Barons squeeze out Stars in final period goal flurry

EDG Property Solihull Barons : 7
Billingham Stars : 3

The EDG Property Solihull Barons continued to show very strong home form in a closely fought tie on Sunday evening. This ultimately saw them win over league leaders, the Billingham Stars in a game which was anyone’s for 50 minutes before the Barons capitalised on some late chances.

Alex Whyte was immense over all parts of the ice (S Crampton)

The game however could have ended differently. With two minutes of the first puck drop the Stars, had pinned the Barons into their own end and confirmed their intent as Iain Brown slotted home from close range. By the 15 minutes mark there had been plenty end to end action but it would take a back-hander from Phil Mulcahy from a precise Niklas Ottosson feed to draw the Barons level. This was quickly followed by a spectacular Niklas Ottosson goal, the Swede breaking up the ice before a stunning diving shot sent the puck beyond Tom Brown and into the Stars net. More here

Thank you to JLR Motorvate

A huge thank you to the JLR Motorvate Committee for agreeing to fund the neck guards for the team following the tragedy last October of #47 Adam Johnson. This will help to protect our players on the ice. We are incredibly grateful for your support.

Barons fend off Warriors threat

EDG Property Solihull Barons : 4
Whitley Warriors : 1

The EDG Property Solihull Barons earned, yet another home win with defeat of the Whitley Warriors on Sunday evening by a scoreline which while reflecting a deserved Barons win did not truly reflect the closeness of much of the play.

Niklas goes round the outside (S Crampton)

The first period began with some close and hi-tempo end to end play which would see the Warriors get the opener, a close in effort from Phil Edgar beyond a spread-eagled Graham Laverick after nine minutes. The Barons quickly equalised through another rapid Jacob Race breakaway and classy conversion. More here

Barons put in strong performance to slay Dragons

EDG Property Solihull Barons : 6
Deeside Dragons : 3

The EDG Property Solihull Barons returned to their strong home form set of results with a convincing win on Sunday over the Deeside Dragons in a result which saw the Barons consolidate second place in the league while the Dragons slipped down to fourth.

Not sure what is going on but Dani Haid appears alarmed while Aaron Moody seems to be quietly enjoying it (S Crampton)

The Barons opened the scoring after 7 minutes through a powerplay strike by Niklas Ottosson from the centre of the blue line after the puck was circulated to him from Richard Crowe and Alex Whyte. After 11 minutes the Dragons found Andy McKinney in the mirrored position to Ottosson with a goal being the same outcome to level things up. The game would continue to run end to end but there would be no further scoring in the first period. More here