Devils launched their 2025 IIHF Continental Cup campaign with a commanding, easy win over Italian champs, Rittner Buam. The game went back and forth, as both teams boxed out attacks to the boards, but it was Devils who first found twine along the top of the slot as Fournier opened the scoring. Here are my... Continue Reading →
With the hosts, their city, cuisine and the opponents brought up to date, here is how the Devils shape up going in to this tournament group in Slovakia. They will be looking for a clean sweep, the first in their clubs history with this competition away, as they took a full sweep with them to... 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 →
Challenge Cup Record So Far; 3 - 2 - 1, 7pts, 4th Place The campaign for this years challenge cup has been pretty quiet in South Wales, as the league was the predominant fixture slate up until last weekend. From then, there was 5 games left to play, with a lot of the group nearly... 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 →
The next three games for the Devils are in cup action, with a trip to Sheffield first to play the title holders, then home to Flames before a mid week clash with Blaze at home. This weekend, albeit just the cup, is a perfect litmus test for the top teams in the league, the CHL... Continue Reading →
Final; 3-2 Cardiff Devils This was a night of tight checking, north-south hockey and a lot to chew over for the league, as another slate of EIHL hockey was marred by inadequate officiating. However, the home team managed to survive the Storm surge and skate away with crucial points in a barmy weekend of elite... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 6 - 1 - 0, 12pts, 1st Place CARDIFF, WALES - Storm roll into town following a convincing win over fellow purple clad rivals, Glasgow Clan, with a 6-3 final outcome. Prior to this game, they had a 50% win rate in the league so far, whilst boasting one of the... Continue Reading →
League Record So Far; 6 - 1 - 0, 12pts, 1st Place Cup Record So Far; 2 - 1 - 1, 5pts, 5th Place CARDIFF, WALES - It was a weekend to remember for those visiting from Calgary and across North America to join the owners, their families and the players own in tow, combining... Continue Reading →
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