James hits a Ton

Congratulations to James who notched his 100th and 101st points for the Statesmen on Saturday fittingly against Swindon in a very impressive 36 games.

WC - Loss v Eagles

The second WC game was a strange affair, the Statesmen took the lead in the 1st period with a goal from Ty, but that was the only time in the game, with at least 3 breakaway goals going to the Eagles and finishing them well the first rounded out 5-2 to Eagles.
The 2nd period was very similar with the Statesmen getting a goal from John Leslie only for the Eagles to finish the period 9-4. The Final scoreline was 11-5, with James and Ty getting a brace each.
MOTM James

WC- First game loss v Legion

The first game of the WC saw the Statesmen playing the Legion, in what is historically becoming a very close game didnt disappoint. This time saw the Legion go up 2-0 only for the Statesmen to get the score back to 2-2, though the Legion took the lead and the momentum to 3-2 and a last minute goal saw the score end 4-2.

Another Frosty Night

Saturday night saw a return match against the Cambridge Eskimos in what is becoming very close encounters. The Statesmen started off the scoring after 3mins with Rich Jones getting his first goal for the Statesmen only for the Eskimos to reply 30 seconds later. The Eskimos then stretched the lead after 7 and 15 mins, to go into the 3rd period 3-1 up.
the Statesmen then got onto the board after 50 mins with a goal from James only for the Eskimos to score after less than a minute later. The Statesmen then got within 1 goal after 53mins with a goal from Ty only to be outdone by the running clock and an empty net goal with less than a minute to go, final score 5-3, a very close game.
MOTM Marcus

Win v Romford

Saturday saw the Statesmen take on the Romford Tornado for the second time, with a nice early f/o of 16.30. Even so, a few people turning up late saw the Statesmen start with only 2 lines, Romford took full advantage of the confusion arising from people turning up during the first period and took the lead after just 37 seconds on a goal from Marcus Cast.
The Statesmen then equalised after 6mins on a goal from John Cavanagh, only for the Tornado to then take a 2 goal lead heading into the second period, goals from Marcus and Paul Curtis.
With everyone now turned up in the 2nd and the arrival of Lukas seemed to bouy the team and between James (3) and Lukas (4) with Bob chipping in 1, the Statesmen scored 5 unanswered goals to go into the 3rd 6-2 up. 4 goals in the 3rd period with Romford netting 1 saw the game end 9-4 to the Statesmen. A good enjoyable game and a good friendly rivalry between the 2 teams.
MOTM Lukas

Loss v Eskimos

Saturday night saw the first meeting between the Statesmen and the Cambridge Eskimos. In a good natured and close game saw the Eskimos win 4-3.
The Statesmen still having a bit of trouble scoring went down 2-0 in the first 5 mins of the 1st period, 1 of the goals on a dubious penalty. The Stig and Bob Hedley then got the Statesmen back into the game to end the period 2-2.
Lot's of missed chances from both teams and with the Eskimos leading 4-3 on a couple of breakaway chances that were buried, saw the Statesmen pull the goalie with a minute to go and a couple of good chances missed and suprisingly not an empty netter saw the game finish 4-3.
MOTM James

50 Games

Congrats to Paddy and Dan O, both hit 50 games at the weekend.