CARDIFF, WALES - Since starting this almost two years ago, the hope was that there would be less new eras and some stability. As the build up starts, the team are being put through their paces on and off the ice, likely at a higher intensity than before. Along with this, they also dropped this... 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 →
League Record So Far; 21 - 7 - 2, 44pts, 2nd Place Devils hit the road for a long trip to Kirkcaldy, Scotland to face off against a defiant Flyers team, in what is the first time since they were top of the table this campaign, they go into a game behind another team. All... Continue Reading →
CARDIFF, WALES - It is official, the Cardiff Devils are the 2025 IIHF Continental Cup Champions, completing the journey on home ice, where their march for success in this competition began, back in 2022, hosting for the first time. Since then, there have been back to back Finals in Cardiff, with 2 bronze trophies and... Continue Reading →
CARDIFF, WALES - The ice is set, the teams have arrived and annual leave has been left as it is for most, as the Cardiff Devils once again host the IIHF Continental Cup Final at the Vindico Arena, first up, Polish outfit, GKS Katowice. Katowice played the Devils in last years final, which the home... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 11 - 3 - 0, 22pts, 1st Place Champions Sheffield Steelers visit the Vindico Arena to clash with league leaders Cardiff Devils in a hotly and eagerly anticipated league clash, their first of the season and one that could be vital for the fate of the title later in this campaign.... Continue Reading →
The other opponents that the Devils will face are Alps League Italian club Rittner Baum/Ritten or Renon and Kazakh side, HC Arlan. The teams join Cardiff in Žilina, Slovakia and present a mouthwatering slate of hockey for the visiting army of Welsh fans and the like. Rittner Baum The Italians won their group to qualify... 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 →
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 →
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