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 →
Game Review; Devils Weather Storm for Confident Win
League Record So Far; 5 - 1 - 1, 11pts, 3rd Place CARDIFF, WALES - Devils faced off against a determined Storm team with a sharp focus on playing their game, avoiding the penalty box and loading up in front of net. A ket focus would have been to convert on the power play and... Continue Reading →
Weekend Preview: Fiery Storm Incoming
League Record So Far; 4 - 1 - 1, 9pts, 3rd Place CARDIFF, WALES - Devils host Manchester Storm on Saturday evening for their second league game of the week, before finishing off their group stage games in the cup at Flames the following day. Devils have been victorious against both opponents so far this... 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 →
Midweek Review & Look Ahead to the Weekend
Challenge Cup So Far; 5 - 3 - 0, 10pts, 2nd Place, 0.63 Win% CARDIFF, WALES - Devils downed then routed at home, putting their campaign into a nervy conclusion, with a lot of thought left over for the team. It was a weekend that could have seen the first team realistically progress with games... Continue Reading →
