32 Mark McGill

Mark McGill, a former teammate of forward Adam McNicoll, hails from Broxburn near Edinburgh and arrives in Gillingham having appeared in the Elite League for both the Edinburgh Capitals and Dundee Stars. More recently the netminder spent a stint with the Solway Sharks in the NIHL North before joining the Dundee Comets in the Scottish National League towards the end of last season where he finished with a save percentage of 93.5 from 8 outings between the posts. His efforts helped the side finish the campaign with the second best defensive record despite a fourth placed finish and in 2014/15 he has continued to impress when featuring with a save rate of 93.9%. Now he will be looking to match those statistics south of the border as he flies down to Kent to join the Dynamos at the Silver Blades Gillingham.

“MARK JOINS US HAVING ALREADY SAMPLED GAME DAY AND THE MORE RIGOROUS TRAINING OF THE ELITE LEAGUE IN HIS CAREER AND I’M SURE THAT EXPERIENCE WILL PROVE INVALUABLE AS HE LOOKS TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION IN THE NIHL SOUTH. HAVING PLAYED IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWDS AT A HIGHER LEVEL HE WILL BE USED TO THE PRESSURE THAT COMES WITH HIS POSITION AND WILL OFFER US AN ASSURED SET OF HANDS WITH MARK LEE UNABLE TO COMMIT TO EVERY FIXTURE. HE IS ALREADY KEEN TO GET GOING AND, AS A FORMER TEAMMATE OF ADAM MCNICOLL, IS HAVING LITTLE TROUBLE SETTLING IN WITH THE SIDE.

KEVIN PARRISH