Thursday Thoughts

Viking raid: GB come back down to earth after beating Lithuania, with Norway winning by the same score of five to three last night in the Lion's second game. On the surface this is a step backwards, but given that this GB incarnation was even younger than that of the night before, and contained a strong EPL presence in James Archer, Robert Dowd, Ben Morgan, and Gary Clarke amongst others, this is no disgrace against an experienced Scandinavian squad which contained several players who'd made it to the NHL, even as only bit part players. Tonight sees the team take on France's B side (looking at the roster it is very much a team of the younger French players, plus one or two who maybe reach the age of 26) so it will be interesting to see just how this cross-Channel battle pans out...

Or we could just tar and feather him now and get it over with. Either way...: Andrew Sharp has really stirred up a hornet's nest on the forums with his habit of firing pucks at the opposition in the warm-up...there's now an eight-page-and-growing thread on THF on the topic split between those arguing he should be banned from the league and those arguing it's just a part of the game. Somewhat more serious is the allegation that several Romford officials (including one who is also responsible for discipline in the EIHL) appeared on the bench laughing at Sharp's actions. Maybe this explains a few of the strange decisions relating to discipline in British hockey recently...

Sorry for the somewhat short post today-real life has intruded once again. However, check back tomorrow afternoon for your usual trip Round the Rinks, and keep keeping your eye on the puck...