Twenty years ago, was ice hockey better or worse than today? asks Stewart Roberts, editor of The Ice Hockey Annual.
Don't you wish that all our major teams could open the season on the same day? After a warm-up weekend of challenge games, all ten English Premier League sides face-off in earnest this weekend.
The professional Elite League is crazy expensive and full of contradictions but its ninth season has opened, says Stewart Roberts, editor of The Ice Hockey Annual.
I knew there something special going on last weekend when I received a text from a friend who is …well, let’s just say he has a bus pass. I didn’t even know he knew how to text.
The season is only a couple of weeks old (for most teams, barely a week) but there's already plenty of controversy. Let's start with Sky Sports. Good, isn't it?
Adam Walker
- We're battling hard
- We're ready for the semis
- Great start in Glasgow
- I can't wait to get started
- The summer has gone quick
Alex Birch
Andy Pierce
- Lightning need a spark
- Szucks to be me, Roman
- Lightning face the music against pumped-up Flames
- Blaz has MK buzzing
- Emersic has Lightning on cloud nine
Chris Gent
Christopher Beal
Craig Simpson
- NIHL and the media
- The Billingham 'evolution'
- Here come the girls!
- A day in the People's Republic of Sheffield
- It's hockey, Jim, but not as we know it
Dave Simms
- Good luck to The Sheriff
- The old arguement of spending
- Telling who is who?
- Something about Dundee I like
- It's not Nottingham's fault
Elliott Stanley
- What a difference since November
- Being away from the carnage
- Cardiff are the real deal
- Three wins in three for Panthers
- Lots to talk about in Pantherland
Emma Boultby
- Panthers left to lick their wounds
- Green leads Panthers revenge
- Sheffield smarting, Panthers revenge?
- Two thrilling Panthers games for Clan
Gareth Chalmers
- The failure of Newcastle
- Ijshockey in Nederland
- What next for North East hockey?
- Trip to see Italian A2 hockey
- Now the busy period is over
James Broughton
- So what next for the Steelers?
- The Evolution Of Chad Huttel
- Where are they now: Evan Cheverie
- Where are they now: Peter Campbell
- Bah! humbug!
James Gordon
James Reeve
- No blog posts in this category
Katy Madgwick
- I am serious sports journalist, hear me roar
- It's that Ole Devil called Voth again
- Sat on by Giants... but still in the hunt
- The Vipers week that was
- A week of up and downs
Lawrie Hill
- Wirll-winds hit Dundee
- Bowen arrows into Dundee
- Young Star becomes a Phantom
- Better the Devil... you get to know!
- Little but Large for Giants
Lee Sims
Luke Catterson
Mark Briggs
- 1-3-1
- Who's ready for the NHL?
- NHL Preview - Winnipeg Jets
- NHL Preview - Buffalo Sabres
- NHL Preview - New York Islanders
Mark Duell
- Hitting the road
- Has Corey unlocked the magic formula?
- First month's report
- Clan's gain could be Corey's biggest mistake
- Is it the Muppet Show?
Mat Young
Michael Black
- NIHL Round-up: Week twenty six
- NIHL Round-up: Week twenty five
- NIHL Round-up: Week twenty four
- NIHL Round-up: Week twenty three
- NIHL Round-up: Week twenty one
Patrick Smyth
- Lets get Physical, Physical!
- Every day's a school day
- The long wait is almost over
- Know Your (So-called) Enemy
- Bradley Voth is coming to town - Part 1
Promotion
Russ Morrell
- It's tough at the top
- The two sides of hockey
- Another season over
- When is enough really enough?
- New year, new start?
Seanna Murdock
- A round-up from Door 19
- Fighting will always be
- Watching from over the pond
- Eventful Giants weekend
- Interview with Jon Pelle
Stephen Dowson
- Defending the mice
- Big Day, Big Moves, Big Worries
- No shock at Simon leaving
- We'll meet again
- House of Dows
Tom Forster
Vicki Smart
- Phoenix rise for the new season
- An evening of introductions
- Seeing the game in a different way
- Happy Shirt Launch, Phoenix fans!
William Lyon
