Phoenix look to Huppe firepower

ICE HOCKEY:

MANCHESTER Phoenix have signed Curtis Huppe in a bid to bolster their goalscoring ahead of the EPL Ice Hockey season.

The experienced forward has notched more than 280 points in the EPL for Coventry, Belfast and Hull. He has also played in the East Coast, Western and Central Hockey Leagues in the United States.

Player-coach Tony Hand (43), who scored in excess of 100 points last season, has also confirmed he will ice in his 28th season in British Hockey.