Monday, 12 February 2018

Season 2017/18 - February 7th - 11th

(Raiders defenceman Sean Barry celebrates after scoring the equaliser for London Raiders in their match with Swindon Wildcats, thanks to John Scott for the photo)

Wednesday 7th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
London Raiders 5-4 Swindon Wilcats (PSOW)

Autumn Cup Semi Final Second Leg
Hull Pirates 1-4 Basingstoke Bison (aggregate score 4-8)

Saturday 10th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Invicta Dynamos 1-7 London Raiders
Swindon Wildcats 2-5 Basingstoke Bison 
Cardiff Fire 0-6 Streatham
Peterborough Phantoms 3-2 Bracknell Bees (OTW)

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Cardiff Fire 2 2-8 Solent Devils
Bristol Pitbulls 9-1 Swindon Wildcats 2
Basingstoke Buffalo 3-8 Peterborough Phantoms 2

Sunday 11th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Basingstoke Bison 9-0 Cardiff Fire
Bracknell Bees 5-3 Swindon Wildcats
Milton Keynes Thunder 3-2 Invicta Dynamos 
Streatham 0-2 Peterborough Phantoms

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Oxford City Stars 8-1 Cardiff Fire 2

Latest Standings
NIHL South One (Britton)
1. Basingstoke Bison Played 25 Won 22 Pts 44
2. Peterborough Phantoms Played 26 Won 21 Pts 44
3. Swindon Wildcats Played 25 Won 16 Pts 36
4. London Raiders Played 25 Won 16 Pts 32
5. Bracknell Bees Played 25 Won 14 Pts 30
6. Streatham Played 26 Won 12 Pts 25
7. Milton Keynes Thunder Played 26 Won 8 Pts 22
8. Invicta Dynamos Played 25 Won 6 Pts 15
9. Cardiff Fire Played 27 Won 0 Pts 0

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
1. Oxford City Stars Played 20 Won 18 Pts 36
2. Solent Devils Played 19 Won 17 Pts 35
3. Bracknell Hornets Played 16 Won 15 Pts 30
4. Peterborough Phantoms 2 Played 20 Won 14 Pts 28
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. Bristol Pitbulls Played 17 Won 7 Pts 15
10. Cardiff Fire 2 Played 17 Won 7 Pts 14
11. Invicta Mustangs Played 20 Won 5 Pts 11
12. Basingstoke Buffalo Played 18 Won 4 Pts 10
13. Swindon Wildcats 2 Played 17 Won 3 Pts 7
14. Lee Valley Lions Played 17 Won 0 Pts 3

South One action got underway on Wednesday night in Romford as London Raiders took on Swindon Wildcats at the Sapphire, and it was the hosts who prevailed after penalties to close the gap to the Wildcats in third.  Raiders also thrashed Invicta Dynamos on Saturday evening meaning they are only four points off third spot, this after Wildcats lost twice more over the weekend to make it an awful few days for the Swindon side.  This meant the top two, Basingstoke Bison and Peterborough Phantoms, increased the gap to the rest to eight points after Bison recorded two victories, over the Wildcats and then Cardiff Fire, whilst Phantoms also recorded a double, defeating Bracknell Bees after overtime and then winning at Streatham the following evening.   Bison have also made the Autumn Cup Finale and will play fellow South One side Wildcats after they saw off Hull Pirates 8-4 over two legs in the semi finals.  Fifth placed Bees did bounce back from their defeat on Saturday to record victory over Wildcats, whilst Streatham did beat bottom side Fire before their loss at home to Phantoms, making it a mixed weekend for the South East London outfit.  MK Thunder took victory at home to Dynamos, whilst bottom side Fire are still pointless after 27 games.

In South Two Oxford City Stars remain a point clear of Solent Devils after they thrashed Cardiff Fire 2, whilst the Devils thrashed the same side the night before, meaning a weekend to forget for both Fire sides.  Bristol Pitbulls thrashed Swindon Wildcats 2 on Saturday evening to go eighth whilst Peterborough Phantoms 2 netted eight on the road at Basingstoke Buffalo, meaning they remain in fourth spot.

Here are next weekend's fixtures
Wednesday 14th February
National Cup Semi Final First Leg
Swindon Wildcats vs Telford Tigers

Thursday 15th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Invicta Dynamos vs Swindon Wildcats

Saturday 17th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
Swindon Wildcats vs Streatham
Cardiff Fire vs Invicta Dynamos
Basingstoke Bison vs Bracknell Bees
Peterborough Phantoms vs Milton Keynes Thunder

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Cardiff Fire 2 vs Chelmsford Chieftains
Invicta Mustangs vs Basingstoke Buffalo
Lee Valley Lions vs Oxford City Stars
Guildford Phoenix vs Swindon Wildcats 2
Haringey Huskies vs Solent Devils

Sunday 18th February
NIHL South One (Britton)
London Raiders vs Basingstoke Bison
Cardiff Fire vs Swindon Wildcats
Bracknell Bees vs Peterborough Phantoms
Streatham vs Invicta Dynamos

NIHL South Two (Wilkinson)
Bristol Pitbulls vs Bracknell Hornets
Basingstoke Buffalo vs Lee Valley Lions
Chelmsford Chieftains vs Slough Jets


I will be attending London Raiders vs Basingstoke Bison at The new Sapphire Ice and Leisure centre in Romford on Sunday, Raiders are looking to chase down third placed Swindon whilst Bison will look to maintain top spot over Peterborough, so should be a good battle in that one!!!  Plenty of games to go and see over the coming week so why not go and watch some fast flowing hockey!!!

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