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Belfast Giants v Edinburgh Capitals
25-Jan-2008 | Discuss this Article
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“Dedication… Dedication… Dedication that’s what you need, if you want to be the best, and if you want to beat the rest, ooooh, Dedications what you need”
The record breaking Coors Belfast Giants take the club record winning streak down to Dundalk this Saturday to face the Edinburgh Capitals in the IceDome. Ed Courtenay will be hoping that his strong side will pick up another win and another 2 points as they look to strengthen their position toward the top of the EIHL and keep the pressure on the leading Coventry Blaze.
The Giants face the Blaze in the Odyssey next Saturday, however between now and then the Capitals and a trip to the Stingrays lie in wait. Edinburgh are lying second from bottom currently, however their last 3 games have been tight affairs. A home win over the Nottingham Panthers, and two single goal losses to the Steelers (one on Penalty Shots) shows a Capitals side looking to surge to a spot in the playoffs.
Dundalk has been very popular despite its controversial beginnings. The Giants are laying on a bus service for a number of fans, while a full house is expected to cheer the Giants on with the same enthusiasm they did on their last visit there. The atmosphere was electric the night the Phoenix were defeated in the Dundalk rink, and this is the atmosphere Todd Kelman hopes will be recreated on Saturdays visit.
Hull on the other hand are rock bottom of the EIHL, this week they took on the services of Sergi Rublivsky. The European forward returning to the Yorkshire club after a poor stint with the Mobilx Vipers. They are in the midst of a 4 game losing streak their last win being over the Manchester Phoenix on the 6th January. Rick Strachan’s side are looking to see out the league and, like Edinburgh, pick up the points to reach a playoff berth.
The Giants must ensure that they do not slip up as these two teams could prove tricky banana skins in the chase for Coventry. With the Blaze back in form after a slip up a few weeks ago the task of overhauling them is a more arduous task.
But the Giants fans hope that when the Blaze roll into town next weekend the Giants will hold their dedication to the pursuit of the EIHL. Because Dedication’s what you need…if you want to be a record breaker!
Text Updates return this weekend with coverage of Saturday nights game v Edinburgh and an Away game special. I’ll be in Hull for the Giants visit there and your host for the evening will be a man known only by the name “JimmySqueeker”… So keep tuned to KotG for all the coverage of this weekends games.
Patrick Smyth
Live Scores
League Standings
| P | TEAM | GP | W(OT) | L(OT) | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaze | 54 | 36(5) | 11(2) | 84 |
| 2 | Steelers | 54 | 33(5) | 14(2) | 78 |
| 3 | Panthers | 54 | 30(3) | 18(3) | 69 |
| 4 | Giants | 54 | 29(4) | 19(2) | 68 |
| 5 | Vipers | 54 | 24(4) | 22(4) | 60 |
| 6 | Devils | 54 | 23(3) | 25(3) | 55 |
| 7 | Phoenix | 54 | 20(3) | 28(3) | 49 |
| 8 | Capitals | 54 | 16(3) | 32(3) | 41 |
| 9 | Bison | 54 | 13(3) | 33(5) | 37 |
| 10 | Stingrays | 54 | 12(1) | 34(7) | 33 |