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The 2024 EIHL Champions finish off a two day bender in Belfast.

Think greenfield will be back for this one, to get back into groove for play/offs

Full strength side required for this playing at 100%.

Need to be up to speed ready for the playoff games.

Greenfield to start.

6-2 Steelers. No one can live us when we play at our best.

5 games in 8 days such a hard schedule, personally i will be happy whatever the score is in belfast, if they want to ease up a little then fine as long as no injuries are received and something positive is learnt from the game

With a 16 point lead and one game left in the league season I finally think we might do it this year......

My mate prepared a graphic of the points achieved by all the title winning teams in the EIHL era adjusted to 54 games.

He's only taken it back to 08/09 so I did a quick check on Elite Prospects and based on that only one other team makes the top end of the list.

11/12 Belfast - 95 points (Christianson)
13/14 Belfast - 92 points (Adey)
08/09 Steelers - 89 points (Matsos)
03/04 Steelers - 89 points (Blaisdell)
12/13 Panthers - 88 points (Neilson)
21/22 Belfast - 88 points (Keefe)
10/11 Steelers - 87 points (Simon)

The next one is a jump down to 84 points (Cardiff), but I'm not typing them all out.

What could be argued to be the all time greats seems to be dominated by Sheffield and Belfast teams, although consideration needs to be given to other competitions as well.

The current Steelers team sits in 3rd place, but could still make 2nd on the list.

Regards

Doom

Just to expand a little bit further on the above, that 2011/12 Belfast team lost both legs of the CC final to Nottingham and didn't make the playoff final, so that's at least 3 more games they lost (unfortunately the EIHL stats don't go back that far).

The 13/14 Belfast team lost the challenge cup final with a home win and an away loss to Nottingham. They also lost the playoff final to us, so that's at least two additional defeats that season.

Our 08/09 team also won the playoffs, but didn't make the CC final.

Our 03/04 team also won the playoffs, but lost in the CC final to Nottingham (we wus robbed m'lord).

The Panthers team of 12/13 is the highest on the list to win all major trophies in one season.

There are some very good teams on that list, but our current team certainly deserves their place at the top table.

Regards

Doom

mark wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:26 am

With a 16 point lead and one game left in the league season I finally think we might do it this year......

If you're a Wednesday fan, you'd still worry!

As expected Greenfield plays tonight. No Dowd.

BontSteeler wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:06 pm

mark wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:26 am

With a 16 point lead and one game left in the league season I finally think we might do it this year......

If you're a Wednesday fan, you'd still worry!

Fortunately I am not.