The Hockey Markets Mainstream Sportsbooks Can’t Be Bothered to Price
Manchester Storm sold 9,528 tickets for a pre-season game against Sheffield Steelers this month, a figure that would set a record for a fixture between two Elite League sides. That’s a genuinely significant number for British hockey. Try finding a betting market on it at a major sportsbook and you’ll find nothing at all, because the books that dominate advertising spend have decided the EIHL isn’t worth a trader’s afternoon. That gap between what hockey fans actually follow and what sportsbooks actually price is wider in this sport than almost any other, and it shapes where serious hockey bettors end … Continue reading
Gabriel Carriere looks to continue upward mobility with Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – For goaltender Gabriel Carriere, the 2026-27 season represents a new chapter in his career. After two seasons in San Jose with the AHL’s Barracuda, Carriere hit the free agent market for the first time on Jul. 1. After a short process, Carriere elected to sign with the Hartford Wolf Pack on a one-year term. It’s a decision that has him excited for what is ahead. It’s a fit that he believes is right for him. “Free agency was something I’d never gone through and going into it Hartford was a team that was interested from the beginning,” … Continue reading
Shootouts removed from EIHL elimination games for 2026/27 season
The Motorpoint Elite League Board has agreed to remove shootouts from elimination games from the 2026/27 season. In the Challenge Cup Elimination Game, Challenge Cup Semi-Finals (Second leg), Motorpoint Playoff Quarter-Finals (Second leg) and Motorpoint Playoff Semi-Finals, tied games will no longer be decided by 3-on-3 overtime followed by a shootout. Instead, if overtime is required, teams will first play a full 20-minute period of 5-on-5 sudden-death overtime after a full intermission. If no winner is found, and following a second intermission, teams will then play continuous periods of 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime until the winning goal is scored. The format … Continue reading
Final Sunday of EIHL preseason complete
The final day of pre-season saw six games involving Motorpoint Elite League teams, bringing exhibition action to a close ahead of the start of competitive hockey next weekend. Glasgow Clan rounded off their preparations with a two-goal win over ECDC Memmingen. Sheffield Steelers edged Manchester Storm 6-5 after a shootout, but the evening belonged to the Storm who returned to the AO Arena in front of 11,062 fans – the highest ever recorded between two Motorpoint Elite League teams. Cardiff Devils finished pre-season with a three-goal home win over Nottingham Panthers, while Fife Flyers beat Dundee Stars 7-2 to end … Continue reading
Final day of EIHL preseason arrives
The day is finally here, and that could mean one of two things. For most teams, today marks the final day of pre-season. It is the last chance to experiment before Challenge Cup action begins next weekend and points are on the line. For Manchester Storm, though, the day means something much bigger. The Storm will play their first game back at the AO Arena in more than 20 years as they take on Sheffield Steelers, in a fixture set to attract the biggest attendance for a game between two Motorpoint Elite League teams. That small piece of history begins … Continue reading
Flames, Giants, Panthers, Stars and Steelers get preseason wins
On the final Saturday of pre-season, there were wins for Belfast Giants, Dundee Stars, Guildford Flames, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers as teams continued their preparations for the new season. The scores were: HC Ambrì-Piotta 3-6 Belfast Giants Guildford Flames 7-2 Coventry Blaze Dundee Stars 6-1 ECDC Memmingen Nottingham Panthers 5-4 Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers 4-1 Manchester Storm Dundee, Guildford and Nottingham remain unbeaten in pre-season, with both teams having won all of their games so far. It was a first exhibition win for Sheffield, while Manchester head home on Sunday to the AO Arena still looking for their first … Continue reading
