STORM BLITZ ISSUE #87 Friday 16 January 1998 If you have any comments on Storm Blitz, please feel free to e-mail stormblitz@intothestorm.co.uk any time. There are currently 262 subscribers to Storm Blitz ------------------------------------------------ INTO THE STORM IS SPONSORED BY SOUTHERN GRAPHICS http://www.southern.northwich.com ------------------------------------------------ In this issue : * Storm draw 2-2 at Cardiff * Steelers win in Basingstoke * Ayr win at Newcastle * Altrincham challenge match announced * Into The Storm updates * Storm Blitz subscribers * The latest from Storm Audio * Latest Superleague table * Latest Express Challenge Cup table * Forthcoming Storm games * Directions to away games * TV and Radio News * Download back issues of Storm Blitz * How to unsubscribe to Storm Blitz --------------------------------------------------- > STORM DRAW 2-2 AT CARDIFF Storm travelled to Cardiff to face the Devils in the Express Cup on Thursday night. Thornton opened the scoring for Cardiff win one minute of the first period remaining. Stefan Ketola equalised for Storm at the start of the second period and then with 12 minutes left of the game, Hilton Ruggles put Storm 2-1 ahead. Moria equalised for Cardiff with just 30 seconds of the game remaining. There were no further goals in overtime and so Storm got another point in the Express Cup. > STEELERS WIN IN BASINGSTOKE In the other game in the Express Cup on Thursday, Sheffield Steelers travelled to Basingstoke and beat the Bison 5-2. > AYR WIN AT NEWCASTLE Ayr Scottish Eagles travelled to Newcastle on Wednesday night to face the bottom-placed Cobras in the Superleague. The league leaders won 8-5 to extend their lead at the top to 5 points over second-placed Storm. > ALTRINCHAM CHALLENGE MATCH ANNOUNCED Storm (Select) will face Altrincham Aces (Allstars) at Devonshire Road, Altrincham in the annual challenge fixture. The game is usually scheduled for after the end of the season - but this year is two days before a vital Express Cup tie against Cardiff. The game faces off at 7.30. > INTO THE STORM UPDATES All the tables, results, fixtures, latest news etc have been updated as normal. > STORM BLITZ SUBSCRIBERS The 262 current Storm Blitz subscribers are representing the following teams: Manchester Storm : 218 Sheffield Steelers : 8 (Unknown) : 5 (Neutral) : 4 Whitley Warriors : 2 Fife Flyers : 2 Each of the following teams (some now defunct!) have one representative: Bracknell Bees Cardiff Devils Basingstoke Bison Ayr Scottish Eagles Lancashire Hawks Kingston Hawks Telford Tigers Liverpool Leopards Swindon Chill Milton Keynes Kings Mora IK Esbjerg Simcoe Storm Castlereagh Knights Calgary Flames Richmond Renegades Brynas Tigers Tilburg Trappers Roanoke Express Raleigh Ice Caps Hershey Bears Grimsby Dynamoes Tenerife > THE LATEST FROM STORM AUDIO The latest upload to STORM AUDIO includes news and post match reaction from recent home games (details to follow). An edited version of STORM AUDIO appears each Monday evening on BBC GMR 95.1FM at 5.55pm. STORM AUDIO can be found on the Internet at http://members.aol.com/stormaudio The latest uploads to STORM AUDIO require Real Player 5.0 Beta, which can be downloaded free from the link on the STORM AUDIO Web site. > LATEST SUPERLEAGUE TABLE Pl W D OL NL +/- Points Ayr Scottish Eagles 20 13 1 2 4 +26 29 Manchester Storm 20 10 3 1 6 +19 24 Cardiff Devils 17 10 2 1 4 +13 23 Nottingham Panthers 18 10 3 0 5 +12 23 Sheffield Steelers 19 8 2 1 8 +6 19 Bracknell Bees 18 8 1 1 8 -15 18 Basingstoke Bison 17 4 3 2 8 -18 13 Newcastle Cobras 20 4 1 1 14 -41 10 Win=2; Draw=1; Overtime Loss=1; Normal Loss=0 > LATEST EXPRESS CHALLENGE CUP TABLE Pl W D OL NL +/- Points Ayr Scottish Eagles 9 8 0 0 1 +14 16 Nottingham Panthers 11 7 0 0 4 +7 14 Sheffield Steelers 12 7 0 0 5 +2 14 Cardiff Devils 11 6 1 0 4 +1 13 Bracknell Bees 10 4 2 1 3 -2 11 Manchester Storm 11 3 2 2 4 +7 10 Basingstoke Bison 11 4 0 0 7 -12 8 Newcastle Cobras 9 0 1 1 7 -17 2 Win=2; Draw=1; Overtime Loss=1; Normal Loss=0 > FORTHCOMING STORM GAMES DATE OPPONENTS F/O VENUE COMPETITION Tue 20 Jan Newcastle Cobras 7.30 Home The Express CC Thu 22 Jan Bracknell Bees 7.30 Home Superleague Sun 25 Jan Sheffield Steelers 6.00 Home Superleague Tue 27 Jan Altrincham Aces 7.30 Away Friendly Thu 29 Jan Cardiff Devils 7.30 Home The Express CC Sun 1 Feb Basingstoke Bison 6.00 Home Superleague > GETTING TO STORM AWAY GAMES The following information is taken from THE STORM SHELTER (http://www.omen1.demon.co.uk/storm/index.html) No away games for ages....(unless you count Altrincham! If you don't know how to get there...get the Metrolink!) > TV AND RADIO NEWS FRI 16 JAN SKY SPORTS 2 - Ice Hockey - Full coverage of Cardiff Devils v Manchester Storm shown live the previous evening - 1100 - 1330 FRI 16 JAN BBC RADIO LANCASHIRE 95.5/103.9FM - Lancashire Sport - Preview of Lancashire Hawks forthcoming games along with other sports previews and reviews - 1800 - 1900 FRI 16 JAN BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD 104.1FM - Friday Night Sport - Preview of the weekend's games including interviews along with other sport - 1900 - 2000 FRI 16 JAN BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - GMR SPORT - Interviews, previews and news from Manchester Storm along with other sport - 1900 - 2200 SAT 17 JAN GALAXY 102FM - Galaxy Sports - Interview with Kurt Kleinendorst and music - 1715 - 1730 SAT 17 JAN BBC RADIO 5 LIVE - NIGHT EXTRA - Review of Saturday night's games including results as well as all the other sports results - 2330 - 0000 SUN 18 JAN BBC RADIO 5 LIVE - NIGHT EXTRA - Review of Sunday night's games including results as well as all the other sports results - 2325 - 2335 MON 19 JAN BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - Drivetime - Interview with Kurt Kleinendorst and Storm players following the weekend's games - this is an edited version of STORM AUDIO - 1755 - 1800 TUE 20 JAN BBC GMR 95.1/104.6FM - GMR SPORT - Coverage of Manchester Storm v Newcastle Cobras (not sure how much yet) - 1900 - 2200 WED 21 JAN BBC RADIO SHEFFIELD 104.1FM - The Ice Line - Ice Hockey phone-in hosted by Gareth Hampshire - 1800 - 1900 THU 22 JAN PICCADILLY KEY 103FM - Storm news, game preview and interviews - 2030 - 2035 > DOWNLOAD BACK ISSUES OF STORM BLITZ All previous issues of Storm Blitz are still available. You can download all of the back issues from the Storm Blitz page on Into The Storm. If you do not have Web access, then if you e-mail me, I'll forward the issues that you require on to you. > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE TO STORM BLITZ Easy! Visit the Storm Blitz page on Into The Storm and post the "unsubscribe" form. Alternatively you can send an e-mail to stormblitz@intothestorm.co.uk 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 #87 *** E-mail STORM BLITZ at: stormblitz@intothestorm.co.uk INTO THE STORM can be accessed at: http://www.intothestorm.co.uk