Whitley Bay
Sharks
Whitley Bay Sharks
Based at Whitley Bay Ice Rink on Hillheads Road, the
Whitley Bay Sharks are a relatively new recreational,
non-checking ice hockey team. They do a fantastic
job of helping people in their local community to get
involved in the game.
The team worked hard during the off-season to ensure
that they are able to do as well as possible in the
current campaign. There were players that moved on
as well as a number who came in and the team are
now confident that they have a roster capable of picking
up positive results.
The team is still looking to add to their squad and
welcome players of all abilities from beginners to
those who have played for years. Through July they
managed to recruit 7 new players but are still looking
for additional talent to complement what they have.
Having done so much hard work during the summer
everybody at the club was keen to get off to a good
start as they travelled to the National Ice Center to take
on the Nottingham Outlaws in their first game of the
season.
There were plenty of positives for the team to take from
the game however they were eventually defeated by
4 goals to 2. They fell behind 2-0 but the new group of
players showed good character to continue competing
in the fixture.
As players began to tire towards the end of the match
they strugg Y