CARDIFF, WALES - Concordia University came to town after narrowly losing to Panthers the night before, with many expecting a game that would weigh heavily in favour of the home team. As speculated in the build up this week, this Canadian University team were not to be underestimated due to their efficient structure, hard-nosed play... Continue Reading →
CARDIFF, WALES - It has been a hot minute since the final announcement was made to confirm the official 25/26 season roster in South Wales, a summer that has split opinion right down the middle. Discussions about physicality over goals, goals over everything else and some, naïve arguments, that the goals already exist, so no... Continue Reading →
What to expect from the new coach; system, recruitment style, the current roster, changes and potential targets The 2024-25 EIHL Season The Cardiff Devils finished a disappointing 4th place last season, after a valiant beginning to their campaign, at one point having a healthy lead at the summit of the table. As the season wore... Continue Reading →
New Season, New Coach, New Era, Again... This is in all honestly already exhausting and repetitive, another year with a new regime behind the bench, meaning new focus, new strategy, new attitudes and a new identity to unpick. As a fan, this has become something of a Groundhog Day scenario. Will it ever end? Would... Continue Reading →
All Systems Go Amongst a Raft of Changes It should be fair to suggest that this was a season that got away from the Cardiff Devils. For all intents and purposes, this should have brought in 4 trophies, including a domestic grand slam and it wouldn't have been fair to the league. And rightly so.... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 23 - 14 - 2, 48pts, 4th Place L10GP; 3 - 7 - 0 This season hasn't been kind to the club or its fans in many circumstances. From never ending injuries to mishaps with game day experiences and parking calamities, wheels coming off the team and its own bus breaking... Continue Reading →
It was deadline day for international transfers and Devils didn't disappoint in their late season acquisition of American centre, Ben Almquist from Norwegian outfit, Lillehammer HC. The 6ft forward from Victoria, Minnesota will be seen as a much needed addition to help stem the ruptured artery of their squad in recent months. For some, a... Continue Reading →
Writer; Jordan Byers @JordanByers1997 Editor; Stephen Pye @hockeysteve8719 All Change for EIHL’s Scottish Teams Glasgow Clan A step in which Glasgow are continuing their growth and development under new owner Michael O’Rourke. New Screens are finally up and running, an overhaul in the match night experience for Clan fans in which the club tries to... Continue Reading →
This article was pre-written after 11 games in all EIHL competitions, however, surprisingly it is still a feature of the season for Devils hero, Ben Bowns. If the club had a Hall of Fame Alumni, he would be guaranteed along with Mark Richardson and Joey Martin. Bowns currently leads the league overall in both GAA... Continue Reading →
House Keeping It has been a quiet 10 days of late, as a bout of illness has hit the HockeySteve household, so first of all, apologies to the regular and awesome readers for no updates during this time. Own job aside, the one thing I felt guilty about was not being able to function enough... Continue Reading →
