SOMMERVILLE Gavin
Shirt number: 1
Date of Birth: 03/01/1984
Nationality: Scotland
Match results
| 11 | 5 Oct 15:15 |
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Wimbledon HC WIM | 3 - 1 | Western Wildcats HC WWC |
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Recap |
| 15 | 6 Oct 14:45 |
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Waterloo Ducks HC WAT | 2 - 1 | Western Wildcats HC WWC |
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Recap |
* Won by shoot-out
About Western Wildcats HC
Western Wildcats are competing in their third successive EHL campaign having earned a ninth place finish overall in Barcelona a year ago with their win over TJ Plzen-Litice.
This time around, Vishal Marwaha has come back in as head coach for his second stint with the club and he has added some strong players to the line-up.
Scottish international Jamie Golden has joined the club after a two-year spell with Surbiton where he won EHL bronze in 2022 and then a year with Hamburger Polo Club, meaning he will see many former team mates around the EHL KO16 weekend.
His fellow Bluestick Tommy Austin joins from Kelburne; they lined out this summer with AJ Lochrin, Andrew McAllister and Fraser Moran, playing key roles for Scotland.
Captain Rob Harwood has taken a sabbatical from playing for Scotland to focus on his career in the US Sports Scholarship industry. He also has lots of international experience having played in 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, in 2022 alongside Golden.
Gavin Sommerville in goal is one of the EHL originals, playing in the first season back in 2007/08 with Kelburme.
Another newcomer is Simon Wells who has played for Australia at youth level and, more recently, played for Adelaide Fire in Hockey One league.
Cameron Moran and Rohan Marwaha (nephew of Vishal) are young players who both played for Scotland this summer at Under-21 and Under-18 level respectively. Dutch teenager Just Noordzij joins the club as he starts his studies in Scotland.
Moving on from the panel, Callum Duke returned to Hillhead, Iain McFadden goes back to Edinburgh University and Jack McKenzie returned to Kelburne.
Jonathan Christie – who scored against TJ Plzeň-Litice last year – has retired after a memorable career with Kelburne and then Western.
EHL History
2008/09 – ROUND1
2022/23 – 17th place
2023/24 – 9th place
The team
MENZIES Scott
Shirt number: 2
Date of Birth: 25/07/2002
Nationality: Scotland
LOCHRIN Andrew
Shirt number: 3
Date of Birth: 18/03/2001
Nationality: Scotland
HERMSEN Luc
Shirt number: 4
Date of Birth: 05/10/2003
Nationality: Netherlands
AUSTIN Tommy
Shirt number: 5
Date of Birth: 25/04/2007
Nationality: Scotland
GOLDIE Fabian
Shirt number: 6
Date of Birth: 27/01/1007
Nationality: Scotland
GOLDEN Jamie
Shirt number: 7
Date of Birth: 24/12/2001
Nationality: Scotland
GALT Hamish
Shirt number: 8
Date of Birth: 21/02/1997
Nationality: Scotland
HARWOOD Rob
Shirt number: 10
Date of Birth: 15/07/1997
Nationality: Scotland
CALDER Fraser
Shirt number: 11
Date of Birth: 29/06/2000
Nationality: Scotland
HOMFRAY Nikki
Shirt number: 12
Date of Birth: 26/11/1995
Nationality: Scotland
MORAN Fraser
Shirt number: 13
Date of Birth: 27/01/2001
Nationality: Scotland
MCALLISTER Andrew
Shirt number: 14
Date of Birth: 27/04/2001
Nationality: Scotland
MORAN Cameron
Shirt number: 15
Date of Birth: 13/12/2003
Nationality: Scotland
MACKENZIE Adam
Shirt number: 16
Date of Birth: 18/06/2003
Nationality: Scotland
WELLS Simon
Shirt number: 17
Date of Birth: 05/03/1999
Nationality: Australia
NOORDZIJ Just
Shirt number: 18
Date of Birth: 16/11/2005
Nationality: Netherlands
COWAN Euan
Shirt number: 19
Date of Birth: 19/12/2001
Nationality: Scotland
WALLACE Craig
Shirt number: 20
Date of Birth: 10/01/1991
Nationality: Scotland
BABER Dean
Shirt number: 21
Date of Birth: 19/05/1999
Nationality: Scotland
MACLELLAN Ben
Shirt number: 22
Date of Birth: 30/08/2007
Nationality: Scotland
MARWAHA Rohan
Shirt number: 23
Date of Birth: 31/08/2006
Nationality: Scotland
BANKS Cameron
Shirt number: 25
Date of Birth: 08/10/1999
Nationality: Scotland
MILLER Devan
Shirt number: 30
Date of Birth: 06/11/2003
Nationality: Scotland
PRENTICE Mark
Shirt number: 40
Date of Birth: 30/10/1979
Nationality: Scotland
PRENTICE Sandy
Shirt number: 50
Date of Birth: 04/12/2008
Nationality: Scotland