Its squeaky bum time once again!

Wednesday, 25th March 2009

Taking a look at the 2008/09 Elite ice hockey league (EIHL) season and how the playoffs are shaping up all from a fans point of view exclusively here at The Official Manchester Phoenix Web Site.

One Weekend.
One Venue.
One Final.
One Champion.

A brief roundup of the first round playoff fixtures, current form and star players to watch in the weekends matches.

Sheffield Steelers	vs	Edinburgh Capitals
1st (League Leaders)	EIHL Position	8th
Jody Lehman	One to Watch	Mark Hurtubise
LWWLWW	Last 6 Form	WLWWWW
4th	Prediction	Out round one

Coventry Blaze	vs	Newcastle Vipers
2nd	EIHL Position	7th
Adam Calder	One to Watch	Rob Rankin
WLWLWL	Last 6 Form	LLLWLW
Runners Up	Prediction	Out round one

Nottingham Panthers	vs	Manchester Phoenix
3rd	EIHL Position	6th
Brendan Cook	One to Watch	Brett Clouthier
WWWWWL	Last 6 Form	WLLLLW
Out round one	Prediction	Champions

Belfast Giants	vs	Cardiff Devils
4th (Ch Cup Winners)	EIHL Position	5th
Paul Deniset	One to Watch	Tyson Teplitsky
LLWLLL	Last 6 Form	WWWWWW
Out round one	Prediction	3rd

That’s all the stats for now and I will leave you to draw conclusions from this but, as you can see on current form a Cardiff v Edinburgh final is an interesting prospect!

I hope you enjoy round one of the 2009 BMI Baby Elite Ice Hockey League playoffs and a thrilling weekend in Nottingham.

Ben Haddock

PS: Reward your curiosity, watch some PLAYOFF HOCKEY!