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This Sunday the Swindon Wildcats look to face league leaders the MK Lightning for the third time in three weeks.
Manchester Phoenix have a mountain of Everest proportions to climb if they’re to progress through to the final of the EPL Cup after a disappointing first leg semi-final on Thursday.
Tony Hand’s Manchester Phoenix were handed a semi final first leg thrashing by league leading Milton Keynes Lightning on Thursday night.
The Flames finally found the key to grounding the Milton Keynes Lightning in the form of a significant 2nd period shot advantage and 3 unanswered goals to collect a 4-2 win.
A league outing in Peterborough on Saturday proved to be trouble as a pair of Phantoms goals in the opening period set the stage for a futile night of ‘catch up’ hockey.
The Flames and Milton Keynes Lightning put league play out of their minds for a Wednesday night Cup Final Leg 1 tilt at Spectrum where the home side exploded for 5 second period goals.
The last game of the regular season, and the Phantoms local rivals, the MK Lightning came to town.
The Swindon Wildcats take on the English Premier League Champions; the Milton Keynes Lightning in the Quarter Finals of the Ice Hockey Play offs hoping to gain one of the shock results of the season.
Manchester Phoenix and Milton Keynes Lightning once again locked horns to create a breathless, frantic, full-blooded encounter in front of a raucous crowd at the Altrincham Ice Dome.
This weekend the Swindon Wildcats play host to last year's EPL league champions the MK Lightning in the most eagerly awaited game of the season.
Last Saturday the Swindon Wildcats lost out 3-1 against the MK Lightning, stopping the 'Cats back to back home winning streak.
On Sunday night the Flames took their show to Milton Keynes to face the reigning league champions.
Ice hockey legend Tony Hand paid tribute to Telford's hard-working Tigers after his Manchester Phoenix side took an 8-2 win.
The omensa couldn't have been clearer for Tigers this weekend - they were playing the reigning league champions on Halloween and only had 13 skaters.
After outputting 8 goals in consecutive games, including an 8-3 road win in Sheffield on Saturday, the Guildford Flames ice hockey club were looking for a solid offensive effort.
When the league table records back-to-back defeats to Milton Keynes, it would be easy to overlook some outstanding performances for Telford Tigers this weekend.
The Flames visited Milton Keynes to face a Lightning team riding a 7 game winning streak, but a fire on the track brought the train to a halt as the travellers bagged 5 goals.
Perhaps as desperate for a win as at any other point in the season, the Flames necessity for immediate success in the weekend opener.
Telford Tigers player-coach Tom Watkins blasted his squad for being "too nice" in their crunch 6-1 loss against Bracknell.
This weekend the Swindon Wildcats will face off against the MK Lightning, when the two meet on 'Cat ice for the last time this season.
