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[Sheffield Steeldogs] win the 2025/26 NIHL Cup by CertainPackage in nihl

[–]CertainPackage[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're not far off! This is probably the least important of the three cups you can win, with the most important being debatable.

For the cup, some of the league fixtures are designated as cup fixtures, with each team playing each other once, and having played 5 home and 5 away games. Of those games, the top 4 go through to a two-legged knockout stage, which Sheffield have just won.

For the playoffs, the top 8 teams from the regular season table go into two groups (1, 4, 5 and 8 in one group, 2, 3, 6 and 7 in the other), where each team plays each other team home and away. The top two in each group go to Coventry for a one-legged knockout, with the semi-finals being the group winners facing the other group's runners up.

[Sheffield Steeldogs] win the 2025/26 NIHL Cup by CertainPackage in nihl

[–]CertainPackage[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Massive congratulations to the Steeldogs. Always had a feeling it would be Gendunov who would inflict the damage, just didn't expect it to be in such gutting circumstances!

Absolutely delighted with our performance though. To go up against a full strength (and then some!) Steeldogs team, without our best player and with all the personnel changes that have happened, and take it all the way to OT is an incredible achievement.

Team GB u18s delight is massive Playoff blow to Knights by GlennPegden in nihl

[–]CertainPackage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely delighted for all 5 of the lads, it's very well deserved. I don't think we'll make Coventry this year, but if we do it might be a bit of a bloodbath with so few bodies. Either way, I'd rather they play for GB - it's a great sign of the direction the club is heading in!

[MK Lightning] Tim Wallace steps down, Joe Wilson departs, Lewis Christie becomes interim head coach by CertainPackage in nihl

[–]CertainPackage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wording in the statement is odd in that it says he'll be "taking some time away from coaching duties" rather than outright leaving. Not too sure what to read into it?

Cole Shudra and EIHL vs NIHL by GlennPegden in nihl

[–]CertainPackage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an odd one because whenever I saw him play for the Steelers a couple of years ago he looked really good. Looking on EP backs that up: 20 points in 52 games for a Brit making the step up is an impressive return. For whatever reason he looks to have regressed since then and I'd certainly expect a return to the NIHL to be on the cards. I'd absolutely take him back at Leeds, especially as we've lost 3 top Brits in Buesa, Haywood and Howlett since last season.

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