Tag: Elite League
Ice hockey – Clan boss aims to Tripp up Capitals
Braehead Clan head coach John Tripp wants his team to build momentum by beating Edinburgh Capitals following three straight wins in the Elite Ice Hockey League.
The Murrayfield men visit Glasgow on Saturday (face-off 7pm)...
Ice hockey – Top scorer Tvrdon leaves Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals top scorer Marek Tvrdon has been released from his contract for personal issues.
The club, who are bottom of the 12-strong Elite League with only four points from 16 league games, are now...
Ice hockey – Khristich wants action replay
Edinburgh Capitals coach Dmitri Khristich believes his hand-picked squad can compete with any team in the 12-strong Elite League.
But that can only happen if the players concentrate for 60 full minutes.
The league bottom-markers snapped...
Ice hockey – Hartmann warns Clan
Richard Hartmann has warned Braehead Clan not to underestimate Edinburgh Capitals on Saturday (6pm)
Hartmann was head coach of the Capitals for four years and Clan’s assistant coach told his men to forget that the...
Ice hockey – Kirkham out in shock move
The Elite League have removed Simon Kirkham as Head of the Department of Player Safety (DOPS) with immediate effect.
The shock news follows confirmation that the Department of Player Safety have banned Sheffield Steelers’ Colton...
Ice hockey – it’s seven up for sad Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals skidded to their seventh straight Elite League reverse when they lost 7-2 at Milton Keynes Lightning.
The Buckinghamshire team, who won 5-2 in Edinburgh on Sunday, completed a quick league double despite going...
Ice hockey – three walk out on Capitals
Three players have walked out on misfiring Elite League ice hockey club Edinburgh Capitals.
Taylor Stefishen and Duncan Speirs, along with defenceman Julius Nyqvist have left the club with immediate effect.
Scott Neil, Capitals' general manager,...
Ice hockey – Khristich bugged by defeat
Edinburgh Capitals coach Dmitri Khristich hopes some of his injured or sick players will return to duty as he starts a three-game Elite League road trip.
The Ukrainian, who has played more than 811 games...
Ice hockey – Capitals struck by Lightning
Elite League: Fife Flyers 5, Braehead Clan 2; Dundee Stars 1, Coventry Blaze 2; Edinburgh Capitals 2, Milton Keynes Lightning 5
Edinburgh Capitals skidded to their fifth straight defeat as their nightmare start to the...
Ice hockey – Capitals slip to another defeat
Elite League: Nottingham Panthers 5, Edinburgh Capitals 2: Coventry Blaze 2, Dundee Stars 3; Manchester Storm 3, Fife Flyers 2; Braehead Clan 4, Milton Keynes Lightning 3.
Alexander Mokshantsev netted a double for Nottingham Panthers...
Ice hockey – Birzins a hero as Fife edge Lightning
Elite League: Fife Flyers 3, Milton Keynes Lightning 2
Latvian defenceman Ricards Birzins claimed the game-winner as Fife Flyers edged Elite League newcomers Milton Keynes Lightning at Kirkcaldy.
The blue-liner, who has played in several countries...
Ice hockey – Pacha gets his skates on
Dundee Stars coach Omar Pacha makes his debut for the injury-hit club this weekend.
The 30-year-old’s has so far played 193 games in British ice hockey for Hull Stingrays and Manchester Storm.
And Pacha has claimed...
Ice hockey – Capitals cut down by Steelers
Elite League: Edinburgh Capitals 1, Sheffield Steelers 5. Challenge Cup, Group A: Braehead Clan 3, Nottingham Panthers 5.
Bottom club Edinburgh Capitals suffered their third straight Elite League defeat when they were cut down by...
Ice hockey – Capitals in firing line
Brendan Brooks yesterday told his misfiring squad: “Beat Edinburgh and end this losing run.”
The former Fife Flyers star was gutted when the Kirkcaldy club whipped them 7-1 at Braehead last Saturday.
That took the losing...
Ice hockey – Stars turn to Fox
Dundee Stars, beaten back-to-back by Edinburgh Capitals last weekend, have turned to a former Fife Flyers star to help drag the team off the bottom of the Elite League.
Justin Fox is expected to join...
Ice hockey – Cazzola at the double as Stars shot down
Mike Cazzola claimed a double as Edinburgh Capitals hammered Dundee Stars 7-2 on Tayside to claim their first points this season in the Elite League. Malcolm Gould netted twice for Dundee.
Capitals led 2-0 after...
Ice hockey – Fullerton is key for Stars
Travis Fullerton comes up against his former club, Edinburgh Capitals, at The Dundee Ice Arena on Saturday (face-off 7pm) on a high.
The Canadian-born netminder received huge praise from his coach, team-mates and fans after...
Ice hockey – Capitals hit-man Cazzola doubles as student
Edinburgh Capitals forward Mike Cazzola has committed to a two-year physiotherapy course at Queen Margaret University (QMU).
The Canadian-born player was recruited by Capitals after a successful rookie season in the ECHL in North America...
Ice hockey – Bloodoff treble sinks Capitals
Evan Bloodoff claimed three straight goals in less than ten minutes as Fife Flyers shot down hosts Edinburgh Capitals 7-3 at Murrayfield in Challenge Cup, Group B.
Earlier, Fife caught Capitals cold by scoring through...
Ice Hockey – Julius’ debut joy for Capitals
Challenge Cup, Group B: Fife Flyers 5, Dundee Stars 1; Belfast Giants 4, Edinburgh Capitals 6. Elite League: Cardiff Devils 5, Braehead Clan 0.
Edinburgh Capitals shocked Belfast Giants 6-4 with two third-period goals in...
Ice hockey – Dutiaume has double vision
Fife Flyers are seeking a Challenge Cup, Group B, double over Edinburgh Capitals when they visit Murrayfield on Sunday (6pm).
Todd Dutiaume coached the the Kirkcaldy club to a 7-5 victory at Rosslyn Street earlier...
Ice hockey – Nyqvist in for Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals ice their new Finnish defenceman Julius Nyqvist at Belfast Giants on Saturday (7pm).
The 24-year-old joins the Murrayfield men from the highly-rated Liiga.
And the 5ft 11in defenceman comes well-recommended.
He enjoyed an impressive junior...
Ice hockey – Dillon on board for the season
Edinburgh Capitals have confirmed that Canadian forward Dillon Lawrence has earned a spot on the roster for the season after a trial.
Dillon said: “I felt better each game that I played and I will...
Ice hockey – ex-Capitals star has Dundee fans reeling
Former Edinburgh Capitals star Marc Lefebvre stunned Dundee Stars by suddenly quitting the club. The Canadian has signed for a team in North America and leaves after two years in charge. Lefebvre arrived in Dundee...
Ice hockey – former Capitals star eyes world gold
Former Edinburgh Capitals netminder Stephen Murphy believes home advantage will be key as Great Britain host the World Championship, Division 1, Group B in Belfast from Sunday.
Dundee-born Murphy, who has also played for Paisley...
Ice hockey – Clan break ranks over future league plans
Braehead Clan have welcomed the addition of two clubs into the Elite League and have pledged to remain in Britain’s top ice hockey division.
The move comes only hours after two of the Elite League’s...
Ice hockey – Capitals face crunch midweek clash on Tayside
Edinburgh Capitals must arrest a disappointing run of three straight defeats when they visit fellow-strugglers Dundee Stars on Wednesday (face-off 7.30pm).
Michal Dobron's men anchor the ten-strong Elite League with 27 points from 39 Elite...
Ice hockey – Hammond treble sinks battling Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals failed to earn any points on their trip to Glasgow increasing pressure on the club in the race for a play-off spot.
Braehead Clan emerged 7-5 winners on the night despite going behind...
Ice hockey – Capitals sign Fife-born back-up netminder
Michal Dobron has signed back-up netminder Jordan Marr to bolster Edinburgh Capitals' play-off bid.
Fife-born Marr joined the Murrayfield club on loan in December for two games against Belfast Giants.
Then goaltender Marr went back to...
Ice hockey – two huge games as Capitals bid for play-offs
Jacob Johnston eyed this weekend’s tough double-header and declared: “These are two huge games for us.”
Edinburgh Capitals travel to play-off rivals Coventry Blaze tonight (Saturday, 7pm) for the first time in the league this...
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