NEWS: Hendrikx finally glad to work with Finner
NEXT HOME GAME: The Braehead Clan face the Belfast Giants in an exciting start to the season on Sunday 28th August (6:00pm face-off). Tickets will be available from Monday 1st August via TICKETMASTER, by calling 0844 499 1700 or direct at the Braehead Arena box office.
intu Braehead Clan’s newest defenceman Trevor Hendrikx says the time was finally right to team up with head coach Ryan Finnerty.
The former Cardiff man is a player long coveted by Clan’s head coach and the pursuit finally paid off when Hendrikx agreed to a move to Glasgow.
And the 31-year-old reckons it was time for a change as he heads to Scotland from the Welsh capital for next season.
“I think he wore me down,” laughed Hendrikx. “Seriously though, it just seems like the right time and a good fit for my style of game and for what Ryan’s trying to accomplish.
“I saw it as a great opportunity. I’d been speaking with Ryan and Gareth (Chalmers) in the last few summers and decided it was time for a change of scenery.
“Everything about the organisation I liked and they seem to do things the right way. Every year, they’re always challenging at the top end, which is an important part actually.
“A lot of the other players that have signed, I’m excited to see and Ryan seems to be building a really strong team, something I’m more than happy to be a part of.”
Hendrikx also spoke of his experiences in playing against the Clan when he was part of Andrew Lord’s Cardiff Devils side the last two seasons.
And he generalised as he discussed the increasing quality of the Elite League as a whole, outlining how come to the UK benefits a player like himself.
He added: “When I played against Braehead I always found them to be a good team. They were fast and hard working and every time we played them, it was always a close game.
“They won against us a few times too as I recall so it’s nice to be joining a team with that calibre.
“But I love the passion of the fans in the Elite League and the league itself has really improved. It’s a high calibre and as a Canadian, you get the best of both worlds.
“Sometimes you move to a country where you don’t speak the language and other barriers. With the Elite League, the hockey’s good and there’s other Canadians or English speakers there too.
“The level of teams that are involved is good and we’re seeing a higher quality of player coming over as well, which shows how the league has grown. It’s an exciting time right now.”
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