Telford Tigers have retained the services of netminder Sam Gospel, as part of a revamped defensive line-up for next season’s EPL campaign.

Gospel will work alongside Polish international Ondrej Raszka, following the summer departure of Thomas Murdy to Cardiff Devils.

Head Coach Tom Watkins said: “Sam is a very talented netminder and keeps on improving every season. He is dedicated, hard-working and always very committed in training.

“That work ethic always shows up in games and we saw that when he took the starting role in last season’s play-offs. He had a good season and kept us in the game for long periods against Milton Keynes.

“Sam is very coachable and he’s a quiet guy, but he stops the puck and battles for every puck. That is the job of every netminder and he never gives up on anything, which is key.”

(Image permission: Steve Brodie)