Bison clip Phoenix twice in two days

Manchester Phoenix 2-3 Basingstoke Bison (After Overtime)

Manchester Phoenix suffered their first back to back defeats of the season last weekend after losing to Basingstoke Bison twice.

The Hampshire side came out 4-1 winners on Saturday before scoring an overtime winner in Altrincham the following night to seal two wins, leaving Phoenix with a single point lead in the league table.

Marcus Kristoffersson opened the scoring for Phoenix on Sunday after the home side started the better of the two, but slowly the fourth placed Bison crept back into the match and drew level in the 15th minute through Victor Kubenko.

Kristoffersson scored his second of the night on the power-play during the second period to give Phoenix the lead once more, but a lack of concentration allowed Steve Moria to equalize for the visitors with 20 seconds of the game remaining.

Phoenix’s Ben Morgan hit the post as the seconds ticked down before Bison sniper Ondrej Lauko sealed the win for the away side in the extra period.

Meanwhile after weeks of searching, Phoenix have announced the signing of former Sheffield Steelers enforcer Andrew Sharp to replace the departed Dean Holland.
Player coach Tony Hand said of his new signing: “Andrew has been brought in for his physical presence and his toughness.
“I feel that teams are taking too many cheap shots and I think we needed somebody who, when guys want to fight, is the kind of person to take them on.”