Great Britain: EIHL discussion thread

[Shrimper]

I noticed that Robert Farmer joined the Alaska Aces of the ECHL.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Conboy get's a 6 game ban

I think he's got off lightly there...

 

[Matt UK]

sorry to be off-topic but does anyone (in the UK) find GCL laggy this year?

I've tried hockeystreams this year but have found it pretty laggy so far.

 

[AlanHUK]

not had chance to see a live game on it yet due to work, watching the next day has been fine with GCL though

 

[Siamese Dream]

Derek Campbell banned for 47 games

And it made the front page of BBC sport in the headlines section http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/ice-hockey/24454098

 

[3 Minute Minor]

Hey look! Hull won their second game!!!!!!!

Bowns vs. Murphy
10gp 3.82gaa .901save% (2-8-0) - 37.2 shots against per game
9gp 2.44gaa .901save% (7-2-0) - 24.8 shots against per game

I'd kill to see these guys on similar quality teams to see who out plays who. It's not even fair right now and Bowns is still maintaining the same Save% as Murphy.

 

[AlanHUK]

Does the iihf enforce jersey tuck rules, As in it not being allowed?

 

[Siamese Dream]

Does the iihf enforce jersey tuck rules, As in it not being allowed?

Yes.

210 - EQUIPMENT
...
b) All protective equipment, except gloves, helmets and goalkeepers leg guards, must
be worn entirely underneath the uniform.

240 - UNIFORMS
...
d) Sweaters shall be worn outside of the pants.

 

[AlanHUK]

Apparently they don't care at this continental cup, half the players on each team have some kind of tuck

 

[3 Minute Minor]

pfft jersey tuck. I'll boycott the Olympics if they enforce it

 

[AlanHUK]

This may be the worst officiated game I have ever seen. 2 minutes for a 2nd face off violation after the 1st face off...

 

[zimbarlee]

Information needed

Hello everyone! New guy here.

I am a sport marketing student from Finland and I am working with a case that I am comparing British and Finnish hockey. So, I would be very grateful if someone could give me useful links and information about EIHL and it's teams. For example, I am trying to find some budget numbers of the teams, info about the level of the league comparing to Finland Liiga or Mestis, or any other well-known league in Europe. Also some very basic information would be very needed.

Thank you!

 

[AlanHUK]

I don't believe the EIHL teams release their budget information, you may be able to get some info contacting them through the contact points on the official sites if you explain you're doing a study though

 

[Siamese Dream]

I would compare the standard of play to the Mestis, but EIHL teams most likely have much bigger budgets as they bring in so many foreign players. Other comparable European leagues are the French, Italian and German DEL2 leagues, It's certainly weaker than the Swedish Allsvenskan

 

[Siamese Dream]

The EIHL is finally back on TV with Premier Sports showing one live game a week every Saturday at 7

 

[3 Minute Minor]

The EIHL is finally back on TV with Premier Sports showing one live game a week every Saturday at 7

Very nice

Hopefully I can find a stream every once in a while. I'd like to see Hull, Sheffield, Belfast, or Nottingham.

 

[Shrimper]

The EIHL is finally back on TV with Premier Sports showing one live game a week every Saturday at 7

That's awesome.

Presume it gets replayed through the week as well like with the NHL games?

 

[AlanHUK]

The EIHL is finally back on TV with Premier Sports showing one live game a week every Saturday at 7

sweet, I was hoping they'd do this when they got the NHL contract, now they just need to get a HD channel sorted

 

[Alpine]

From the where are they category
I see that David Ling id playing with the CeeBee Stars in the Newfoundland Sebior League and that Bruce Graham is with Tracadie-Sheila Alpines in New Brunswick's Northeast Senior League
Nic Riopel is in Denmark with Frederickshaven White Hawks
I also see former Dundee player/coach Brent Hughes is an asst coach with Brampton Beast in the Central League and former Dundee Captian AJ MacLean is an asst xoaxh with Soo Greyhounds in the OHL

 

[3 Minute Minor]

Holy *^*^...

Hull down 2-0 through 2 periods to Belfast which is to be expected... Bowns has made 43 saves on 45 shots through 2 periods.

He averages close to 40 shots against per game and is still maintaining over a .905Save%

 

[ChaiTiefling]

Bowns finished with 60 from 62, which could be one of the highest save totals of the EIHL era.

 

[3 Minute Minor]

Bowns finished with 60 from 62, which could be one of the highest save totals of the EIHL era.

Jaw dropping numbers tonight for sure.

Hard to believe he's the youngest starting goalie in the league by 3 years, Brit born/trained and dealing with more work than anyone in the league while still putting up a .908Save%. I know .908Save% isn't close to the top in EIHL but factoring in the work load that's insane.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Conboy finally given the boot by Cardiff

 

[soulie]

sorry to be off-topic but does anyone (in the UK) find GCL laggy this year?

I've tried hockeystreams this year but have found it pretty laggy so far.

I've been using hockeystreams HD stream this year. They had minor hiccups but I found changing servers sorts that out (usually London, but sometimes Amsterdam).

Live games have more lag than archived one, but thats consistent everywhere.

 

[Shrimper]

sweet, I was hoping they'd do this when they got the NHL contract, now they just need to get a HD channel sorted

Begins on the 23rd November.

First game is Belfast @ Coventry.