Alex Oldale signs for the Sheffield Steeldogs From The Manchester Storm!
It is a huge signing of intent from the Steeldogs that we mean business in 2025-26 in bringing the most promissing young British goalie back to Ice Sheffield where he has signed a two way contract with the Steeldogs and Steelers.
Of course Alex will be no stranger to ICE Sheffield, he has spent many years there in the Sheffield junior system.
However, In 2022-23 Alex left and headed to Blackburn to play in NIHL 1 for the Hawks posting an impressive 90.2% saves against average in 20 league games
After representing Great Britain at U18 and U20, Alex moved on to the Elite League with Manchester Storm, starting 13 games, claiming his first proffessional wins (4 in total) and posting another 90% plus saves against average in 2023-24
With another valuable year’s experience behind him with the Storm last season, Alex now moves home to take the starting goalies position with the Steeldogs under new head coach Slava Koulikov.
Steeldogs General Manager Jamie Mcllroy said “We’ve said that we wanted to bring Sheffield players home to play hockey where they belong.
“Alex fits that mould, and he’s a player who we’ve monitored for quite some time. He’s spent the past few Seasons away from Sheffield, in search of opportunities to develop his game. Now that we have the direct affiliation with the Steelers, we’re able to give him the scope to reach his full potential, whilst gaining valuable minutes with us to push him onto the next level.
He’s shown that he’s more than capable of performing at Elite League level when called upon; that’s why we’ll be looking for him to come in and give us the best chance of winning, regardless of our opponents. I believe this will be a breakout Season for Alex, and he’s hungry to come in and battle to establish himself as a go-to-guy.”
