Raiders play a double header against Bristol Pitbulls, with the Sunday Home Game being kids fro £2.
Followed Sunday evening from 8pm, with the Teams Meet the Players Christmas party at the Ivy Tree Restaurant, 113-117 South Street (5 minute walk from the Sapphire).
Lee Power from the Romford Recorder writes;
Raiders will look to bring some Christmas cheer as they face Bristol Pitbulls in a National League double-header this weekend.
They travel to North Somerset on Saturday, before hosting a return meeting at Romford’s Sapphire Ice & Leisure Centre on Sunday (5.15pm).
And they do so having lost both matches in their double-header with high-flying Leeds Knights last weekend.
Bench coach Lewis Jones said: “Frustrating a little bit.
“I thought we played really well first two periods [on Saturday]. A good effort.
“Here [in Romford] we never got going in the first, fall behind.
“We’re going to go to work this week and hopefully bring it next week.”
Saturday’s match at Elland Road remained scoreless until just past the midway point when Shaun Miller put Raiders ahead.
But the hosts levelled just before the end of the middle session, then edged ahead with 11 minutes remaining before netting again to seal a 3-1 win.
“Tough to go to them and obviously to get on the board first is great,” added Jones.
“Tough to go to them and obviously to get on the board first is great,” added Jones.
“Going in 1-1 it could’ve gone either way and then we just kind of went a little bit flat final 10 and just struggled.
“I think we were short which didn’t help. Not going to use it as an excuse but it’s a tough night in the end.”
Miller picked up an injury which ruled him out of Sunday’s meeting, with Leeds moving two goals up inside 10 minutes.
Raiders player-coach Adam Laishram, deputising for Miller, was then handed a 5+game penalty for a check to the head and Leeds added a third soon after.
The visitors went 4-0 up at the midway mark, before losing Bailey Perre to a 5+game penalty for cross-checking.
And Andrew Shewfelt opened the Raiders account on another powerplay in the final period, after Leeds replaced starting goalie Sam Gospel with Harrison Walker, before Tjay Anderson added a second for the hosts.
Any hopes of a comeback were dashed, though, when Zach Yokoyama was binned for hooking and Leeds completed a 5-2 win while enjoying the man advantage.
Jones said: “The hit [by Laishram which led to a game misconduct], I’m not going to comment too much.
“That changes the game, 3-0 down, not happy with the first and we don’t play until the third period, which isn’t good enough from us.”
By Lee Power
@Recorder_Power
Sports editor