Nottingham Panthers netminder Alex Dubeau took centre stage in the sixth week of the Elite League season, albeit not for his work between the pipes. He was handed a five-game suspension on Saturday [15 October] after pushing a match official in his team’s 4-2 loss to the Dundee Stars.
Upon review of Game 29, @PanthersIHC's Alex Dubeau has been suspended for 5 games.
The Panthers were informed that Dubeau would receive a suspension at 9.18 this morning. pic.twitter.com/wkw20zz8gR
— EIHL Department of Player Safety (@eihldops) October 15, 2022
But it wasn’t all bad news for the Elite League’s latest crop of goaltenders: Jackson Whistle produced one of the saves of the season in a shutout win for the Belfast Giants over the Coventry Blaze.
🛑 Whistle Stop 🛑
Giants hit 7⃣ past Coventry Blaze…..
But what save by @BelfastGiants netminder Jackson Whistle on his way to recording a shutout.
Watch the goals ⤵️
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) October 16, 2022
Elsewhere in the Elite League, the Sheffield Steelers enjoyed a four-point weekend with wins over the Cardiff Devils and Fife Flyers. They rise to the division’s summit as a result.
It was a fun week in the National League, with the Bristol Pitbulls beating the Swindon Wildcats in the first South-West Derby of the season. There were also big wins for the Leeds Knights and Milton Keynes Lightning.
Elite League, Week Six: Alex Dubeau receives five-game suspension for referee abuse
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
- Challenge Cup: Coventry Blaze 5-3 Guildford Flames
Friday, 14 October 2022
Alex Dubeau, Nottingham Panthers (Image: Panthers Images)
- Dundee Stars 4-2 Nottingham Panthers
Saturday, 15 October 2022
- Glasgow Clan 2-4 Guildford Flames
- Cardiff Devils 2-5 Sheffield Steelers
- Belfast Giants 7-0 Coventry Blaze
- Fife Flyers 2-4 Dundee Stars
- Challenge Cup: Nottingham Panthers 4-1 Manchester Storm
Sunday, 16 October 2022
- Sheffield Steelers 6-0 Fife Flyers
- Coventry Blaze 4-5 Belfast Giants
- Challenge Cup: Manchester Storm 2-3 Nottingham Panthers (SO)
- Challenge Cup: Guildford Flames 4-7 Cardiff Devils
National League, Week Five:
Friday, 14 October 2022
- Bristol Pitbulls 7-3 Swindon Wildcats
Saturday, 15 October 2022
- Raiders IHC 3-1 Hull Seahawks
- Swindon Wildcats 4-2 Milton Keynes Lightning
- Basingstoke Bison 1-3 Leeds Knights
- Telford Tigers 1-2 Peterborough Phantoms
- Sheffield Steeldogs 3-1 Bees IHC
Sunday, 16 October 2022
- Bees IHC 4-8 Telford Tigers
- Milton Keynes Lightning 6-2 Bristol Pitbulls
- Peterborough Phantoms 7-4 Raiders IHC
- Hull Seahawks 2-5 Sheffield Steeldogs
- Leeds Knights 4-1 Basingstoke Bison
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