ICE HOCKEY: Edinburgh Capitals v Braehead Clan

[The_Todd]

Another Sunday night, another night of Hockey. This time the Capitals meet their new Scottish rivals, Braehead, for the first ever time.

Be there or be square.

[Hibbie_Cameron]

I might go to this, could get some great banter with the rival fans

[Pheona]

I think this is going to be a tricky one. We aren't going to turn them over quite as easily as we did the Vipers.

But at least we should have one more D man back, depending on what the physio says this week.

[stu in nottingham]

The view from Nottingham on tomorrow night's clash with Edinburgh Caps:

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/sport/Neilson-Panthers-Edinburgh-lightly/article-2787379-detail/article.html

[Sylar]

The view from Nottingham on tomorrow night's clash with Edinburgh Caps:

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/sport/Neilson-Panthers-Edinburgh-lightly/article-2787379-detail/article.html

We play Nottingham on Sunday night too - looking forward to it! :thumbsup:

[Sylar]

Well, we didn't play too badly through the first period yesterday and were deserving of our lead at one point. Fell to pieces and tossed away 5 in the 2nd/3rd periods though, to leave us still looking for our first win.

Bring on Nottingham....:paranoid:

[stu in nottingham]

Bring on Nottingham....:paranoid:

Maybe will be a closer scoreline than last time with the Panthers having a tricky game against Edinburgh tonight and a road trip tomorrow.

For anyone who want text updates on the Nottingham v Edinburgh clash tonight (and most other games involving the Panthers), here's a link to a service a mate runs.

The Cat’s Whiskers
http://tcwfanzine.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/tcw-live-nottingham-panthers-v-edinburgh-capitals-23rd-october/

[The_Todd]

Tonight's the night folks. The first ever matchup between these two sides.

Get involved!

[stu in nottingham]

Not a great weekend for the Caps unfortunately with an 8-2 defeat in Nottingham on Saturday followed by a 4-6 reverse at Murrayfield to Braehead last night.

Incidentally the clash between Dundee and Nottingham at Dundee last night collected over 1000 'viewers' for the Internet text update service I mentioned above. Not bad!

[Sylar]

Not a great weekend for the Caps unfortunately with an 8-2 defeat in Nottingham on Saturday followed by a 4-6 reverse at Murrayfield to Braehead last night.

Incidentally the clash between Dundee and Nottingham at Dundee last night collected over 1000 'viewers' for the Internet text update service I mentioned above. Not bad!

Ended up being quite a good game last night actually, despite the final scoreline!

0-0-13 doesn't make for nice reading though :greengrin

[stu in nottingham]

Ended up being quite a good game last night actually, despite the final scoreline!

0-0-13 doesn't make for nice reading though :greengrin

Well 4-7 sounds an interesting scoreline! It reads from the report that Nottingham had to work very hard for their victory. Fair play to Dundee.

Late goal-rush sees free-scoring Panthers sink Dundee
(http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/sport/Late-goal-rush-sees-free-scoring-Panthers-sink-Dundee/article-2794359-detail/article.html)
I really think that with three Scottish teams now in the Elite League, they should do something about bringing back the old Scottish 'double-header' weekends of the past. The Panthers didn't return to Nottingham with many points from those in the old days!

[Sylar]

FINALLY Dundee got their first win on Thursday night, trouncing the Cardiff Devils 7-3 :thumbsup:

[HibbyScott]

I watched my first ever Ice Hockey match last night. Got free tickets to MK Lightning vs Peterborough Phantoms. Do Edinburgh play in the same league, or a different league to MK?

[KdyHby]

Caps play in the Elite League:

http://www.ih-update.co.uk/
http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/

MKL play in the EPL

http://www.mk-lightning.com/
http://www.eplicehockey.net/index.php?limitstart=27

http://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/

[The_Todd]

Argh.. Meant to go to Murrayfield tonight to see the Panthers do the biz!!

One of my favourite past times as a kid growing up in Nottingham, going to Nottingham Ice Rink. My how that place has changed too, brilliant arena.

Cracking game by all accounts, I missed it too in the end (not like me). You should get to Murrayfield more often to make the Caps your second team while you're here!

[stu in nottingham]

Argh.. Meant to go to Murrayfield tonight to see the Panthers do the biz!!

One of my favourite past times as a kid growing up in Nottingham, going to Nottingham Ice Rink. My how that place has changed too, brilliant arena.

Agree, it's a very good place to go and watch the hockey, especially in UK terms. The atmosphere in the old place was something else though wasn't it!