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LIVE This Week – EIHL Week 13

Nov 27th, 2009
by dwd.
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We have a 3-way tie on 26 points at the top of the EIHL as we enter this weeks games. Belfast back to back wins over the Panthers have levelled things between the two teams, and Coventry also sitting pretty at the head of the table. The Blaze have 5 games in hand on Nottingham and 2 on Belfast, so it may be the clashes between Coventry and Belfast that lead to deciding the real contenders for this seasons title.

Sheffield take a break from this weeks Elite League to enjoy a European Tour in Bolzano where they compete in the IIHF Continental Cup. Dave Matsos’s side still struggling toward the foot of the table and strangely this week bemoaning Refereeing decisions following their defeat at the hands of the Newcastle Vipers. Be this an, Alex Ferguson-esque, distraction from the real issue at hand is anyone’s guess, but the Steelers problems at the minute stem from deeper depths than mere supposed refereeing lapses.

Newcastle make the move to Whitley Bay this weekend, a move that will remain for the rest of the season, and speculation is growing that it may stretch beyond that. However Jaimie Longmuir was quick to give little credence to such speculation when UKHL spoke to him for VipersHockey. The Vipers have struggled of late on smaller ice pads, and are yet to gleam a victory from the Hillheads Road. But this is something Rob Wilson is hoping will change in order for the Vipers to continue to snap at the heels of the leading pack.

Finally before we look ahead to this week. The Chellenge Cup Semi final dates have been announced. Back in April the EIHL announced that the Challenge Cup would be “re-vamped” to finish earlier and culminate in a one off showpiece final. This seems now to have been reneged on. The “showpiece final” will not take place and once again we will see the Challenge Cup be decided by a 2-legged affair most likely in February or March. The Semi Final dates are.

Semi Final 1, 1st Leg: Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants, Wednesday 16th December
Semi Final 1, 2nd Leg: Belfast Giants v Cardiff Devils, Wednesday 20th January

Semi Final 2, 1st Leg: Sheffield Steelers v Nottingham Panthers, Wednesday 20th January
Semi Final 2, 2nd Leg: Nottingham Panthers v Sheffield Steelers, Wednesday 3rd February

Yes, the 2 legs of the second semi final are over a month apart. And the final competitors will be decided a whole 6 weeks after the first semi final faces off.

Anyway, onto the games at hand. With Sheffield “on holiday”, only 7 Elite League games in the course of this week…

Saturday 28th November 2009

Edinburgh Capitals v Cardiff Devils ; Face Off @6pm – Live Video Stream from Edinburgh Capitals Website

Newcastle Vipers v Coventry Blaze ; Face Off @ 6.30pm – Live Text from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Belfast Giants v Hull Stringrays; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Video Coverage from GiantsLive.tv

Sunday 29th November 2009

Nottingham Panthers v Cardiff Devils ; Face Off @ 4pm – Live from TCW LIVE and The Inferno MNL

Hull Stingrays v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 6pm – LIVE from UKHL and @HullStingrays

Coventry Blaze v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 6pm– Live from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live from The Inferno MNL

You can, as always, also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

LIVE This Week – EIHL Week 12

Nov 19th, 2009
by admin.
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Christmas is fast approaching, as is the mid way point of the EIHL season and still things couldn’t be tighter.

Coventry have put in a good series of results, while Belfast took 4 points from last weekends match ups to keep the pressure on at the top.

Life is still tough towards the bottom however, Sheffield and Edinburgh’s game this week has caused repercussions and both coaches have not been backward in coming forward to give their opinion to the press.

Cardiff had their problems too this week. Their game this Sunday, just like the Sunday past, delayed to a very late face off due to travel “issues” from Belfast.

This will be a tough week for Cardiff who, along with Newcastle, play 3 games in only 5 days.

Finally this weekend sees the “Drive for 5” initiative in Newcastle. Cardiff and Sheffield visit the Metro Radio Arena for the final games there this season. Meanwhile Rob Wilsons comments in the Daily Mail this week sheds doubt on whether the Vipers will ever return to the Elite League after this season, never mind the Arena.

Life is never dull in UK Hockey.

Time for this weeks games.

Friday 20th November 2009

Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live Video Coverage from GiantsLive.tv

Saturday 21st November 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Cardiff Devils; Face Off @ 6.30 – Live Coverage from The Inferno MNL

Nottingham Panthers v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from The Cats Whiskers Live

Coventry Blaze v Edinburgh Capitals; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Sheffield Steelers v Hull Stingrays; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from Steel Night Live

Sunday 22nd November 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Sheffield Steelers; Face Off @ 5.30 – No Live Coverage Available

Cardiff Devils v Hull Stingrays; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Coverage from The Inferno MNL

Edinburgh Capitals v Coventry Blaze; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Video Coverage from Edinburgh Capitals Website and Text Coverage Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Wednesday 25th November 2009

Cardiff Devils v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live Coverage from The Inferno MNL

You can, as always, also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

LIVE This Week – EIHL Week 11

Nov 14th, 2009
by dwd.
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It is well close at the top. Only a few points separating the top 5 teams. While the poor Sheffield Steelers drift further and further away.

I’m sure there is a lot of concern up the road for that.

Anyway… later than usual.. this weekend games

Saturday 14th November 2009

Hull Stingrays v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 5.30pm – Live coverage from @HullStingrays

Coventry Blaze v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 7pm– Live from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Belfast Giants v Cardiff Devils; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live Video Coverage from GiantsLive.tv

Sheffield Steelers v Edinburgh Capitals ; Face Off @7.00pm – Live coverage from Steel Night Live

Sunday 15th November 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 5.30pm – LIVE from UKHL

Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 6pm – Live from The Inferno MNL

Hull Stingrays v Coventry Blaze; Face Off @ 6pm – Live coverage from @HullStingrays and Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Edinburgh Capitals v Sheffield Steelers; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Video Stream from Edinburgh Capitals Website

You can, as always, also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

LIVE This Week – EIHL Week 10

Nov 6th, 2009
by dwd.
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Woah… Week 10. Where has the time gone?

Right, no messing about, here are your games this weekend.

Friday 6th November 2009

Sheffield Steelers v Newcastle Vipers ; Face Off @7.30pm – Live coverage from Steel Night Live

Saturday 7th November 2009

Hull Stingrays v Edinburgh Capitals; Face Off @ 5.45pm – Live coverage from @HullStingrays

Nottingham Panthers v Sheffield Steelers ; Face Off @ 7pm – Live from TCW LIVE

Belfast Giants v Coventry Blaze; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Video Coverage from GiantsLive.tv and Live Text from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Sunday 8th November 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 5.30pm – LIVE from UKHL

Coventry Blaze v Hull Stingrays; Face Off @ 6pm– Live from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 6pm – Live from The Inferno MNL and also from WalesOnline

Tuesday 10th November 2009

Edinburgh Capitals v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live Video Stream from Edinburgh Capitals Website

Edit: Edinburgh v Nottingham is this weeks Sky Recording and as such there will be no live webcast

You can, as always, also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

LIVE This Week – EIHL Week 8

Oct 22nd, 2009
by dwd.
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Back, after a week away (a “Seventh Week Stretch” if you will), it’s your Thursday guide on where to catch this weekend’s Elite League Action On-line!

Since we last blogged the only change toward the top is the rise of the Belfast Giants, sitting just behind the Nottingham Panthers who retain their top spot despite losing heavily last weekend in Cardiff.

This weekend sees a full compliment of 8 fixtures, with the Challenge Cup sharing the bill.

So without further ado..

Saturday 24th October 2009

Sheffield Steelers v Edinburgh Capitals; Face Off @ 7pm – Live from Steel Night Live

Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Video Stream from GiantsLive.tv

Cardiff Devils v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 7pm – Live from The Inferno MNL

Challenge Cup: Hull Stingrays v Coventry Blaze; Face Off @ 5.30pm – Live from @HullStingrays and Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Sunday 25th October 2009

Edinburgh Capitals v Hull Stingrays; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Video Stream from Edinburgh Capitals Website

Coventry Blaze v Sheffield Steelers; Face Off @ 6pm– Live Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Challenge Cup: Newcastle Vipers v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 5pm – LIVE from UKHL

Challenge Cup & EIHL Game:Nottingham Panthers v Cardiff Devils; Face Off @ 7pm – Live from TCW LIVE and The Inferno MNL

You can, as always, also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

LIVE This Weekend – EIHL Week 6

Oct 8th, 2009
by admin.
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Full Compliment of EIHL fixtures this weekend. And after last weekends success at 20/20 HockeyFest, and the acquisition of Andrew Verner, the Sheffield Steelers will be hoping their season “starts now”. They face Hull on Sunday a week after knocking their East Riding of Yorkshire counterparts out of the inaugural tournament.

Nottingham still top the pack, Kevin Bergin returning to the line up after being “rested” and Johan Molin making a cameo appearance in the Panthers embarrassing exit from Sheffield Arena.

All teams in action twice this weekend. Here’s where you can find them.

Saturday 10th October 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Edinburgh Capitals; Face Off @ 6.30pm – Coverage from Whitley Bay Ice Rink, LIVE on UKHL

Belfast Giants v Cardiff Devils; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Video Coverage from GiantsLive.tv, and text coverage from WalesOnline and The Inferno MNL

Nottingham Panthers v Hull Stingrays; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from TCW LIVE

Sheffield Steelers v Coventry Blaze; Face Off @ 7pm –Live Coverage from Steel Night Live and Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Sunday 11th October 2009

Hull Stingrays v Sheffield Steelers; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Coverage from @HullStingrays

Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Coverage from WalesOnline and The Inferno MNL

Coventry Blaze v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Coverage from Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Edinburgh Capitals v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Video Coverage from Edinburgh Capitals Website

You can also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

20/20 Hockeyfest, Sheffield Arena

Oct 4th, 2009
by dwd.
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The Sheffield Steelers today became the inaugural 20/20 Hockeyfest Champions, capitalising their home ice advantage and delighting the fans in attendance.

UKHL spent the day gauging the opinions of those behind the scenes and on the ice to the action. HEre are the interviews, and there are more to be added over the next few days.

Steve Thornton:
 

Shane Johnson:
 

Jason Tejchma
 

Doug Christianson
 

Dave Simms:
 

Dave Matsos
 

Jaimie Longmuir:
 

Rob Wilson:
 

Paul Thompson ahead of the final:
 

EIHL Director Andy French:
 

Edinburgh GM Scott Neil
 

Sheffield Steelers GM Mike O’Connor following the tournament
 

Note: Apologies to all on the live blog, the WiFi signal in sheffield Arena was not as robust as we were led to believe and it became untenable to continue.

LIVE This Weekend – EIHL Week 5

Oct 1st, 2009
by dwd.
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Nottingham Panthers still lead the Elite Ice Hockey League, and this weekend sees the first domestic trophy be handed to one lucky club.

20-20 HockeyFest replaces the Knock Out Cup, as all 8 Elite League teams travel to Sheffield Arena for a day of competition culminating in a 7pm final for the inaugural trophy.

The League have recently produced a summary of the rules for Sundays adventures, and UKHL are putting the finishing touches to their plans for day long coverage from the arena.

Friday and Saturday see normal league and Challenge Cup action take place, so here we go with our regular round up.

Friday 2nd October 2009

Challenge Cup: Belfast Giants v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live Video Coverage from GiantsLive.tv

Saturday 3rd October 2009

Hull Stingrays v Edinburgh Capitals; Face Off @ 5.45pm – Live Coverage from @HullStingrays

Coventry Blaze v Newcastle Vipers; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Text Coverage from Fire and Ice Forum MNL.

Sheffield Steelers v Cardiff Devils; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from Steel Night Live and The Inferno MNL.

Nottingham Panthers v Belfast Giants; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from The Cats Whiskers Live.

Sunday 4th October 2009

20-20 HockeyFest; Competition Starts @ 11am – LIVE all day from 10.30am on UKHL

Stay tuned to UKHL all day where we will be bringing you a wealth of news, views, action and reaction from Sheffield Arena.

The UKHL team will be on hand all day interviewing players, officials and fans alike and bringing you the up to date news from the inaugural tournament.

Alongside a day long live blog, including our usual fully interactive play-by-play for each and every game. We’ll be providing you with up to date audio and video interviews and reaction as the day unfolds.

We also want to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments, you’ll be able to leave them on our live blog, or e-mail us at updates@ukhockeylive.com.

Also if you’re at HockeyFest we’d love to hear from you. The UKHL team will be out and about the arena hoping to get the reaction of fans to the action on the ice, so don’t be shy, come and tell us what you think.

20/20 Hockeyfest

Sep 29th, 2009
by martymc.
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This Sunday sees the Elite League undertake something new.

20/20 Hockeyfest will involve all 8 EIHL teams, and UKHL will be there to
bring you the news, action and reaction from the Sheffield Arena.

Over the course of the day we’ll have interviews with players, officials
and fans, as well as live text coverage from all of the days 7 games.

You’ll be able to follow the games and all the action off the ice too, here
on UKHL.

And if you’re at Hockeyfest, you can come and give your opinion.

Patrick, Marty and the UKHL team, will also be prowling about the Sheffield
Arena looking for your views and reactions to what is going on. So dont be
afraid to come up and give your take on the games and the day.

More information on UKHL’s coverage of 20/20 HockeyFest in this thursdays
regular “LIVE This Weekend” blog.

20/20 Rules

LIVE This Weekend – EIHL Week 4

Sep 24th, 2009
by admin.
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The league remains tight as we finish of the first month of competition.

This weekend sees the Belfast Giants and Edinburgh Capitals opt out of EIHL competition on saturday to take on the Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs in the Gardiner Cup. While on Sunday, should Saturdays fixtures come to expected fruition, the expected Giants v Caps game will be a Challenge Cup fixture.

There is online web coverage of the Gardiner Cup via thew Edinburgh Capitals Website. See there for more information.

Meanwhile the remaining 6 league competitors continue with the EIHL fixtures and here’s this weeks games.

Saturday 26th September 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Coventry Blaze; Face Off @ 6.30pm – Live coverage from the Fire and Ice Forum MNL

Sheffield Steelers v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 7pm – Live coverage from Steel Night Live and The Cats Whiskers (see comments)

Cardiff Devils v Hull Stingrays; Face Off @ 7pm – Live Coverage from The Inferno MNL

Sunday 27th September 2009

Newcastle Vipers v Sheffield Steelers; Face Off @ 5.30pm – LIVE on UKHL

Hull Stingrays v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Coverage from @HullStingrays

Coventry Blaze v Cardiff Devils; Face Off @ 6pm – Live Coverage from Fire and Ice Forum MNL and The Inferno MNL

Wednesday 30th September 2009

Cardiff Devils v Nottingham Panthers; Face Off @ 7.30pm – Live Coverage from The Inferno MNL

You can also find up to date scores and stats from many of the weekends games by visiting ih-update.co.uk

If you’re running any live updates and would like added to this regular blog, leave a comment, or e-mail updates@ukhockeylive.com

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