Today, (Thursday) the domestic Grand Slam victors confirmed their participation in next season's Champions Hockey League. Steelers' decision to take part will be a boost to their plans to re-employ some of their top players. It appears Kevin Tansey has already re-signed, while Matt Greenfield, Patrick Watling and Mitchell Balmas will be on their most-wanted list. The South Yorkshire club has only performed in the CHL twice before, in seasons 2015-16 and 2016-17. They have won once in it so far,...
It was another defeat on the road for Sheffield United at Brentford on Saturday but as ever their loyal supporters followed them in numbers to west London and showed their defiance with a post-match standing ovation for their players’ ongoing efforts in the Premier League survival scrap. There was barely a fag paper between the sides until Oliver Arblaster unfortunately deflected a cross past his own goalkeeper for 1-0 before Fred Onyeka added a second in injury time as United committed numbers...
He is returning home to have an operation and it seems he will now miss games against the likes of hockey super powers Canada and Finland in the Summer. The centreman was an absentee for a couple of Sheffield Steelers' games in March. But he put injury issues behind him to see out the rest of the victorious league season and the play offs. Whistle had been hugely proud of being called up by coach Pete Russell, alongside team mates Robert Dowd, Cole Shudra and Sam Jones. But the forward needs to...
Liam Kirk led Great Britain to victory against Poland - with the captain's letter proudly adorning his shirt for the first time. The former Sheffield Steelers' winger scored a goal and helped make another in the 3-1 win over Poland at a sold-out Planet Ice Leeds on Friday night. The 24-year-old son of Maltby showcased the skills that had propelled his career across both sides of the Atlantic, in Friday's game, an international that forms part of both sides’ preparations for next month’s World...
The day before yesterday, the UAE ice hockey team achieved its second successive victory in the World Cup Level 2 (A), at the expense of the Iceland team with a score of (7-2) in the second round of the tournament hosted by Serbia from the 21st to the 27th of this month in the capital, […]
The NHL's arrival in Salt Lake City has the Beehive State buzzing with excitement, but pro hockey has previously found plenty of ice time in Utah, with a rich history dating back decades.
An aggregate 13-5 win over Fife Flyers saw them coast into the play off semi finals in Nottingham, this coming weekend. The coaching staff has been able to rest players since they won the EIHL regular season on March 23. Now they have one weekend left to try and achieve what the Sheffield sides of 1995–96 and 2000–01 managedthe glorious Grand Slam. That mission begins with Saturday's semi-final against Guildford Flames, a team they have had the measure of almost all season. Steelers beat them to...
Players and fans have given a resounding message of support to Sheffield - telling us it is the best place for the snooker World Championships. The tournament has been held at The Crucible Theatre since 1977, but some have called for it to move to a bigger venue. But now, both fans and professional players have spoken in support of keeping it at the Crucible. We went out onto the streets of Sheffield, and fans both from Britain and abroad said the same thing when it came to the tournament. And...
It’ll be his first experience of a sold out Hillsborough and with plenty on the line, they’ll welcome play-off hunting West Bromwich Albion to S6 hoping not only to retain their place in the safety zone, but to leapfrog a team or two ahead of them by claiming a vital win. And as the boom of Jeff Beck’s Hi Ho Silver Lining blasts out into the South Yorkshire afternoon, Valentin will drink it in. English football, he said, is a bit special on that front. “I cannot wait to be on the pitch,” said...
Utah hockey fans welcome the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah hockey fans welcomed the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home Wednesday. Players and coaches were greeted at the airport in morning by a crowd of approximately 100 players from local youth hockey programs. The kids chanted “Go, Utah! Go, Utah!” The team attended
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah hockey fans welcomed the former Arizona Coyotes to their new home Wednesday. Players and coaches were greeted at the airport in morning by a crowd of approximately 100 players from local youth hockey programs. The kids chanted “Go, Utah! Go, Utah!” The team attended