Coleman Makes His Return
Tonight the Solent Devils are pleased to announce the return on British Forward Liam Coleman!
The 25 year old will be joining the team for his third season.
Coleman’s 2024/25 began with him signing closer to home with the newly formed NIHL 1 South Swindon Wildcats 2 where he picked up a goal and an assist in 3 games played.
Now Liam looks to return to his former team down in the Solent.
Coleman’s 2023/24 season saw him finish second in points for the Solent Devils picking up 20 goals and 16 assists for 36 points in just 23 games. This made him over a point per game and almost a goal per game.
Liam will not only be joining his pervious teammates from Solent Devils squads prior but will also be reuniting with Cameron Buckle, Travis Penny and Thomas Banner whom he played with in 2018-19 with the Basingstoke Buffalo.
We asked Coleman how it felt to sign for Solent again, Liam said,
I’m absolutely buzzing to be back at Solent, I can’t wait to hit the ice with the boys and in front of the amazing fans.
When asked what made him want to return to Solent, Coleman added,
My main reason for joining Solent was to be back around familiar faces week in week out and to enjoy my hockey and play the way I know I can.
Liam concluded by stating what he personally aims to achieve for the remainder of this season,
Hopefully this season as a team we can pull off another playoff upset and this time kick on and get it over the line, whilst personally contributing along the way in whatever way I can.
Head Coach Alex Murray had this to say regarding the return of Liam Coleman,
I am delighted to be able to bring Liam back to the Devils after a short stint away.
Reviewing the start to the season, I felt we have been a little short upfront of fire power as well as already facing the challenges of player availability and injuries, which will potentially only increase as the season goes on.
Murray said the following regarding how else Coleman impacts the Solent line-up,
Liam, as we all know, is a proven goalscorer at this level and is someone who is very familiar with our systems, set up and ethos. Bringing Liam back into the fold will give an early season boost to our ever evolving new team.
Murray concluded by discussing how he sees Liam fit with the new members of the team.
I’m know the team will welcome Liam back with open arms and we are excited to see him back in our line up!
Liam will be wearing #34 for the Solent Devils and his jersey will be owned and loaned by “Carrie and Joe”.
The Solent Devils are at home to Planet Ice Gosport this Saturday for their final home game of September as they welcome the Chelmsford Chieftains for a 2024 Playoff Cup Final rematch!
Tickets are available at the door, or are on sale now, book online to avoid missing out!
https://iceaccount.co.uk/solent-devils/event-tickets/?event_id=7637&stage=1
