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South East Conference Under 11's win Gold in Turku, Finland - 20th-22nd March 2008 by Peter Billing
The South East Conference Under 11 ice hockey team won the gold medal in the 24th Turku International tournament in Finland over the Easter weekend.
The team was led by Romford Junior Ice Hockey Club Head Coach, Ben Pitchley and included Romford Raptors players, Charlie Phillips (Captain), Glenn Billing (Assistant Captain), Sonny Phillips (Netminder), Dayna Bell-Blake, Sam Flight and Jake Sylvester together with players from Chelmsford, Peterborough, Slough and Streatham.
The
tournament was contested by ten teams split into two groups of five with
the winners of each group meeting in the final.
South East started the tournament in dramatic style with an 8-0 demolition of Turku-based, TuK-V on Thursday evening in the Varissuo rink which is housed in a former nuclear bunker, 16 metres underground!
South East’s next two games were on Good Friday at the new wood construction temporary rink at Raisio. They started with a 3-0 victory over another Finnish side, Salamat Ukk and followed this with a superb 4-0 defeat of EVU 3 who were unbeaten before the game.
The final games were played in the 11,820 seat Turkuhalli which is normally the home of Finnish SMLiga team, TPS Turku. South East were not put off by the impressive surroundings and skated to a 4-1 win over LokV Kelt on Saturday morning to set up a gold medal game with the winners of Group B.
The final against EPS White was a tense affair with neither team giving anything away. South East finally found a way past EPS’s tight defence with 5 minutes remaining and then it was South East’s turn to defend with their lives until the final buzzer came with South East victorious 1-0.
The whole team should be congratulated for their hard work and determination to be the first South East Conference team to win in Turku for 12 years!
South East started the tournament in dramatic style with an 8-0 demolition of Turku-based, TuK-V on Thursday evening in the Varissuo rink which is housed in a former nuclear bunker, 16 metres underground!
South East’s next two games were on Good Friday at the new wood construction temporary rink at Raisio. They started with a 3-0 victory over another Finnish side, Salamat Ukk and followed this with a superb 4-0 defeat of EVU 3 who were unbeaten before the game.
The final games were played in the 11,820 seat Turkuhalli which is normally the home of Finnish SMLiga team, TPS Turku. South East were not put off by the impressive surroundings and skated to a 4-1 win over LokV Kelt on Saturday morning to set up a gold medal game with the winners of Group B.
The final against EPS White was a tense affair with neither team giving anything away. South East finally found a way past EPS’s tight defence with 5 minutes remaining and then it was South East’s turn to defend with their lives until the final buzzer came with South East victorious 1-0.
The whole team should be congratulated for their hard work and determination to be the first South East Conference team to win in Turku for 12 years!
England U13’s team 07/08
Phil Smith
England U14’s team 07/08
JJ Pitchley
The England U14s are attending a tournament in Riga (Latvia) on 21, 22, 23 and 24 March 2008 >HERE<
They were undefeated in Group A and now proceed to round 2.
England U15’s team 07/08
The England U14s are attending a tournament in Riga (Latvia) on 21, 22, 23 and 24 March 2008 >HERE<
They were undefeated in Group A and now proceed to round 2.
England U15’s team 07/08
Joe Bliss
England U16’s team 07/08
| Declan
Ryan |
NM |
Nottingham |
| Ryan
Bainborough |
NM |
Peterborough |
| Billy Phillips (C) |
D |
Romford |
| Sam
Richardson |
D |
Coventry |
| Thomas
Jeffery |
D |
Nottingham |
| Douglas
Jordan |
D |
Sheffield |
| Sam
Waller |
D |
Swindon |
| Shaun
Wild |
D
|
Sheffield |
| Frankie Harvey |
F |
Romford |
| Josh
Ward |
F |
Nottingham |
| Andrew
Hirst (A) |
F |
Sheffield |
| Liam Chong |
F |
Romford |
| Chris
Sykes |
F |
Sheffield |
| Adam
Harding |
F |
Swindon |
| Jack
Watkins |
F |
Whitley
Bay |
| Glen
Trivett |
F |
Milton
Keynes |
| James
Moss |
F |
Whitley
Bay |
| James
Ayling |
F |
Chelmsford |
| Joey
Lewis |
F |
Swindon |
| Callum
Best |
F
|
Guildford |
The
team travel to Tilburg, Hollland to compete in the Chris Verwijst tournament.
They play against Holland (8am) and Slovenia (3pm) on Friday 28th March and
a Russian club side PYCb (9.45am) on Saturday 29th March. Visit the
tournament website >HERE<.
L-R : JJ Pitchley, Billy Phillips, Joe Bliss, Frankie Harvey & Stevie Woodford. (Picture courtesy of John S) |
England U13’s team 06/07
Stevie Woodford (#6) and JJ Pitchley (#12) and jetted off to Quebec in February 07 to take part in the 48th World Pee Wee Tournament.
See the England U13s team roster >HERE<
England U14’s team 06/07
Joe Bliss
is Romford's representative here. He went to Canada to compete in the
Richard Bell Memorial
International Tournament for 9 days on 26 December 2006 and then
to Prague to compete in the Czech Open for 5 days on 14 March 2007.
See the England U14s full team roster >HERE<
England U15’s team 06/07
See the England U14s full team roster >HERE<
England U15’s team 06/07
Squad members include Romford's Billy Phillips and Frankie Harvey.
See the England U15s full team roster >HERE<
Romford Junior IHC are proud of the achievements of these players
and we wish them all the best.
We look forward to building on this in the future.
We look forward to building on this in the future.