Cup Progress So Far; 4-3-0, 8pts, 3rd Place CARDIFF, WALES - Devils host group A leaders Steelers before hitting the road vs 2nd placed Panthers in a showdown that will determine the standings and positions for progression into the knock out stages of the challenge cup. Steelers currently lead, with a game in hand over... Continue Reading →
There have been some memorable milestones this past year to 18 months, especially for the stalwarts who are still going, as if they were in their mid twenties. Remarkable as it is, the games keep churning away and the Devils are still finding ways to keep themselves in front and being the team to beat... Continue Reading →
Challenge Cup So Far; 3-0-3, 6pts, 2nd Place L5GP; 2-3-0 CARDIFF, WALES - Devils hosted a desperate Panthers team that was also licking their wounds from a subpar start to their campaign, before heading on the road to face a Steelers team, also in the same boat, waiting to pounce on a weary, depleted Devils... Continue Reading →
Challenge Cup So Far; Group A; 2-0-2, 4pts, 2nd Place CARDIFF, WALES - It was another weekend of a gritty win at home, followed by a collapse on the road, this time, sparking a needed debate on roster usage, strengths and if the club need to assertively place the money where it was taken and... Continue Reading →
Detailing what to expect from the former Cardiff Devil and where he would likely fit at his new club. Cole Sanford is an elite pro skater, who possesses exceptional top six talent. He has a steely desire to win, but often lacks the disciplined fortitude to control his emotions, especially during high stakes games. He... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the home of the HockeySteve Stats & Insights, which delves into the EIHL and Cardiff Devils games. This is first of hopefully many downloadable guides over the course of running this, something of which I am very proud to put together. A lot of long hours crunching numbers, data gathering, mastering formulas, layout... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 15 - 3 - 4; 34 points, Joint 1st, 3rd Overall L10GP; 7 - 0 - 3 CARDIFF, WALES - It has been a period of weeks where the results have just churned along, with a quiet, uneasy tension behind them. Some games are too close to feel comfortable, some needed... Continue Reading →
The way the team has been set up and laid out has surprised many already this season, with the early part of the season featuring a line of Barrow - Olischefski - Busch. It was a choice considering higher skilled options for goal generation, but the method worked. Forecheck was great, game flow disruption was... Continue Reading →
