A Glaswegian Odyssey: Part 1
It was Friday. And according to my pre-game preamble, I had some promises to keep. I started at the very beginning. It seemed like a decent sort of a place to start. And I only went and did it: I…
A Glaswegian Odyssey: Prologue
So, this weekend, I’m off to Glasgow to take in not one but TWO hockey games, and in true ‘I’m a proper writer, innit’ style, I’m going to preview the action ahead and perhaps hazard a prediction or two, before…
Giants still top yet find a way to lose
The Nottingham Panthers came, they saw, and then they conquered the Stena Line Belfast Giants 3-2 in a tense defensive battle. The previous night the Giants cruised by Edinburgh 6-2 hardly breaking sweat with goals coming from five different sources…
Coming to a rink near you… The Game-Killer (or, why I’m unintentionally ruining hockey).
I wrote in a recent post that the Elite League is providing some of the best entertainment in UK sport. And I still maintain that view; take for example the 13 goal Edinburgh v Hull thriller in December. Or the…