Hungover Hockey...reflections on October 12th in the EIHL,

Ouch.
My head hurts after what was a great day for sport yesterday, internationally and locally. You can read all the Blaze stuff in the running diaries, so I'm not going to say anything more about that-this is the Saturday EIHL review.

Hull v Belfast: Fans in both cities are doubtless asking themselves "where did that come from?!" today-the Giants appear to have kicked their slump with a 7-1 demolition of the Stingrays in their own rink. Several players began to answer their critics, with Carlyle Lewis scoring twice, new boy Shaun Sutter getting one, and Ed Courtenay scoring as well as assisting on four others. Reading the Belfast fan reactions, they can't quite believe it-a worry for Hull is that starting goalie Ladislav Kudrna was pulled out of the game after the fourth goal-whether this was precautionary or due to an injury is uncertain, but given that Hull haven't conceded many this season while Kudrna has been on form, we shall have to see whether he plays tonight.
Nottingham v Sheffield: The Steelers took the ascendancy in this rivalry, coming back from an early Sean McAslan goal (which Steelers fans claim was way offside and should never have stood) to win 2-1 with goals from Ash Tait and Ryan Finnerty. By all accounts it wasn't a classic, but they won't be complaining in the Steel City today...
Basingstoke v Cardiff: The Devils take the points back to the Bay after a 4-3 win, although the main talking point is Max Birbraer assaulting Derek Campbell with a vicious cross-check after the Bison player had reportedly checked Jason Silverthorn to the head. With both teams meeting again this evening, this one will be one I'm keeping an eye on for the round-up tomorrow...

Now on to Blaze's final game in Aalborg, against the underdogs from Ljubljana...the running diary follows...