Invicta Dynamos legend Karl Lennon begins new chapter as head coach in club's 25th anniversary year

Invicta Dynamos are celebrating 25 years as a club with a new head coach who has been part of their most successful campaigns to date.

Karl Lennon enjoyed southern and national title success, having made the step up from the club’s junior ranks, and was in the thick of it during a glorious decade playing for the club, including trophy-winning stints as captain.

He took time out with his family after his retirement in 2011 before playing another 20-plus games last season.

When the chance to take over as head coach arose at the end of the 2021/22 campaign, the club legend jumped at it.

The Chatham-born skater, who was known for his tremendous work ethic as a battling forward, has spent the summer putting together a side which he hopes can better last season’s sixth place and start to put the club back on a path which could see them winning trophies again.

Lennon said: “I was quite lucky to be part of an extraordinary part of the club’s history. We are trying to take a lot of learning from that. We had a lot of local players in the past, we have now got 12 signed, last year was five or six.

“The bulk [of the players last season] came from Essex and played here, but for me it is about making that reconnection with the local team, the local fans.”

Lennon has been busy recruiting - not just young and local talent - but some more familiar names, too, including the league’s top-scoring import Stanislav Lascek.

Lascek scored 34 times and assisted another 38 last term. He had a brief but successful stint with the Mos before joining the Chelmsford Chieftains.

It’s not just player recruitment that has kept Lennon busy, the club have also been making sure their facilities are up to scratch.

Lennon said: “We have had a big project in