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 →
Weekend Review; Devils Inconsistency Averages Even Amongst The Top
League Record So Far; 9 - 3 - 2, 20pts, 3rd Place L10GP; 6 - 3 - 1 CARDIFF, WALES - The Cardiff Devils took 3 points from 4 on a weekend that continued a trend of late, which has become all too familiar across the last few seasons. Scoring 9, conceding 5 and shutout... Continue Reading →
Devils on the Road: Scottish Triple Header – Must Win Final Game
Scottish Triple Header Boils Down to Must Win Game vs Flyers League Record So Far; 7 - 3 - 1, 15pts, 3rd Place L10GP; 6 - 3 - 1 KIRKCALDY, SCOTLAND - The long awaited Scottish triple header finally got scheduled, to the excitement of many travelling Devils fans, with the expectation of at least... Continue Reading →
Weekend Review; Devils Snap Road Skid at Steelers after Dominating Current Champs
League Record So Far; 7 - 1- 1, 15pts, 2nd Place L5GP; 4 - 1 - 0 CARDIFF, WALES - It took a long time, but Devils finally ended another poor record against a rival, as they swept aside a Steelers team that had no answer for their visitors, which would be etched into the... Continue Reading →
Game Review; Devils Dominate in Long Awaited Display vs Giants
League Record So Far; 6 - 1 - 1, 13pts, 3rd Place L5GP; 4 - 1 - 0 (8pts) CARDIFF, WALES - Devils turned the up heat against a run down Giants team to firmly put themselves into the leading pack early on in the EIHL campaign. Following a defeat a little over a week... Continue Reading →
A look Ahead to the Weekend
League Record So Far; 5 - 1 - 1, 11pts, 3rd Place L5GP; 3 - 1 - 1 CARDIFF, WALES - Cardiff Devils host rivals Belfast Giants Friday night at home in the Vindico before to hit the road vs current league leaders and fierce foes, Sheffield Steelers. It is a big weekend for the... Continue Reading →
EIHL Power Rankings Unlocked
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 →
Game Review; Devils Weather Storm for Confident Win
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 →
Devils Fall in Belfast as Key Players Go MIA
League Record So Far; 4 - 1 - 1, 9pts, 3rd Place The SSE in Belfast has never been kind to the Cardiff Devils, especially in the last few years. Even with a gift of a goal to help them get started, they failed to step up to their league rivals and were left, again,... Continue Reading →
Weekend Review: Devils Secure 4 Point Weekend
League Record So Far; 4 - 0 - 1, 9pts, 1st Place CARDIFF, WALES - Devils skated home from Coventry with a comfortable road win to cement a 4 point weekend, to bounce back from a week of disappointing results and outcomes. There was a lot to discuss before the weekend begun, however, it felt... Continue Reading →
