Sheffield Scimitars ENL

The Sheffield Spartans secured their place in the ENIHL cup final last weekend with a double points win over Newcastle, Final score: Sheffield 3 – Newcastle 1. With only one cup game remaining (at home against Flintshire on the 9^th Feb), no other teams in the north cup group can catch the Spartans, who have won every cup game this season. The Spartans will go on to play the winner of the southern cup group in a two-leg final.

The Spartans face Manchester on Saturday at IceSheffield, Face off: 19.30. This is a must win game for the Spartans to keep their playoff hopes alive.

A good run of recent results has seen the Spartans maintain a 100% record in the cup campaign. A big win away at Blackburn set the tone. After going 1-0 down in the first, the Spartans responded with an outstanding 4-0 second period with goals from Matt Haywood, Scott Morris, Dan Hughes and Nick Manning. With the score 4-1 going into the third period, Blackburn put a lot of pressure on Sheffield and found a second goal bringing the score to 4-2. The Spartans held on, creating a number of close chances. The game would finish with a tussle in front of the Sheffield net just as the final buzzer went. Read the rest of this entry »

The Spartans squad has been strengthened recently with three players added to the line up. Two of which are the recent signings of Ross Burbeary and Ryan Johnson. Both Ross and Ryan are big solid defenders, who aren’t afraid to put some big hits out and solid shots from point. Ross is returning to the Spartans after he was unable to play due to other commitments whilst Ryan joins us from the Scimitars EPL team. The third player is Richie Oliver, who has returned after a nasty knee injury at Whitley Bay in September. Richie was a vital part of last season’s cup & playoff wining team and was voted best forward and shared player’s player with Lee Haywood.