The Invicta Dynamos’ agitator Alan Lack has left the club following a meeting with Head Coach Kevin Parrish on Tuesday in which the forward revealed his desire to return home.

Alan Lack arrived at the club in the summer from the EPL’s Bracknell Hornets and was the first player to be announced on the team’s 2013/14 roster.

Since then he went on to quickly established himself as a fans’ favourite with his hard hits, high work rate and willingness to drop the gloves making him popular with the Dynamos support.

Now though, the boisterous forward brings an early halt to his time at the Silver Blades Gillingham after just 10 games in which he netted 3 times, claimed 2 assists and also tallied 60 minutes of penalties.

Speaking on the departure of Alan Lack, Head Coach Kevin Parrish revealed that the skater would be leaving for personal reasons having held discussions with him as recently as Tuesday.

Parrish said, “When Alan joined us in the summer it made a move further south necessary and he has struggled to settle here since switching Berkshire for Kent. After relocating he has found it difficult to find a new job and ultimately he has decided that he now wants to return home for off-ice reasons”.

Parrish then went on to wish Lack well in future whilst adding that he still had every confidence in his team ahead of this weekend’s double header with the Wightlink Raiders.

The Head Coach said, “Ultimately it’s disappointing to lose a player of Alan’s abilities, especially so early in the season when the team is showing signs of gelling and reaching their peak. However these things happen in hockey and we must now wish Alan well for the future, thank him for his efforts in a Dynamos jersey and look to move forward with the rest of the team.”

“We still have a very strong side here at the club who have become a tight knit group and we all go into this weekend’s games looking forward to the challenge of overcoming the Wightlink Raiders”.

Meanwhile Alan Lack thanked the club’s supporters for their backing via his Twitter account by saying, “Just want to say a massive thank you to the Invicta Dynamos fans and team but due to personal reasons I have made the decision to leave. Good luck with the rest of the year”.

Picture supplied by David Trevallion.