And then there were four

Whilst we are sure you are all out enjoying the arrival of the summer, barbeque smoking and beer in hand, excuse us whilst we drag you back to the PC for a quick update. It will be worth the interruption.

Hot on the heels of the front line trio Danny McCotton, Raiders are delighted to announce the capture of another player with “treble” connections. A key part of last years treble winning Peterborough team, Andy Munroe will this year be pulling on the Gold and Blue and we are thrilled about it.

Coach Jesse Hammill explains. “As soon as I found out that Munsy was available I made it a priority to show my interest in bringing him into the team. Andy will add a wealth of experience and leadership to the team and is the archetypal “stay at home defenseman”. He makes very few mistakes and has put his body on the line for every team that he has played for. As our first new signing I am over the moon to have Andy Munroe joining the “new look” Raiders, helping us to have a successful season”

Munroe was equally upbeat. “I’m really excited at the prospect of playing for the Raiders. They have always been a tough team to play against and I’m hoping that I can come and help build on the success that the team enjoyed for the second half of last season.

I have great respect for Jesse having played both with and against him for Peterborough and Hull. In fact I remember hip checking him on my senior debut aged 18! (I Think he’s got over it!) I have been impressed by the energy and desire shown to ensure the Raiders continued to play EPL hockey and we will hopefully be able to repay that faith by producing a season the fans can be proud of.”

Well none of us will argue about that!

Now get back to the barbeque, the burgers are on fire.