Justin Bieber Takes Part in UK Ice Hockey Practice with Manchester Storm

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Manchester Storm were joined by Justin Bieber for their Tuesday practice session as the Canadian pop star took a break from his UK Tour. 

Per BBC Sport, the Elite Ice Hockey League outfit presented the 22-year-old with a Storm jersey and gave him a spot in the locker room before he joined the team for a drink after the session.

Storm posted a team photo with Bieber on their Twitter feed, while BBC Radio Manchester provided footage of the Toronto Maple Leafs fan finding the net during practice:

Surprise late night visit this evening at the @Mcr_Storm! Thanks for joining us @justinbieber! #WeAreStorm pic.twitter.com/8EkG4IoSEz

— Manchester Storm (@Mcr_Storm) October 25, 2016

The one and only @justinbieber took to the ice with @Mcr_Storm last night - and he scored a goal https://t.co/DyV7GZKwff pic.twitter.com/oiLihAvy4g

— BBC Radio Manchester (@BBCRadioManc) October 26, 2016

The team's general manager, Neil Russell, said the singing sensation was "a really good skater" and explained how Bieber ended up at training, per Emily Heward and George Odling in the Manchester Evening News:

I sent him an email a few weeks ago and heard nothing back. Then I got a call on Monday saying he would be very keen to meet up with the team for a skate. He cancelled on us three times but then they got in touch tonight and said, "I'm on my way."

So I got the team together and we were all skating with him for a good hour or so. And now we are at the pub with him. [...]

He just loves getting out on the ice, I think it must relieve the pressure of touring. The boys had a great time hanging out with him, he came into the changing room with us and everything. And he signed a jersey for us. He had a good skate and now we're all at the pub now. Word soon got out so there was a bit of a crowd at the rink.

It is not the first time Bieber has made a shock appearance at a low-key sporting event during the UK leg of his Purpose world tour.

He joined a football match at Highgate School in north London earlier this month:

Look who turned up today for Senior Football! @highgate1565 met @justinbieber #JustinBieber #HighgateFootball #FieldofDreams 😃⚽️ pic.twitter.com/Qd7393L57U

— HighgateSpEx (@HighgateSpEx) October 12, 2016

Thursday evening begins a three-night run for Bieber in Glasgow before he heads to Dublin. 

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