Match Report: 3.1.2015 - Giants v Steelers EC/EIHL

Saturday 3^rd January 2014 – Belfast Giants (18-9-1) v Sheffield Steelers (19-7-2) @ Odyssey Arena. Face-off: 7pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Belfast Giants – 6
Colin Shields – 1^st PP
Cody Brookwell – 2^nd
Darryl Lloyd – 2^nd
Ray Sawada – 2^nd
Craig Peacock – 2^nd
Mike Kompon – 3^rd

Sheffield Steelers – 3
Tyler Mosienko – 1^st
Colton Fretter – 1^st
Jason Hewitt – 2^nd

Game two of the double header got underway and Giants had the puck in the net early on but it was waved off as Sawada driven straight into Frank Doyle a decision Cullen Eddy didn’t like and dropped the gloves with the Giants forward in protection of his netminder but it was the visitors who took the lead like the night before and at 3:21 Rod Sarich had the puck in the Belfast zone to the left of Chubak and a badly taken shot bounced in front of goal and Tyler Mosienko re-directed from close range to give the Steelers a 1-0 lead. The lead didn’t last long when Legue took a high sticking penalty Giants went on the powerplay and unfortunately for the visitors Mathieu Roy blocked a shot with his ribs and as he skated off injured it left his man open to shoot and former Steeler Colin Shields fired a big slap shot from the blue line that caught Doyle out of his goal and the game was tied 1-1 at 4:26 and it was also the end of Roy’s night as he wouldn’t return to the Ice. Belfast would have a second goal ruled out when the home side were deemed to have a man in the crease as Doyle was beaten a decision I myself was unsure about but the game was still level at 1-1 until 15:53 when O’Connor played in Colton Fretter down the right as the Steelers forward snapped a shot from the top of the left circle that beat Chubak top shelf and gave the Steelers a 2-1 lead it was a sweet goal and one Fretter made look so easy but it was Sheffield who took a 2-1 lead into the break.

End of the 1st Period: Belfast Giants 1–2 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Giants 12-11 Steelers

Belfast came into the second period looking to get the game level and started getting physical as did the Steelers but at 33:46 Giants did equalise when Brookwell got his shot away and beat Doyle through traffic and before we knew it Belfast led 3-2 at 34:29 and it was Darryl Lloyd who scored from the rebound into the open goal after Doyle saved from just in front. It got even worse for the Steelers when at 35:23 despite looking offside Ray Sawada turned and shot through the five hole of Doyle and the goal was given and Belfast had a 4-2 lead after Sheffield had clearly pressed the suicide button. At 37:38 Jason Hewitt tried to stop the slide as he pulled it back to 4-3 after a nice pass from Dowd to him behind the goal the British bulldog shot on off the back of Chubak and into the goal and we had a game on again. Sheffield just couldn’t contain the champions and at 38:52 a bullet of a slap shot by Craig Peacock from the blue line went through traffic and beat Doyle and the Steelers netminder had no chance and the visitors had a mountain to climb going into the break 5-3 down after being 2-1 up.
End of the 2nd Period: Belfast Giants 5–3 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Giants 10–10 Steelers

Going into the third period it was all about the netminders and if it wasn’t for Chubak and Doyle there could have been even more goals for either side but the netminders were outstanding there was a strange incident in the third period and it was not long after Cullen Eddy had just jumped out of the box he was soon back in it when he was deemed to have elbows and the call was given by Dean Smith who in the neutral zone and Matt Thompson was behind Doyle’s goal not more than three feet away and he gave nothing and it just seemed to be the Smith show and Thompson wasn’t having a say in the matter. Giants finished the scoring off at 55:35 while on the delayed penalty for a trip Doyle made a save from in front and without any help by his Skaters the rebound was put into the open goal by Mike Kompon and Belfast had a four point weekend and the Steelers had a four game losing streak.
Shots on Goal: Giants 11–8 Steelers

FINAL SCORE: Belfast Giants 6–3 Sheffield Steelers

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

Belfast     - 1-4-1-0-[17]-{1/7}-33

Sheffield - 2-1-0-0-[23]-{0/4}-29

Belfast Man of the Match: #3 Jeff Mason
Sheffield Man of the Match: #67 Colton Fretter

Belfast Points Round Up: - 18 Points
Jeff Mason (0+2), Evan Cheverie (0+2), Ray Sawada (1+0), Mike Kompon (1+0), Colin Shields (1+0), Mark McCutcheon (0+1), Calvin Elfring (0+2), Cody Brookwell (1+1), Adam Keefe (0+2), Craig Peacock (1+1), Darryl Lloyd (1+1)

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 8 Points

Jason Hewitt (1+0), Rodney Sarich (0+1), Tyler Mosienko (1+0), Mark Thomas (0+1), Colton Fretter (1+0), Darrell Hay (0+1), Robert Dowd (0+1), Ben O’Connor (0+1)

Referee: #26 Dean Smith

Referee: #6 Matt Thompson

Linesman: #25 Andy Dalton

Linesman: #31 Ally Flockhart

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FSB Editorial - Why The Reaction To Grimaldi Shows We're Getting Better

I have a theory.

By now we've all seen that pathetic act of goonery from Joe Grimaldi in the NIC on Saturday night. It was above and beyond stupid, it was inexcusable, and it was indefensible.

And you know what? Nobody has even tried.

Match Report: 2.1.2015 - Giants v Steelers EC/EIHL

Friday 2^nd January 2014 – Belfast Giants (17-9-1) v Sheffield Steelers (19-6-2) @ Odyssey Arena. Face-off: 7pm, Erhardt Conference/Elite League

Belfast Giants – 5
Evan Cheverie – 2^nd PP
Cody Brookwell – 2^nd
Calvin Elfring – 3^rd PP
Robby Sandrock – 3^rd PP
Craig Peacock – 3^rd EN

Sheffield Steelers – 3
Dustin Kohn – 1^st PP
Jonathan Phillips – 1^st SH
Ben O’Connor – 3^rd

The first game of a double header between two title contenders got underway and it was a heated battle and it was Sheffield who took the lead at 2:33 when Mathieu Roy was screening Chubak it was Dustin Kohn who fired a sweet shot that beat the Giants netminder from the blue line for a 1-0 score line.  That would be followed by a fight between Danny Bois and Adam Keefe and that was the result of a hit on Cody Brookwell against the boards which is a contender for hit of the season and before you know it Keefe had his gloves off and Bois just obliged there were punches thrown by both but was eventually broken up by the officials. Steelers took a 2-0 lead at 11:07 while shorthanded Mosienko fed the Steelers captain Jonathan Phillips who skated down the left and managed to get in front of Chubak and get a shot off and Chubak attempted to claw It back from inside the goal and Dean Smith signalled for a good goal, Belfast were still on the man advantage and were awarded a penalty shot after Darrell Hay covered up the puck in the crease but Craig Peacock  was denied by Frank Doyle and Sheffield took a 2-0 lead into the break.

End of the 1st Period: Belfast Giants 0–2 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Giants 9-8 Steelers

Just over 9 minutes into the second period Belfast finally pulled a goal back when on the man advantage Giants broke in numbers before Evan Cheverie was played in at the back door and slotted the puck Doyle to bring the Giants within one goal timed at 29:44. Belfast levelled the game at 38:50 when it looked like Doyle had his stick slashed out his hands a bullet of a shot by Cody Brookwell from the point levelled the score at 2-2 but Doyle’s persistence with Hicks was ignored as he was arguing with the referee about how he could award the goal. There was a coming together near Chubak soon after the equaliser involving Colton Fretter and Calvin Elfring and the gloves were dropped and Fretter managed to land some big hits before Elfring put him on the Ice and soon left the Ice injured but both teams went into the second intermission all tied at 2-2.
End of the 2nd Period: Belfast Giants 2–2 Sheffield Steelers

Shots on Goal: Giants 14–6 Steelers

Into the third period Belfast took the lead at 48:10 when Calvin Elfring picked up the puck and fired a slap shot from the top of the circle to give the Giants a 3-2 lead. It was Belfast who would score a fourth unanswered goal when at 53:37 Robby Sandrock was in possession of the puck on the blue line and shot a slap shot through traffic and Doyle had no chance in saving it and Belfast had come from 2-0 down to lead 4-2 but the Steelers managed to pull another goal back at 54:20 when Roy played Forney who worked hard against the boards and managed to skate free in front of goal but his shot was saved by Chubak but the Giants netminder had lost the puck and O’Connor was there to tap home from 2 yards into the open goal. Sheffield were trying to get back into the game and pulled Doyle at 58:47 for an extra attacker but Giants finished the scoring at 59:38 when Peacock scored from his own zone into the empty net and that was just before Robert Dowd had blocked one off the line and Belfast secured the two points with a 5-3 win.
Shots on Goal: Giants 7–12 Steelers

FINAL SCORE: Belfast Giants 5–3 Sheffield Steelers

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

Belfast     - 0-2-3-0-[22]-{3/9}-30

Sheffield - 2-0-1-0-[34]-{1/4}-26

Belfast Man of the Match: #24 Calvin Elfring
Sheffield Man of the Match: #20 Jonathan Phillips

Belfast Points Round Up: - 15 Points
Robby Sandrock (1+0), Evan Cheverie (1+0), Kevin Westgarth (0+1), Mike Kompon (0+5), Colin Shields (0+2), Calvin Elfring (1+1), Cody Brookwell (1+1), Craig Peacock (1+0)

Sheffield Points Round Up: - 9 Points

Gord Baldwin (0+1), Michael Forney (0+1), Mathieu Roy (0+1), Jonathan Phillips (1+0), Tyler Mosienko (0+1), Dustin Kohn (1+0), Colton Fretter (0+1), Ben O’Connor (1+1)

Referee: #27 Mike Hicks

Referee: #26 Dean Smith

Linesman: #25 Andy Dalton

Linesman: #31 Ally Flockhart

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SIHA WC Report

Spartans were the winners of the inaugural Sheffield Winter Classic Game when they beat Senators 5-1 at Ice Sheffield last Saturday. Considering the terrible weather conditions there was a healthy crowd to witness was a great occasion.

Spartans had the better of the first period but were pushed all the way by Senators, who on a different day may have had more to show for their efforts but Spartans made their possession count to go in from the first period 2-0 up thanks to goals from Will Barron & Jonathan Kirk.

The second period was a lot tighter and even in terms of possession and chances with a Sergevs Jegorovs for Senators making it a very interesting contest.  Sens enjoyed a good spell following on from their goal but Spartans weathered the storm to go on and gain the upper hand to go into the final period 4-1 after Stuart Brittle had netted twice, his second a nice short-handed goal late on in the period.

Spartans controlled large chunks of the third period and looked comfortable on the puck but Senators never gave up and kept them on their toes and up to the task. Cole Shudra made it 5-1 half way through the period to basically kill the game and make sure the trophy landed into Spartans hands.

An enjoyable game of hockey and one in which it was clear both teams wanted to win and played with passion which is what Sheffield hockey is all about and something both teams deserve praise and credit for.

Goals

14.40: Spartans – Will Barron…assisted Stuart Brittle, Ollie Barron

17.16: Spartans – Jonathan Kirk

26.42: Senators – Sergevs Jegorovs…assisted Josh Gent, Tom Humphries

34.53: Spartans – Stuart Brittle…assisted Ollie Barron, Elliott Knell

38.43: Spartans – Stuart Brittle

51.59: Spartans – Cole Shudra

Shots

Spartans faced a total of 28 shots…

Brad Day - 14 (9+5+0), Brandon Stones - 11 (0+6+5)

Senators faced a total of 28 shots…

Mark Hartley - 28 (18+10+0), Bob Browne -18 (0+5+13)

Final Score: Spartans 5 Senators 1

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Happy New Year Guys

Just a quick post guys but I want to wish you all a very happy new year on behalf of everyone here at Frozen Steel Blog it has been one hell of 2014 and let’s hope 2015 is going to be an even bigger one starting with our double header in Belfast.

So if you’re going out to Belfast please travel safely and remember to drink plenty but responsibly and just keep yourselves safe and finally we need to bring them four points home so loud and proud Steeler fans loud and proud!

Have a good day and we’ll see you at the Arena on the 10^th

Happy New Year

From all at Frozen Steel!