Only just discovered this forum, excellent!! I'm a Phoenix season ticket holder although i've missed a few games already this season, cant encourage people enough to get down to any of their local teams and watch a game, behind RL its my favourite sport!

As for the national anthem being played before the games i'm not too sure why they do it, i'm guessin its an old tradition they just stick with!

Incase anyone is interested in whats goin on in the world of british ice hockey at all levels www.britishicehockey.co.uk/

Incase anyone is interested in whats goin on in the world of british ice hockey at all levels www.britishicehockey.co.uk/

Have only been to a couple so far this season, but we don't seem to be gelling as well as last season yet. Prefer this league to the elite league though. It seems any team can beat any other on the day. Only 4 points between top at 6th place at the moment I think?

I'm still pretty new to ice hockey, I went to watch Manchester Phoenix last season and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've been meaning to go back but I've been absolutely skint, it's definitely high on my things to do list though.

Use to watch the London Racers when they were in it but now cheer the Invicta Dynamos in the ENIHL Div1 South

Yea the epl is the better league for phoenix IMO. The league seems alot more open this year with the likes of sheffield having a stronger team this term, yea its abut 5 or 6 points seperating 1st from 6th atr the minute!

We do seem to be taking abit longer to gel this season but i think its starting to come together now, injuries to a couple of players haven't helped the start either but i've every faith Sir Tony will sort it out. In Hand we trust!!

I went to every Blackburn Hawks games for years and saw some great players play for us,but when they dropped down the leagues and stopped paying for imports the standard of hockey got so low I gave up watching them.If they ever did put some effort into having a good team and joined the league the Phoenix are in i'd start going back to watch them.When you've seen players the likes of Moria and Chartrand play for you,paying to watch a team nowhere near that kind of standard doesn't do it for me.

Remember as an avid Humberside Seahawks fan going to Blackburn and all us travelling fans wore bermuda shorts, hawaiian shirts and marigolds not the warmest of arenas.

Over the years the Blackhawks/Hawks have had some other quality players Perlini, Damphousse, Trent Kaese, Doc Durdle, Bobby & John Haig, Stokes.

Shame British hockey took such a nose dive when Heineken pulled out.

The Blackburn Arena has always been freezing

You expect an ice arena to be cold but not that cold.Over the years there were some great atmospheres at games.A couple I remember are the Sheffield Steelers 1st season when they needed to beat us to get promotion and they brought over 2,500 fans to see them win,another was a playoff game against our hated rivals the Trafford Metros when there was over 3,000 in the arena.They're lucky to get a few hundred fans these days.

Been twice to watch Sheffield Steelers about 20 years ago as a kid. Shame really I didnt go again as thought it was fun stood up dancing every break. Which was literally every minute.

Sorry if I'm resurrecting a dead thread but I've only just found and thought I may as well share my love of the EIHL! I have been a Stingrays fan since roughly age 9, and try to attend games regularly, in fact I'm off tonight to watch the mighty Stingrays take on Coventry Blaze!



Any other Hull fans lurking on this forum?