Finally, the domestic hockey season has arrived, with the Glasgow Clan and Fife Flyers producing a roof-raising contest in the campaign’s curtain-raising clash. Shawn Cameron enjoyed a Challenge Cup debut to remember, netting a hattrick to complete a remarkable comeback win for Todd Dutiaume’s side.
“I was pretty impressed by our start,” Dutiaume said after Fife’s 6-5 win over Glasgow on Friday [9 September]. “It was a good character builder for us: being four imports short, coming into this tough building, and getting that result fills a guy with a little bit of confidence.”
Elsewhere in the Elite League, the Coventry Blaze enjoyed a positive start to the season, posting back-to-back wins over the Manchester Storm and Nottingham Panthers.
Adam Keefe’s Belfast Giants experienced a topsy-turvy weekend in the Champions Hockey League, losing to HC Davos before bouncing back with a win over Oceláři Třinec.
There was also plenty of action to watch in the final week of pre-season in the National Ice Hockey League. In Yorkshire, the Leeds Knights and Sheffield Steeldogs exchanged blows on Friday night, with Leeds prevailing 5-3 in a feisty affair.
Also of note: the Knights’ win over Sheffield featured the standout play of the weekend. Kieran Brown converted a Michigan, showcasing the high-level, homegrown talent in the NIHL:
WHAT A GOAL! 😱
The Michigan has landed in Leeds! Last night @kieranbrownie12 lit the lamp in an UNBELIEVABLE way🔥🚨
Just check out how awesome it looks in slow motion 👀 pic.twitter.com/H9sCArhmpM
— Leeds Knights (@Leedsknights) September 10, 2022
The 21-year-old scored 109 points (54 goals, 55 assists) in 48 appearances for the Leeds last season. He looks set to break new ground this time around.
Shawn Cameron dominant in Elite Ice Hockey League introduction:
Friday, 9 September 2022
- Challenge Cup: Glasgow Clan 5-6 Fife Flyers
Shawn Cameron (right), Fife Flyers (Image: Al Goold)
Saturday, 10 September 2022
- Nottingham Panthers 4-3 Guildford Flames (OT)
- Manchester Storm 4-5 Coventry Blaze (OT)
- Sheffield Steelers 1-3 Cardiff Devils
- Challenge Cup: Fife Flyers 0-3 Dundee Stars
Sunday, 11 September 2022
- Coventry Blaze 2-1 Nottingham Panthers
- Cardiff Devils 8-1 Manchester Storm
- Guildford Flames 1-4 Sheffield Steelers
- Challenge Cup: Dundee Stars 4-3 Glasgow Clan
Champions Hockey League:
Friday, 9 September 2022
- (SUI) HC Davos 5-1 Belfast Giants
David Goodwin, Belfast Giants (Image: HC Davos)
Sunday, 11 September 2022
- Belfast Giants 3-2 Oceláři Třinec (CZE) (P)
National Ice Hockey League, Pre-Season:
Friday, 9 September 2022
- Leeds Knights 5-3 Sheffield Steeldogs
Kieran Brown, Leeds Knights (Image: James Hardisty)
Saturday, 10 September 2022
- Hull Seahawks 1-9 Leeds Knights
- Swindon Wildcats 9-2 Telford Tigers
- Basingstoke Bison 3-0 Bristol Pitbulls
- Milton Keynes Lightning 2-3 Peterborough Phantoms
Sunday, 11 September 2022
- Telford Tigers 1-4 Swindon Wildcats
- Peterborough Phantoms 4-5 Milton Keynes Lightning (OT)
- Raiders IHC 5-3 Bees IHC
- Bristol Pitbulls 3-5 Basingstoke Bison
- Sheffield Steeldogs 4-2 Hull Seahawks
Shawn Cameron scored the first hattrick of the Elite League season: who will replicate his success next? Join the conversation on Twitter by tagging @BritIceHockey.
Shawn Cameron, formerly Greenville Swamp Rabbits (Image: ECHL)
