Coventry done what they had to do and beat the London Racers tonight to take the Elite League championship and leave the Giants superb 6-3 win over last seasons Champions Sheffield a fore gone conclusion.

The Giants done everything they could and had to hope London took the win but it wasn’t to be as the Blaze ran out comfortable 5-1 winners.

A goal and assist from on form Mel Angelstad and a penalty shot goal from Awada where just a few of the highlight moments of a 6 goal victory for the Giants as they found themselves disappointed in victory when the news of the Coventry win sank in.

The Giants had to battle for their win however and Sheffield kept the pressure on, taking an early lead and then tying the game at 2-2 before the Giants raced ahead for the win in the third period. Giants goals came from Kelman and Hand on the Power play and then from Levers, Nasval, Awada with a penalty shot and then Mel Angelstad.

Although the league is now gone for the Giants their will be much pride to be taken from next weekends double header with the new Champions along with a rhythm to be built going into the playoffs and also to send a message to the Blaze that the Giants will be no push over come playoff time in only a few weeks.

Sheffield Steelers 3-6 Belfast Giants

SCORING SUMMARY
G Per  Time   Team  Goal Scorer       Assist        Assist
1  1   08:09  SHE   J. CHRISTIAN      D. COUSINEAU  E. ANDERSON  (PP)
2  1   12:19  BEL   T. KELMAN (9)     T. HAND       C. HUPPE     (PP)
3  1   16:56  BEL   T. HAND (18)      C. HUPPE      C. BOWEN     (PP)
4  2   37:29  SHE   E. ANDERSON       D. ANDREWS    M. PERON
5  3   42:29  BEL   M. LEVERS (8)     T. KELMAN
6  3   47:29  BEL   F. NASVAL (23)    M. ANGELSTAD  D. KELLY
7  3   53:29  SHE   E. ANDERSON       D. DARLING    M. PERON
8  3   54:55  BEL   G. AWADA (30)                                (PS)
9  3   55:28  BEL   M. ANGELSTAD (3)  C. BOWEN      F. NASVAL

SHOTS ON GOAL                            POWERPLAY SUMMARY
              1   2   3   T
Sheffield     8   8   6  22              SHE   1-8
Belfast       9   8   9  26              BEL   2-6

NETMINDER SUMMARY                        MAN OF THE MATCH
Team   Netminder       GA   MIN   SH     SHE   E. ANDERSON
SHE    - -              6  60:00  26     BEL   T. HAND
BEL    M KLEMPA         3  60:00  22

PLAYER SUMMARY
No. PLAYER              POS   G   A  PTS  PIM  PP  SH
 6  Leigh Jamieson       D    0   0    0    2   0   0
 9  Tony Hand            C    1   1    2    2   1   0
14  Fredrik Nasval       RW   1   1    2    4   0   0
16  Marc Levers          LW   1   0    1    0   0   0
17  Roman Gavallier      D    0   0    0    2   0   0
20  Mark Morrison        LW   0   0    0    0   0   0
21  Graeme Walton        D    0   0    0    0   0   0
22  Curtis Bowen         C    0   2    2    2   0   0
23  Dairmuid Kelly       C    0   1    1    2   0   0
24  Mel Angelstad        D    1   1    2    2   0   0
25  Curtis Huppe         LW   0   2    2    0   0   0
28  Jason Bowen          D    0   0    0    2   0   0
41  George Awada         RW   1   0    1    0   0   0
44  Todd Kelman          D    1   1    2    0   1   0
 1  Chris McGimpsey      G    0   0    0    0   0   0
 2  Martin Klempa        G    0   0    0    0   0   0

Lines:
Johnson – Hand – Awada
Huppe – C.Bowen – Nasval
Kelly – Levers – Morrison

Kelman – Gavalier
Angelstad – J.Bowen
Jamieson – Walton

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