Invicta Dynamos return to action to face Milton Keynes Thunder away and Solent Devils at Planet Ice, Gillingham on Sunday

A lack of ice hockey over the weekend didn’t stop the Invicta Dynamos from showing their competitive edge.

A mini break from the league was well timed for a Christmas get-together as the team enjoyed a session of paintballing before focus turns to a double-header this weekend.

The Dynamos last played on November 27, enjoying an 11-4 win over Milton Keynes Thunder and they face the same opposition on their return to the ice this Saturday, away from home. On Sunday they welcome the Solent Devils to Gillingham.

Head coach Karl Lennon was glad to have a break and is hoping to welcome two players back this weekend.

He said: “It’s good for the mind to have a break. The Christmas get-together was fun, we went paintballing as a team and then had a nice meal out and managed to watch the England game.

“It was good to be in a more social capacity rather than a professional capacity with a sporting objective.

“But you can’t take the competitiveness away, that is inherent in all of them. There were a few that rated themselves, the young ones who are used to playing Call of Duty! It was my first time and I was a little concerned but I came away with no bruises and I was happy with that.”

He was also pleased to see his squad come out of the battle with no additional injuries, but his quip about being grateful for no Byker Grove injuries was lost on most of his young players! (PJ - played by Ant McPartlin - was left blinded by a shot to the face).

There is good news on the injury-front for the Mos ahead of their return, with Tom Soar and Ruskin Springer-Hughes both back in training and looking set to being involved this weekend.

Soar has been missing for a few months with a collarbone injury while Springer-Hughes had a hand injury. Both