Invicta Dynamos face Chelmsford Chieftains on Saturday and host Streatham Redhawks on Sunday in a Southern Cup weekend double –Captain Harrison Lillis expected to return for the Mos
Invicta Dynamos have their captain back for what’s set to be a crucial weekend of Southern Cup action.
The Mos head to Chelmsford Chieftains on Saturday for the first of their Southern Cup fixtures before hosting Streatham Redhawks on Sunday.
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Captain Harrison Lillis picked up a four-game ban for fighting during Invicta’s last match against Streatham in the Southern Cup, which got abandoned. Lillis suffered a hand fracture in that game and was hit with a further two-game punishment for surpassing the 10-point penalty threshold.
Lillis hasn’t been icing for the Mos but he hasn’t been far away, either.
Head coach Karl Lennon said: “He has travelled the country with us these last few weeks, even when injured and suspended, there every step of the way cheering them on.
“In fact, at times on Sunday when it was quite quiet in the Oxford arena, you could hear him on the other side of the ice, which was quite humorous. There were a couple of moments in play when it went deadly silent and all you could hear was Harry shouting across the ice at his team-mates.
“He is a devout Dynamo through and through, he loves this club more than most and he shows that in every performance that he puts in. I think a great example of that is how he stood up for his team in Streatham the last time he played against them.”
The Dynamos won last Sunday’s Southern Cup game against Oxford City Stars 6-4 after beating them on the Saturday 5-0 in the league.
It’s all about the Southern Cup now and Lennon knows Mos need positive results.
He said: “We have had a pretty decent start in the competition, with three wins in the four games and the one loss, which was the awarded fixture to Streatham after the