Tag: Edinburgh sports news
Ice Hockey – Dobron skates in 1,000th game but Capitals go down
Elite League: Sheffield Steelers 5, Edinburgh Capitals 2
Michal Dubron skated in his 1,000th ice hockey game but there was little else to cheer the veteran Czech defenceman who is Edinburgh Capitals’ player/coach.
Bottom club Capitals...
Ice hockey: Capitals have tough assignment against Steelers
Jacob Johnston admitted that Edinburgh Capitals are up against it when they clash head-on with high-flying Sheffield Steelers in Yorkshire tonight (Wednesday).
The Canadian-born defenceman, now in his second season at Murrayfield, said the club,...
Hockey – Four capital stars in but star striker Bain opts out
Four Edinburgh-based players have been named in Scotland’s men’s hockey squad which starts its build-up to World League Two (WL2) with a training camp in Spain which includes three games against Russia.
Jamie Wong (pictured above against...
Speedway – Masters back in the Australian title frame
SAM Masters believes his win in the second round of the Australian Championship at the weekend has powered him back into gold medal contention.
The Edinburgh Monarchs and Wolverhampton Wolves star triumphed in Mildura and...
Women’s Basketball – Pride believe they are turning the corner
Natalie Bastian left The Oriam wondering what might have been had Caledonia Pride had not been punished for their mistakes against Women's British Basketball League (WBBL) pace-setters Nottingham Wildcats.
The Edinburgh student believes Scotland's first...
Ice Hockey – Dobron vow to Capitals fans after Dundee shutout
EDINBURGH Capitals coach Michal Dobron told fans that his players will up their performance at high-flying Sheffield Steelers tonight.
His pledge came after Sunday's 6-0 Elite League capitulation at Dundee Stars just 24 hours after...
Ice hockey – Capitals hit for six as Dundee snap losing streak
ICE HOCKEY: Elite League: Dundee Stars 6, Edinburgh Capitals 0
MATT White and Justin Faryna both hit doubles as Dundee Stars shot down Edinburgh Capitals 6-0 on Tayside in a penalty-filled game.
Brett Switzer and Mikael...
Women’s Basketball – Caledonia pride despite defeat by league leaders
WBBL: Caledonia Pride 49, Nottingham Wildcats 63
SPIRITED Caledonia Pride opened 2017 by having a real go at league leaders Nottingham Wildcats and the Scots, in their inaugural season, proved that they can compete with...
Ice Hockey – Mason strikes as Capitals snap losing streak
Elite League: Edinburgh Capitals 3, Dundee Stars 2
MASON Wilgosh claimed the game-winner as Edinburgh Capitals snapped a seven-game losing streak.
The Murrayfield men recorded a hard-earned 3-2 victory over basement rivals Dundee Stars thanks to...
Women’s Basketball – Harris danger as Pride home in on in-form Wildcats
Caledonia Pride face the might of Nottingham Wildcats when the Midlands side first foot in the Women's British Basketball League at Oriam on Saturday (1pm).
The English outfit top the table and Wildcats’ Ashley Harris...
Josh joins as Monarchs complete their squad
Josh Pickering will make his British speedway debut when he joins Edinburgh Monarchs for the 2017 season.
The signing completes the team and the 20-year-old from Heddon Greta, New South Wales, comes well recommended.
Firmer Monarchs...
Ice Hockey – Capitals slip to a fourth defeat as Fife hit nine
Elite League: Fife Flyers 9, Edinburgh Capitals 3; Manchester Storm 4, Dundee Stars 1; Braehead Clan 1, Belfast Giants 5
Edinburgh Capitals slipped to a 9-3 fourth straight defeat when they were beaten 9-3 at...
Ice hockey – Dobron’s men in roller-coaster display at Belfast
Coach Michal Dobron takes his Edinburgh Capitals squad to Fife Flyers on Boxing Day (face-off 6pm) after a roller-coaster display at high-flying Belfast Giants on Thursday.
The Capital combine lost 9-6 at Belfast Giants but...
Speedway – Comeback man Davey signs for Monarchs
Edinburgh Monarchs will re-introduce Mitchell Davey to their team after an absence of almost four seasons, the 26-year-old Australian having last rode for the Armadale side full-time in August 2013.
Then, he badly broke his...
Ice hockey – Marr in for Capitals as they head for Belfast
Edinburgh Capitals have moved to cover for injured netminder Travis Fullerton by signing Jordan Marr from Hull Pirates in the English Premier League as short-term cover for their two Elite League fixtures in Belfast...
Ice Hockey – Dobron’s men regroup ahead of Irish double-header
Edinburgh Capitals coach Michal Dobron must regroup ahead of back-to-back, pre-Christmas games at high-flying Belfast Giants this week.
The Murrayfield men cross the Irish Sea on Thursday for an Elite League fixture on tonight and...
Women’s basketball – Caledonia Pride looking to the future
After the Caledonia Pride v Leicester Riders match this last weekend The Edinburgh Reporter interviewed Natalie Bastian and Robyn Lewis of Caledonia Pride.
Indoor Hockey – Holders Inverleith in second spot after latest indoor fixtures
Division One (men): PSL Team Sport Clydesdale 4, Bromac Kelburne 9; Hillhead 6, Uddingston Riva 2; Inverleith 9, PSL Team Sport Clydesdale 0; Grove Menzieshill 8, Hillhead 4; Western Wildcats 2, Bromac Kelburne 12;...
Ice Hockey – Red-hot Russian sees Capitals shoot down Stars
Elite League: Edinburgh Capitals 4, Dundee Stars 3 (after sudden death overtime).
RED-HOT Russian Yevgeni Fyodorov kept his cool to slot home after 70 seconds of sudden death overtime as bottom club Edinburgh Capitals came...
Ice Hockey – Tipoff demands a quick start from Capitals against Stars
MATT Tipoff mirrored the thoughts of his Edinburgh Capitals team-mates ahead of this weekend's basement double-header with fellow-strugglers Dundee Stars.
The club's Achilles heel of late has been a slow start and it cost them...
Ice hockey – Hat-trick hero Schultz now seeing Stars
IAN Schultz has experienced the highs in ice hockey after being drafted by a leading National Hockey League side.
The 26-year-old was selected in round three of the 2008 draft, 87th overall, by St Louis...
Basketball – upbeat Thompson ready to challenge Leicester
Sarah Thomson remains up-beat as she prepares for Saturday’s basketball test at home to Leicester (1pm) despite the disappointment of Caledonian Pride missing out of a victory on their debut.
Thomson, who is returning to...
Wheelchair Tennis – Talented Ruairi has championship success
Ruairi Logan struck the right chord with fellow competitors at the National Wheelchair Tennis Championships as the 14-year-old Music School student was voted Players' Player of the Year.
That was after the S3 pupil was...
Indoor Hockey Results 10 December 2016
Inverleith 4, Bromac Kelburne 8;
Grange 1, Grove Menzieshill 8;
Hillhead 4, PSL Team Sport Clydesdale 3;
Bromac Kelburne 4, Grove Menzieshill 4;
PSL Team Sport Clydesdale 3, Western Wildcats 1;
Hillhead 2, Grange 7; Inverleith 3, Grove Menzieshill...
Ice Hockey – Caps lose to Clan
10 December 2016 - Braehead Clan 3, Edinburgh Capitals 2
Edinburgh Capitals were left to rue a nightmare opening five minutes at Braehead Clan.
They were 3-0 down as some latecomers were taking their seats in...
Ice Hockey – Take it easy on the goalie!
Jacob Johnston today told his team-mates: let's give our goalie an easy night.
Travis Fullerton has been key for Edinburgh Capitals this season, and he will be pivotal tonight (6.30) when Fife Flyers visit.
They are likely...
Capitals can have no excuses says winger Tipoff
MATT Tipoff today (FRI) claimed there can be no excuses when Edinburgh Capitals travel to Braehead Clan on Saturday (7pm) and entertain Fife Flyers on Sunday (6pm).
The Elite League double-header follows back-to-back defeats at...
Hockey : Three tough games as Inverleith open defence of indoor crown
INVERLEITH coach Stuart Neave admitted that his men face a tough opening day in the defence of the Scottish Division One indoor hockey crown on Saturday.
But the Fife-based playcaller is unconcerned as the business...
Speedway – Mark Riss joins his brother Erik for Monarchs next season
GERMAN rider Mark Riss has re-signed for his second season with Edinburgh Monarchs joining Ricky Wells and his brother Erik.
He joined the team in June last season and is confident that he will have...
Ice Hockey- Capitals need to give Fullerton more protection
Edinburgh Capitals must give No 1 netminder Travis Fullerton more protection. That’s the view of Jacob Johnston ahead of the club’s visit to Braehead Clan on Saturday (7pm).”
It’s a return to Travis Fullerton’s former...
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