Flyers on a comeback roll...

Fife Flyers had a tough weekend, entertaining home fans on Saturday night against a Hull Stingrays side who are now becoming a real threat to the league then Sunday, down to Coventry Blaze looking for revenge on their defeat to the same side at home the previous week.

Tough test sees nail biting finish...

A big crowd in Fife saw a Saturday night showdown versus the ever-rising Hull Stingrays who are getting their act together, hopefully in time for Christmas!! 

But Stingrays got a shock when John Fulton scored just 2:22 in for 1-0 Flyers but at 11:21, goal machine Guy Doucet fired home to tie it up then Stingrays went in front at 19:06 in the last minute of the period for now 2-1 Stingrays! 

The second period dawned and got off with a bang 21:58 as Justin Dacosta made it neck n neck! But at 27: 26, new boy Kyle Haines, who is making a big impact on Flyers, scored a big goal to put them back in front! This was a real tense game, every shot on your teams goalie, you were thinking "please don't score" dripping with sweat! But as nice as you asked, Rays said NO! And at 34:04, the nemesis that is Jereme Tendler fired home to keep this game at anyone's competition! The third period saw both teams hanging on for dear life and sent it to overtime.

No goals in breathless overtime so to the shootout. Flyers won it in a tight one but took the points in one mind blowing hockey game!  Final score: Fife Flyers 4-3 Hull Stingrays (shootout)

                                                                       Stats: 

                                  Shots on goal: Flyers(On Ben Bowns) 34; Stingrays (On Kevin Regan) 28
                                                       Powerplay: Flyers: 1/4; Stingrays: 1/3
                                       Referee: Rab Cowen; Linesmen: Alan Ward and Ally Flockhart
                                                                  Attendance: 1249
                                                    More stats here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNQE7sfdf5A&feature=c4-overview&list=UU6XKTgEyiQj3eXbYkYu7Atw

Third period comeback stuns Blaze...

This was a huge game for Coventry Blaze, as Fife Flyers, who had broke their loosing streak the previous night, went into this game looking for a big four point weekend also looking for revenge on Blaze, as the previous week, they lost 4-2 on home ice to the same opponents so Flyers wanted to get them back for that!

Things got off well, as Blaze had first blood, Mike Egner firing home at 3:52 for 1-0 Blaze. Flyers came back though, and Derek Roehl tied it up setting a real scene of a battle between these two rising sides. Blaze would however have the lead at the end of the first as Ashley Tait fired home for 2-1. The same man scored again in the second, 3:11 into that period!

Bobby Chamount though made it a one goal game at 35:40 but Blaze meant business and and Ryan Ginand at 36:09 just a few seconds after Flyers 2nd! Blaze were flying, 4-2 at the end of the second! The Skydome was loud and Blaze thought they'd won it! They didn't know what was coming!

Flyers were playing like it was their lives at stake and were rewarded! Steven Gunn made it a one goal game yet again, then at 47:22 Tom Hartung finally leveled the game up, to leave Blaze startled. There lead had just burst into pieces as Bob Chamount again made it 5-4! He then completed his hat trick at 52:45 as Flyers had just made EIHL history! Salt was added to the wound at 55:42, as the guy who scored goal one finished Blaze off(Dereck Roehl) for a brilliant final score of Coventry Blaze 4-7 Fife Flyers
                                                                              Stats:
                              Shots on goal: Blaze (On Kevin Regan) 25; Flyers (On Mike Zacharias) 32
                                                     Powerplay: Blaze: 1/3 ; Flyers: 2/9
                                             Referee: Dean Smith; Linesmen: Danny Beresford and James Kavanagh
                                                                          Attendance: 1829
                   More stats: http://www.eliteleague.co.uk/stats/official-game-report.php?game_id=1745
                       Highlights here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-7CrDRlYs