Sunday 4th May 2008:
Whitley Bay Ice Rink

Official video podcast of the game courtesy of Picture Farm

GAME-WORN SHIRT AUCTION ENDS SUNDAY!
Place your bid on eBay now!...

The auction features jerseys worn by players from both teams, and several extra shirts from players who couldn't attend. (David Longstaff, Stuart Lonsdale, Paul Dixon, Michael Tasker, James O'Connor and Stuart Potts.) All monies raised will be split between the County Durham Ice Foundation, NEIH Development Fund, Whitley Junior Development and the Vipers Community Foundation.

Whitley Warriors 4 - 8 Durham Wasps:
Attendance: 2,300

Well over 2,000 fans from the hockey hotbeds of Durham and Whitley Bay descended upon the Hillheads Road rink on Sunday 4th May to see what turned out to be a cracking game of hockey by the former Durham and Whitley legends.

It was an encounter which saw Durham and Whitley neck-and-neck for much of the game – Wasps coming back from behind to storm ahead 8-3 in the third period with a sterling performance from Stephen Foster in the Durham goal to keep Whitley at bay. Warriors grabbed a consolation goal in the dying minutes from a penalty shot, and though the result belonged to Durham, the night without a doubt belonged to everyone.

Whitley goals
1. Hilton Ruggles, assisted by Paul Matthews 30.30 PP
2. John Iredale, assisted by Paul Matthews and Simon Leach 33.18 EH
3. Stephen Smith from Leach 34.16 EH
4. Hilton Ruggles Penalty Shot 57.11

Durham Goals
1. Anthony Johnson, assisted by Anthony Payne and Mario Belanger 26.08 PP
2. Shaun Johnson, assisted by Ivor Bennett 31.36 EH
3. Stephen Johnson, assisted by Ivor Bennett 37.40 PP
4. Jonathan Hesler, assisted by Peter Herkes 38.31 EH
5. Karl Walker, assisted by Peter Herkes 45.48 EH
6. Mario Belanger, assisted by Stephen Johnson 45.58 EH
7. Karl Walker, assisted by Peter Herkes 47.54 EH
8. Johnathan Hesler, assisted by Ivor Bennett and Richard Tasker 58.09 EH

Site Updates:

Keep checking back soon in the coming days for a more in-depth rundown of the night, and details of the charity shirt auction announced on Sunday. We will also be posting official game photos and footage on the site when we get it. In the meantime, we'd love to see your pics from the game, so email them in...

5 May 2008

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