Jason is back at Steelers
JASON HEWITT can’t wait to slip into the orange Sheffield shirt again – five years since his last game for the Steelers.
The former Great Britain star, 37, will make his return in the condensed Elite League season, which gets underway at the beginning of next month.
Hewitt made close to 700 appearances for the top-flight outfit, winning eight major trophies, including four league titles and three play-offs, during his 11 seasons.
But he walked away in August 2016 after being offered a full-time job as a senior salesman with equipment suppliers Bauer.
He’s supplied his old club with skates, helmets, sticks, pucks and under armour but now he’s ready to step back into the squad wearing his old No.17 jersey.
Hewitt, a surprise pick by the Steelers in last week’s draft, said: “It was a bit of a risk going into the draft because I only wanted to go to Sheffield.
“I have never really thought I would ever play another game for them.”
Steelers’ opening game in the four-team Elite Series is against old rivals Nottingham on Saturday, April 3.
COVENTRY have agreed a new deal with American defenceman Chris Pohlkamp, 25, who made 57 appearances last year.
Blaze boss Danny Stewart said: “He’s young and hungry so we’re glad to get him back.”
LEE WESTWOOD marked being back in the world’s top 20 for the first time since 2013 by playing Augusta with his son Sam.
As a method of dealing with the disappointment of a second successive runner-up finish on the PGA Tour, a wander round Augusta National with your teenager should do the trick nicely.
Except, at 47, Westwood was in no need of any soothing balm after missing out to Justin Thomas at the Players Championship.
He said: “I do enjoy the game more now. I take it for what it is – a game. We’re
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just trying to get a little white ball into a little hole. It gets treated too seriously occasionally.
“With what’s going on in the world, it’s fun to be doing a job that I love and that I’ve done for 28 years, and I’m still doing it.
“I’m 48 in a month’s time, and I’m still out here contending for tournaments. It’s just a joy to be involved and still playing well and being able to contend.
“These are world-class fields. These are young guys that I’m giving 20, 25 years to. I’m enjoying it. It’s a thrill to be out here and still playing well.”
While Westwood admitted to feeling the pace on Sunday at Sawgrass, his putting continued to look better than in his prime.
He said: “People question whether I can hole putts under pressure and I rolled in a lot of must-make putts all day even though I probably had my
C game.”