Former Hull Stingrays assistant coach and sniper Curtis Huppe has today been officially revealed as a Manchester Phoenix player following Ukrainian defenceman Pavel Gomenyuk across the Pennines to the English Premier League club.
Huppe, 31, took a while to get going with the Rays last year but eventually netted 19 times including a Stingrays record four goals against Sheffield in March. Nevertheless, his all around play failed to inspire confidence in his work rate and effort to the cause, and many fans were left undeterred about his return for a second year.
Indeed, it seemed that the feeling was mutual as Huppe came to an agreement with friend and coach Cloutier to end his stay in Hull at a year, and a disappointing year at that.
In Manchester, Huppe will join up with Gomenyk, former Stingray and captain of the Phoenix Luke Boothroyd and former coach and team mate Tony Hand, who brought him to the UK from the ECHL in the first instance.
