Corey Neilson begins his second season as Head Coach of the Glasgow Clan this week, together with his Purple Military hitting the ice forward of their first pre-season motion on Friday.
Clan will face Denmark’s Herlev Eagles in back-to-back video games on Friday and Saturday, because the workforce begins its warm-up schedule for the 2025/26 season. The roster is now in Glasgow, with gamers taking to the ice in Braehead for his or her first coaching periods of the yr.
Stated Head Coach Neilson:
“We’re trying ahead to getting going for certain. There have been a whole lot of highs and a few lows this summer time, however we’re optimistic that the fellows we’ve got right here will do an important job. The primary week shall be about bodily evaluations, concussion testing, power testing, and getting as a lot hockey information into their brains as potential.”
It’s a welcome change for Neilson, who final yr had no residence pre-season fixtures whereas the Braehead Area underwent refurbishment. This time round, Clan will host Marseille subsequent week earlier than travelling to Germany for the Warrior Invitational Event within the ultimate week earlier than the season begins.
“We’re very excited to be beginning on residence ice and never travelling throughout for coaching and exhibition video games,” Neilson continued. “We’ve got some aggressive fixtures lined up, and it will likely be nice to see the fellows get again to enterprise. The journey to Germany ought to end off pre-season properly and provides us some invaluable team-building time as nicely.”
