League Record So Far; 32 - 14 - 5, 69pts, 2nd Place L10GP; 6 - 4 - 0 CARDIFF, WALES - With just 3 games of regular season to play, there is plenty to focus on as the league moves toward the final flourish of its pinnacle, the playoff final weekend. As tedious as it... Continue Reading →
EIHL Game Notes; Challenge Cup Final
Coventry Blaze play hosts to Nottingham Panthers for the 2026 EIHL Challenge Cup Final, in one of the most bizarre, poorly structured, arrogantly designed and contrived league tournaments to date. Not a lot of platitudes would be given to the Official EIHL team and board for this, as unpopular the tournament is, the decisions of... Continue Reading →
Power Rankings Update; February 2026
For the month of February, this one threw up all kinds of surprises, twists, turns, upticks in form and some utterly daft decisions from the board of owners of the EIHL. From effectively making the win% guarantee redundant and outwardly favouring bigger, arena sized teams, it was a surprise to see the outcome of the... Continue Reading →
Weekend Preview; Devils on road to Clan then host Panthers at home
League Record So Far; 28-12-5, 61pts, 4th Place L10GP; 5 - 4 - 1 CARDIFF, WALES - It is a Friday night hockeyfest across the EIHL, with 4 games featuring for the busiest night of the weekend, hoping to come away with much needed points and avenge some errant results in Braehead this season. Clan... Continue Reading →
Weekend Review; Honours Split as Devils Show Worth
League Record So Far; 28-12-5, 61pts, 4th Place L10GP; 5 - 4 - 1 CARDIFF, WALES - Devils battled hard in Belfast to split the weekend, providing much needed respite from the growing concerns of its loyal fanbase, as well as fronting up what they can do along the way. Here are some key moments... Continue Reading →
Weekend Recap; Devils Undone in Sheffield, Prompting Increasing Negativity from the Stands
League Record So Far; 27-11-5, 59 pts, 3rd Place L10GP; 5 - 4- 1 (11 from 20 points) CARDIFF, WALES - Devils fell in Sheffield for the second time in under a month, coming off slightly worse this time around, just hours after comfortably cruising to a home ice win vs Flyers. Following their last... Continue Reading →
Weekend Preview; Flyers at Home, Steelers on the Road
League Record So Far; 26 – 10 – 5, 57pts, 3rd PlaceL10GP; 5-4-1 CARDIFF, WALES - Fife Flyers arrive in town to battle against a team needing a big win, whilst facing issues galore and no hope for a silver lining just yet, before Devils hit the road to face off against a determined, wounded... Continue Reading →
Weekend Preview; Stars & Panthers
League Record So Far; 22 - 7 - 4, 48pts, 2nd Place L10GP; 5 - 5 - 0 (10/20pts) CARDIFF, WALES - Devils travel to Scotland on Saturday to face down a Stars team that has been lost, soul searching and badly in need of a win, before returning home to host fellow contenders, Panthers... Continue Reading →
Weekend Review; Devils Battle to Earn 4 Point Weekend
League Record So Far; 21 - 6 - 4, 46 pts, Joint 1st Place Last 10GP; 7 - 3 - 0 CARDIFF, WALES - Devils went through controversy, self inflicted errors, stubborn opponents and done all they could to make it a vital 4 point weekend to keep pace with rivals, Belfast Giants. Here are... Continue Reading →
Opinion – Backdated from 22nd May 2023
Analysis: Next Moves for Cardiff Devils A Speculative Report on Potential Announcements Before The Devils Summit Prior to the announcement of Pete Russell joining the Cardiff Devils, even before his farewell to Ravensburg Towerstars, I had written a piece for a post-season article, entitled ‘The Dupont Debate’ which, ultimately went unpublished, due the expected and... Continue Reading →
