Fife Flyers’ team leader signs for rivals Dundee Stars
Fife Flyers have lost of one of their most influential players to their rivals.
Keaton Jameson has joined Dundee Stars after just one season in Kirkcaldy where he was one of the driving forces across every game, and was a player at the very top of the fans’ wish list to return.
Jameson won the Fife Free Press ‘Mirror of Merit’ trophy, led the team in goals and points, and led the league in face-off wins and face offs taken; data which underlined the impact he had on the ice.
The former Glasgow Clan import joined Flyers and revelled in the greater role he was given by then coach, Jamie Russell.
He said: “I’m very excited to sign with Dundee. I think it’s going to be a good opportunity for me and it seems like we’ll have a really competitive team, so I’m excited for that. This will be my third Scottish city to live in and I’ve heard nothing but good things about Dundee, so I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
“I wasn’t necessarily looking to complete the Scottish trifecta, per se, but I wanted somewhere that I was going to have a lot of opportunity, play a big role and be on a team that I think is going to be competitive. I felt like Dundee was the perfect fit for me.”
Jameson could well be one of new Stars coach, Scott Dutertre’s keys signings of the summer as he prepares for his first season in British hockey, having taken over from Marc Lefebvre.
Added Jameson: “Scott seems like an experienced coach who has seen a lot of hockey, and I think he’ll do a good job leading us this year.”
“I think work ethic is the first thing people would recognise about my game. It’s something I take a lot of pride in and something a lot of the success I’ve had in my career has stemmed from. I take pride in being a strong 200-foot centre, being good in the face-off circle and being hard to play against.”
“There’s a lot of optimism around this year. I think we’ll have a really strong group and things will be a lot better than last year. We’re going to be a competitive team that’s back in the play-off hunt, and we’ll be a hard team to play against.”