Prospect Daniel Crowe continues to give cover to the Steelers import netminding duo of Greenfield and De Filippo with a continuation into his second season of a two-way contract between the Sheffield Steelers and Sheffield Steeldogs.

Originally from Newcastle, 6-foot 2-inch Crowe took himself over to North America to study between 2016 and 2023 and has represented Great Britain at U20 level on two separate occasions. Crowe has also racked up 43 regular season appearances for the Steelers dogs resulting in a .864 save percentage and continues to progress on and off the ice and will have ambitions to challenge for minutes between the pipes for the Steelers during this season.

On signing the two-way deal, Coach Fox commented on his prospect, “Dan has practiced very well with us has played great down with the Dogs. He’s at a great age and is a big goalie who competes hard and wants to get better. We wanted to make sure he’s able to continue his development here with us for the foreseeable future, so we have extended his contract through the 24-25 season with a club option for the 25-26 season.

“It’s a great opportunity to solidify both our clubs with a great young prospect that can give him the right opportunity to practice with us and an opportunity to play the games needed for goalie development.”

Club owner Tony Smith also added, “I’m thrilled we have been able to add so much young potential so soon. We want the best youngsters in the country playing here and seeing that the pathway to the Steelers is real”.