Fife Flyers add second netminder in move which brings goalie back to Scotland

He joins from NIHL outfit Berkshire Bees, but will be familiar to fans from his previous stint with Dundee Stars where he understudied former Fife netminder, Adam Morrison, icing in 17 games in 2021-22 and 13 the following season.

Born in Newport, Wales, Preece started his career with Cardiff Devils’ junior development before spending two seasons with the Ontario Hockey Academy at under-18 level. He made his EIHL debut in 2017-18 with six games for Coventry Blaze before going on to be part of Stars’ organisation for three seasons.

Last season he switched to the NIHL to become the starting netminder with Bees where he posted a saves percentage of .881 in 44 regular season games and .848 across 6 post season games.

Preece arrives as Andy Little departs to join SNL outfit Kirkcaldy Kestrels where he will challenge Craig Holland for the starting slot. The new goalie is another piece of the jigsaw in place for head coach Tom Coolen, who said: “Brython comes to us with game experience from the EIHL and the motivation to become a better player. He is a welcome addition.”

Preece also spoke warmly of his return to Scotland, adding: “I’m very excited to join Flyers. I’ve heard nothing but good things about the club and coach Coolen. I’m excited to get the season underway.”