Monday, 5 February 2018

Season 2017/18 - February 3rd - 4th

(The wonderful looking Sapphire Ice in Romford, pictured here as London Raiders took on Cardiff Fire in the first game at the Arena, thanks to Raiders for the photo)

Saturday 3rd February
NIHL South One (Britton)
London Raiders 5-2 Cardiff Fire
Bracknell Bees 5-1 Invicta Dynamos
Swindon Wildcats 8-3 Streatham
Basingstoke Bison 4-3 Peterborough Phantoms

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Solent Devils 7-2 Guildford Phoenix
Bristol Pitbulls 6-2 Lee Valley Lions
Invicta Mustangs 1-3 Bracknell Hornets

Sunday 4th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Invicta Dynamos 4-7 Basingstoke Bison
Cardiff Fire 1-5 Bracknell Bees
Streatham 4-3 London Raiders

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Cardiff Fire 2 3-2 Haringey Huskies
Guildford Phoenix 1-2 Peterborough Phantoms 2
Chelmsford Chieftains 12-2 Basingstoke Buffalo

NIHL South One (Britton) Standings
1. Basingstoke Bison Played 23 Won 20 Pts 40
2. Peterborough Phantoms Played 24 Won 19 Pts 40
3. Swindon Wildcats Played 22 Won 16 Pts 35
4. London Raiders Played 23 Won 14 Pts 28
5. Bracknell Bees Played 23 Won 13 Pts 27
6. Streatham Played 24 Won 11 Pts 23
7. Milton Keynes Thunder Played 25 Won 7 Pts 20
8. Invicta Dynamos Played 23 Won 6 Pts 15
9. Cardiff Fire Played 25 Won 0 Pts 0

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson) Standings
1. Oxford City Stars Played 19 Won 17 Pts 34
2. Solent Devils Played 18 Won 16 Pts 33
3. Bracknell Hornets Played 16 Won 15 Pts 30
4. Peterborough Phantoms 2 Played 19 Won 13 Pts 26
5. Guildford Phoenix Played 19 Won 11 Pts 23
6. Chelmsford Chieftains Played 15 Won 10 Pts 20
7. Slough Jets Played 20 Won 8 Pts 16
8. Haringey Huskies Played 19 Won 8 Pts 16
9. Cardiff Fire 2 Played 15 Won 7 Pts 14
10. Bristol Pitbulls Played 16 Won 6 Pts 13
11. Invicta Mustangs Played 20 Won 5 Pts 11
12. Basingstoke Buffalo Played 17 Won 4 Pts 10
13. Swindon Wildcats 2 Played 16 Won 3 Pts 7
14. Lee Valley Lions Played 17 Won 0 Pts 3

In South One (Britton) this weekend Basingstoke Bison reclaimed top spot on tiebreakers after they won the big top two clash against Peterborough Phantoms on Saturday evening before then defeating Invicta Dynamos on the road the following evening to make it a four point weekend and wipe out the Phantoms advantage.  Bracknell Bees finally ended their long winless run with a weekend double, winning at home to the Dynamos before winning at bottom side Cardiff Fire the following evening, closing the gap to fourth placed London Raiders to just a point.  Raiders themselves won their first ever match at their new Sapphire Ice and Leisure home back in Romford against bottom side Fire, however they then lost on the road to Streatham the following evening.  It was a mixed weekend for Streatham though as they were thrashed away at Swindon Wildcats the previous evening.  The Wildcats are five points behind the top two in third spot.

Onto South Two (Wilkinson) and this weekend saw Solent Devils keep the pressure well and truly on the Oxford City Stars with victory over Guildford Phoenix, meaning the Gosport side are now just a point behind the Stars with a game in hand.  Phoenix also lost at home to Peterborough Phantoms 2 the following night, hence losing ground on the top four.  Bracknell Hornets remain third after winning their 15th game in 16 as they saw off Invicta Mustangs in Kent, whilst Chelmsford Chieftains bounced back from a humiliating loss at Stars last weekend to trounce Basingstoke Buffalo at Riverside, and leave them six points off fourth spot with four games in hand.  Finally their were also wins for Cardiff Fire 2 over Haringey Huskies and Bristol Pitbulls over the winless Lee Valley Lions.

Here are the upcoming games this weekend
Wednesday 7th February
NIHL South One (Wilkinson)
London Raiders vs Swindon Wildcats

Autumn Cup Semi Final Second Leg
Hull Pirates vs Basingstoke Bison (Bison lead 4-3 from First Leg)

Saturday 10th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Invicta Dynamos vs London Raiders
Swindon Wildcats vs Basingstoke Bison
Cardiff Fire vs Streatham
Peterborough Phantoms vs Bracknell Bees

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Cardiff Fire 2 vs Solent Devils
Bristol Pitbulls vs Swindon Wildcats 2
Basingstoke Buffalo vs Peterborough Phantoms 2

Sunday 11th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Basingstoke Bison vs Cardiff Fire
Bracknell Bees vs Swindon Wildcats
Milton Keynes Thunder vs Invicta Dynamos
Streatham vs Peterborough Phantoms

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)

Oxford City Stars vs Cardiff Fire 2

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