It was a mixed weekend for the Chelmsford senior sides as the Chieftains picked up another 2 points on the road in Haringey while the Warriors went down fighting against the Romford Fury at home.
The Chieftains had previously beaten the Greyhounds 18-1 a few weeks previous so they knew they had a good chance of picking up another 2 points and for the travelling fans to North London they didn’t disappoint. Missing BT Williams with a minor injury and Rudi Dzurko (holiday) and Lee Brears who is on long term injury the remaining players showed their mettle and put in a performance the Chieftains fans have come to accept as standard
Early in the game they didn’t have it all their own way as the Greyhounds really restricted the Chieftains. However, once the first goal from Danny Hammond went in, the floodgates opened and it was one-way traffic from there on in. Hammond ended up with a hat-trick, as did Darren Brown. Two goals each to Blaho Novak and James Ayling and a goal a piece for Ross Brears and Sean Easton. Easton’s goal was one of those “did that really happen?” types as the puck ended up in the net after assistance from Ben Clements.
Clements was unlucky not to keep a clean sheet in goal, and the netting along the side of the rink. Ross Brears capped another excellent performance with a man of the match award going his way. It was another difficult night for the Greyhounds, who finished dead last in the National League 1 last season, as they were keen to show new coach Sergei Smolenko their skills.
The Chieftains return to action on Sunday 11th October at home against the Streatham Redskins, but they will be without solid defenseman Reece Covington who separated his shoulder during the game at Alexandra Palace. Covington is expected to be out for at least two weeks. Face off at the Riverside on Sunday is at the usual time of 6:30pm.
Things didn’t go the Warriors way as they battled hard in the National League 2 (South) Essex derby against the Romford Fury but were not able to capitalise on their superior shots on goal count as the Fury won with a score line of 4-1. It was the usual feisty affair as hockey fans expect in Essex and the game had an “old school” feel about it with aggression, finesse, flair and some excellent net minding at either end of the ice with Danny Kruse in particular standing out for the Fury and rightly picking up man of the match for the visitors. Lee Hounslow scored the Warriors consolation goal in the process of getting man of the match for the home side.
The Warriors are also in action this Sunday as they travel to South London to face Streatham’s second side, the Bruins, in a reverse of the division 1 fixture at the Riverside. Face off in Streatham is 7pm.
The Chieftains had previously beaten the Greyhounds 18-1 a few weeks previous so they knew they had a good chance of picking up another 2 points and for the travelling fans to North London they didn’t disappoint. Missing BT Williams with a minor injury and Rudi Dzurko (holiday) and Lee Brears who is on long term injury the remaining players showed their mettle and put in a performance the Chieftains fans have come to accept as standard
Early in the game they didn’t have it all their own way as the Greyhounds really restricted the Chieftains. However, once the first goal from Danny Hammond went in, the floodgates opened and it was one-way traffic from there on in. Hammond ended up with a hat-trick, as did Darren Brown. Two goals each to Blaho Novak and James Ayling and a goal a piece for Ross Brears and Sean Easton. Easton’s goal was one of those “did that really happen?” types as the puck ended up in the net after assistance from Ben Clements.
Clements was unlucky not to keep a clean sheet in goal, and the netting along the side of the rink. Ross Brears capped another excellent performance with a man of the match award going his way. It was another difficult night for the Greyhounds, who finished dead last in the National League 1 last season, as they were keen to show new coach Sergei Smolenko their skills.
The Chieftains return to action on Sunday 11th October at home against the Streatham Redskins, but they will be without solid defenseman Reece Covington who separated his shoulder during the game at Alexandra Palace. Covington is expected to be out for at least two weeks. Face off at the Riverside on Sunday is at the usual time of 6:30pm.
Things didn’t go the Warriors way as they battled hard in the National League 2 (South) Essex derby against the Romford Fury but were not able to capitalise on their superior shots on goal count as the Fury won with a score line of 4-1. It was the usual feisty affair as hockey fans expect in Essex and the game had an “old school” feel about it with aggression, finesse, flair and some excellent net minding at either end of the ice with Danny Kruse in particular standing out for the Fury and rightly picking up man of the match for the visitors. Lee Hounslow scored the Warriors consolation goal in the process of getting man of the match for the home side.
The Warriors are also in action this Sunday as they travel to South London to face Streatham’s second side, the Bruins, in a reverse of the division 1 fixture at the Riverside. Face off in Streatham is 7pm.
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