STORM BLITZ ISSUE #17 Monday 20 January 1997 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 back to the bottom * Fife win Northern Premier League * Bart out for 5 weeks * Storm to get own show on Granada? * European League Quarter Finals * Premier League play offs * Latest Superleague table * Forthcoming Storm fixtures * Next on TV & Radio * Get back issues of Storm Blitz * How to unsubscribe to Storm Blitz --------------------------------------------------- > STORM GO BACK TO THE BOTTOM Cardiff Devils came back from their defeat at Sheffield with a resounding victory over Nottingham Panthers 11-2. Kip Noble led the way with a hat-trick and Steve Moria and Ivan Matulik both scored twice. Bracknell Bees moved off the bottom of the table - to be replaced by Storm - with a 6-3 victory against Ayr Scottish Eagles. The Bees scorers were Junkin (2), Mark Ellis, Bucsis, Ferracciolin and Whistle. > FIFE WIN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Fife Flyers are the Northern Premier League champions. They won the league after Sunday's 16-5 victory at Castlereagh Knights and did so with 6 league games to spare. > BART OUT FOR 5 WEEKS Bart Vanstaalduinen will be out of action for about 5 more weeks with a torn ligament, which means that by the end of the season he'll have hardly played for Storm since he was brought in. > STORM TO GET OWN SHOW ON GRANADA? Following on from Granada's admission that they were going to "develop an interest in ice hockey", rumour has it that they will be giving Manchester Storm their own show on Sundays starting on the 2nd February presented by Paul Ferguson. The programme is expected to last 30 minutes. > EUROPEAN LEAGUE QUARTER FINALS Storm left the European League at the end of the group stage and the Quarter Finals have now been completed. Sparta Prague went through 11-5 against Ceske Budejovice over the two legs, while TPS Turku beat Litvinov 6-2 on aggregate. Frolunda beat Jokerit 3-2 in the games, while the final match saw Dynamo Moscow overcome Slovan Bratislava 8-2 over the two games. > PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY OFFS The play off format for the Premier League and the Northern Premier League has now been decided with two groups of 4 being made up of the top three Northern Premier League teams and the top five Premier League teams. > LATEST SUPERLEAGUE TABLE Pl W D OL NL +/- Points Cardiff Devils 31 22 2 0 7 +58 46 Sheffield Steelers 29 19 3 2 5 +33 43 Newcastle Cobras 29 14 2 5 8 +12 35 Nottingham Panths 31 14 1 2 14 -2 31 Ayr Scottish E 30 12 6 0 12 -10 30 Basingstoke Bison 31 9 2 2 18 -28 22 Bracknell Bees 27 9 2 0 16 -25 20 Manchester Storm 26 8 2 1 15 -38 19 Up to and including games on 19 January > FORTHCOMING STORM FIXTURES 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 MON 20 JAN - BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - Interview feature as part of Drivetime programme at approx 5.45pm TUE 21 JAN - BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD 104.1FM - Sheffield Steelers v Manchester Storm - LIVE - 7.00 - 10.00pm (*TO BE CONFIRMED*) WED 22 JAN - BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD 104.1FM - The Ice Line - Sheffield Steelers phone-in programme includes Steelers players as guests - 7.00 - 8.00pm WED 22 JAN - HTV WALES - Highlights of a recent Cardiff Devils game plus goals from other recent games - 10.40 - 11.40pm THU 23 JAN - BBC RADIO LANCASHIRE 95.5/103.9FM - Grass Roots - Blackburn Hawks feature at approx 7.45pm FRI 24 JAN - BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - Manchester Storm features including interviews at approx 8.00pm as part of general sports programme - 7.00 - 10.00pm SAT 25 JAN - BBC RADIO 5 LIVE - Review of the night's games in the sports section of Night Extra - 11.30 - 12.00AM > GET BACK ISSUES OF STORM BLITZ All previous issues of Storm Blitz 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 #17 *** INTER THE STORM can be accessed at: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/3859/storm.html ------------------------------ This space could be yours! If you're interested in having your advert here, send an e-mail to simon.sm@zetnet.co.uk ------------------------------