A weekend with the Knights and the Steeldogs

 

A weekend with the Knights and the Steeldogs

Bees fall to much improved Seahawks  

I think it is fair to say that reflecting on both the Seahawks and Bees 22/23 seasons they have been blighted with injury, suspension and a huge dose of bad luck and for one reason or another both teams couldn't catch a break. The two teams met for a double header weekend, with Hull making the long journey to Slough on Saturday before both teams headed back to Hull for the return leg. Seahawks were to prove too strong for the Bees over the two games with a 6-3 win in Slough and a 6-4 win in Hull. Seahawk's Emil Svec was on fire with a 4+4 weekend and he was a threat every time he crossed the blue line. Some notable performances from the Bees too with Stuart Mogg being the stand out player for me. 

Player of the Weekend Results

Congratulations to Stuart Mogg who walked away with the player of the weekend vote with a whopping 64% of the vote. 

You can view all our player of the weekend winners from the last 2 seasons here: Bees IHC Fans Database

Coming up the Bees head to the Knight's Castle and the Steeldogs come to Slough

Bees head to Leeds on Saturday, the last time the teams met was in Yorkshire on 17th December 2022 and Leeds came out 8-6 victors. At the top of the league and looking to get over the finishing line as champions, Leeds will not make Bees life easy. A job made even more difficult due to more players on the injury list, Alan Lack looks to be out for the remainder of the season, Adam Rosbottom and Harvey Stead are both carrying injuries which make them unlikely to ice this weekend. Best wishes to all for a speedy recovery. Good news is the return of Will Stead after missing a couple of games, pretty sure Emil Svec wouldn't have scored 4+4 if Will had been icing last week.
Steeldogs visit Slough on Sunday, sitting comfortably in 4th place in the league it will be interesting how much they press the Bees. Surely with a guaranteed playoff place they are not going to risk picking up injuries so close to the end of the season.


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