Hockey Simon Gougnard going to be next season playing hockey for the doctoral KHC Leuven, so you made the Red Lion is known. The duration of the contract must still be determined, but his choice to club Waterloo Ducks to leave is made. “The ambitious project of Leuven pleases me well,” said the world champion.
KHC Leuven were relegated last season from the highest division, but next year the party in the Audi Hockey League. “My brother Boris has for Leuven played, and that means there are good user reviews about. I will play a key role within the team, and that’s really what I was looking for,” says the 28-year-old Gougnard. “It wasn’t an easy decision, because I’m hooked on the Watducks. Everything ran fine here, but I want this challenge to really engage. I will be in 2020, indeed, no Euro League play. That had an influence on my decision, but choosing is losing.”
Gougnard left Waterloo ten years ago for the Dutch league. Played there the midfielder for Tilburg, Orange-Black and Bloemendaal. Via Racing Brussels, he came two years ago, back in the Watducks. The Red Lions took Gougnard after earning the world title in Bhubaneswar for a break as international. National coach Shane McLeod can next week in the Pro League for the first time again on Gougnard count.
