Taylor Craigie starts for Beeston

 Another signing I missed was New Zealand international (and former NZ junior international) Taylor Craigie signing with Beeston. The Nottinghamshire side are seemingly turning to the internationally experienced goalkeeper instead of Sam Hujwan with him starting a number of games so far this season. It will be interesting to see if this pattern of bringing in international goalkeepers will continue for Premier league sides in the years to come, while the more standup style goalkeeper adapts to the challenges and style of English hockey this season.

Stan Cooke replaces Asif

Late update for goalkeeper transfer movements but it turns out Stan Cooke has replaced Alex Asif at Bromley and Beckenham. It looks like BromBecks are relying on youth with the young goalkeeper getting the chance to take over full time and coaching staff are putting their trust in the young goalie. It will be interesting to see how things pan out for them and how well/quickly Stan adapts to the pace and skill of national league play.

Asif at Old Georgians

Turns out I was wrong (as usual!) as Alex Asif has moved to Old Georgians and was part of the EHL squad last weekend as the league winners played out their round games in Europe. My information was old/rumours/dud as he may have been training with Wimbledon in the summer but joined the Weybridge side instead. Mark Haycroft is at Wimbledon and has been competing for games, starting instead of Ore for the last couple.

Anton van Loggerenberg

Another big goalkeeper signing in the preseason was South African international Anton van Loggerenberg signing with Southgate in their return to the Premier league. Anton was a been a big help for South Africa in their promotion from their international group and is looking to test his ability and mettle abroad. It will be interesting to see how he gets on as the first South Africa international goalie to be playing in the English leagues since Chris Hibbert who also used to play for Southgate. It is good to see how the English league is seen as a benchmark for development and top tier competitive play drawing in international players.

Dewi Roblin joins Surbiton

Another goalkeeper signing in the merry go round of transfers this preseason was Dewi Roblin moving from Hampstead and Westminster to Surbiton. With Ore moving to Wimbledon, Dewi will slot in behind Mazarelo and offer coverage when James is away on international duty, whilst also playing national league with the 2s. The signing is a good example of getting goalkeeping depth sorted for clubs with international players and will see Dewi stay in contention for Wales goalkeeping depth as well as playing indoor with Surbiton, having playing experience for H&W in the indoor format.

Ore joins Wimbledon

Ore Ogunlana has moved from Surbiton to Wimbledon, with James Bailey presumably returning after long serving the Surrey side in the National Premier league and European competitive player. Ore is known for his memorable performance gaining Surbiton their first EHL medal and will obviously be looking to push on and get regular playing time in the Premier league since Mazarelo's arrival after his days playing at Loughborough.

You can see him playing at 3:20 in the highlights reel of Week 1 from the English Hockey League: 

Men's Premier Division Highlights Week 1 - YouTube

Alex Asif joins Wimbledon

Late news as always, but Alex Asif has moved from Bromley & Beckenham to Wimbledon, adding to Wimbledon's goalkeeping depth. I'm still not sure who exactly has filled the open spot at Bromley but it will be interesting to see how Alex gets on playing national league with Wimbledon's 2s and staying in competition in Wales' goalkeeping depth as a Wales development squad player.