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Rebooting myself
For those looking at the cat whiskers blog--for the back to back games in Belfast, between 1000 to 200o fans have made the trip yearly. It is one of the biggest road trips Devils fans go on
Just a point of order about having the Devils on that list. Both Glasgow and Fife have bigger arenas. When I talked to one of the owners this season, what makes the Devils profitable is that they got a sweet heart deal on arena costs due to the hatred Cardiff had for the previous owner. The Devils make only a small profit each year and what really helps them is the fact that nearly all their home games are sold out
One of the things that needs to be addressed in the Elite league is the import rule and a stricter enforcing of it. Liam Stewart, the son of some burned out rock star, plays in the NIHL and he has been very out spoken as to the NIHL is the true british league (yes--there are more than one league here in the UK)
I forgot about Glasgow, that's my mistake.
People like to point out that Cardiff have a good deal and only cause they fill their arena - but isn't that the point? It's beneficial to them having a good deal and would be to many other teams in the UK? Imagine if Sheffield or Nottingham had better deals and were operating with full arenas on top of it? It would only mean more stability for the clubs.
Fife, ok their arena is a decent size for the league but they operated last season at 41% capacity so there are clearly issues they need to sort out there.
Point of order with context
I am a cardiff Devil fan
As someone who has gone to 100+ Devils games
My question is--how loyal are other Elite league fans to their team?
I have attended games in EVERY Elite league arena over the past 4 years
How often have you attended games in your home arena when they played the devils?
Devil fans love to travel to support the team
I have been in arenas where there are more Devils fans than home fans
Four teams are involved: Coventry Blaze, Nottingham Panthers, Sheffield Steelers and Manchester Storm.
That's awesome!Team GB may be up for the games in Finland next year as well
For anyone interested. The 30 game mini-season finished today with the Nottingham Panthers sweeping the Sheffield Steelers in the best of 3 final.
Correct, although the trouble's not with the club itself. The operating co that runs their arena and the shopping centre it's attached to went under last year, the administrators are looking to offload it and their main desire seems to be to extend the centre into the arena. Glasgow's only real option is to become the owners of the arena, and that's one of several options being explored by the administrators. If that happens, they should be fine for years to come. If not, probably only going to be bad news.Thanks a lot!
I hear the Glasgow EIHL club is in trouble and might not be able to play in the EIHL next season?
Currently drumming up support from fans and public about trying to protect the rink. Fingers crossed for the fans and the club that it's just posturing to get a good deal/quick resolution. It'd be a big blow to the EIHL and Hockey in that part of Scotland if the worst was to happen.Correct, although the trouble's not with the club itself. The operating co that runs their arena and the shopping centre it's attached to went under last year, the administrators are looking to offload it and their main desire seems to be to extend the centre into the arena. Glasgow's only real option is to become the owners of the arena, and that's one of several options being explored by the administrators. If that happens, they should be fine for years to come. If not, probably only going to be bad news.
what if he wants to live in Germany?In light of the whole salary discussion in the Kirk thread, I guess Hammond signing in Oberliga does mean EIHL took quite a hit financially during the whole covid thing, even compared to other European leagues that have also been affected.
Is it really likely he wants to live in Germany all of the sudden for no apparent reason?what if he wants to live in Germany?
Is it really likely he wants to live in Germany all of the sudden for no apparent reason?
maybe he found a partner there or maybe his family wants to live there, maybe wants to continue his career in Germany, lot of things may be.Is it really likely he wants to live in Germany all of the sudden for no apparent reason?
Take a listen to an interview with Manchester Storm forward Cameron Critchlow recapping his 2020-2021 season.