![]() ![]() ![]() Perry Doyle put in appearance at the last Barons match to present the Man of the Match award to Solihull Captain Chris Allen. He's moving really well and that is only going to get better as he's only been training with us for a couple of weeks." "He's physically very fit - his day job is as a training instructor but he hasn't lost it out on the ice either. If teams want to come and try to intimidate, that's fine, they can try to intimidate Perry, and leave the youngsters to play their game."ĭespite the time away from the game Bellerby was also impressed by Doyles performance in training. We have some great kids coming through and for all the dressing room bravado it is easy for them to take a few knocks to the confidence when playing against some of the old heads in the opposition who can give them a bit of a hard time. "I want the young kids to play with confidence. It is these physical qualities which Bellerby hopes will fill a gap in the Barons squad. ![]() A highly physical defenceman, whose penalty minutes always took precedence over his points production, Doyle was very much a fan-favourite in the Hobs Moat rink of the late 90's, particularly when playing alongside his equally competitive netminder brother Stephen. I spoke to Chris (Captain & Assistant Coach, Chris Allen) and John (Butler, Barons Chairman) and having given it a good deal of thought we decided to give him a chance."ĭoyle has had a successful hockey career playing for the likes of the Sheffield Steelers and Nottingham Panthers together with Solihull sides in both Barons and Blaze guise. He approached me a few weeks back to see if there were any possibilities of playing, he was a legend here, was making all the right sort of noises about the team and is keen to move on with his life. You know it could be either one of my best decisions, or one of my worst mistakes. "I've known Perry for over thirty years so I've seen all sides to him. So what was behind Baron's coach Darren Bellerby's thinking ? It has been over a decade since Doyle played competitive hockey and his more recent troubles have been well documented. The Solihull Barons this week set internet forums and twitter feeds alight with the shock signing of Perry Doyle, one of the most colourful and controversial characters to emerge from the UK hockey scene over the last twenty years. controversial defenceman returns to hockey at the place where it began for him. ![]()
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