by Brian Kennedy | Apr 14, 2019 | Archived Features, EIHL, Homepage, Leagues
The English Elite Ice Hockey League championship game began precisely at 4pm Nottingham time on Sunday, with the national anthem of Wales. And not “God Save the Queen” for the Northern Ireland team.What? A hockey insider I talked to said that the Giants never play an...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 14, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues
Championship Sunday dawned cold in Nottingham, and probably early for many fans, who had filled the pubs and clubs of the city centre the night prior. Even what looked like traditional British pubs were often turned into thumpa-thumpa noise boxes with people standing...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 12, 2019 | Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues
Since the 1930s, people have been playing professional ice hockey in England. It took Inside Hockey until now to decide to post someone to cover the finals of the current league, the Elite Ice Hockey League, formed in 2003. Actually, the fact that I am going to be...