Leeds Chiefs bolster forward options with signing of winger Connor Henderson

INCOMING: Connor Henderson, seen in action for Solway Sharks last season, has signed up with NIHL National outfit Leeds Chiefs. Picture kindly supplied by Colin Lawson.

The 22-year-old winger is the latest player to cross the Scottish border and head down to West Yorkshire, joining several former of his former Solways Sharks team-mates.

Lewis Baldwin, Joe Coulter, Steven Moore, Richard Bentham and Lewis Houston all played alongside Henderson for the Sharks last season.

Before Henderson – who has been busy this season in his final year of university – 18-year-old Houston was the most recent to make the trip south, with Chiefs’ player-coach Zajac believing both players to possess similar attributes.

Connor Henderson will hook up with former Solway Sharks team-mates at Leeds Chiefs, including Lewis Houston and Steven Moore above. Picture courtesy of Kevin Slyfield.

“He’s a fantastic skater and a real workhorse and he has that same tenacity and footspeed as Lewis, something you are always on the lookout for.

“He’s a young guy, too, which appeals to us as we’re keen to bring these younger guys in, hungry players who want to improve themselves”

Because of his studies, Henderson will not be available for all the Chiefs’ remaining games this season, but goes straight into the line-up this weekend.

“He’s looking at maybe coming down and playing at this level next season, so he wants to get his name out there. We’re more than happy to give him that platform and he’ll obviously help us along the way too.”