It has been a very long month, with travel to Scotland and the year-end rush in the way, but most of all, a massive amount of fixtures throughout the November slate for the EIHL calendar. There were 47 games played throughout the month, with 5 of those to wrap up the Challenge Cup group stages,... Continue Reading →
For this season, I had taken on another stats related and content related endeavour to rank each EIHL game week to track form and create opportunities for further fanbase discussion. Of course, this is run through the EIHL Face-Off Podcast as an additional feature to the weekly show, where listeners will get first access to... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 5 - 1 - 1, 11pts, 3rd Place CARDIFF, WALES - Devils faced off against a determined Storm team with a sharp focus on playing their game, avoiding the penalty box and loading up in front of net. A ket focus would have been to convert on the power play and... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 4 - 1 - 1, 9pts, 3rd Place CARDIFF, WALES - Devils host Manchester Storm on Saturday evening for their second league game of the week, before finishing off their group stage games in the cup at Flames the following day. Devils have been victorious against both opponents so far this... Continue Reading →
This weekend Devils face off at home against a stubborn Clan outfit before a crucial road game vs Steelers, which would determine the outlook of their group in the cup. It has been a pretty decent start to Paul Thompsons' tenure in their initial 10 games across the EIHL, here is how it has shaped... Continue Reading →
Challenge Cup So Far; 5 - 3 - 0, 10pts, 2nd Place, 0.63 Win% CARDIFF, WALES - Devils downed then routed at home, putting their campaign into a nervy conclusion, with a lot of thought left over for the team. It was a weekend that could have seen the first team realistically progress with games... Continue Reading →
Challenge Cup So Far; 5 - 2 - 0, 10pts, 1st Place Group A, Win% - 0.71 CARDIFF, WALES - After a lightning fast start, the home team struck up a 3 goal lead and in itself, reopens an age old debate in the hockey world, which lead is worse, by two or by three.... Continue Reading →
Gritty Series marred by ejections made hard for Devils, who pick up 4 point weekend Challenge Cup So Far; 5 - 0 - 1, 10pts, 1st Place CARDIFF, WALES - In the first game of the home/away double header vs Manchester Storm, Devils had to keep their cool as much as possible against an opponent... Continue Reading →
Challenge Cup So Far; 3 - 1 - 0, 6pts, 2nd Place It was a game that felt very familiar in a lot of ways, but ultimately one that wasn't to be, as you cannot win them all. While Devils certainly had their chances, Blaze's Matt Robson stayed solid between the pipes, as they let... Continue Reading →
Challenge Cup So Far; 3 - 0 - 0, 6pts, 1st Place, Group A CARDIFF, WALES - It was a night of big expectations and some ready to go storylines for a visiting team with a host of former players, hungry to build on a good win the week before. For the home team, it... Continue Reading →
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