Steelers Forward to Miss the World Championships
After an outstanding end to the year, Steelers forward Brandon Whistle has had to withdraw from the Team GB squad ahead of the world championships in order to undergo further treatment.
Whistle scored 9 goals and registered 20 points in an injury hit season, ending the year on a high with a goal in play off semi final against Guildford and helping the team with outstanding play off performances, guiding us to the Grand Slam title.
Team GB Media Release.
Forwards Sam Duggan and Logan Neilson have been added to the Great Britain squad after Brandon Whistle had to withdraw because of injury.
Duggan has 12 Great Britain caps to his name while it’s a first international call-up for Neilson who made five appearances for GB Under-20s.
The pair will report to Nottingham today to join training camp which got under way last night with GB’s first practice session.
Head Coach, Pete Russell, said: “It’s a blow to lose Brandon so late in the process and I know how disappointed he is not to be with us.
“We’ve have called-up Sam and Logan who jumped at the opportunity to join the camp at this late stage, which shows their character.
“Both players have different skillsets and will add different options to our group moving forward this week.
“This gives us a real chance to assess our guys in the coming days and we make a decision after the weekend as to who will travel to Prague.”
GB play Poland twice this weekend as part of their preparations for the World Championship which gets under way in Czechia next month.
Friday’s game at Planet Ice Leeds (7:30pm face-off) is nearly a sell-out with literally a handful of tickets remaining.
Saturday’s match at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (7pm) is selling well with over half the bowl already full. Extra seating has now released for sale so you are urged to secure your seats as soon as possible.
It’s a great chance to take the family with tickets for children under the age of 10 free (at least one adult for every three under-10s).
Prices
Adults: £20
Concessions (seniors and under-16s): £15
Children under-10: FREE (at least one adult for every three under-10s)
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