Rink Round-Up: Week 9

Welcome once more to your weekly Rink Round-Up, your look back at the rest of the Elite League action that does not involve the Steelers.

Week number nine began on Friday with a couple of games. First of all the Nottingham Panthers paid host to Guildford Flames; and they didn't have it all their own way. They made the perfect start, Ollie Betteridge scoring less than 3 minutes in. But Guildford equalised late in the second thanks to the son of Rod, aka Liam Stewart. No goals followed in the third but Panthers got the extra point when Zack Phillips fired past Chris Carrozzi 53 seconds into overtime. Panthers were also indebted seriously to Patrick Galbraith who saved 39 Flames efforts.

Belfast made their Friday evening trip to Tayside count, coming away with a 5-2 road win. Colin Shields bagged a couple and Brendan Connolly 1+3 as they picked up two valuable points.

League leaders Manchester Storm weren't so lucky on the Saturday night in the same Tayside building as the Stars shone for Omar Pacha against his old club. Justin Fox's first for the club 44 seconds from the end made it 4-4 on the night, and then Marc Olivier-Mimar scored the crucial penalty shot in the sixth round to secure the points. Despite conceding first, the Panthers scored four unanswered to lead 4-1 by the 29th minute at Milton Keynes. Two powerplay strikes from ex-Panther Guillaume Doucet and ex-Cardiff Devil Carl Hudson hauled the Lightning back to within one but the Meerkat secured a four point haul with an empty netter 19 seconds from the end.

Also having a four point weekend were the Giants as they recorded a 4-2 win at Fife. A third goal blast by 24 minutes had them in control, and although Danick Gauthier and Ian Young made it a single goal hockey game, Cole Jarrett sealed the deal with an empty net goal 33 seconds from the final buzzer. Braehead put their recent woes behind them as they took the M8 derby 5-2 at Murrayfield, player-assistant coach Brendan Brooks scored twice and Ryan Poultny had three assists as the Clan got back to winning ways despite squandering a two goal first period lead.

In Saturday's other game, Guildford hosted the Blaze and it was the visitors who were smiling at the end as they recorded a 4-1 away triumph. Marc Olivier-Vallerand scored twice for a short benched Coventry who certainly made their presence felt in Surrey as they also picked up 53 penalty minutes off referee Tom Darnell whilst the Flames accrued just 6. Vallerand and skipper Jordan Pietrus both scored twice in Sunday's sole game as Coventry beat Milton Keynes 5-3 in the SkyDome; Lightning skipper Kevin King notching a brace for Pete Russell's men.

And that's your Rink Round-Up. 

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