Warriors² in road trip defeat against Knights
On Saturday 18th July 2026 our Warriors² team travelled to Hull to take on the Knights for this IHSC Cup Development fixture.
This was the first of two successive days in Hull for Leeds Warriors, as Warriors² travelled east to take on the Hull Knights B team on Saturday afternoon, with the club's first team following 24 hours later.
This was Warriors²’s ninth and penultimate fixture in the IHSC Cup, and the return meeting with the Hull Knights after a 9–6 victory in Leeds on 28th March 2026.
The Warriors also handed a debut to Robert Kalnins. Welcome aboard, Robert!
Dressed players
Ben Briggs (NM), James Way, Howard Barwick (C), Chris Hamilton, Arek Koziel, Corey Clough-Howard, Jamie Thurston, Simon Howe, Matt Bolan, Janis Gutmanis, Sarah Djuric, Dexter Duffy-Howard, David Gorog, Ivans Lebedjoks, Tim Lyndon-Belt, Stew Nelson, Matt Jubb, Robert Kalnins.
1st period
The opening exchanges suggested this would be a close game with both teams having opportunities to make the breakthrough. But by the half-way point in the period, the hosts were starting to assert dominance and this lead to the Knights opening the scoring at 12:29.
The Warriors were still very much in this game and it had looked like the score-line would remain at 1-0 going into the first intermission, but unfortunately the Knights doubled their advantage with less than a minute remaining in the opening period.
It would now be 2-0 Knights going into the first break which was a real blow for the Warriors, as they had been growing into the game.
Knights 2-0 Warriors
2nd period
The Knights continued their momentum early in the second period, extending the scoreline to 3-0 at 25:03.
However, the Warriors responded almost immediately - just over a minute later, Stewart Nelson got Leeds on the scoreboard, finishing well at 26:36 after good work from Chris Hamilton - cutting the deficit to 3-1.
Unfortunately for the visitors, the Knights once again found an answer, restoring their three-goal cushion at 29:38 to head into the final period leading 4-1.
Knights 4-1 Warriors
3rd period
Whilst a Knights victory now seemed inevitable, to their credit, the Warriors refused to let the game drift away.
Midway through the third period, Chris Hamilton produced a determined solo effort, scoring unassisted at 44:40 to reduce the deficit to 4-2.
This gave the Warriors renewed hope of mounting a come-back.
But with the clock running down and the Warriors taking more chances to try and close the gap further, the Knights capitalised - scoring at 52:49 to secure a 5-2 victory.
Final score:
Knights 5-2 Warriors
Points scorers :
Chris Hamilton 1+1
Stewart Nelson 1+0
Ben Briggs
Player of the game
The Player of the Game for the Warriors as selected by the Knights, went to netminder Ben Briggs. Well played Ben!
While the result ultimately went the Knights' way, the Warriors showed plenty of character throughout the contest, responding on both occasions where they fell three goals behind.
Chris Hamilton enjoyed an excellent evening, contributing a goal and an assist, while Stewart Nelson was rewarded with a well-taken finish in the second period.
Hull Knights created a video montage of the game:
The next game for Warriors² is their final fixture in the IHSC Cup - see the details below:
IHSC Cup
Saturday 25th July 2026
Beighton Bombers vWarriors²
@ Ice Sheffield
Face-off : 10:10pm
For all upcoming Warriors² fixtures, please check this page : fixtures and results.
