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this week and it will make the task ahead of us even harder than it would have been.

“Kestrels are competing at the top end of the table and seem to have a good balance in their squad.

“There is speed and physicality so we need to try to contain both.

“It’s going to be a mammoth task and we’re going to have guys playing in roles they’re not used to. However, we’re not going out to roll over for anyone.”

DUNDEE Comets travel to Dumfries to take on Solway Stingrays on Sunday and will be looking to pick up another vital win in their quest to lift the SNL trophy.

The Tayside team currently sit in third place on 14 points, and a victory can see them leapfrog Aberdeen.

THE Scottish Ice Hockey Association has announced its 25-player National Development squads for this season.

Stars U/16 netminder Dale Shearer will line up with Dundee team-mate Drew Rumgay for the U/17 Scots.

At U/15 level, Stars’ Ben Brown, Rio Page, Luca De Simone, Christian Clark, Josh Hamilton, Owen Kinmond, Jamie Edmonds, Liam Griffin and Alex Gorrie, along with Dundee-born Harvey Topen (Fife), will be taking part in the training event over the Christmas period.

CJ Ward, Darren Donaldson, Lachlan McMillan, Gary Kelly and Jack Hutton have been selected for the U/13 squad.

Ben O’Connor and Mathieu Roy. Gould scored in that game and is looking to net again this weekend.