Weekend Teaser: Bees last weekend of the season doesn't go to plan


Bees last weekend of the season doesn't go to plan

Bees had a rare Friday evening fixture in Romford which didn't exactly go to plan with transportation or the result. The @beesIHCfans decided to give the train a go as the Elizabeth line goes straight from Slough to Romford. It was easy, the train took 1hr 20 mins and we had a 5 minute walk to the rink. It turned out to be a great move as it took many fans over 3 hours on the M25. Sadly, this would not be the only part of the evening to not go to plan for some with Bees losing 8-2. They just couldn't break through Raiders defence who showed why they deserved their playoff slot. Bees goals came from Dan Rose and Brendan Walkom on the night.

Sunday saw the Wildcats visit Slough for James Galazzi's last game as a Bee before retirement. Bees were on top for the first period taking a 3-2 lead into the break courtesy of goals from Brendan Walkom, Ryan Webb and Josh Smith. Bees started the second period strong but Wildcats managed to score two goals to take a one goal lead into the third. Harvey Stead brought the Bees back level in the third before Wildcats added a further 3 goals to their tally. Brendan managed to narrow the gap assisted by Gazza but sadly Bees couldn't finish the season with the win they wanted. Final score Bees 5 - 7 Wildcats.

Player of the Weekend Results

Congratulations to Ryan Webb who with 46% of the vote is this week's player of the weekend, Brendan Walkom came a close second with 38%.  

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

Next Season

We'll keep you up to date with signings, fixtures and news during the off season.

Thank you to the team

This has not been the easiest of seasons for all those involved with the Bees whether they are the players on the ice or the huge team behind the Bees off the ice. Injuries, suspensions and a badly timed change in coach all made the season much harder than it should have been but each and every week the commitment shown by the whole organisation could not be faulted and we thank you for everything. We may not have a big rink, huge numbers of supporters or shed loads of money but we have a core of people who love the team and all it stands for. 

On being asked recently why do you continue to go when the results don't go the Bees way?, my reply was "Even if I knew the result before heading out to the game I would still go, good or bad I'd still be there". 

 

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