Sheffield Steelers v Cardiff Devils - Challenge Cup Group B

Sheffield first home game of the new season versus Cardiff as well as the banner raising of last years league championship.

Sheffield Steelers – 8
Mathieu Roy (3) - 1st, 3rd (PP), 3rd
Jace Coyle - 1st
Jeff Legue - 1st
Levi Nelson - 1st
Robert Dowd - 2nd
Tyler Mosienko - 3rd

Cardiff Devils – 1
Andrew Lord - 2nd

Steelers first home game of the season as they took on the Devils in the challenge cup. 24 hours earlier the Steelers defeated Coventry in their own barn 4-0 and looked to take that momentum into the Cardiff game and to get revenge for the previous week. After giving up an early penalty shot which Tyler Plante saved comfortably from Leigh Salters the Steelers gave up another breakaway but Plante saved again and drew a delayed penalty but Sheffield broke and it was Jeff Legue from the right hand side who threw one on goal and it was Mathieu Roy who tipped it past Bowns for 1-0 at 1:08. It was 2-0 at 12:50 when some great work by Mosienko set up Jace Coyle on the blue line who fired his snap shot through traffic and beat Ben Bowns at his near post. No Less than 30 seconds later it was 3-0 when Legue and Roy linked up with Mathieu Roy playing a lovely back handed pass to the tape of Legue who moved Bowns and finished from a tight angle at 13:12. With the clock ticking down Levi Nelson made it 4-0 at 19:39 when he skated into the zone and brought the puck into his body before brilliantly sniping one past the blocker of Ben Bowns and Sheffield took a comfortable lead into the 1st break.

Into the 2nd period Cardiff pulled a goal back through their player coach when Andrew Lord fired one onto the post before picking up his own rebound and firing the backhanded shot past Plante to break the shutout at 24:02 to make it 4-1. In pretty much the very next play Robert Dowd made it 5-1 after a slick pass from Legue in the slot he fired a quick release stick side of Ben Bowns at 24:20. Cardiff had a mountain to climb going into the third period being down by four goals.

Sheffield scored their 6th goal at 44:48 while on the power play the Steelers broke 3v2 and Colton Fretter took his time to pass the puck through two Devils players for Mathieu Roy to re-direct past Ben Bowns to score his 2nd of the night. Sheffield continued their dominance at 46:39 when they scored their 7th when Duco played Phillips while drawing a delayed penalty from Batch it was the captain who slipped in Mosienko at the back door to slot past Ben Bowns which also saw the end of the night of the British number 1 as he was replaced by Mike Will in between the pipes. Mathieu Roy completed his hat-trick at 57:46 when he received the puck in the slot before showing nice hands to stick handle it under the leg pads of Will who was already down on the Ice and that made it 8-1 and completed a convincing win for the Steelers to secure a four point weekend.

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 8-1 Cardiff Devils

Mathieu Roy took the Man of the Match award for the Steelers and Mark Richardson received it for the Devils. The Steelers next game is Saturday 19th September when they take on the Coventry Blaze in their only game of the weekend at the Sheffield Arena.

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Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers - Challenge Cup Group B

First game of the Domestic Season as the Steelers travel to Cardiff to face the Devils in the BBT.

Cardiff Devils – 5
Joey Haddad - 1st
Joey Martin - 1st (PP)
Carl Hudson - 3rd (PP)
Leigh Salters - 3rd
Jake Morissette - 3rd (EN)

Sheffield Steelers – 3
Robert Dowd - 3rd (PP)
Tyler Mosienko - 3rd
Mike Duco - 3rd (PP)

First game of the domestic season for the Steelers but the second for the Devils after beating Manchester just 24 hours earlier. Cardiff took the lead at 2:10 when a defensive lapse by the visitors allowed Joey Haddad to re-direct past Plante from in front of goal and it was 1-0 to the home side. Cardiff extended their lead to 2-0 at 10:09 when the Devils looked to be offside but nothing was given and this time it was Joey Martin who was fed in front to slot past Plante on the power play and that's how it stayed going into the break and the whole of the second period.

After a scoreless second period Sheffield pulled a goal back on the power play at 44:06 when Robert Dowd scored the first goal of the Steelers domestic season when he turned in the slot finishing past the always impressive Ben Bowns. Cardiff soon went on the man advantage when Eddy was called for holding and at 45:02 made it 3-1 after an absolutely beautiful play by Joey Martin found Hudson who finished up high on Plante. Steelers come straight back though and in the next shift a bit of a lucky bounce at 45:19 and O'Connor found Mosienko who faked Bowns and slotted into the open goal to make it 3-2. A flurry of goals and Cardiff scored a fourth at 46:13 when it was Leigh Salters credited with the goal after forcing a leg save out of Plante on the wraparound and Fitzgerald unluckily lifted it into his own goal to make it 4-2 to Cardiff. Five minutes to play and Sheffield on the man advantage again and Mike Duco scored his first goal in Steelers colours at 55:26 to make it 4-2 but with the clock ticking down Paul Thompson pulled Plante to try and find an equaliser but Morissette scored into the empty net at 59:39 to give the Devils a 5-3 victory.

FINAL SCORE: Cardiff Devils 5-3 Sheffield Steelers

Josh Batch got the Man of the Match award for the Devils and Robert Dowd for the Steelers. Sheffield's next game is Coventry away on the Saturday 12th and then Cardiff at home on Sunday 13th. See You There!

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Sheffield Steelers v JYP Jyvaskyla - CHL Matchday 3 Match Report

Matchday 3 in the Champions Hockey League as the Steelers Host Jyvaskyla.

Sheffield Steelers – 2
Robert Dowd - 1st (PP)
Mathieu Roy - 2nd (PP)

JYP Jyvaskyla - 4
Joonas Nattinen - 2nd
Valtteri Hotakainen - 2nd
Joose Antonen - 3rd (PP)
Janne Tavi - 3rd (EN)

Steelers came into this home game against Jyvaskyla knowing that if they wanted to make the playoff round of the CHL they'd have to find a win in regulation against the Finnish side. What a performance it was by the home side and Jyvaskyla didn't know what hit them and the Sheffield Arena crowd was right behind there team. Steelers rightfully took the lead at 15:52 while on the man advantage when Robert Dowd snapped a one timer finish past Veini Vehvilainen after a nice backhanded past by Levi Nelson on the boards and Sheffield led 1-0 and the home crowd erupted. It could have very easily been 3-0 at the end of the 1st after Rod Sarich tried to find Hewitt on a 2 on 1 break but was denied by Vehvilainen. Then Fretter with the 1 on 1 and saw his backhanded effort hit the netminders then the post and bounce on the line before getting cleared, some very impressive play on show by the home side who led 1-0 at the end of the 1st.

The visitors seemed to have been given a few harsh words in the break as they come out and got into the Steelers face a bit more but both teams continued to created chances with great netminding being on show by Tyler Plante and Vehvilainen. Jyvaskyla levelled the game at 27:48 when a lapse in concentration allowed Joonas Nattinen to finish low of Plante and we had a 1-1 game. Didn't take long for Jyvaskyla to take the lead when at 31:48 Plante had been on top form keeping out the visitors magnificently but a lucky bounce off Plante left the netminders out of position as he dived to keep the puck out Valtteri Hotakainen was able to put it past the Steelers netminders to give the visitors a 2-1 lead. Sheffield managed to level the game before the break at 37:26 on the power play again this time Cullen Eddy tried to shoot the puck from the right hand side and Mathieu Roy managed to get enough on it to tip it past Vehvilainen and it was a 2-2 game going into the third period.

Sheffield were giving everything they had in the third person and were looking for a way to win the game but it would be the visitors who took the lead again on the man advantage at 47:38 Steelers blocked shots in front of Plante know one knew where the puck was except Joose Antonen who fired the puck top shelf past Plante from the feet of Sarich to give Jyvaskyla a 3-2 lead. With 1:43 left in the game Paul Thompson pulled Plante in an attempt to find an equaliser but it was Jyvaskyla that manage to force a turnover an Janne Tavi had nobody in his way and he slotted into the empty net at 58:35 to give JYP Jyvaskyla a 4-2 win on the road.

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 2-4 JYP Jyvaskyla

What a performance by the Steelers who really put British Ice Hockey on the map as did the Braehead Clan unfortunately the Steelers final game on the 5th September is a nothing game as Frolunda and Jyvaskyla have both qualified for the next round but hopefully Sheffield can put on another great show against probably the best team in Europe in Frolunda. That game faces of a 7pm and the home fans will be hoping for a win against Frolunda so we can go into the start of our domestic season 24 hours later with bundles of confidence. Braehead do still have opportunity to qualify mathematically but I'm not sure what it will take but good luck to them next weekend as well as us.

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JYP Jyvaskyla v Sheffield Steelers - CHL Matchday 2 Match Report

Matchday 2 in the Champions Hockey League as the Steelers travel to Jyvaskyla.

JYP Jyvaskyla – 3
Joonas Nattinen - 1st
Valtteri Hotakainen - 2nd
Tuomas Pihlman - 2nd (PP)

Sheffield Steelers– 0

This will be a very short match report, or much shorter than usual because I forgot to do this after the game on Saturday and don't remember a great amount. The home side took the lead at () when Joonas Nattinen opened the scoring firing a big one timer of a slap shot past the blocker of Plante from the right hand circle and JYP led 1-0 after a very dominant start. The home side made all the early running but after about ten minutes Steelers came into the game and took the game to the home side but couldn't find a break through and went into the break behind by a goal.

Jyvaskyla extended their lead to 2-0 at () when a very unfortunate bounce came of a Jonathan Phillips as he went down to block a shot and it landed nicely for Valtteri Hotakainen tip past Plante. Jyvaskyla found themselves on the man advantage and made it count at () to make it 3-0 when the puck deflected of the stick of O'Connor and onto the skate of Plante and it landed nicely for Tuomas Pihlman to score into the open goal. It was unlucky for JYP to be awarded the power play as they should have been called for a penalty just before Mosienko got called for tripping, Steelers really couldn't find any luck but this is what happens when you play a top team in Europe.

Jyvaskyla went into the 3rd period 3 goals to the good and Steelers really did look the better of the teams and look the most likely to score but just couldn't find a way past Tuomas Tarkki who outstanding all game. In 8 days time when these two teams meet again it could be a different story especially if Steelers find their sharpness.

FINAL SCORE: JYP Jyvaskyla 3-0 Sheffield Steelers

A very good game and a very proud performance by the Steelers who were outstanding defensively and offensively despite being able to score but hopefully in about a weeks time they should be more sharper and will hopefully take their chances when they take on Jyvaskyla at Sheffield Arena. Discipline was much better and it certainly helped when taking on a top team. Steelers next game is on Sunday 30th August when they take on JYP Jyvaskyla at Sheffield Arena at 5pm.

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Frolunda Gothenburg v Sheffield Steelers - CHL Matchday 1 Match Report

Matchday 1 in the Champions Hockey League as the Steelers travel to Frolunda.

Frolunda Gothenburg – 9
Henrik Tommernas - 1st (PP), 3rd, 3rd (PP)
Mats Rosseli-Olsen - 2nd (SH)
Artturi Lehkonen - 3rd
Patrik Karlsson - 3rd (PP)
Robin Figren - 3rd (PP)
Johan Sundstom - 3rd
Sebastian Stalberg - 3rd (PP)

Sheffield Steelers– 1
Colton Fretter - 3rd (PS)

Steelers made their Champions Hockey League debut against one of the best teams in Europe and they certainly held their own in the first 40 minutes of the contest. It took until 17:10 for the home side to take the lead while on the man advantage Henrik Tommernas opened the scoring with an absolute bullet from the blue line that took a slight touch of the stick of Mosienko and it just beat Tyler Plante despite the Steelers netminders getting some on it. Steelers gave there absolute everything and were unlucky not to go into the break all square but Frolunda went in leading 1-0.

Steelers carried on where they left off after the break but at time just couldn't find that one bounce but while short handed it was Frolunda who struck again at 25:19. When Tyler Plante tried to play the puck out but Jace Coyle was the unfortunate one caught with the turnover and Mats Rosseli-Olsen picked up the puck before creeping it through the legs of Plante on the backhand. Steelers carried to press and defend as a unit but went into the second intermission 2-0 down but the way they had played at the moment they certainly didn't look out of place against Frolunda.

Into the third period and the floodgates opened and the home side scored a 3rd goal at 41:49 when a shot deflected out to the stick of Artturi Lehkonen and he nicely slotted his shot past Plante at his near post. It was soon 4-0 and we was treated to what was possibly the goal of the night when Tommernas skated behind the Steelers goal before finishing of a beautiful wrap around at 43:35. Straight off the face-off Nelson ended up sitting for four minutes and it was 5-0 at 44:18 when Tommernas shot from the blue and Patrik Karlsson perfectly re-directed it past the Steelers netminders and still on the power play. It was 6-0 at 45:01 when Frolunda showed hockey at it's finest when Robin Figren had the puck laid on a plate in front of goal and he coolly lifted it over the glove of Plante. It was 7-0 at 47:42 and another unlucky bounce for the Steelers this time a shot deflected of the skate of Ben O'Connor and as Plante went one way Johan Sundstrom finished it into the open net. At 50:59 Steelers were given the opportunity to make history when Fretter was taken out on a breakaway and was awarded a penalty shot by the officials, Colton Fretter also took the shot and performed a beautiful toe drag to beat Johansson top shelf to score the Steelers first ever goal in the CHL to send the travelling fans mental despite still being down 7-1. It was 8-1 at 55:03 when Tommernas completed his hat-trick with a bullet of a slap shot that went in off the post on the man advantage. The home side finished of the scoring at 59:08 again on the man advantage when Sebastian Stalberg fired a sweet wrist shot to beat Plante from the slot to give Frolunda a 9-1 victory.

FINAL SCORE: Frolunda Gothenburg 9–1 Sheffield Steelers

It's safe to say poor discipline was the downfall of the Steelers and it's something Paul Thompson certainly needs to address ahead of Saturdays trip over to Finland to face JYP Jyvaskyla in our second CHL game. If we play like we did for the first 40 minutes on Saturday and address the number of poor penalties taken there is no reason we cant go and take a point or two back to Sheffield with us. Next game then is Saturday versus JYP Jyvaskyla with 3pm face-off UK TIME.

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Sheffield Steelers v Braehead Clan - Holiday Inn Cup Match Report

Pre-Season action between the Steelers and the Clan at Ice Sheffield in the Holiday Inn Cup

Saturday - Sheffield Steelers 4-0 Braehead Clan

Wearing their retro white jerseys Steelers ran out comfortable winners in their first pre-season game in preparation for the Champions Hockey League games. Tyler Plante recorded a shut-out on his debut for the Steelers and his opposite number was left out to dry at times but both netminders did have to be called upon several times to make fantastic saves.

Steelers took the lead around the mid-way stage of the first period when assisted by Mathieu Roy and Tyler Mosienko it was Colton Fretter who scored the first goal of the season when ripped a shot high past Chris Holt in between the pipes for the Clan to make it 1-0. Braehead then had a big 5 on 3 power play with their best opportunity's falling to ex NHLer Ric Jackman as he fired two big slap shots straight at Plante who held onto them comfortably. Sheffield would return to full strength and go on the man advantage themselves and Levi Nelson scored his first goal for the club assisted by Mike Duco and Robert Dowd as he fired a sweet shot over the blocker of Chris Holt to make it 2-0.

After a goalless second period Clan came into the third period trying to get back into the game and had a golden opportunity to get back into the goal but Tyler Plante made an outstanding back door leg save when a goal would have brought Braehead back into it. Steelers made it 3-0 at 49:29 when Luke Ferrara shot a back handed shot past Holt assisted by Hewitt and Moyer after the Clan goalkeeper gave up a rebound. With just under 8 minutes left in the game Roy and Coyle were in the box and Clan had a second 5 on 3 but Tyler Plante just continued to make the big saves and with four seconds left on the clock after some fantastic work by Robert Dowd it was down to Levi Nelson who dragged the puck nicely and fired a back handed effort past Holt for his second of the night and 4-0 score line for the Steelers.

It was a comfortable 4-0 win for the home side but the two sides meet again less than 24 hours later. Tyler Plante took the man of the match award for the Steelers and had to do the "Eddy" and ex Steelers Stefan Meyer received the award for Braehead.

Sunday - Sheffield Steelers 3-3 Braehead Clan (Steelers Win 7-3 on Aggregate)

Game two of the weekend, both teams un-changed in their final preparation for the Champions Hockey League that begins on Thursday. It was a goalless 1st period with the highlight being Fitzgerald dishing out the money to his former fans after being jeered by them, a real character the former Clan man that's for sure. Wasn't much to really talk about during the 1st period both Tyler Plante and Chris Holt stood up tall and made some fantastic saves.

Braehead had a lightning start to the second period scoring two in quick succession first it Braehead's Alex Leavitt who nicely tipped within a minute past Tyler Plante who has been solid for 80 minutes of hockey so far. Then not more than a minute later a poor defensive mistake by Steelers let in Stefan Meyer who didn't hesitate and slotted low past Plante. It was then old Mr Reliable Jeff Legue who stepped in to bring the Steelers within one goal as he skated down the left and sniped his shot low past the left pad of Chris Holt to break the Clans shut-out. Clan would restore their two goal lead when Scott Pitt played a nice pass to Ben Davies who slotted low past Plante and Braehead was able to take a two goal lead into the 2nd intermission.

Into the third period and again it was the battle of the goalies as they both had outstanding performances and Scott Pitt had a great chance for the Clan but his slap shot come back off the crossbar and then Bari McKenzie was called for a penalty and within 10 seconds of the power play Mathieu Roy brought the Steelers within one goal when Roy placed a nicely back handed goal past Holt as well as receiving a cross check from Aarssen for his troubles but that's what he made a living on last year. With the clock ticking down and into the final two minutes just as Tyler Plante was being pulled O'Connor fired a shot from the blue line and it was brilliantly tipped by Mike Duco to level the score at 3-3 and that's how it finished and Steelers won the Holiday Inn Cup 7-3 on Aggregate.

Chris Holt took the man of the match award for the Clan and Mike Duco was given the award for the Steelers. Next up for both teams is the CHL and it's going to be one hell of an experience and lets show Europe what we can do. Good Luck to both teams next week.

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SIHA Round-Up 28th & 29th March 2015

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Spartans put in a superb team performance to comfortably beat Sutton Sting 7-1 in their final game of the regular season to clinch the final play-off spot in Dumfries over their opponents who needed a win to overhaul Spartans into 4^th spot. Ollie Barron got Spartans off to a flyer with a goal after 7 seconds to settle the nerves but Sutton equalised through John Ross. It was a close game but some nice individual skill from Shaun Wild outsmarted the Sutton defence to fire Spartans back in front. Spartans gradually wore Sutton down in the second with two more goals, one apiece for Ollie & Will Barron to put Spartans firmly in the driving seat. The wind had clearly been knocked out of Sutton’s sails and when Jonathan Kirk fired in a brace to make it 6-1 it was basically game over. Sutton, who weren’t at their best, tried to fight their way back into the game but they were no match for a well drilled Spartans team who scored again through Nick Manning to put the game beyond the slightest doubt for a well-deserved win with a competent performance to secure 4^th spot, three points ahead of Sutton in 5^th.

Congratulations also go out to Sabres U14’s who were crowned Champions of D2 this weekend despite not having a game this weekend with results elsewhere determining that they couldn’t be topped. A fantastic achievement!

Also in action on Saturday were the Rapiers U16 D1 who thumped Kingston Hull 22-0 which sees them qualify for the National Finals and still in the hunt for top spot too.  Sticking with the U16’s, Greyhounds amazing season in D2 continued with a solid performance to grab a 3-0 road win in Nottingham.

In wasn’t such a good day on Sunday for our Junior teams in action with all of them suffering home defeats in what were crucial games. Both U12’s teams lost out with Lasers losing to title chasing rivals Bradford 8-2 in D1 whilst Swampfrogs were narrowly beaten by Coventry 4-3 in D2. Meanwhile Stormers U14’s suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of title rivals Bradford, just as the Lasers had done but the score in this was 13-4 to Bradford.

Senators certainly had a bad day at the office on Sunday, for more reasons than one when they were beaten 13-2 in Deeside by the Dragons. This was on the back of a 5-3 home win the previous night at Ice Sheffield. Sens had found themselves in front 3-0 at the end of the second but Coventry hit back to be the better team but not quite good enough to overhaul Sens who went onto win the game 5-3 and despite the fightback from Coventry, were the deserved winners on the balance of play for the full 60 minutes.

However on Sunday it was a different story in which Deeside were clearly pumped up for their final game in front of a decent sized crowd. Sens had found themselves 3-0 down at the end of the first in what was a physical encounter and although Deeside had been the better team, there had not been too much wrong with Sens performance, maybe just lacking a bit of zest in front of goal. However they were flat in the second period with a performance that did not mirror that of previous ones or indeed that of Deeside’s who put in a terrific effort to see them deservedly 7-0 in front. Things had got worse for Sens too who had lost the inspirational Josh Gent to a nasty injury, one that was overlooked by the referee who allowed play to continue for Dragons to score whilst Josh was still down and obviously in a lot of pain. Bobby Browne also picked up an injury to force him out of the game and with no back up netminder it was up to Charlie Thompson to step in and he could do very little about the 6 goals he let in. These are by no means excuses, Dragons were in top form and had dominated proceedings but Sens showed some Sheffield steel to hit back to outshoot their opponents but as was the case in the first, it wasn’t quite happening in front of goal with Sens only able to pop two in from a hatful of chances; Sergevs Jegorovs & Andy McEwan the scorers. Although a bad result, hopefully it was just a one off as Sens look forward to play-off hockey next weekend with a trip to Solihull to face Telford Tigers NIHL in the semi-finals on Sunday with a place up for grabs in the final against hosts Solihull Barrons or Widnes Wild.

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Match Report: 29.3.2015 - Steelers v Flyers PLAYOFFS

Sunday 29^th March 2015 – Sheffield Steelers (1-0) v Fife Flyers (0-1) @ Motorpoint Arena. Face-off: 5pm, EIHL Playoff Quarter-Final 2^nd Leg

Sheffield Steelers – 3 (6)

Mathieu Roy - 1st

Robert Dowd (2) - 1st, 2nd

Fife Flyers – 3 (5)
Stephen Gunn - 2nd

Jordan Fulton - 3rd

Danny Stewart - 3rd

Second leg of the playoff quarter-final and Steelers started fast at 1:18 Mathieu Roy fired a brilliant shot from the point and the puck went straight through Regan for 1-0 lead.  Sheffield made it 2-0 at 14:32 when Mosienko won a faceoff to Regan’s left and straight off the draw Dowd fired a one timer past Regan for his second of the playoffs and suddenly Fife had a mountain to climb. Sheffield had a chance to score a third when they broke 3v1 but Regan managed to deny the home side and Steelers went into the break 2-0 up on the night.

End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers (5) 2–0 (2) Fife Flyers

Shots on Goal: Steelers 10-7 Flyers

Into the second period and it was a really turning into a good series as there was end to end hockey with lots of physicality and both teams really wanted to make it to Nottingham. Sheffield made it 3-0 at 32:20 when Robert Dowd was picked out in between the circles and fired a nicely taken snap shot past Regan. The visitors broke the shut-out bid at 36:37 when it looked like Stephen Gunn in front of Unice managed to get a tip on the puck to make it 3-1 to the home side and that’s how it stayed going into the break.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers (6) 3–1 (3) Fife Flyers

Shots on Goal: Steelers 12–9 Flyers

Fife really made a game of it in the third period scoring their second of the night at 48:40 when Flyers broke down the left and the shot looked like it deflected off a skate and past Unice, didn’t look deliberate so a good goal and Jordan Fulton was credited with the goal to make it 3-2. Almost straight away Chris Auger hit a one timer out of mid-air against the post and Sheffield was really shaken. At 54:55 Flyers levelled the game and straight off the draw Danny Stewart dragged the puck onto the blue line and then shot through traffic beating Unice and we had a 3-3 game but Fife were still down a goal on aggregate. Sheffield managed to hold on winning the tie 6-5 on aggregate and booking a place in the playoff finals weekend in Nottingham but credit has to go to the Fife Flyers who didn’t give up but unfortunately someone has to get knocked out.
Shots on Goal: Steelers 9–16 Flyers

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers (6) 3–3 (5) Fife Flyers

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

Sheffield - 2-1-0-0-[6]-{0/3}-31

Fife          - 0-1-2-0-[22]-{0/0}-32

Sheffield Man of the Match: #75 Robert Dowd

Fife Man of the Match: #39 Danny Stewart

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 7 Points

Michael Forney (0+1), Mathieu Roy (1+0), Jonathan Phillips (0+1), Tyler Mosienko (0+1), Dustin Kohn (0+1), Robert Dowd (2+0)

Fife Points Round Up: - 6 Points

Thomas Muir (0+1), Stephen Gunn (1+0), Jordan Fulton (1+0), Danny Stewart (1+1), Chris Auger (0+1)

Referee: #19 Rab Cowan

Referee: #16 Toby Craig

Linesman: #30 Luke Palmer

Linesman: #22 Paul Staniforth

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Match Report: 28.3.2015 - Flyers v Steelers PLAYOFFS

Saturday 28^th March 2015 – Fife Flyers (0-0) v Sheffield Steelers (0-0) @ Fife Ice Arena. Face-off: 7:15pm, EIHL Playoff Quarter-Final 1^st Leg

Fife Flyers – 2

Jamie Milam - 2^nd

Ned Lukacevic - 3^rd

Sheffield Steelers – 3
Michael Forney - 2^nd

Colton Fretter - 2^nd

Robert Dowd - 3^rd

Steelers travelled up to Kirkcaldy for their quarter-final 1^st leg and really had to weather the storm in the 1^st period as the atmosphere was just so intimidating and the home side really fed of it but Unice was just outstanding all game and both teams went into the break all square.

End of the 1st Period: Fife Flyers 0–0 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Flyers 6-2 Steelers

Fife opened the scoring at 27:03 when nice move by Jordan Fulton was finished off by Jamie Milam at the back door to make it 1-0 and there wasn’t really anything Unice could have done to prevent the goal. The lead didn’t last too long though as Steelers levelled at 28:53 when Michael Forney was inside the face-off circle to the left of Regan and he fired low beating Regan assisted by Kohn and Hay. Sheffield took the lead at 37:41 when Mathieu Roy picked up the puck in the neutral zone and skating into the Fife zone laying off Colton Fretter who fired a sweet snapshot past Regan for 2-1. Sheffield managed to hold on taking a 2-1 lead into the 2^nd intermission.
End of the 2nd Period: Fife Flyers 1–2 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Flyers 12–10 Steelers

In the third period it was real end to end stuff with both keepers having to make exceptional saves the pick of the bunch coming from Josh Unice who managed to save down low from Fulton at the back door when the flyers man looked certain to score. Fife levelled the scores at 2-2 at 54:20 when Ned Lukacevic was picked out in between the circles finishing low from in front of Josh Unice but the home side couldn’t hold on and at 59:26 assisted by Roy and Eddy it was Robert Dowd that got the decisive touch that beat Regan and won the game for the Steelers with them taking a 1 goal lead into the 2^nd leg.
Shots on Goal: Flyers 8–8 Steelers

FINAL SCORE: Fife Flyers 2–3 Sheffield Steelers

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

Fife           - 0-1-1-0-[0]-{0/0}-26

Sheffield - 0-2-1-0-[0]-{0/0}-20

Fife Man of the Match: #60 Jamie Milam

Sheffield Man of the Match: #75 Robert Dowd

Fife Points Round Up: - 4 Points

Ned Lukacevic (1+0), Matt Reber (0+1), Jordan Fulton (0+1), Jamie Milam (1+0)

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 8 Points

Cullen Eddy (0+1), Michael Forney (1+0), Mathieu Roy (0+2), Dustin Kohn (0+1), Colton Fretter (1+0), Darrell Hay (0+1), Robert Dowd (1+0)

Referee: #9 Tom Darnell

Referee: #16 Toby Craig

Linesman: #31 Ally Flockhart

Linesman: #25 Andy Dalton

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SIHA Round-Up 21st & 22nd March 2015

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Senators enjoyed a 4 point double header success over local rivals Nottingham Lions in what were two good games of hockey. Sens put in two competent and gritty performances to outsmart a hard working Nottingham team that couldn’t quite match Senators overall play & enthusiasm.

On Saturday at Ice Sheffield Senators won 3-1 in an end to end game that was quite close at times but overall Senators deserved their win which came from a solid defence & sound netminding. In a first period that lacked a bit of zip it was tied at 0-0 with Senators failing to capitalise on the chances they created whilst restricting Lions to just 5 shots. Senators snatched the lead early on in the second when Josh Gent scored a nice goal, showing great tenacity to put his chance away from Sergevs Jegorovs on 21.49. Sens enjoyed a good spell of pressure only to be pulled back with a well taken goal scored by Ben Wood on 26.44. This lifted Nottingham but Senators rode out the storm to enjoy a good spell themselves but Thomas Hovell in Lions goal was equal to anything Sens could fire at him with Bobby Browne in fine form too when called upon to make the saves to ensure it was still all square at the end of the second. The game was a lot more fast flowing in the final period with both teams creating some good chances but once again Senators defence were on their game and with Bobby Browne making the saves when he had to it gave Senators a platform from which to go on and win the game which is what they did. Some quick thinking and passing out of defence from Martyn Gray & Joe Colton put Charlie Thompson clear who showed great skill to fire one past Hovell who had no chance; goal timed 43.46. Sens made several more chances but it wasn’t until 54.31 when Nathan Britton played the puck back for Josh Gent to shoot one in for 3-1. Nottingham had been difficult to break down and they responded positively to enjoy arguably their best spell of the game but once again Senators were on their game to soak up the pressure and finish strongly to see the game out for a deserved win.

On Sunday it was a short trip down the M1 to Nottingham for the return fixture and once again, it was a good game of hockey but a little bit feistier than the previous night with both teams clearly up for the game. Senators started strongly to dominate proceedings and were two up through Josh Gent on 2.22 and Tom Humphries on 7.51. Nottingham did hit back and eventually popped one in on the powerplay through Ivo Dimitrijevs. It terms of chances it was pretty even but on the balance of play and possession Senators were the better team. In terms of overall play it was more balanced in the second period but Senators always had the upper hand. Paul Lofthouse set up Tom Humphries in the first minute to make it 3-1 but Lions pulled one back on 28.17, Kieran Raynor the scorer. Joel Aheran made the most of his chance to make it 4-2 after some nice play from Charlie Thompson & Sergevs Jegorovs on 28.17. It was a good contest with both teams basically cancelling one another out from which it became a bit niggly as Lions were struggling to find a way back into the game. An inspirational talk from Andy Ellis did the trick in the period break to see a well drilled Senators team competently finish of their rivals with controlled hockey. A lovely short-handed goal from Nathan Britton made it 5-2 on 48.57 gave Senators the edge against a battling Nottingham team that pulled another back on the powerplay timed 51.21, Ben Wood the scorer to make it 5-3. Lions continued to push forward whilst leaving themselves open for counter attacks and both teams had solid chances to add to their score but it’s fair to say that Senators looked in control to once again see the game out for another win in another good game of hockey which was concluded with a bench clearance in which amazingly not one penalty was awarded. Senators win 5-3 to secure a 4 point weekend over Lions.

To the juniors and Rapiers U16 D1 notched an impressive 9-0 away win over Kingston Hull but were made to work hard for their win in the early stages of the game but stepped it up to run out clear winners in the end. Samurai U10’s were in action at Ice Sheffield with cross ice challenge games against Nottingham, Solihull & Coventry.

On Sunday Sabres U14 D2 edged ever closer to their league title whilst ensuring their 100% win record remains intact with a 6-3 away win at Blackburn. Sabres were 1-0 up through Harry Currell at the end of the first with goals in the second for Leon Shaw, Ben O’Brien & Luke Watson to make it 4-0 after two. Josh Cope made it 5-0 before Blackburn pulled two goals back but it was too little too late as Sabres added another in the final minute through Ben O’Brien.

Scorpions U18 D2 narrowly lost out 5-4 at home to Nottingham in what was a pretty decent game with some noticeable performances on the Sheffield team.

One again, all in all it’s been another successful weekend for SIHA’s teams with more action coming up this weekend with the conclusion of the senior regular season as well as some important junior fixtures too…keep an eye out for the upcoming preview with all the relevant details.

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Match Report: 21.3.2015 - Steelers v Devils EC/EIHL

Saturday 21^st March 2015 – Sheffield Steelers (34-13-4) v Cardiff Devils (33-13-4) @ Motorpoint Arena. Face-off: 7pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Sheffield Steelers – 2
Robert Dowd – 2^nd
Jeff Legue – 3^rd

Cardiff Devils – 1
Carl Hudson – 1^st

Final game of the league season and the Steelers knew that if they won they’d win the league. It didn’t start all too well for them though when at 10:39 Cardiff took the lead when Carl Hudson assisted by Morissette and Lord had the puck just inside the Steelers zone and managed to his snapshot off that went through traffic and beat Unice down low and that’s how it stayed going into the break with at times Ben Bowns making some outstanding saves to keep his team in the lead going into the 1^st interval.

End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers 0–1 Cardiff Devils

Shots on Goal: Steelers 9-6 Devils

Into the second period and Steelers found a way to cause some serious problems for Cardiff with them having all the momentum and they made it count at 27:19 when Jonathan Phillips was played the puck by Mosienko in between the circles in the Devils zone and he miss-fired his slap shot that slid towards goal and Dowd managed to get hold of it and with Bowns trying to get the puck down low Dowd just shot high and the game was level at 1-1 and then that brought on all the teddies with it being teddy bear toss which was a shame as it killed all the momentum the Steelers had but Sheffield held their nerve and they went into the break level at 1-1 with just twenty minutes left to win the title.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers 1–1 Cardiff Devils

Shots on Goal: Steelers 11–12 Devils

Biggest twenty minutes of the season so far and it was just a perfect defensive display by the Steelers. Steelers took the lead at 45:06 when Legue saw his original shot saved by the blocker of Bowns, Phil Hill went to the corner and through the puck on goal that bounced awkwardly for Bowns and Legue was able to back hand it into the net for a 2-1 lead. Steelers defended valiantly and they worked as a team, Devils pulled Bowns with 55 seconds left in an attempt to level the game but it just wasn’t meant to be and Sheffield held on to the win the game which crowned them 2014/2015 Elite Ice Hockey League Champions and it was a game blighted with “21”. It was all done for Amy and in memory of Amy and the Steelers won the league on the 21^st March with the game finishing at 21:21; the final score was 2-1. Legue scored the game winning goal and his number backwards is 21, It was also Legue’s 10^th of the season assisted by Hill for his 11^th assist so 10+11=21, Josh Unice made 21 saves, It was the Steelers 21^st home league win in regulation and Mosienko who wears #21 was also celebrating his birthday so it was all about the number 21 and it was all for Amy
Shots on Goal: Steelers 5–4 Devils

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 2–1 Cardiff Devils

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

Sheffield  - 0-1-1-0-[2]-{0/0}-25

Cardiff     - 1-0-0-0-[0]-{0/1}-22

Sheffield Man of the Match: #75 Robert Dowd
Cardiff Man of the Match: #33 Ben Bowns

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 5 Points
Jeff Legue (1+0), Jonathan Phillips (0+1), Tyler Mosienko (0+1), Phil Hill (0+1), Robert Dowd (1+0)

Cardiff Points Round Up: - 3 Points

Carl Hudson (1+0), Jake Morissette (0+1), Andrew Lord (0+1)

Referee: #27 Mike Hicks

Referee: #9 Tom Darnell

Linesman: #25 Andy Dalton

Linesman: #23 Lee Young

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Match Report: 20.3.2015 - Panthers v Steelers EC/EIHL

Friday 20^th March 2015 – Nottingham Panthers (29-15-6) v Sheffield Steelers (33-13-4) @ National Ice Centre. Face-off: 7:30pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Nottingham Panthers – 3
Sam Oakford – 1^st
Greg Jacina – 2^nd
Brandon Benedict – 3^rd PP

Sheffield Steelers – 4
Michael Forney – 2^nd
Ben O’Connor – 2^nd SH
Mathieu Roy (2) – 3^rd, OT PP

Final league meeting between the Panthers and the Steelers for the season and it was in Nottingham where Sheffield had won their two previous visits but could they make it three in a row. Nottingham drew first blood at 8:18 when Sam Oakford had the puck on the blue line and he fired his shot which I think was tipped by Doucet as the puck took a strange deflection to beat Unice but Oakford was announced as the goal scorer and Steelers had to come back from a goal down. Steelers massively outshot their hosts and Mattias Modig was in just outstanding form and was the reason Nottingham went into the 1^st break a goal up.

End of the 1st Period: Nottingham Panthers 1–0 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Panthers 8-16 Steelers

Into the second period and we was going to have two minutes off 4v4 and Darrell Hay had a chance to level the game but his shot came back off the post before Nottingham broke 1v1 and it was Greg Jacina at 21:28 who fired a shot low and hard past Unice from in between the circles as there wasn’t really anything Sarich could have done to prevent him. Sheffield finally found a way past Modig at 24:09 when Fretter played a cross ice pass to Forney who took a touch off his skate and fired his wrist shot past the glove of Modig for 2-1. Sheffield levelled the game at 32:05 while shorthanded a poor turnover by Cody Wild allowed Tyler Mosienko to pick up the puck who played Ben O’Connor who was on the breakaway and he fired wrist shot straight through Modig to send the visiting fans wild and that’s how it stayed going into the 2^nd interval.
End of the 2nd Period: Nottingham Panthers 2–2 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Panthers 7–10 Steelers

Big third period and both teams gave as good as they got Nottingham took their second lead of the game at 52:50 while on the man advantage Benedict was at the back door to Unice’s left and managed to get his shot past Unice and Nottingham led 3-2 it was slightly controversial when at the other Mosienko took a big check from behind and the officials just ignored it for some strange reason. Sheffield levelled the game at 57:32 and it was that guy Mathieu Roy, Forney was at the left circle and Modig made the save and Roy fired the rebound into the open goal to send the visiting fans wild and we had 3-3 score line going into overtime.
End of the 3rd Period: Nottingham Panthers 3-3 Sheffield Steelers
Shots on Goal: Panthers 11–6 Steelers


Into overtime and both Modig and Unice had big saves to make but with 28 seconds left Evan Mosey was called for tripping and Sheffield took their timeout and got to work and it was Modig had a save to make from O’Connor and Roy was stood in front and he managed to shoot the rebound under Modig to win Steelers the game 4-3 at 64:47 to leave them top of the league knowing that a win vs Cardiff 24 hours later will secure the league title.
Shots on Goal: Panthers 4-4 Steelers

FINAL SCORE: Nottingham Panthers 3–4 Sheffield Steelers OT

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

Nottingham  - 1-1-1-0-[10]-{1/3}-30

Sheffield        - 0-2-1-1-[10]-{1/3}-36

Nottingham Man of the Match: #7 Robert Lachowicz
Sheffield Man of the Match: #21 Tyler Mosienko

Nottingham Points Round Up: - 7 Points
Brandon Benedict (1+1), Sam Oakford (1+0), Greg Jacina (1+0), Guillaume Doucet (0+1), Cody Wild (0+1), Chris Higgins (0+1)

Sheffield Points Round Up: -11  Points

Michael Forney (1+1), Mathieu Roy (2+1), Tyler Mosienko (0+2), Colton Fretter (0+2), Ben O’Connor (1+1)

Referee: #9 Tom Darnell

Referee: #27 Mike Hicks

Linesman: #22 Paul Staniforth

Linesman: #38 Danny Beresford

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Steeldogs Spotlight 16th March

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Steeldogs 1 Wildcats 4

After an OT loss in Peterborough on Saturday night, the Bradfield Brewery Sheffield Steeldogs took on the Swindon Wildcats. The home team played the game with Andre Payette taking a coaching role as there was a full complement of players available.

The Steeldogs had lots of the early pressure but didn't give GB net minder Lyle any real work. Disappointingly Harding beat Sedlar with a tame effort at 4.17. Persistence from Elliott saw the puck go past Lyle but Ref Boardman had blown his whistle milliseconds before. A great shift from Hirst yielded three hits and gave Squires a shooting chance that somehow didn't go in. The teams left the ice for their break after 20 minutes with Swindon going in a goal to the good.

In the second period The Dogs generated more decent opportunities in the early stages but as in the first, it was the visitors who found the twine as some snappy passing between Malasinski and Hoog saw the former score at 23.28. Sheffield had an extended session of 5 on 3 play but the power play struggled to create the killer chances and Lyle swallowed up anything that did get through. Roles then reversed and the Wildcats had the two man advantage. They were kept out by a couple of stunning Sedlar saves but Harding fired past him as the last penalty ticked down, putting the visitors up by 3 goals to nil. It summed up the Steeldogs night when Korhon finally earned a penalty shot after being dragged back but after sending the puck a little too far in front, a Lyle poke-check denied the #27.

The final period felt like everyone was just going through the motions and even at half speed Swindon extended their lead with Nell firing the puck home. With Lyle's shutout looking increasingly likely, Ozolins took another skate down the wing and somehow squeezed one past the Cats future coach at 52.07.

The game ended with a 4-1 win for Swindon on a night when the Steeldogs struggled to establish any kind of hold on the game. Man of the Match beers were awarded to Adam Harding for Swindon and Lubomir Korhon for the Steeldogs.

The final league game of the season is next weekend in Bracknell and the league campaign will be put to bed. Attention then turns to Operation Coventry 2015 when we will be preparing to play our home Play-Off Quarter Final on Friday 27th March, face-off 8pm. Keep up to date on the website and social media for news leading up to the game.

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Match Report: 15.3.2015 - Devils v Steelers EC/EIHL

Sunday 15^th March 2015 – Cardiff Devils (31-13-4) v Sheffield Steelers (33-12-4) @ Big Blue Tent. Face-off: 6pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Cardiff Devils – 6
Jake Morissette – 1^st
Joey Martin (2) – 1^st SH, 1^st
Brent Walton – 2^nd PPG
Matthew Myers – 2^nd
Andrew Lord – 3^rd

Sheffield Steelers – 3
Mathieu Roy (2) – 1^st, 3^rd SH
Michael Forney – 3^rd PP

Sheffield scored the first goal of the game at 2:44 when Forney was to the left Bowns with the puck before play a backhanded pass to Mathieu Roy who slotted the puck under Bowns from just in front for 1-0. The lead didn’t last for too long when at 3:32 Jake Morissette found the equaliser when the Devils forward tucked in at the back door. Cardiff took the lead at 5:14 while shorthanded when a smart play to Joey Martin put him on the breakaway and he went forehand and backhand and putting it through the legs of Unice with it just creeping over the line for 2-1. It wouldn’t be long till it was 3-1 when at 10:31 it was Joey Martin again on the breakaway and his managed to get his shot off firing straight through the glove of Josh Unice. That’s how it stayed going into the 1^st Interval.

End of the 1st Period: Cardiff Devils 3–1 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Devils 11-11 Steelers

Cardiff started the second period on the power play and it was the perfect start for the home side when Brent Walton skated into the Sheffield zone un-challenges before firing a nice snap shot told shelf over the shoulder of Josh Unice at 20:23 for 4-1. Cardiff managed to kill a 4 minute power play for the Steelers where they didn’t give the visitors any time on the puck and as they returned to five skaters they struck a killer blow at 26:47 scoring their 5^th goal from Matthew Myers who shot from the point where he was all alone past Unice who was certainly having an off night. Cardiff went into the 2^nd interval 5-1 up and was looking likely to close in on the league leaders.
End of the 2nd Period: Cardiff Devils 5–1 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Devils 10–10 Steelers

Third period got underway and Cardiff were soon awarded a powerplay but it was Sheffield that made it count shorthanded when Mathieu Roy worked his way onto a breakaway from his own zone and fired his shot early and low past Bowns at 40:51 for 5-2. Cardiff scored their final goal of the night at 46:11 when Andrew Lord re-directed from just in front of Unice but it was Steelers who finished off the nights scoring at 54:17 when they pulled a 3^rd goal back through Michael Forney on the power play when the Steelers forward finished off at the back door. Cardiff won the game 6-3 but results elsewhere meant Steelers remained top going into the final weekend with the chance to win the league still in their own hands.
Shots on Goal: Devils 8–10 Steelers

FINAL SCORE: Cardiff Devils 6–3 Sheffield Steelers

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

Cardiff     - 3-2-1-0-[58]-{1/4}-29

Sheffield - 1-0-2-0-[60]-{1/4}-31

Cardiff Man of the Match: #88 Joey Martin
Sheffield Man of the Match: #15 Mathieu Roy

Cardiff Points Round Up: - 18 Points
Carl Hudson (0+1), Matthew Myers (1+0), Mark Richardson (0+2) Brent Walton (1+0), Andrew Hotham (0+3), Joey Haddad (0+2), Jake Morissette (1+3), Andrew Lord (1+0), Joey Martin (2+0), Doug Clarkson (0+1)

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 9 Points

Cullen Eddy (0+1), Michael Forney (1+2), Mathieu Roy (2+0), Colton Fretter (0+1), Darrell Hay (0+1), Ben O’Connor (0+1)

Referee: #27 Mike Hicks

Referee: #9 Tom Darnell

Linesman: #11 Matt Rose

Linesman: #23 Lee Young

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Match Report: 14.3.2015 - Steelers v Blaze EC/EIHL

Saturday 14^th March 2015 – Sheffield Steelers (32-12-4) v Coventry Blaze (22-23-2) @ Motorpoint Arena. Face-off: 7pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Sheffield Steelers – 2
Cullen Eddy – 1^st
Ben O’Connor – 2^nd

Coventry Blaze – 0

4 games left in the Elite League season and the Steelers know if they win all their games they’ll be crowned champions. The game started it absolutely magnificent fashion for the Steelers when just 25 seconds in Cullen Eddy for the third game in a row opened the scoring for Sheffield and it was an exact replica of his previous two goals when Eddy got the puck just in front of the blue line and fired his shot low and hard through traffic past Brian Stewart who has been a thorn in the Steelers side all season. Steelers continued to dominate the 1^st session and pretty much had complete dominance they was gifted with 3 power play but couldn’t make them count as the Blaze were massively out shot.

End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers 1–0 Coventry Blaze

Shots on Goal: Steelers 19-5 Blaze

Into the second period and Coventry came into the game a little more putting more shots on Josh Unice’s goal including and absolutely fantastic save when a Blaze forward skated behind the goal for the wrap around and Josh Unice had to go post to post to deny Coventry with a goal scoring opportunity. Steelers finally scored a second goal at 34:06 after strong pressure by the home side Ben O’Connor skated the whole width of the zone dragging the puck with him into space to fire a bomb over the glove of Stewart for 2-0 and that’s how it stayed going into the second interval.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers 2–0 Coventry Blaze

Shots on Goal: Steelers 11–9 Blaze

The first period was a period where the visitors did out shoot their hosts but it was down to their 5 on 3 power play they had for 1:54 but they was shut out as the Steelers took away their lanes where Hay, Kohn and Mosienko were just all outstanding and when Coventry did get a shot off Josh Unice stood strong and denied them the closest the visitors came was when former Steelers Jim Jorgenson fired a shot off the bottom of the post but Coventry just couldn’t find a way past Josh Unice. Blaze pulled Brian Stewart at 57:40 in an attempt to get back into the game but it failed to work as Sheffield failed to capitalize on the empty net but Sheffield went on to win the game 2-0 and remain top of the standing and in doing that helped Josh Unice record his 5^th Shut-out in 16 games for the Steelers.
Shots on Goal: Steelers 5–10 Blaze

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 2–0 Coventry Blaze

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

Sheffield  - 1-1-0-0-[4]-{0/3}-35

Coventry - 0-0-0-0-[6]-{0/2}-24

Sheffield Man of the Match: #31 Josh Unice
Coventry Man of the Match: #41 Brian Stewart

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 6 Points
Cullen Eddy (1+0), Mathieu Roy (0+1), Jonathan Phillips (0+1), Tyler Mosienko (0+1), Colton Fretter (0+1), Ben O’Connor (1+0)

Coventry Points Round Up: - 0 Points

Referee: #9 Tom Darnell

Referee: #16 Toby Craig

Linesman: #23 Lee Young

Linesman: #38 Danny Beresford

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Match Report: 11.3.2015 - Steelers v Devils EC/EIHL

Wednesday 11^th March 2015 – Sheffield Steelers (31-12-4) v Cardiff Devils (30-12-4) @ Motorpoint Arena. Face-off: 7:30pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Sheffield Steelers – 11
Cullen Eddy – 1^st
Mathieu Roy (2) – 1^st, 3^rd PP
Colton Fretter – 2^nd
Robert Dowd (3) -2^nd, 3^rd, 3^rd PP
Michael Forney (2) – 3^rd, 3^rd PP
Jason Hewitt – 3^rd
Jeff Legue – 3^rd PP

Cardiff Devils – 0

Just a couple of days after the Challenge Cup Final and Steelers were out for a bit of revenge and it’s just what they got in very convincing fashion. Steelers opened the scoring at 3:26 when Cullen Eddy picked up the blocked shot of Jonathan Phillips and fired his slap shop low past Ben Bowns from the point. It was 2-0 at 15:42 when Roy was picked out by Forney in the neutral zone he turned all along and found himself on the breakaway before going forehand on to his backhand slotting past Bowns and that’s how it stayed going into the 1^st Interval.

End of the 1st Period: Sheffield Steelers 2–0 Cardiff Devils

Shots on Goal: Steelers 9-7 Devils

Into the 3^rd Period and Colton Fretter made it 3-0 at 23:52 when Mathieu Roy had the puck behind the goal of Ben Bowns and he managed to feed Fretter who fired the puck first time in off the bottom of the post. It was very quickly 4-0 at 25:33 when Robert Dowd was on the left hand side and he fired a brilliant wrist shot top shelf over the shoulder of Bowns and that cued the end of Bowns night as he headed for the bench and Mike Will took to the net. Will held the score line at 4-0 going into the 2^nd interval.
End of the 2nd Period: Sheffield Steelers 4–0 Cardiff Devils

Shots on Goal: Steelers 7–12 Devils

Into the 3^rd period and Sheffield ran riot on the Devils. At 43:52 it was 5-0 when Dowd picked up Eddy’s blocked shot and fired a big slap shot in off the post down low for his second of the night. It was 6-0 at 45:42 Fretter somehow gets on the breakaway and goes forehand and backhand and Will made a very good pad save but the puck was loose Forney managed to lift it over Will. It was 7-0 at 46:31  Legue broke down the right hand side and threw the puck in front of goal and Hewitt shot first time past Will. Devils had just fallen apart and Lord called their time-out. A fight soon broke out between Sarich and Marsh and it was Marsh that got all the punches in and the takedown was more 50/50 and at this point the Devils went penalty crazy accumulating 100 penalty minutes in the final 10 minutes It’ll take too long to explain them all so look at the game sheet and watch the highlights but basically Steelers would have 7 consecutive minutes on the powerplay. It was 8-0 at 52:52 when Dowd fired a shot from the point and Mathieu Roy tipped it past Mike Will before Forney made it 9-0 at 53:31 when the Steelers top goal scorer slotted into the open goal before Hotham viciously slashed Forney on the legs in which he got thrown out the game for. Legue made it 10-0 at 55:32 with his old Leggy trademark slap shot from the point which was a one timer past Will before the Steelers finished the scoring off at 57:47 when Dowd got his hat-trick goal to make it 11-0 when Dowd fired a one timer past Will at the back door to secure an 11-0 win for the Steelers and a valuable two points that took them to the top of the league. A Shut out for Josh Unice, 11 goals, and 3 Devils players thrown out the game which looks like DOPs could be having a say before the weekends game.
Shots on Goal: Steelers 24–7 Devils

FINAL SCORE: Sheffield Steelers 11–0 Cardiff Devils

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

Sheffield - 2-2-7-0-[17]-{4/6}-40

Cardiff    - 0-0-0-0-[100]-{0/4}-26

Sheffield Man of the Match: #75 Robert Dowd
Cardiff Man of the Match: #18 Brent Walton

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 33 Points
Cullen Eddy (1+2), Jeff Legue (1+1), Michael Forney (2+2), Mathieu Roy (2+2), Jason Hewitt (1+1), Jonathan Phillips (0+3), Tyler Mosienko (0+5), Phil Hill (0+1), Colton Fretter (1+2), Darrell Hay (0+2), Robert Dowd (3+1)

Cardiff Points Round Up: - 0 Points

Referee: #27 Mike Hicks

Referee: #9 Tom Darnell

Linesman: #22 Paul Staniforth

Linesman: #38 Danny Beresford

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