December update of EIHL

As I mentioned last month there are three teams in the race to be crowned EIHL champions in March. The Cardiff Devils currently lead the trio with Belfast Giants currently second and Sheffield Steelers in third place.

However, this doesn’t tell the whole story as they have not all played an equal number of games. Should the Steelers win there four games in hand over the Devils they would leap frog the Giants into second place.

Cardiff have had a mixed month with an ending they would rather forget: they have lost their last two games. But they did beat their rival Sheffield twice in Wales earlier in the month. In the game before they faced the Steelers Nottingham Panthers pulled off a shock 8-0 win over them so one is left wondering as to their appetite for the trophy.

Of the three front runners perhaps Belfast Giants are the most improved. They are currently on a streak of eight wins and hold a 100% record for December.

Although the Sheffield Steelers lost twice to title chasing Cardiff they were solid throughout December and unbiased observers said they deserved to come away from Cardiff with more than just the one point (gained through overtime).

Edinburgh Capitals currently prop the league up but having said that only eight points separate themselves and fourth placed club Nottingham Panthers.

Last updated: 23 Dec 2016, 23:28

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