Match Report: 14.9.14 - Steelers v Flyers EIHL

Sunday 14^th September 2014 – Sheffield Steelers (1-0-0) v Fife Flyers (0-2-1) @ Ice Sheffield. Face-off: 5pm, Elite League

Sheffield Steelers – 8
Colton Fretter (2)
Mike Forney (2)
Phil Hill
Devin Di Diomete
Jay Latulippe
Gord Baldwin

Fife Flyers – 1
Bobby Chaumont

The game got underway and it started nice and physical with Di Diomete laying a big hit on the Flyers #4, Steelers started fast and on the offensive after a great move resulting in a Fife defencemen stealing the puck of the stick before Wilson tried to test Doyle but saw his shot blocked by Hay. Just over 2 minutes into the game Sheffield broke the deadlock as Colton Fretter scored his first for the club as Fretter showcased a nicely moved toe-draw and played a one-two with Forney to finish top shelf. Steelers didn’t leave it at that and got straight back on the attack with Dowd tipping a Sarich shot into the body of Regan before Forney showed his speed and skill to turn out in front of goal straight onto the blocker of Regan. Sheffield would get the first powerplay of the night as Jamie Milam was called for delay of the game but it would soon be evened up after a terrible call by referee Matt Thompson as he called Dowd for tripping after a fantastic defensive play to disposes Stuart but that wouldn’t put the Steelers down as they broke up the left hand side with Cullen Eddy and eventually the puck came to Dustin Kohn who forced a save out of Regan but the puck was loose for Mike Forney to eventually tap into the empty net on 10:49 to make it 2-0 to the home side. As Milam left the box it put Fife onto the power play and would pull a goal back through it as Kyle Haines fired a wrist shot from the blue for Bobby Chaumont to tip it past Doyle on 11:21. Sheffield soon had a great chance for a third goal as Hay fired a shot from the blue line that was rebounded out in front and it was a Steeler that got to it first to fire one onto the post but then soon after they did score a third goal and it was Colton Fretter on 18:35 with his second of the night with Mathieu Roy picking Fretter up all alone in front of Regan to fire a wrist shot in off the post. Sheffield would have one final chance in the 1^st as Roy tried to tip in for a fourth but couldn’t put it past the body of Regan.

End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers 3–1 Fife Flyers

Shots on Goal: Steelers 15-5 Flyers

Sheffield carried on the 2^nd period where they left off in the 1^st on the front foot when captain Jonathan Phillips tried to tip in from Forney but sees it blocked before a dirty hit by Haines on Latulippe which he received a two minute minor for, Sheffield had a great opportunity for another goal as Latulippe was denied twice Dowd eventually shot over an open goal when he should be hitting the back of that net, Fretter was then having an attempt for his hat-trick but couldn’t get it past the pads of Regan. Then with Fulton and Di Diomete in the box, Cullen Eddy continued to impress after he stole the puck straight of the stick of Fleming to skate into the Flyers zone to fire a wrist shot on goal that was saved by Regan and after a slight touch by Roy, Forney picked up the loose puck and shot it into an open goal on 31:27. Not long after Kevin Regan made the save of the weekend as Colton Fretter who was on a hat-trick skated from the side in front of Regan’s goal on the forehand but saw the shot fantastically gloved down by the Flyers netminder. Di Diomete would finally exit the box and within sexy had put Haines on the ice. Forney had a great chance to score his hat-trick at the back door but saw the puck bounce over his stick then on 36:07 Phil Hill joined in the scoring tipping a Dustin Kohn shot past Regan for 5-1, then a fantastically passing move by the Steelers saw Sarich to Latulippe to Phillips to Fretter but saw his shot go straight into the body of Regan. Sheffield would end the period a man down after Baldwin was penalized for tripping and that saw a Fife player try a slap shot from the blue line that just went wide before a back handed attempt was send through the crease as the clock ticked down.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers 5–1 Fife Flyers

Shots on Goal: Steelers 15–6 Flyers

Third period got underway and Keven Regan had been replaced by Blair Daly in goal and Fife were also on the power play and Jamie Milam tried his luck for the neutral zone but saw his slap shot saved by Doyle followed by Chaumont picking up the puck at the top of the face-off circle seeing his shot blocked by Cullen Eddy but on 43:09 Sheffield scored a 6^th through Devin Di Diomete as he received a pass from Hewitt and fired a nicely placed wrist shot low past the leg of Daly. Daly was then saving of Latulippe as the Steelers forward re-directed straight into the body of the Flyers netminder then at the end of Doyle was making a comfortable save of Fleming then 47:03 and with the Steelers on the powerplay Latulippe scored his first goal for the club after a pass from Dustin Kohn let Latulippe to fire through the five hole of Daly then the moment Steelers have been waiting over 18 months to see and that was Geoff Woolhouse back on the Ice and with the Steelers leading the game 7-1 Gerad Adams through his back up into the mix and Woolhouse was to see the remaining 12:57 of the game and what a standing ovation he received as well and almost immediately made a save that sent a big cheer around Ice Sheffield. On 52:32 the Steelers wrapped up the scoring as Baldwin from the left of the goal somehow sneaked the puck in at the near post a shot I believe Daly will want back again. There was another power play for both teams but both backups stood up tall to what was thrown at them, a game that was massively controlled by the Steelers should have probably reached double figures as Fretter and Forney wasted several chances for their hat-tricks as well as Dowd missing a golden chance that he would usually tuck away without effort. With everyone on their feet in Ice Sheffield the Steelers would pick up their first four point weekend of the season and send the fans home happy.
Shots on Goal: Steelers 17–7 Flyers

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 8–1 Fife Flyers

Boxscore (1st-2nd-3rd-OT-[PIM]-{PP}-S)

Sheffield - 3-2-3-0-[10]-{1/8}-47

Fife          - 1-0-0-0-[16]-{1/5}-18

Sheffield Man of the Match: #14 Michael Forney
Fife Man of the Match: #2 Thomas Muir

Steelers Points Round Up:- 23 Points
Gord Baldwin (1+0), Cullen Eddy (0+3), Michael Forney (2+2), Mathieu Roy (0+3), Jason Hewitt (0+1), Jay Latulippe (1+0), Jonathan Phillips (0+1), Dustin Kohn (0+3), Phil Hill (1+0), Colton Fretter (2+0), Robert Dowd (0+2), Devin Di Diomete (1+0)

Fife Points Round Up:- 3 Points
Bobby Chaumont (1+0), Kyle Haines (0+1), Jamie Milam (0+1)

Referee: #6 Matt Thompson

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Linesman: #22 Paul Staniforth

Linesman: #30 Luke Palmer

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