STORM BLITZ ISSUE #27 Wednesday 5 March 1997 There are currently 143 Storm Blitz subscribers. 122 : Manchester Storm 7 : Unknown 4 : Sheffield Steelers 1 : 10 teams (Liverpool, Whitley, Milton Keynes, Kingston, Cardiff, Basingstoke, Fife, Esbjerg, Telford, Simcoe) This issue is sponsored by The Peerless Movie Collection. For more details see foot of message. 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 shut out in Newcastle * Pinnington gets ban lifted * Latest ISL Play-Offs Group A table * Forthcoming Storm fixtures * Next on TV & Radio * Get back issues of Storm Blitz * How to unsubscribe to Storm Blitz --------------------------------------------------- > STORM SHUT OUT IN NEWCASTLE Bart Vanstaalduinen and Jeff Sebastian were back for the Storm in their opening Play-off game, but that didn't stop a 3-0 victory for Newcastle. > PINNINGTON GETS BAN LIFTED Kingston Hawks player Mike Pinnington, who was alleged to have head-butted Telford Tigers, and ex-Storm player, Mark Pallister, has had his ban lifted as the BIHA found no evidence of any head-butt after viewing the video evidence. He is now able to take part in the play-offs which get underway next week. > LATEST ISL PLAY-OFFS GROUP A TABLE Pl W D OL NL +/- Points Cardiff Devils 2 2 0 0 0 +7 4 Newcastle Cobras 2 1 0 0 1 +0 2 Manchester Storm 1 0 0 0 1 -3 0 Ayr Scottish E 1 0 0 0 1 -4 0 Up to and including games on 5 March > FORTHCOMING STORM FIXTURES FRI 7 MAR - Cardiff Devils v Manchester Storm (7.00) - Superleague Play-offs SUN 9 MAR - Manchester Storm v Newcastle Cobras (6.00) - Superleague Play-offs WED 12 MAR - Ayr Scottish E v Manchester Storm (6.30) - Superleague Play-offs THU 13 MAR - Manchester Storm v Cardiff Devils (7.30) - Superleague Play-offs SUN 16 MAR - Manchester Storm v Ayr Scottish E (6.00) - Superleague Play-offs > NEXT ON TV & RADIO THU 6 MAR - BBC RADIO LANCASHIRE 95.5/103.9FM - Grass Roots - Feature on Blackburn Hawks - approx 7.45pm FRI 7 MAR - BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - Friday Sport - Interview/Feature on Manchester Storm possibly including latest scores on the Cardiff v Storm game around the commentary rugby league game : Bradford Bulls v Warrington Wolves - 7.00-10.00pm SAT 8 MAR - Granada TV - Battles On Ice - Hour-long programme featuring highlights of Newcastle Cobras v Storm (5/3) - 2.40-3.45pm SAT 8 MAR - SKY SPORTS 3 - Ice Hockey Live - Live coverage of Ayr Scottish Eagles v Newcastle Cobras - 6.00-9.00pm SAT 8 MAR - BBC RADIO 5 LIVE 693/909AM - Night Extra - results and round-up of the night's games along with all the day's other sports results - 11.30pm-12.00 SUN 8 MAR - SKY SPORTS 1 - Ice Hockey - Recorded coverage of the play-off game (Ayr v Newcastle) shown earlier on Sky Sports 3 - 1.30-4.30am (sun morning) MON 10 MAR - BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - Drivetime - Interview with Storm representative - 5.55pm MON 10 MAR - HTV WALES - Ice Hockey Superleague - Extensive highlights of the conclusion of Cardiff Devils Superleague championship season - 11.35pm-12.35 WED 12 MAR - BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD 104.1FM - The Ice Line - Sheffield Steelers phone-in - 7.00-8.00pm WED 12 MAR - SKY SPORTS 3 - Ice Hockey Live - Live coverage of a play-off game (not sure which yet) - 7.00-9.30pm THU 13 MAR - SKY SPORTS 3 - Ice Hockey - Recorded coverage of the play-off game shown the previous night - 12.00-2.30pm > 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 #27 *** INTER THE STORM can be accessed at: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/3859/storm.html ------------------------------ This issue of Storm Blitz is sponsored by: The Peerless Movie Collection For top movie reviews visit: http://www.peerless.demon.co.uk ------------------------------ To sponsor Storm Blitz, e-mail inter.the.storm@poboxes.com