Sheffield Scimitars ENL

The Spartans squad has been strengthened recently with three players added to the line up. Two of which are the recent signings of Ross Burbeary and Ryan Johnson. Both Ross and Ryan are big solid defenders, who aren’t afraid to put some big hits out and solid shots from point. Ross is returning to the Spartans after he was unable to play due to other commitments whilst Ryan joins us from the Scimitars EPL team. The third player is Richie Oliver, who has returned after a nasty knee injury at Whitley Bay in September. Richie was a vital part of last season’s cup & playoff wining team and was voted best forward and shared player’s player with Lee Haywood.

Last weekend the Sheffield Spartans faced the Newcastle ENL Vipers in their first of four games this season.

This first period was a terrible start for the Spartans, poor defensive mistakes left Ben Bowns hung out to dry on a number of occasions. Over the course of the first period Newcastle capitalized on Sheffields mistakes four times creating a solid lead, one which would be difficult to come back from for any team. Read the rest of this entry »

Last weekend the Sheffield Spartans face the Kingston Jets for the second time in as many weeks. After a disappointing performance at Hull, the Spartans were keen to come away with a convincing win on home ice.

Sheffield started the game well, with fast skating, accurate passing and creating good shooting opportunities. A well worked powerplay saw an in-form Scott Morris get the opening goal. As the fast tempo continued, both teams received penalties and towards the end of the period Ryan Handisides sat for two minutes. The Spartans managed to control possession and kill the penalty, as Handisides stepped out of the box Will Barron sent him a breakaway pass and Ryan made the score 2-0 with a composed move on the Hull netminder, putting the puck high into the top corner. Read the rest of this entry »