Tony Hand happy to see improvement in Racers
Racers led twice in the match through goals from Daniel Abercrombie and a third-period marker from Joel Gautschi. However, Blackburn, in a feisty penalty-filled encounter, scored the game winner with less than seven minutes remaining.
Hand, in just his fifth game in charge of the newly-formed club, who play predominantly in the amateur Scottish National League, said: “I was delighted with the performance, especially five-on-five. I thought we competed really well. The atmosphere created by our fans was great as well, there’s a lot to be pleased about.
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Hide Ad“In the end Blackburn showed a little bit more experience than us, but I really felt we deserved something from the game. From a coaching standpoint it was a huge improvement from the way we played last week (in an 8-2 loss at Billingham Stars).
“There was a lot of penalties taken on both sides and I think that knocked both teams off their stride. There’s lots we can work on, especially our power-play, but we played well against a team who play at a higher level than us.”
Racers return to SNL action this weekend, when they entertain Dundee Tigers at Murrayfield on Sunday, face-off 6pm.