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Post by jaygeebee on Aug 20, 2015 18:47:13 GMT
Clan losing 7-1 at end of 2nd. Donclaneone 'Braehead are up against a team who were playing in the Swedish 2nd tier not that long ago. Both teams will lose but Braehead won't lose by 10 or more' This team are the Swedish champions. I suspect Clan will only lose by 10 or less if they take their foot off., but at least they scored which the travelling fans will have enjoyed.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 20, 2015 18:54:36 GMT
8-2 now, Steelers 5 down.
Live text keeps calling them Bearded Clan, I'm keeping that one.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 20, 2015 18:59:07 GMT
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Fish - I'd still rather be in it, batterings or otherwise. Advantage the CHL has over the Continental Cup, other than the better teams, is the format. It comes to you. This year too it's less of a burden with only 4 games in the group stage.
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Post by fishman on Aug 20, 2015 19:13:15 GMT
Clan 10-2 down. Steelers 8-1 down
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Post by kezypanther on Aug 20, 2015 19:33:35 GMT
Steelers lose 9-1, they really fell to pieces in that last period.
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Post by DonClaneone on Aug 20, 2015 21:07:23 GMT
Not disappointed by that result, besides it was going to be tough regardless of how many bodies we had.
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Post by Mark on Aug 20, 2015 21:11:30 GMT
The Steelers look like road cones.
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Post by panthersdave on Aug 20, 2015 21:18:13 GMT
The Steelers look like road cones. And so do their uniforms!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 21:52:17 GMT
I must be honest. For 40 minutes Steelers were superb. Its been purely fitness and concentration and a bit of Ill discipline which has got the better of them here. These Swedes were relentless. Plante very good. Faced 86 shots
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Post by flyerpanther on Aug 20, 2015 21:53:44 GMT
I must express my commisserations to the Clan fans on their heavy heavy defeat. No really! I really must! I mean thats a really heavy defeat right? I mean double figures is quite bad isnt it? There was me expecting great things from the Clan with all that quality on their roster too. I mean 10-2. TEN! I heard that their opponents NM was playing blindfolded as well. TEN! OOFT what a heavy defeat!
TEN!
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Post by iginla on Aug 20, 2015 23:05:03 GMT
What you mean Pidge is that for 40 minutes Plante was superb.....without him they would have got absolutely murdered by even more !!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 23:11:57 GMT
I'm hearing Clan were confident of keeping it down to single figures but bottled it near the end.
Not sure how accurate that report is.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 20, 2015 23:14:37 GMT
What you mean Pidge is that for 40 minutes Plante was superb.....without him they would have got absolutely murdered by even more !!!!!! Like us with Kowalski? (9-1 and 1-10 defeats against our Swedish opponents.) No real surprise at either result, they're several levels above us. Gives them both a target for the home game.
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Post by Nemesis on Aug 21, 2015 6:56:21 GMT
Thought we were bloody heroic for 50 minutes TBH. Then Frolunda put the hammer down and blew us apart, demonstrating the full gulf in standard. It wasn't unexpected, what was is that we kept them at bay for more than one period. I enjoyed your games last year, and I enjoyed it last night, despite what the Nay-Sayers think. This is good for UK hockey IMO. Braehead have a game they can compete in Saturday, we have another backs to the wall effort. Onwards and upwards, the Russians were hammering the Swedes 10+ 15 years ago, that doesn't happen anymore, and I remember all the talk of 'what's the point' when Italy became the sixth nation. To progress you have to test yourself, you lot last year and us two this are bringing UK hockey to other people's attention, that can only be good I think. :-)
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Post by Ian on Aug 21, 2015 6:58:06 GMT
Personally glad we're not involved this year and that some of our EIHL rivals are starting the season with a series of heavy defeats. Whatever people say about the experience and competing at a higher level, I have never believed it is good for a locker room to begin your season with a string of games where you are outclassed and come away on the wrong end of double figure scorelines. I don't think it did us any favours last year and I hope it won't do Sheffield or Braehead any favours this year either.
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Post by clanfanandy500 on Aug 21, 2015 21:14:10 GMT
I must express my commisserations to the Clan fans on their heavy heavy defeat. No really! I really must! I mean thats a really heavy defeat right? I mean double figures is quite bad isnt it? There was me expecting great things from the Clan with all that quality on their roster too. I mean 10-2. TEN! I heard that their opponents NM was playing blindfolded as well. TEN! OOFT what a heavy defeat! TEN!
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Post by spik on Aug 21, 2015 22:10:09 GMT
I must express my commisserations to the Clan fans on their heavy heavy defeat. No really! I really must! I mean thats a really heavy defeat right? I mean double figures is quite bad isnt it? There was me expecting great things from the Clan with all that quality on their roster too. I mean 10-2. TEN! I heard that their opponents NM was playing blindfolded as well. TEN! OOFT what a heavy defeat! TEN! Will we get the League winning game when the Gardiner teams and a deal of Erdhart clubs cave into you this season also?
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Post by BigLad on Aug 21, 2015 22:12:55 GMT
Thought we were bloody heroic for 50 minutes TBH. Then Frolunda put the hammer down and blew us apart, demonstrating the full gulf in standard. It wasn't unexpected, what was is that we kept them at bay for more than one period. I enjoyed your games last year, and I enjoyed it last night, despite what the Nay-Sayers think. This is good for UK hockey IMO. Braehead have a game they can compete in Saturday, we have another backs to the wall effort. Onwards and upwards, the Russians were hammering the Swedes 10+ 15 years ago, that doesn't happen anymore, and I remember all the talk of 'what's the point' when Italy became the sixth nation. To progress you have to test yourself, you lot last year and us two this are bringing UK hockey to other people's attention, that can only be good I think. :-) Thought Steelers played very well for 41 minutes. Then a combination of indiscipline, tiredness and Frolunda stepping up a gear made a massive difference. How any fan can belittle anyone from entering the CHL shows how narrow minded they are tbh.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 7:57:29 GMT
Got back yesterday morning lovely city. The went as expected but steelers battled and skated with Frolunda well for first 2 periods. They did rest a few players mind including captain and star player Joel Lundquist (brother of Henrik)
Steelers can feel proud how they did no other EIHL team would have faired better.
Shame the game wasn't in the Scandinavium but there you go
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Post by finnishvisitor on Aug 22, 2015 10:56:48 GMT
Not so great start for neither of the UK-teams. Interresting to see what happens with Sheffield against KalPa's arch-rival JYP today. Although the uk-teams have no real chance to advance further in the tournament, I think it's only positive thing that they are presented in the tournament. Thanks to Panther's good effort last year now UK has two teams waving the flag.
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Post by flyerpanther on Aug 22, 2015 11:48:19 GMT
I must express my commisserations to the Clan fans on their heavy heavy defeat. No really! I really must! I mean thats a really heavy defeat right? I mean double figures is quite bad isnt it? There was me expecting great things from the Clan with all that quality on their roster too. I mean 10-2. TEN! I heard that their opponents NM was playing blindfolded as well. TEN! OOFT what a heavy defeat! TEN! Humour bypassed in Braehead Shopping Centre again. Here is the Shipping Forecast..The shops will ship TEN. TEN....for real ...with that roster? Surely not!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 20:06:36 GMT
Say, flyerpanther. What time is it?
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Post by BigLad on Aug 22, 2015 20:47:21 GMT
Thought today Sheffield again defended well, although again lacked discipline and tonight had no real attacking threat.
Clan played really well and deserved their first period lead. Tired in the third though, but a much improved showing from Thursday.
I really hope we're back in the CHL next season. Love it.
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Post by Yotes on Aug 29, 2015 20:17:48 GMT
Good effort from the Clan so far, only 3-1 down against Vaxjo towards the end of the game.
Edit- That's how it finished for them, pretty impressive result for the Purples.
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Post by fishman on Aug 30, 2015 19:32:58 GMT
Well the was 2-4 to Jyvaskyla V Steelers, home team battle hard but JYP were poor (for a top Finnish side)in my opinion, looked very disjointed what the problem was I'm not sure but not firing together as a team, not sure about attendance but looked to be about 3500 maybe a few more.
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