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UK hockey legend and Manchester Phoenix player-coach Tony Hand was full of praise for the Phantoms side that pushed table topping Phoenix all the way on Saturday evening.
A tough weekend for the Sheffield Scimitars, with their six game winning streak broken after a long and difficult road journey down to Bracknell on the Saturday.
Manchester Phoenix captain Luke Boothroyd completed another stunning weekend for the league leaders this weekend with an overtime winner against the Milton Keynes Lightning.
A double strike from player coach Tony Hand and a first goal for defenceman Ryan Johnson helped Manchester Phoenix dispatch the Guildford Flames on Saturday night, despite being five first team players down.
Nearly 3 and a half months into the season the Flames finally met up with the top of the table when they travelled to Manchester for their first ever meeting with the Phoenix.
Tony Hand’s Manchester Phoenix fought bravely on Sunday night at the Altrincham Ice Dome only to see all their hard work undone by Slough captain Blaz Emersic as he netted five times for the visitors.
Leading scorer Ed Courtenay stepped back into the line-up on Saturday night and steered Manchester Phoenix past Peterborough Phantoms with two goals and an assist, ending Phoenix’s four game losing skid.
The Manchester Phoenix made their first ever visit to Spectrum ice on Saturday night. With the exception of bagging the first goal of the evening, it was not a night they are likely to wish to remember after suffering a 9-2 defeat at the hands of the Flames.
Tony Hand’s Manchester Phoenix fought back emphatically on Sunday night against the in-form Guildford Flames to earn a crucial point after being 3 goals down TWICE.
Manchester Phoenix have moved to boost their offensive options with the signing of 25-year old left-winger Stephen Wallace from English Premier League rivals, Sheffield Scimitars.
New signing Stephen Wallace bagged a brace of goals in is home debut and helped Manchester Phoenix to a 7-2 thrashing of Swindon Wildcats.
Phoenix forward Ed Courtenay again helped Manchester Phoenix secure two points from closest rivals Sheffield Scimitars as he notched his 39th and 40th goals of the season.
The Manchester Phoenix visited Spectrum on Saturday night and were turned back home after suffering a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the home side Flames.
After opening Saturday night to a 0-3 deficit, then eventually suffering a 4-1 defeat to Manchester Phoenix, the Guildford Flames fell behind once again early on Sunday.
Canadian winger Andre Payette ignited a first period demolition of bottom club Romford Raiders on Sunday as the Manchester Phoenix secured their first four point weekend since the beginning of December.
The Flames followed up Saturday’s 7-1 home win over Romford Raiders with another victory on the Road in Manchester 24 hours later.
Manchester Phoenix’s four game winning run came to a disappointing end on Sunday night as the Guildford Flames left Altrincham Ice Dome with two points for the second time this season.
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.
Manchester Phoenix’s recent bad home form continued on Sunday night as they fell to visitors Basingstoke Bison as they failed to capitalize on opportunities.
