Sharks Abroad

Will Hall and Nigel van Oostrum are currently playing for the International Colonials (http://www.newenglandcolonials.net), travelling from town to town and State to State. Their team is now 7-3, and after a shaky start, they are on a 4-game winning streak. Their travel and games are taking them to:
Walpole, MA; Boston, MA; Rutland, VE; Burlington VE; Brattleboro, VE; Holden MA; Barre, MA; York, Maine; Groton, MA; Rindge, MA (Franklin & Pierce University Team Camp); Sutton, MA; and finally back to Walpole, MA. They will play at least 21 games. Nigel and Will return on the 18th of July.

The Sheffield Junior Sharks and New England Colonials first met at the Flanders Tournament in Gent, Belgium, August 2007. In a terrific U18 semi-final match, the Junior Sharks were the only team to inflict defeat on the touring American team.

The New England Colonials (the American selection team from New England) will be visiting Sheffield August 15, 16, and 17, and will play games against the U18 Sheffield Junior Sharks, and also participate in a tournament with the Junior Sharks, Solent Kestrels, and Reading Rockets. Keep tuned to this website for more information.

The International Colonials team is a truly diverse bunch, with players from all over Europe:

The team list:
David Mastny, Czech Republic
MLaden Nikolic, Serbia
Jens Thijs, Belgium
Cathal Finn, Ireland
Will Hall, England
Nigel van Oostrum, The Netherlands, England and Texas
Martins Alksnic, Latvia
Janar Soo, Estonia
Paul Dick, Northern Ireland
Phillip Heisig, Germany
Otto Michelsen, Finland

Coach, Peter Boyle

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