The fifth week of the domestic hockey season featured goals, drama, and the making of history. The Bristol Pitbulls secured their first win since jumping into the National League, overcoming Bees IHC in a penalty shootout on Saturday [8 October].
It was also a positive week for the Peterborough Phantoms, who scored a perfect record with wins over the Sheffield Steeldogs and Swindon Wildcats.
The Guildford Flames handed the Belfast Giants their first defeat of the Elite League season, with former Toronto Marlie Eamon McAdam producing a 48-save performance in a 4-2 win.
Eamon McAdam, formerly of the Toronto Marlies (Image: AHL)
There were also impressive wins for the Sheffield Steelers and Coventry Blaze, but the Glasgow Clan remain the story.
Malcolm Cameron’s side secured their first point of the season on Saturday, albeit in a shootout loss against the Blaze. Colton Yellow Horn, formerly of the Clan, scored the winner.
However, Glasgow crashed back to earth on Sunday [9 October] with a humiliating 7-2 loss versus the Fife Flyers.
Their record on the season, including the Elite League and Challenge Cup, is 0-10-1.
Cameron’s hotseat must now be scorching.
Elite League, Week Five:
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
- Champions Hockey League: Belfast Giants 2-4 Skellefteå AIK
Thursday, 6 October 2022
- Sheffield Steelers 3-4 Guildford Flames (OT)
Friday, 7 October 2022
- Cardiff Devils 5-1 Nottingham Panthers
Saturday, 8 October 2022
- Dundee Stars 1-8 Belfast Giants
- Glasgow Clan 4-5 Coventry Blaze (SO)
- Nottingham Panthers 1-3 Fife Flyers
- Challenge Cup: Guildford Flames 3-4 Cardiff Devils
- Challenge Cup: Manchester Storm 4-5 Sheffield Steelers (OT)
Sunday, 9 October 2022
- Challenge Cup: Fife Flyers 7-2 Glasgow Clan
- Belfast Giants 2-4 Guildford Flames
- Dundee Stars 0-5 Sheffield Steelers
- Coventry Blaze 5-4 Manchester Storm
Bristol Pitbulls secure first National League win in franchise history:
Saturday, 8 October
- Hull Seahawks 2-6 Raiders IHC
- Swindon Wildcats 2-5 Peterborough Phantoms
- Bristol Pitbulls 6-5 Bees IHC (SO)
- Milton Keynes Lightning 6-2 Basingstoke Bison
- Sheffield Steeldogs 1-3 Telford Tigers
Mason Lipsey, Bristol Pitbulls (Image: Louis Hatton)
Sunday, 9 October
- Basingstoke Bison 5-3 Bristol Pitbulls
- Bees IHC 8-3 Hull Seahawks
- Leeds Knights 6-3 Raiders IHC
- Peterborough Phantoms 3-2 Sheffield Steeldogs (OT)
- Telford Tigers 3-4 Milton Keynes Lightning
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