SWINDON Wildcats youngster Glenn Billing blasted home four goals as his side put the Invicta Dynamos to the sword this evening.

A number of the Wildcats’ young players gained valuable ice time whilst 17-year-old Billing stole the show with a monster haul in front of goal as his side thrashed their National League opponents 9-1 at the Link Centre, handing their Challenge Cup goal difference a healthy boost.

Billing and Ollie Betteridge threatened early on for the home side before the Wildcats took the lead through Stevie Whitfield’s superb individual goal.

The Swindon D-man showcased his prowess at the other end of the ice as he weaved past a pair of challenges before finishing with aplomb, firing into the top corner past former Swindon netminder Chris Douglas.

But the Wildcats’ lead lasted just a matter of seconds as the Dynamos hit back, piling on the pressure from the face-off, with Steve Osman squeezing the puck home from close range after the home defence failed to clear their lines.

Midway through the first period, Aldridge’s men restored their lead in style as Jan Kostal and Betteridge played a slick one-two before the former crashed home an unstoppable slapshot to make it 2-1.

With just over a minute-and-a-half to go until the first break, Swindon got their third of the evening as Betteridge’s strike ricocheted through a crowd of players before finding its way into the net.

The Dynamos exerted some pressure in an early second period powerplay but the Wildcats quickly set about extending their lead, with Aaron Nell crashing home after getting on the end of Jonas Hoog’s cross-rink pass.

Kostal tested Douglas with a fearsome strike before youngster Billing had a moment to savour as he was sent racing clear one-on-one by Betteridge, with the teenager holding his nerve to out-fox Douglas and find the net.

Before the period was out, Swindon made it 6-1 as Billing’s fantastic lay-off with his skate set-up Hoog to blast home on his return to the Link.

The third period allowed the hosts to play with freedom and a stirring counter-attack saw Nell smartly lay the puck off to Billing, who smacked home his second of the evening from range to net a spectacular seventh for his side.

And then, Billing was celebrating for a third time as he fired through the legs of Douglas after reacting quickest to Nell’s drilled pass.

The youngster wasn’t done there though and, assisted by Hoog, he confidently found the net again to put the cherry on a dream outing and leave his team on cloud nine.