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 →
The regular season is over and the focus is now on the shortest professional playoff format in hockey. Once again, Devils find themselves with a salvage operation, after letting their impressive grip on the summit of the table slip into obscurity, frustration and produce an underwhelming end to a season of promise, well earned speculation... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 28 - 15 - 2, 58pts, 4th Place L10GP; 6 - 4 - 0, Trend = Improved Cardiff Devils host Dundee Stars before a road trip to Sheffield just days after a cup final loss to those Giants, hoping to bounce back and earn some pride for the run in toward... Continue Reading →
Belfast Giants host the Cardiff Devils in the eagerly anticipated and prolonged finale for the cup season, as they vie to repeat the fixture from 2022, where the hosts emerged victors amongst some, dubious comments from a former Devils coach. Unlike what has been promoted by the league, this is the 2nd chance of silverware... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 28 - 15 - 2, 58pts, 4th Place L10GP; 6 - 4 - 0, Trend = Increasing CARDIFF, WALES - Devils hosted title chasing and 3rd placed Panthers in a show down that kicked off the last 10 games left in regular season, on the eve of a big night in... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 26 - 15 - 2, 54pts, 4th Place L10GP; 5 - 5- 0, Trend = Increased Devils hit the road for what will be a pivotal and important game vs old foes, Coventry Blaze, who are having a stellar season with just 3 points between them. This season has seen many... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 26 - 15 - 2, 56pts, 4th Place L10GP; 5 - 5 - 0, Trend = Increased Devils capped off an unbeaten contest vs Flyers this season with another 6 goal win, their 3rd straight against the struggling Scots, after the first three games seeing just 5 past each game. Here... Continue Reading →
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