Leeds Chiefs looking to build on solid early fanbase
After making their inaugural appearance in Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Sheffield Steeldogs, the Chiefs face their next nine games on the road, continuing this Sunday in Shropshire against Telford Tigers.
With work still to be completed on the new Elland Road rink, league bosses agreed to a delay in the Chiefs’ staging their first home fixture.
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And after being cheered on by around 400 noisy fans at Ice Sheffield at the weekend, player-coach Sam Zajac is hoping the team’s following will be even bigger when they finally skate out on to home ice.
“The support we had on Sunday was great,” said Zajac.
“We kind of heard through the week little rumours that quite a few tickets had been sold and to get such a great support in our first game - for a team that doesn’t even have a home yet - it was pretty special.
“They were very loud throughout the game and we tried to give them a lot to cheer about and, going forward, we’ll try to give them a lot more to cheer about.”
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