COACH MURRAY ON THE BENCH AND ON THE ICE
Tonight the Solent Devils are very excited to announce their first player signing for the upcoming 2025/26 season!
The Solent Devils kick off their signings with the return of Player Coach Alex Murray!
After a successful 2024/25 season which saw Murray lead a brand new rebuilding Solent Devils team to a 4th place league finish as well as a Britton Cup Final appearance whereby the team defeated the dominant Slough Jets in order to qualify for.
Murray will be joining the team for his 13th season in September. His 2024/25 season as a player saw him lead the league as the top point scoring defenceman with 40 points! This was made up from 15 goals and 28 assists in just 36 games! Alex also lead the Devils Powerplay with 7 goals!
Murray was also a key contributor on the ice during the teams push for silverware, posting 5 points in 4 games in their cup run (2 goals 3 assists) and putting up 3 points across the 2 Devils playoff games (2 goals 1 assist).
This season, Murray will look to build upon where he left off last season as player coach of the team.
We asked Alex Murray the following questions regarding his re-signing:
What are your thoughts on being back for the 2025/26 season,
I’m delighted to be back at Solent as head coach for another season.
I’m really excited and focused on the challenge ahead and we’ve already begun work on how we can continue to remain competitive at the NIHL 1 level.
We asked Coach Murray what his highlight was from the 2024/25 season, to which he said,
Last season, was such a refreshing change for me and the team.
It brought renewed energy and something a little different which I think helped us all.
The new players brought fresh life to an ageing core and it’s allowed us to integrate several players into our system whilst still remaining competitive!
Making the cup final was a particular high point of our season and this year, we will looking to get our hands on a trophy!
What is your focus for the upcoming season?
Next season we will continue to develop our younger players as they look to take on more responsibilities, I’m really pleased with how they are performing and I will be looking to add more youthful depth into our NIHL 2 team to allow for further progression.
We will be looking to have a similar squad this season to last so we want to remain competitive, competing for trophies.
When asked how the team will look for the 2025/26 season, Murray said:
The team is shaping up well with lots of returnees and hopefully a few new faces to go along with them.
Alex concluded with a message to the fans,
The support from our fan base has really helped the team the past few years so I’m excited to see what next year brings!
Alex Murray will continue to wear his iconic #73 for the Solent Devils and his shirt will be owned and loaned by “Learning for Life”
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