Evergreen Canadian forward Jeff Glowa has been handed the club captaincy for the Excel Hull Stingrays 09/10 season. Meanwhile fellow long term Stingrays, Ukrainian defenceman Pavel Gomenyuk and British forward Lee Mitchell, were also rewarded for their loyalty to the club with the alternate captain badges.Glowa, who is entering his six season in Hull and leads the club in games, goals, assists and points, is coming of the back of a career year, where he scored 33 goals and 29 assists in 60 games, in a season where he also held the title of captain. Meanwhile Mitchell and Gomenyuk have both spent four seasons with the club and have been two of the team's most consistent performers during that time.
Coach Sylvain Cloutier spoke to the official Hull Stingrays website about his captaincy decisions:
On Glowa:
"Having played against Jeff before I know exactly what type of player he is. He is a leader, a very good two-way player and a guy you know will battle for 60 minutes. He is the complete package.On Gomenyuk:
"Pash is another leader and someone the guys listen to. He also wants the club to be successful and he will help the younger guys.On Mitchell
"Mitch has been knocking on the GB door for a few years now and I believe he can do the same as Russ Cowley, who I played with in Coventry. He had a breakout season and got in the national team and Mitch can do that too."
