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Post by fayfrench on Apr 18, 2009 19:26:24 GMT
Awsome win guy's! wish we could have been there to see it.
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Post by carolle on Apr 18, 2009 20:02:49 GMT
The Lions will be playing Invicta in the final. They won 6 - 3 v Bracknell
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Post by Adam on Apr 18, 2009 20:21:19 GMT
Awesome come back. Good luck in the final tomorrow lads!
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Post by Adam on Apr 18, 2009 20:36:22 GMT
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Post by tonofnor on Apr 19, 2009 10:52:34 GMT
Nice to see on our friend's in the North East Forum having a blart about the lack of atmosphere in our semi final yesterday, they just can't seem to help themselves off the ice as well as on it getting involved in things that do not concern them, why don't they just concentrate on their Northern play off's that really nobody else but them seem to care about, probably because it suits their wonderful style of hockey, lets hope the officials call it right for them to give them something out of the season.
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Post by sparta on Apr 19, 2009 11:29:33 GMT
Well done Lions
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Post by Green Giant on Apr 19, 2009 18:13:41 GMT
Updates from the Final vs Invicta Dynamos:
End 1st it was 2-1 to the Lions, Ward made it 1-0 then Colegate made it 2-0 on the PP before Andy Smith pulled a late one back for the Dynamos on a 5 on 3 PP. Levers saved 7 of 8 in the Lions net and White saved 16 of 18 for Invicta.
End of 2nd: 2-2, Melichercik with the equaliser. Levers stopped 10 of 11 and White stopped 8 in the period.
I'm told possession and chances are about even and it's all set up for a very, very tense final period of the season!
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Post by Adam on Apr 19, 2009 18:18:16 GMT
COME ON LIONS!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Adam on Apr 19, 2009 18:26:15 GMT
Some photos from the game so far.. Here!
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Post by Green Giant on Apr 19, 2009 18:59:56 GMT
End of 3rd: 2-2. OVERTIME!
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Post by Green Giant on Apr 19, 2009 19:10:01 GMT
Penalty shots!
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Post by EMB on Apr 19, 2009 19:25:13 GMT
Lions have won on penalties WELL DONE LADS
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Post by Green Giant on Apr 19, 2009 19:25:20 GMT
LIONS WON! They are the ENIHL NATIONAL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS!
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Post by Green Giant on Apr 19, 2009 19:36:02 GMT
That's a sensational result to finish what sounds like a brilliant final and overall weekend! Well done Lions, enjoy your celebrations!
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Post by Green Giant on Apr 19, 2009 20:38:35 GMT
And I see on the Invicta forum there are complaints that the Lions went against the spirit of ENL by playing Elite League players instead of the lads who played week in week out...obviously ignoring the fact that those lads are Lions not Panthers and THEY play week in week out for the Lions and have done for years!
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Post by spik on Apr 19, 2009 20:46:32 GMT
Very true.
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Post by fayfrench on Apr 19, 2009 21:10:17 GMT
Yeeeha!! Well done boy's!
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Post by oldman on Apr 19, 2009 21:12:28 GMT
Well done guys, Shaggy will be very, very, happy tonight!
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Post by Shaggy on Apr 19, 2009 22:19:43 GMT
Well done guys, Shaggy will be very, very, happy tonight! Just a tad... ;D ;D I wish I could have made it down to Coventry this evening, but after not getting home from Poland until 2am this morning (still recovering from the GB celebrations!) I was in no condition to go anywhere... A huge WELL DONE to the lads... it was gutting to miss out on a second consecutive league title just on goal difference, but this eases the pain somewhat! It's been a good weekend for me, then... first seeing GB get the bronze in Poland, then the Lions winning the ENL Play-Offs. So - 2008 league champs, 2009 play-offs champs... it's got to be the double next season! ;D ;D Damn... I suppose this means we're going to need a bigger trophy cabinet! ;D And I see on the Invicta forum there are complaints that the Lions went against the spirit of ENL by playing Elite League players instead of the lads who played week in week out...obviously ignoring the fact that those lads are Lions not Panthers and THEY play week in week out for the Lions and have done for years! Ah well... some people can never accept that they haven't been cheated out of winning... Of course, it could always be pointed out to said Invicta muppets (whom I know don't represent the whole fanbase, having been out in Poland with a few of 'em for the past 10 days) that they seem happy to bring in imports, which you'll notice the Lions don't have...
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Post by lukef on Apr 19, 2009 22:55:09 GMT
And if anyone wants to see (all be it badly filmed, low quality, on my phone) the moment Colgate got the cup, here it is:
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Post by lukef on Apr 19, 2009 23:16:31 GMT
Championees, Championees, Ole Ole Ole!!!
Excellent game, athough really we should have been out of sight after the first period. We seemed to let the Dynamos back into it in the second and weren't passing through the ice as much which really caused them problems in the opening 20 minutes.
Not sure how we didn't score in the third, and in overtime only one side looked like they wanted to win it. Credit must go to Alan Levers for saving at least four of the seven penalty shots he faced- but I think Lacho deserves a medal for scoring all three of his; that takes some nerve in a play-off final, especially the second one in the top corner!
Well done to all concerned, and to Martyn for his first trohpey as Lions' coach! it alo saved me getting a load of stick from my mates who are Invicta fans!
I think that DVD of the weekend might be getting bought quite soon!
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Post by Nottingham Lions Manager on Apr 19, 2009 23:21:19 GMT
Well I'm sitting here with the trophy and I am so PROUD of the whole team, everyone played their part.
I hear that there has been some people not happy with the fact that we have played "Elite league players". These people are wrong. Rob, Sam, Tom, Joe and James are all registered Lions players. The fact that they have played and trained up with the Panthers (James is a bit of an exception but has played all season for the Lions) is something that I am very, very proud of and I think that all hockey fans should be as it shows what can be done when a club takes junior development seriously. But Invicta's goalie Joe White has iced for Basingstoke in the Elite League - so what's the difference?? The so-called "Elite 5" have been treated no differently to any of the other players on the team at any point this season.
Anyway, I'm in too good a mood to rant on any further!
I had a bit of a thank you speech in the last programme of the season but I want to add to it here. Again, thanks to all the players for everything they've done this year and all season. To Martyn & Jan for being serious when necessary, but also for making me laugh. Lastly I'd like to thank all the fans for your support - both this weekend and all season. I hope you've liked the hockey on show and that you come back next season.
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Post by panthers4ever on Apr 20, 2009 5:38:38 GMT
Well Done Lads
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Post by Nottingham Lions on Apr 20, 2009 14:04:19 GMT
I've just seen this posted on THF.
To those that may be interested, a full game DVD is available. It features any one semi-final of choise plus the final. A 'Goal' section is included as a seperate extra with slo-mo replays. Complete with a photograph quality cover, boxed and delivered for £14.00 or £14.50 through paypal inclusive of P&P.
To place your order, please contatct
glenncondor@yahoo.com
DVD's will be ready for despatch before the end of this week.
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