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 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 →
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 →
Breaking Down the Opening Stage of the Season
This weekend Devils face off at home against a stubborn Clan outfit before a crucial road game vs Steelers, which would determine the outlook of their group in the cup. It has been a pretty decent start to Paul Thompsons' tenure in their initial 10 games across the EIHL, here is how it has shaped... Continue Reading →
Weekend Review; Key Observations
Devils shut out Blaze then pull off an OT come back win in Nottingham to reverse last weeks' results for a max point weekend in the league League Record So Far; 2 - 0 - 0, 4pts, 2nd Place Following a tense and tightly checked home game vs Blaze on Saturday night, where Devils shut... Continue Reading →
Post-Game Review vs Blaze; Key Observations
League Record So Far; 1 - 0 - 0, 2pts CARDIFF, WALES - It was the league home opener for a bruised Devils team looking to avenge a disappointing home stand in the cup and finally right a wrong from the start of the season, beating their old foes Coventry Blaze. Here are my 10... Continue Reading →
