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Hi Everyone. Its tough to write these when things arent going so well results wise. I just think it sounds like excuses. Recently we’ve not quite been ourselves, making a few too many mistakes and it seems as every mistake we make at the moment just gets punished.

The simple fact is we have to nd away out of it and we will. We just have to work a little smarter. The hustle is always there just sometimes you can work too hard and just end up going round in circles.

Despite the result i think Sunday may have been what we needed. It was physical and at times a dirty game. Every guy on our team stood in and backed each other up. That in itself is the only way we get out of this...... Together!

JASON HEWITT So i ask you. PLAYER SPONSOR Stick with us, get behind the boys and well get back to the hockey and results we are used to ASAP! Hewy

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WWW.HULLPIRATES.CO.UK hull pirates 2019/20 team roster 2019-20 team roster 2019-20 team roster # player corporate sponsor own & loan # player corporate sponsor own & loan ashley smith jordan fisher

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steve hudson matty davies

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JAMES ARCHER steven chalmers

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lee haywood

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marcus neil thomas stubley

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david norris kevin phillips 9 STURDY GROUP 62

james chilcott josh gent

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sam towner matt bissonnette

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jason hewitt lee bonner

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aaron smith jonothan kirk

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PLAYERS GOALS PENALTIES

G A A Time PP/SH No O ence Dur. Time no name 1 2 james archer 2 5 lee haywood 7 marcus neil 3 9 david norris 4

15 jamie chilcott 5 16 sam towner 17 jason hewitt 6 21 bobby chamberlain 7 22 jordan fisher 8

26 matty davies 9 27 steve chalmers 10 28 chris wilcox 30 steve hudson (NM) 11 35 ashley smith (NM) 12 56 thomas stubley 13

62 kevin phillips 14 71 josh gent 73 matt bissonnette 15 74 lee bonner 16 90 jonathan kirk 17

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G A A Time PP/SH No O ence Dur. Time no name 1 5 ben russell 6 jordan stokes 2 9 grant mcpherson 3 13 cale tanaka 4

14 harry ferguson 5 15 james griffin 6 17 russell cowley 19 leigh jamieson 7 21 ross green 8 23 tom carlon 9 29 brandon stones (nM) 10 33 jordan lawday (NM) 39 sam russell 11 41 hallden barnes-garner 12 44 laim stewart 13

45 dean skins (NM) 14 49 logan prince 66 lewis christie 15 71 rio parke 16 79 tomas kana 17 89 taylor dickin 18

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Q & A with Chris Wilcox WHAT POSITION DO YOU PLAY: Defence WHY DO YOU PLAY THIS POSITION: I play on defence as you will have noticed im not a ‘natural goal scorer’ i also enjpoy the thinking part of being a . WHAT GOT YOU INTO : I got into hockey as my dad use to play (not very well) and he used to take me skating and to watch the Solihull Barons. I then decided when i was five i wanted to play and that was the end of that. WHATS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: The most memorable moment has to be either winning the league in sheffield last year or the playoffs in . Both were amazing but i would say the league was a bigger achievement. WHATS THE BEST ARENA YOU HAVE PLAYED IN: Best Arena is either Sheffield or i would say. There was a place in turin that was built in the side of mountain and acted as a nuclear bunker which was cool, ] but i forget what its called. IS THERE A CERTAIN SONG YOU LISTEN TO BEFORE A GAME: No certain songs usually have music on shuffle. WHATS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE FANS: Keep bringing the noise. Our rink is amazing when its full and the fans are making noise, makes games real exiting. Q & A with David Norris WHAT POSITION DO YOU PLAY: Forward WHY DO YOU PLAY THIS POSITION: Growing up my favorate players were all forwards and i enjoy being part of scoring goals WHAT GOT YOU INTO ICE HOCKEY: My dad, he got me on skates as soon as i could walk. WHATS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Probably winning the Desert Classic at T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas whilst playing with ASU WHATS THE BEST ARENA YOU HAVE PLAYED IN: Either Yost Arena, where Michigan plays because of the history and atmosphere or PPG Arena where play. IS THERE A CERTAIN SONG YOU LISTEN TO BEFORE A GAME: No not a certain song. I have a hockey playlist that has a ton of different music on. WHATS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE FANS: Thank you for your support, you have been very welcoming. I believe we will finish strong and a great playoff run. Im Excited to see what we can do. Q & A with Jordan Fisher WHAT POSITION DO YOU PLAY: Forward (Right wing) WHY DO YOU PLAY THIS POSITION: Tried defence but forward was my favourate. WHAT GOT YOU INTO ICE HOCKEY: My mum used to work at ice arena many moons ago. WHATS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Winning the Treble last year. WHATS THE BEST ARENA YOU HAVE PLAYED IN: Probably Nottingham. IS THERE A CERTAIN SONG YOU LISTEN TO BEFORE A GAME: No songs in particular we just play a big mash up to get us going. WHATS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE FANS: Thank you for your support it wouldnt be the same without you we appreciate it. Keep being loud! WWW.HULLPIRATES.CO.UK hull pirates MATCHNIGHT SPONSOR V

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PLAYERS GOALS PENALTIES

G A A Time PP/SH No O ence Dur. Time no name 1 2 james archer 5 lee haywood 2 7 marcus neil 3 9 david norris 4

15 jamie chilcott 5 16 sam towner 17 jason hewitt 6 21 bobby chamberlain 7 22 jordan fisher 8 26 matty davies 9 27 steve chalmers 10 28 chris wilcox 30 steve hudson (NM) 11 35 ashley smith (NM) 12 56 thomas stubley 13

62 kevin phillips 14 71 josh gent 73 matt bissonnette 15 74 lee bonner 16 90 jonathan kirk 17

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PLAYERS GOALS PENALTIES

G A A Time PP/SH No O ence Dur. Time no name 1 2 adam jones 2 4 adam hardy 3 6 oliver stones 4

8 richard bordowski 5 13 elliott dewey 16 george norcliffe 6 17 bayley harewood 7 19 paul petts 8

21 ashley tait 9 26 michal klejna 10 28 alex mettam (NM) 29 alexander sampford 11 61 ryan sutton 12 69 sean norris 13

71 joshua kelly 14 73 sam smith 77 jay king 15 93 daniel weller-evans (NM) 16 98 samuel Talbot 17

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Tickets Adult – £13 Concession* – £9.50 Under 16’s – £6.50 Family ticket (2 adults & 2 children) – £35

P W OW OL L PIM F A Pts 1No change 1 47 25 6 6 10 922 203 168 68

2No change 46 23 5 5 13 633 218 161 61

3No change Phantoms 46 25 3 2 16 620 203 165 58

4No change Basingstoke Bison 46 18 7 7 14 924 183 162 57

5No change Hull Pirates 45 19 5 3 18 904 209 207 51

6No change Milton Keynes Lightning 46 20 2 6 18 1106 178 185 50

7No change She eld Steeldogs 46 18 5 3 20 773 176 173 49

8No change Raiders 46 17 1 6 22 1007 175 222 42

9No change Bracknell Bees 46 14 4 4 24 910 165 189 40

10No change 44 6 6 2 30 640 126 204 26

Parking The Ice Arena does have parking facilities, spaces can be limited on match nights on a first come basis. Monday to Saturday parking is operated on a pay and display basis.

Remaining Home fixtures Milton Keynes Lightning EIHA Nat 08.03.20 17:30 H Basingstoke Bison EIHA Nat 15.03.20 17:30 H Sheffield Steeldogs (THINKING AUTISM) EIHA Nat 21.03.20 18:00 H PLayoffs commence

WWW.HULLPIRATES.CO.UK hull pirates THE GAME OF ICE HOCKEY The objective of hockey is simple: score more goals than the opposing team. Players are not allowed to kick the puck into the net or purposely direct it in with any part of their body. During regulation time, each team uses five skaters—three forwards and two defencemen—plus a goaltender. National Ice Hockey League games are contested over three 20-minute periods. If the score is tied after 60 minutes, the game moves to a five-minute, sudden-death overtime where the first goal wins. If the game remains tied after overtime, a shootout is held until a winner is determined. There are four officials in NIHL games—two referees and two linesmen. They stop play for penalties and for things like offside or icing. Offside: when players enter the offensive zone before the puck gets there. Icing: when a team shoots from its side of the centre red line across the opposing goal line. Each play begins with a faceoff and ends when an official blows the whistle or a goal is scored. HOCKEY TALK For fans new to the game, hockey has a language of its own. The following guide should be helpful in picking up hockey's lingo. Back Check: To hinder an opponent heading toward and into the defending zone. Blue Lines: The pair of one-foot wide blue lines. These lines break up the ice into attacking, neutral and defending zones. Goal Crease: Area directly in front of the goaltender. Offensive players who do not have possession of the puck may not enter. Deke: To fake an opponent out of position. Face Off: The dropping of the puck between one player from each team to begin or resume play. Forecheck: To check an opponent in his end of the rink, preventing an offensive rush. Freezing the Puck: To hold the puck against the boards with either the skate or stick to get a stoppage of play. Goal Line: The red line which runs between the goal posts and extends in both directions to the side boards. Penalty Box: The area opposite the team benches where penalized players serve time. Power Play: A power play occurs when a team has a one-man or two-man advantage because of an opponent's penalties. Pulling the Goalie: Replacing the goalie with an extra skater in a high-risk attempt to tie the game. This primarily occurs when a team trails, usually by one goal, late in the game. Save: A shot blocked by the goaltender, which would have bean a goal had it not been stopped. Screened Shot: The goaltender's view is blocked by players between he and the shooter. Slap Shot: Hitting the puck with the blade of the stick after taking a full backswing. Slot: The area immediately in front of the goal crease. It is from this zone that most goals are scored and where the most furious activity takes place. Splitting the Defense: The player with the puck attempts to squeeze between the opponent's defensemen. Top Shelf: Term used to describe when an offensive player shoots high in an attempt to beat the goalie by shooting the puck into the top portion of the net.

Wraparound: A player skates around behind the opposing goal and attempts to wrap the puck around the goal post and under the goalie. Wrist Shot: Hitting the puck with the blade of the stick using a quick snap of the wrist rather than a full back swing. WWW.HULLPIRATES.CO.UK hull pirates GAME DAY ENTERTAINMENT SHIRT OFF THE BACK Each and every week for £1 a ticket you have the opportunity to win a players game-worn jersey, right o their back at the end of the game! the lucky winner will get to win the players jersey as advertised before the game. The winner will also have the option of having the jersey signed by the player after it is presented to them on the ice! This draw is one of the only ways to get your hands on game-worn jerseys during the season! SOTB tickets are sold by roaming sellers both before the game and throughout both period breaks. The sellers will be identi ed through their colourful SOTB selling bibs and can be found at the entrance to the rink before the game and throughout the rink on game days. The winner of the SOTB draw is randomly drawn as always by a member of the Pirates Management, and then announced during the third period. The Prize will be presented to you by the player of your choice at the end of the game. 50:50 Each and every week you have the opportunity to win a cash prize whilst also raising money for your Hull Pirates. At £1 per ticket (half of which goes to the club and half to the prize fund) the prize up for grabs each week can vary depending on the amount of people who have entered. The more people who enter, the greater the prize and the more is raised for the club! 50:50 tickets are sold by roaming sellers both before the game and throughout both period breaks. The sellers will be identi ed through their colorful 50:50 selling bibs and can be found at the entrance to the rink at start of games throughout the rink on game days. The winner of the 50/50 draw is randomly drawn as always by a member of the Pirates Management, and then announced during the third period. The shirt will then be presented to you after the game by the player. CHUCK-A-BONE Chuck-A-BONE is a fun and unique contest at the start of the second period break during Hull Pirates games. Bones cost £1 each and can be purchased from the Match Night Desk located on the left as you enter the rink. Fans who have purchased a numbered Bone will throw their puck towards Treasure Chest at centre ice. There are chances at a price that vary week on week.

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THE PLAYERS Goaltender:: The goalie's primary task is simple - keep the puck out of his own net. Offensively he might start his team down the ice with a pass, but seldom does he leave the net.

Defensemen: These players try to stop the incoming play at their own blue line. They try to break up passes, block shots, cover opposing forwards (center and wings) and clear the puck from in front of their own goal. Offensively, they get the puck to their forwards and follow the play into the attacking zone, positioning themselves just inside their opponent's blue line at the "points."

Center: The quarterback on the ice, the center leads the attack by carrying the puck on offense. He exchanges passes with his wings to steer the play toward the opposing goal. On defense, he tries to disrupt a play before it gets on his team's side of the ice.

Wings: The wings team with the center on the attack to set up shots on goal. Defensively, they attempt to break up plays by their counterparts and upset shot attempts.

THE OFFICIALS Referee: The referee supervises the game, calls the penalties, determines if goals are scored and handles faceoffs at center ice at the start of each period.

Linesmen: Two are used. They call offside, offside pass, icing and handle all faceoffs not occurring at center ice. They do not call penalties, but can recommend to the referee that a penalty be called.

Goal Judges: One sits off-ice behind each goal and indicates when the puck has crossed the red goal line by turning on a red light just above his station. The referee can ask his advise on disputed goals, but the referee has final authority and can overrule the goal judge.

Official Scorer: He determines which player scores and credits assists if there are any. He might consult the referee, but the scorer is the final authority in crediting points.

HOCKEY'S THREE MAIN RULES Offsides: When any member of the attacking team precedes the puck over the defending team's blue line.

Offside (or two-line)Pass: When a player passes the puck from his defending zone to a teammate beyond the red center line.

Icing: When a player shoots the puck across the center red line and past the opposing red goal line. Icing is not called if the player's team is killing a penalty, a teammate of the player shooting the puck touches it before a player from the opposing team, the defending goalie touches the puck first or if the puck travels through the crease (semicircle of blue paint at the "mouth" of the goal) on its way to the red line.

THE PENALTIES A team plays shorthanded when one or more of its players is charged with a penalty. However, no team is forced to play more than two players below full strength (six) at any tiime. If a third penalty is assessed to the same team, it is suspended until the first penalty expires. When a penalty is called on a goalie, a teammate serves his time in the penalty box.

Minor Penalty: Two minutes - Called for boarding, charging, cross-checking, elbowing, holding, hooking, high-sticking, interference, roughing, slashing, spearing, tripping and unsportsmanlike conduct.

Major Penalty: Five minutes - Called for fighting or when minor penalties are committed with deliberate intent to injure. Major penalties for slashing, spearing, high-sticking, butt-ending and cross-checking carry automatic game misconducts.

Misconduct: Ten minutes - Called for various forms of unsportsmanlike behavior or when a player incurs a second major penalty in a game. This is a penalty against an individual and not a team, so a substitute is permitted.

Penalty Shot: A free shot, unopposed except for the goalie, given to a player who is illegally impeded from behind when in possession of the puck with no opponent between him and the goal except the goalie. The team which commits the offense is not penalized beyond the penalty shot, whether it succeeds or not.

Delayed Penalty: The whistle is delayed until the penalized team regains possession of the puck.

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