Jackson commits to Bees full-time

BRACKNELL Bees have announced another new signing for the 2020/21 season with the signature of young defenceman Luke Jackson.

Jackson has committed to the Bees full-time for the upcoming campaign, having made several appearances last season.

The 21-year-old Reading-born player started his playing career at Guildford, before coming to Bracknell in the summer of 2013 playing both Under 16 and Under 18 games.

He repeated this in the following season before heading to Canada and playing Midget hockey in the Ontario Hockey Academy and the following for two seasons.

He also made five appearances for the Great Britain Under 18s in 2016/17.

Throughout his junior career, Luke developed a hugely powerful shot which went on to delight Hive regulars last season when he released it in the black, white and gold of the Bees.

He made his Bees debut in

2017/18 upon his return to the UK, scoring his first goal plus an assist in 29 games.

The following season he played both Bees in NIHL1 and Hornets in NIHL2 as well as Stingers in the England Under 20 league.

Head coach Doug Sheppard said: “Luke has improved as much as anyone over the past two seasons. He’s worked extremely hard to get his game where it is now.

“I’m looking forward to see what Luke can do playing a prominent role for the Bees next season.”

And Luke was pleased to be putting pen to paper on the deal.

“I’m looking forward to the new season and excited to see what our team can do,” he said.