{"id":4747,"date":"2021-07-14T08:38:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T07:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/?p=4747"},"modified":"2021-07-14T08:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T07:38:58","slug":"maurice-and-whitehouse-add-depth-to-barons-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/2021\/07\/14\/maurice-and-whitehouse-add-depth-to-barons-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice and Whitehouse add depth to Barons lines"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Direct Taxis Solihull Barons are continuing to add depth to their roster with the addition of two highly committed forwards in the form of Andy Whitehouse and Matt Maurice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Maurice, the Barons have a point a game skater with a strong physical game, who is very difficult to knock off the puck, creating the time and space needed for set up on goal. For Callum Bowley therefore finding a slot on the Barons lines for the 23 year old was an easy decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatt is a really tough, gritty forward with great offensive instincts. When he\u2019s carrying the puck at full speed, he\u2019s very hard to stop as he protects the puck well and has the skill to beat d-men in one-on-one situations. I know from speaking with him he\u2019s eager to get back on the ice like the rest of the lads and I believe Matt will have a big year for us. It\u2019s great to have him back!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Matt Maurice rounding the Warriors net (S Crampton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maurice for his part is looking for a big year with the Barons after the long lay-off.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great being signed back for the Barons for another season, we have yet another strong title challenging team and as coach said we all can\u2019t wait to hit the ground running and get back on the ice in front of all the Barons fans and win more silverware to add to our collection.<\/em><\/p>\n

In Whitehouse the Barons have a stalwart who has quietly gone about doing the little things right for over a decade at Solihull. With only Phil Lee having iced more times for the Barons it is little surprise that Callum Bowley has brought back Whitehouse for the smart mature play which has been appreciated by Barons coaches over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am pleased to see Drew return for next season as he\u2019s a smart and reliable centreman. He can play in all key situations as he\u2019s calm on the puck, reads the game very well and is great on the penalty kill. He\u2019s great in the defensive zone and often does a lot of the dirty work to help the team out. To welcome him back for a 10th season goes to show how much he loves this club, the fans and everyone associated with it. Welcome back Drew!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Andy Whitehouse (S Crampton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For Whitehouse himself, while going elsewhere was unlikely, there is a real eagerness to get back on the ice with the Barons.<\/p>\n

\u201cHope you are all well and staying safe. Hopefully we will be able to bring a bit of \u2018normality\u2019 for you all when the season gets going.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Bowley asked me to come back for another year it was a no brainier. This season will be my 10th with the Barons and after an extended break I\u2019m sure we will be all ready to go this year.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis season we are aiming for some silverware, and I think it\u2019s doable with the team Bowley is building. It\u2019s always a great laugh with the lads and appreciate all the loyal fans that support is every year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep following us via social media and on the web as we work to complete the 2021-22 barons roster. #COYBARONS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Direct Taxis Solihull Barons are continuing to add depth to their roster with the addition of two highly committed forwards in the form of Andy Whitehouse and Matt Maurice. In Maurice, the Barons have a point a game skater with a strong physical game, who is very difficult to knock off the puck, creating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4747"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4758,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4747\/revisions\/4758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solihull-barons.net\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}