Hull Sting Caps in Pre-Season Contest

Hull Fans will be filled with excitement for what lies ahead while Caps fans will write it off as a pointless fixture as the Stngrays ran out 9-0 winners over Edinburgh tonight.

Jereme Tendler started as he means to go on, netting two on the night at Hull Arena.

Last year’s players’ player of the year and forward of the year took just 138 seconds to put Stingrays in front.

Matty Davies made it 2-0 just 51 seconds into the middle session, Tendler (31.45) and an Omar Pacha rocket (32.21) in his first game for the club put Stingrays 4-0 ahead with fellow new recruit Guillaume Doucet adding a fifth at 36.31.

Doucet, who also notched four assists, scored his second at 49.29 and Davies also doubled his tally (52.51 delayed penalty goal) before a quickfire late brace from Bobby Chamberlain (54.18 and 54.58) – the first a stunner – rounded off the scoring. The ninth goal prompted a Capitals timeout and Stingrays netminder Ben Bowns then completed his shut-out.

Player-coach Sylvain Cloutier said: “It was a good work-out and good to get the legs going. These four exhibition games are about getting to know each other, getting our systems working and making sure everyone is on the same page by the time we play Nottingham.

“It was good for Doucet to get a couple of goals in his first game, Pacha also scored and Suderman was solid back there. I also thought Jamie Chilcott and Scott Robson had good games, they were very composed.”