The Excel Hull Stingrays are tomorrow likely to announce the signing of another key member of their 2009/2010 Elite League squad.
The most recent speculation surrounding the Stingrays regarded tough guys, with Adam Knight, former Corpus Christi Ice Ray Adam Powell and Elite League pantomime villain Andre Payette all rumoured to have signed. But despite revived speculation suggesting the team will go for a tough approach, it is thought that they will tomorrow reveal the identity of their number one netminder for next season, thought to be a key component of success by many.
Sylvain Cloutier enlisted his brother, former NHLer Dan, to find the Rays a "quality" keeper and although Curtis Cruickshank has been linked with return to the club, Swedish netminder Tommy Sandahl remains firm favourite for the job after being linked with a move across the North Sea by Swedish media.
That was all but confirmed when his agent revealed that he would be signing in the Elite League for an, as yet, unnamed club, but that club is thought to be the Stingrays.
