Weekend Preview : Basingstoke Bison and Hull Seahawks

By Phoebe Clifford

This weekend the Drive Bristol North Pitbulls take on the Basingstoke Bison at The Pound before we take the trip to Hull for another intense weekend of hockey. 

Saturday 29th November – Bristol Pitbulls vs Basingstoke Bison

This Saturday we host the Bison at The Pound for hopefully another electric game. The Bison have currently played 14 of their games, sitting 10th in the league with six games in hand. Last weekend held a mixed result for Basingstoke, winning against the Telford Tigers (3-1) with both Brendan Sellan and Adam Harding scoring, however this was followed by a 5-1 loss to Romford on Sunday. They have held an average performance so far having seven wins and losses. #22 Brendan Sellan holds the title for top scorer for the Bison with 6 in 14 games so he will be one to watch. Furthermore, #93 Luke Spadafora has had a strong start to the season having 8 assists in 14 games. 

Face Off 

The puck drops at 7pm with doors opening at 6pm for entry. There is still time to get tickets so don’t miss out, click the link here to secure your spot: https://iceaccount.co.uk/bristol-pitbulls/event-tickets/?event_id=7993&stage=1 

Can’t make it?

It’s not a problem if you can’t make the home game as we will be live streaming it the whole time! We also have live updates on X as soon as the game begins if you head over to @BristolPitbulls.

Check out the link here to watch the game live: https://pitbullstv.bristolpitbulls.co.uk/ 

Merch 

Our merch table is located to the left of the entrance of the rink so you can’t miss it! You can purchase hats, jerseys, t-shirts and more to show your support for the Pitbulls. 

Competitions : 50/50 and Chuck the Puck  

You can win an exciting cash prize when you enter our 50/50 draw, tickets will be at the merch table to buy. For anyone who wants some fun you can buy your foam pucks from the merch table. Be ready to chuck them onto the ice during the 2nd intermission in an attempt to get the closest to the face off spots to win a prize!

Signing table 

Both Josh Batch and Reece Cochrane will be in the bar after the game signing autographs. Remember to bring any merch of photos you’d like signed! 

Sunday 30th November – Hull Seahawks vs Bristol Pitbulls  

On Sunday we head to Hull where we will face off against the Seahawks in the Hull Ice Arena at 5:30pm. Hull currently sit 6th in the league with 21 points and 20 games played. They have had a relatively strong start to the season however still having an equal amount of wins to losses (10). Bobby Chamberlain, #21, has been an exceptionally strong asset to the Seahawks scoring 18 in 17 games played, three of those goals coming from a hat-trick last weekend against the Solway Sharks. Another player to watch is Emil Svec, #71 for the Seahawks, as he has collected 23 assists in 18 games played. This game will be tough for the Pitbulls as Hull have potentially, a very strong side.