NIHL Signing News

NIHL News

It has today been confirmed that Billingham Stars have added young forward Alex Preston to their roster as the Teessider joins his hometown club, following his return from America where he played for university side Rice Memorial Prep in the MPHL and the USHS. Prior to his recent campaign in the USA, Preston iced for Billingham’s junior teams, progressing from the Stars’ Under 16s roster to ice for the Under 18s, the Under 20s and twice for Billingham’s senior squad in his 2015-16 campaign. Picking up twenty nine points in thirteen games for the Stars’ Under 20s team, Preston will hope to harness this offensive ability when he takes his place in Billingham’s line-up next season. 

In other news, it has been announced that young prospect Thomas Relf will return to Sheffield Steeldogs’ defence for another season after featuring in forty eight games for the side in his previous campaign. Collecting eight points in his debut season for the Steeldogs, Relf has also enjoyed two terms in the EPL with Bracknell Bees between 2014 and 2016, as well as icing for the club’s NIHL and Under 18s outfits. Set to continue his development with the Steeldogs, Relf now looks ahead to his 2017-18 campaign with hopes of gaining more ice time in the NIHL’s Division One (Moralee). Also joining Ben Morgan’s growing roster is left winger Liam Charnock who has today re-signed for the Steeldogs as he prepares for his third season at the club. After first playing ice hockey for Kingston’s junior teams, Charnock enjoyed four seasons overseas, icing in the OEMHL, the USPHL Elite and the WSHL before making his return to British Ice Hockey with the Steeldogs in 2015. Achieving sixteen points in forty two games, Charnock will equally hope for an opportunity to demonstrate his ability in the National Ice Hockey League when he takes his place in the Steeldogs’ line-up again in September. 

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