Blogging from September 2006

Giants leave it too late

Game Blogs 2006/07 | Saturday 30 September 2006 by

Giants 2, Blaze 3

The Giants tried yet again to mount a last period comeback after two periods of poor play but where denied this time by a strong Coventry Blaze defense who held out the Giants late surge to take the win 3-2.  They where also aided yet again by yet another diabolical refereeing decision by Mike Hicks who ruled out a perfectly good Curtis Huppe goal late in the 3rd.  It’s the second time in as many games against the Blaze this season that Hicks has ruled out a late goal that could have changed the game…

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Giants fighting Blaze tonight

Uncategorized | Saturday 30 September 2006 by

Tonight sees the final game of September when the Blaze fly in for their second meeting of the season with the Giants and their first in the Odyssey.  Traditionally the Blaze have been a dummy team for the Giants and the Giants have always struggled to pick up results, after all the Blaze remain the only team out of the 5 who have tried so far this season to have beaten the Giants.  Belfast will be hoping to change that tonight as a big rivalry from last season looks set to continue.

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Refereeing stats:

EIHL | Friday 29 September 2006 by

This weeks powerplay magazine published the statistics of the Elite league referees so far this season with regards to penalties awarded to the home team, visiting team, totals and average penalty minutes per game.  The six referee’s in the league are ranked by average penalty minutes per game and it doesn’t make surprising reading…

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Ruff snipes a 4 point weekend

Game Blogs 2006/07 | Sunday 24 September 2006 by

Vipers 1, Giants 2

The Giants made it a four point weekend when Jason Ruff fired home the only goal in the penalty shootout tonight to defeat the Newcastle Vipers for the second time in two nights.  His goal gave the Giants the win in a game that was tied 1-1 after 60 minutes and overtime.  It’s the Giants second shootout of the season and they have won both.

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Ruff chases 187

Giants News, History | Sunday 24 September 2006 by

Jason Ruff goes into Newcastle tonight needing just two points to tie the Giant all-time points scoring lead currently held by Curtis Huppe.  Ruffles currently sits on 185 points thanks to 72 goals and 113 assists in 139 games.  Curtis Huppe who reached the 187 number in 219 games left the Giants at the end of the 04-05 season to join Nottingham after 4 seasons in Belfast.  Tonights game against Newcastle faces off at 6.30pm.

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