With the Premier Hockey League (PHL) now just three days away, former captain of the national men's team, Austin Smith , is relishing the opportunity to play in the competition for the first time.
Smith missed out on the 2016 PHL because of club commitments in the Netherlands, but timing has worked out in his favour this time around, and he'll take to the field with the Drakensberg Dragons team when the action gets under way at the Randburg Astro in Johannesburg this Saturday.
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