Vikings Inline Hockey Winter Season divisions and Teams have been announced. They have restructured the senior grades, renaming C Grade to Division 2, B Grade to Division 1, and A Grade to Premier. The Premier Division now features only two teams, who will play each other at regular time on Saturdays (5:45pm), with teams being mixed up at the half way point and do it all again. First Division has expanded to six teams. Second remains unchanged with four teams.
Looking at the team lists, I remain on the Wheelers, along with Brenton and Merrilyn Pfeifer and our Goalie, Matt Vickery. We lost the two Dylans to the Reapers in First Div, and Malcolm Bedell to join his goalie wife in the Bumpers. We gain Alex Alvarez from the Shufflers (a fellow rookie last season with whom I get along well) and Matthew Perriman (unknown factor).
Looking at other teams, Alun Gallie has gone up a division from the Shufflers' goal, as have Donna Aldridge and Jonathon Platton from the Rockers to the Roosters (along with the Rockers' goalie). The sole bright light for last season's Bumpers has gone entirely from the lists (suspect she is concentrating on ice this winter), although they have improved hugely as players and as a team from when I first saw them.
Overall, the organisers appear to be developing the League itself, with a wide band of talent coming up through the ranks and consequent expansion of First Division. Second Division appears more balanced than last season, with no known superstars (barring any unexpected rookie talent). I'm quite glad that Alex has joined the Wheelers, I have a feeling we'll make a neat pairing. I'm a little sad that Donna has moved up from the Rockers, I enjoyed the physical matchup she offered.
Game schedules are to be released shortly, hopefully commence the week after next.
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