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Longstaff adds new face to Warriors’ roster

It has today been announced that Whitley Warriors have signed nineteen year old forward Adam Finlinson from Swindon Wildcats. Starting out at Hillheads in 2010 with the Northern Stars Under 16s team and Whitley Tomahawks, Finlinson progressed through the junior ranks at Whitley Bay Ice Rink before making the switch to Kingston Sharks in his 2013-14 campaign. Icing for Swindon Wildcats’ EPL and NIHL outfits, Finlinson also played fourteen games for the Okanagan Hockey Academy UK during which time he scored an outstanding thirty three goals and seventeen assists. Expected to be a real prospect for the Warriors, Finlinson will look to showcase his goal scoring prowess in his first senior season at Whitley Bay Ice Rink from September.  

Speaking to NIHL Northern Trio about his switch from the Wildcats to Whitley, Finlinson shared: “I’m excited to join the Warriors as from a young age I used to watch them week in, week out. I’m looking forward to the new challenges ahead and to play with old team mates again. With the EPL teams dropping down to the NIHL, it was a no-brainer to sign for the Warriors as it’s my local team and where I came up through the ranks in my juniors.” 

Adding to this, player-coach David Longstaff noted: “He’s a local lad and the only way we can get players like this is because he lives in the area. He’s a very good player and has a lot of talent.”