BRISTOL, UK – Sometimes in hockey, things just work against teams. The Bristol Pitbulls ENL 2 team was still recovering from the game on the Isle of Wight when it received news that a win against the Peterborough Islanders earlier … Continue reading
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SM-Liiga Winter Classic is a hit
HELSINKI, FINLAND – The fans of SM-Liiga got a piece of the winter wonderland as Jokerit and HIFK faced off in the Finnish SM-Liiga’s Winter Classic game. Hosted at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, fans of the sold out event, faced … Continue reading
Rumble on the Isle of Wight
BRISTOL, UK – The fixture between the Isle of Wight Tigers and Bristol Pitbulls ENL 2 will be remembered not for the hockey, but events that ensued in the second period of the match and have prompted a lot … Continue reading
Finnish hockey mourns loss of one of its greats
FINLAND, – Despite a busy and eventful league round in the SM-Liiga, the main news however is the tragic loss of a Finnish hockey icon. Arto Javanainen passed away after a long illness on Tuesday. Javanainen is known as one … Continue reading
Pitbulls ENL2 show a lot of pace
BRISTOL, UK – The Bristol Pitbulls ENL2 has had a busy start to the year. Since the close of 2010 and a midweek fixture against Cardiff, the Pitbulls have been in action every weekend in January. The team has struggled … Continue reading
TPS fires head coach, again
TURKU, FINLAND – The underperformer of the SM-Liiga, TPS, has fired its head coach. Again. Riku-Petteri Lehtonen has been relieved from his duties today and is the second head coach that TPS has fired this season. TPS announced that it … Continue reading