STORM BLITZ ISSUE #6 SUNDAY 29 DECEMBER 1996 edition. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE FROM INTER THE STORM! Lets hope 1997 sees us STORM up the league! If you have any comments on Storm Blitz, please feel free to e-mail inter.the.storm@poboxes.com any time. In this issue : * Storm go bottom of league after defeat in Bracknell * Steelers beat Nottingham * Nottingham beat Newcastle * Who's next at the Nynex? * Forthcoming Storm fixtures * Next on TV & Radio * Get back issues of Storm Blitz * How to unsubscribe to Storm Blitz ------------------------- > STORM GO BOTTOM OF LEAGUE AFTER DEFEAT IN BRACKNELL The 7-4 loss at bottom club Bracknell Bees ensured that Bees went above Storm in the league to put Storm adrift by 1 point at the bottom of the league. Nick Poole scored first for Storm after 2 minutes before Brian Pellerin equalised for Bees after 7 mins. Three minutes later, Jeff Sebastian made it 2-1 to Storm before Junkin made it 2-2. Just before the end of the first period, Bracknell took the lead for the first time with a goal from Dale Whistle. Four minutes into the second period, Storm's Man of the Match, Brad Zavisha scored to make it 3-3, but Bees scored again a minute later with a goal from Johnstone. Stephen Cooper put Storm back level just a minute later and the score remained 4-4 until the third period. The third period was all Bracknell as goals from Andy Pickles, Richards and Wayde Bucsis made the score 7-4 and a hefty defeat for Storm that put them bottom of the league. > STEELERS BEAT NOTTINGHAM Also on Saturday, Sheffield Steelers beat Nottingham Panthers 3-2 after overtime. The game was live on SKY SPORTS. > NOTTINGHAM BEAT NEWCASTLE On Sunday, Nottingham Panthers recovered from their defeat by Sheffield Steelers to record a victory over title challengers Newcastle Cobras by 9 goals to 5. Newcastle scored in the first minute to go 1-0 up but Marty Dallman and Paul Adey scored hat-tricks to see the Panthers to a victory that moves them into a challenging position behind the Superleague front runners. > WHO'S NEXT AT THE NYNEX? Manchester Storm v Ayr Scottish Eagles - Sunday 5 January 1997 - Superleague. AGAIN! Yes the Scottish will be back in Manchester as Ayr play Storm for the seventh time this season - the fourth at home! Overall the teams are fairly even with Storm having lost to Ayr home and away as well as having won home and away. Kummu will most probably be back but I can predict only a re-run of the the most recent game, except with Storm not conceding a last minute equaliser this time. The prediction for this game is...Manchester Storm 5 - 4 Ayr Scottish Eagles. Manchester Storm v Basingstoke Bison - Sunday 12 January 1997 - Superleague. Basingstoke are Storm's bogey team, as Storm are always expected to do well against them but rarely do. Bison humiliated Storm at the Nynex 8-3 in November after having lost away after overtime. The third meeting was away and that was also a Bison win, this time 6-4. I can see a storm victory at last, although it will be close. The prediction for this game is...Manchester Storm 4 - 3 Basingstoke Bison. > FORTHCOMING STORM FIXTURES SAT 04 JAN - Nottingham Panthers v Manchester Storm, Superleague, 7.00 face off. SUN 05 JAN - Manchester Storm v Ayr Scottish Eagles, Superleague, 6.00 face off. WED 15 JAN - Ayr Scottish Eagles v Manchester Storm, Superleague, 7.30 face off. THU 16 JAN - Manchester Storm v Cardiff Devils, Superleague, 7.30 face off. TUE 21 JAN - Sheffield Steelers v Manchester Storm, Superleague, 7.30 face off. THU 23 JAN - Manchester Storm v Bracknell Bees, Superleague, 7.30 face off. SAT 25 JAN - Newcastle Cobras v Manchester Storm, Superleague, 6.30 face off. SUN 26 JAN - Manchester Storm v Basingstoke Bison, Superleague, 6.00 face off. WED 29 JAN - Manchester Storm v Newcastle Cobras, Superleague, 7.30 face off. FRI 31 JAN - Sheffield Steelers v Manchester Storm, Superleague, 7.30 face off. > NEXT ON TV & RADIO THU 09 JAN - SKY SPORTS - Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers - LIVE - 7.00 - 10.00pm WED 15 JAN - BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD - Sheffield Steelers v Nottingham Panthers - LIVE - 7.00 - 10.00pm (*TO BE CONFIRMED*) THU 16 JAN - SKY SPORTS - Manchester Storm v Cardiff Devils - LIVE - 7.00 - 10.00pm > GET BACK ISSUES OF STORM BLITZ Issues 1 - 5 are still available. If you didn't get them, or want them again, send an e-mail to inter.the.storm@poboxes.com and let me know which you want and I'll forward them on to you. > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE TO STORM BLITZ Easy! Send an e-mail to inter.the.storm@poboxes.com telling me that you don't want Storm Blitz any more. Also use this address if you wish to change e-mail addresses or if you have any comments. *** END OF STORM BLITZ ISSUE #6 *** INTER THE STORM can be accessed at: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/3859/storm.html