Season 2017/18 - Festive/New Year Period

(Swindon Wildcats Max Birbraer bears down on the Bracknell Bees' goal during their game at the Link Centre, Picture: CALYX PICTURES)

NIHL South One (Britton) Results

Saturday 23^rd December

Basingstoke Bison 6-4 Bracknell Bees

Peterborough Phantoms 6-2 Swindon Wildcats

Tuesday 26^th December

National Cup Group D

Swindon Wildcats 6-4 Basingstoke Bison

Wednesday 27^th December

National Cup Group D

Basingstoke Bison 3-4 Swindon Wildcats (OT)

Friday 29^th December

Swindon Wildcats 5-4 Peterborough Phantoms (OT)

Saturday 30^th December

Basingstoke Bison 1-2 Peterborough Phantoms

National Cup Group D

Bracknell Bees 7-2 Swindon Wildcats

Monday 1^st January

Peterborough Phantoms 3-4 Basingstoke Bison

National Cup Group D

Swindon Wildcats 5-3 Bracknell Bees

NIHL South One Latest Standings

1.       Basingstoke Bison Played 17 Won 15 Pts 30

2.       Peterborough Phantoms Played 18 Won 14 Pts 30

3.       Swindon Wildcats Played 15 Won 10 Pts 22

4.       Bracknell Bees Played 16 Won 10 Pts 20

5.       London Raiders Played 15 Won 9 Pts 18

6.       Milton Keynes Thunder Played 18 Won 6 Pts 16

7.       Streatham Played 18 Won 7 Pts 15

8.       Invicta Dynamos Played 17 Won 5 Pts 13

9.       Cardiff Fire Played 18 Won 0 Pts 0

There were five league games over the festive/new year period and they all involved the top four sides, Basingstoke Bison, Peterborough Phantoms, Swindon Wildcats and Bracknell Bees.  On the Saturday before Christmas Bison defeated Bees in a thriller whilst Phantoms thrashed Wildcats and then on the Friday evening before new year Swindon defeated Peterborough after overtime before The Phantoms fought back to beat leaders Basingstoke in Hampshire to regain top spot.  However on new years day Bison bounced back to defeat The Phantoms and take top spot back once again, and it means the top two, Bison and Phantoms, now have an eight point gap to third placed Wildcats.    The Wildcats were also involved in four National Cup Group D encounters, winning three and losing one, as they qualified as group winners for the Last Eight of the competition.  The two other South teams in that group, Bison and Bracknell Bees, failed to qualify for the knockout phase.

Here are next weekends NIHL South One (Britton) fixtures

Thursday 4^th January

National Cup Group B

Peterborough Phantoms vs Sheffield Steeldogs

Saturday 6^th January

Streatham vs Milton Keynes Thunder

Swindon Wildcats vs Bracknell Bees

Cardiff Fire vs London Raiders

National Cup Group D

Basingstoke Bison vs Telford Tigers

Sunday 7^th January

Invicta Dynamos vs Streatham

London Raiders vs Peterborough Phantoms

Bracknell Bees vs Basingstoke Bison

Milton Keynes Thunder vs Swindon Wildcats

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson) results

Saturday 23^rd December

Bristol Pitbulls 5-7 Oxford City Stars

Saturday 30^th December

Guildford Phoenix 3-5 Bracknell Hornets

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson) latest standings

1.       Oxford City Stars Played 15 Won 14 Pts 28

2.       Bracknell Hornets Played 11 Won 10 Pts 20

3.       Solent Devils Played 11 Won 9 Pts 19

4.       Peterborough Phantoms 2 Played 14 Won 9 Pts 18

5.       Guildford Phoenix Played 14 Won 8 Pts 17

6.       Chelmsford Chieftains Played 10 Won 8 Pts 16

7.       Haringey Huskies Played 13 Won 7 Pts 14

8.       Cardiff Fire 2 Played 9 Won 5 Pts 10

9.       Slough Jets Played 15 Won 5 Pts 10

10.   Bristol Pitbulls Played 11 Won 4 Pts 9

11.   Basingstoke Buffalo Played 13 Won 4 Pts 9

12.   Invicta Mustangs Played 16 Won 4 Pts 9

13.   Swindon Wildcats 2 Played 11 Won 1 Pts 3

14.   Lee Valley Lions Played 13 Won 0 Pts 2

Only two games took place in the league over the festive period and those games saw league leaders Oxford win a thriller in Bristol against the Pitbulls, who to be fair put up a decent fight against the leagues best side.  Stars now have an eight point lead over the teams below them although Bracknell and Solent both have four games in hand.  The Hornets were involved in the other game that took place and it was against fifth placed Phoenix in Guildford, and the Hornets buzzed their way to a 5-3 win to take second place back off Solent Devils. 

Here are this weekends NIHL South Two (Wilkinson) fixtures

Saturday 6^th January

Cardiff Fire 2 vs Peterborough Phantoms 2

Solent Devils vs Slough Jets

Invicta Mustangs vs Bristol Pitbulls

Haringey Huskies vs Basingstoke Buffalo

Bracknell Hornets vs Lee Valley Lions

Sunday 7^th January

Oxford City Stars vs Bracknell Hornets

Swindon Wildcats 2 vs Haringey Huskies