Last weekend the Sheffield Spartans faced the Newcastle ENL Vipers in their first of four games this season.

This first period was a terrible start for the Spartans, poor defensive mistakes left Ben Bowns hung out to dry on a number of occasions. Over the course of the first period Newcastle capitalized on Sheffields mistakes four times creating a solid lead, one which would be difficult to come back from for any team. Read the rest of this entry »