark back following an indifferent start to the season.

Out of all the retired players, Mark was the one who continued to train and skate throughout the summer, so there was always a hope he would reconsider.

When asked, what Pitts will bring to the team at this stage, Murray stated the following,

Mark brings so much energy on the ice as well as a leader in the room we have been missing since his departure.

Pitts will ice for the Devils in his iconic shirt number #5 and he is looking for a shirt sponsor!