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Thursday, 16 December 2010
Phoenix rise to summit after back to back home wins
Manchester Phoenix 4-3 Guildford Flames
Manchester Phoenix 9-2 Telford Tigers
Sniper Curtis Huppe ensured Manchester Phoenix returned to the top of the English Premier League this weekend with a game winning goal and a hat-trick in last weekend’s home double header.
On Saturday, Phoenix completed a nail biting comeback against Guildford Flames to take back first place in the league, before cementing their position against a short-benched Telford Tigers on Sunday.
Phoenix trailed 2-0 at the midway point of the game on Saturday night before player coach Tony Hand started the fightback in the 34th minute.
Enforcer Andrew Sharp brought the teams level early in the 3rd period before Martin Masa gave the visitors the lead once more.
Ladislav Harabin equalized again for the home side before Huppe scored the game winner just over a minute later.
On Sunday, the Telford Tigers came apart as Phoenix dominated the game early, out shooting the visitors 22-6 in the first period. Goals from Marcus Kristoffersson, Tom Duggan, Ben Morgan, Curtis Huppe and Stephen Wallace giving the home side a 5-1 lead.
Further strikes from James Archer, Andrew Sharp and a Huppe double finished the home scoring with Scott Mckenzie added a second for the visitors.
Manchester Phoenix 9-2 Telford Tigers
Sniper Curtis Huppe ensured Manchester Phoenix returned to the top of the English Premier League this weekend with a game winning goal and a hat-trick in last weekend’s home double header.
On Saturday, Phoenix completed a nail biting comeback against Guildford Flames to take back first place in the league, before cementing their position against a short-benched Telford Tigers on Sunday.
Phoenix trailed 2-0 at the midway point of the game on Saturday night before player coach Tony Hand started the fightback in the 34th minute.
Enforcer Andrew Sharp brought the teams level early in the 3rd period before Martin Masa gave the visitors the lead once more.
Ladislav Harabin equalized again for the home side before Huppe scored the game winner just over a minute later.
On Sunday, the Telford Tigers came apart as Phoenix dominated the game early, out shooting the visitors 22-6 in the first period. Goals from Marcus Kristoffersson, Tom Duggan, Ben Morgan, Curtis Huppe and Stephen Wallace giving the home side a 5-1 lead.
Further strikes from James Archer, Andrew Sharp and a Huppe double finished the home scoring with Scott Mckenzie added a second for the visitors.
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Phoenix blank Bees
Manchester Phoenix 6-0 Bracknell Bees
A Man of the match performance from defenceman Ladislav Harabin paired with a hat-trick from sniper Curtis Huppe led Manchester Phoenix to a comfortable home victory over Bracknell Bees.
Netminder Steve Fone also recorded his second shut out in two weeks as the Manchester defence continues to improve since losing to Guildford 5-1 on Nov 20.
Since that date, Tony Hand’s Phoenix have only surrendered six goals in five games whilst they have hit the back of the net 24 times.
The home side opened the scoring in the 17th minute as Curtis Huppe netted, this was followed by a quick early double in the second period as Harabin and Huppe both beat Adam Marashi in the Bees net.
The final period saw Phoenix score three further markers to put them out of sight, first Harabin scored his second of the game before Huppe completed his hat-trick with a rocket slap shot. James Archer completed the scoring with a short-handed goal in the 50th minute whilst Andrew Sharp sat out a roughing penalty.
Tony Hand said: “We were a bit slow to get going tonight, but we showed out quality in the end. The defence was strong when it counted and once our first line got going, we took charge.
A Man of the match performance from defenceman Ladislav Harabin paired with a hat-trick from sniper Curtis Huppe led Manchester Phoenix to a comfortable home victory over Bracknell Bees.
Netminder Steve Fone also recorded his second shut out in two weeks as the Manchester defence continues to improve since losing to Guildford 5-1 on Nov 20.
Since that date, Tony Hand’s Phoenix have only surrendered six goals in five games whilst they have hit the back of the net 24 times.
The home side opened the scoring in the 17th minute as Curtis Huppe netted, this was followed by a quick early double in the second period as Harabin and Huppe both beat Adam Marashi in the Bees net.
The final period saw Phoenix score three further markers to put them out of sight, first Harabin scored his second of the game before Huppe completed his hat-trick with a rocket slap shot. James Archer completed the scoring with a short-handed goal in the 50th minute whilst Andrew Sharp sat out a roughing penalty.
Tony Hand said: “We were a bit slow to get going tonight, but we showed out quality in the end. The defence was strong when it counted and once our first line got going, we took charge.
Friday, 3 December 2010
Huppe leads Phoenix thrashing of Cats
Manchester Phoenix 9-3 Swindon Wildcats
Sniper Curtis Huppe lead Manchester Phoenix to a demolition of Swindon Wildcats on Saturday night with a four goal showing whilst putting to bed his cold streak in front of goal.
Swede Marcus Kristoffersson scored the opening goal shorthanded in the 6th minute and ignited a rampant Phoenix offence. Huppe netted his first of the night and James Archer scored a superb solo goal for a 3-0 lead at the first break but it could have been worse for the visitors if not for the netminding of Wildcats stopper James Hadfield.
Tom Duggan added his name to the score sheet early in the second period and Huppe netted a straight hat-trick to break Hadfield’s resistance completely, whilst Swindon got themselves on the board through Josef Liska before Manchester replaced Steve Fone with Adam Summerfield in the home net.
Kristoffersson and Archer rounded out the Phoenix scoring in the final period whilst the Wildcats scored two late consolation strikes.
Phoenix are now level on the points with Guildford Flames at the top of the EPL standings after beating Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday night 4-0 whilst the Flames lost 5-4 in overtime against Telford Tigers.
Phoenix player coach Tony Hand said: “It was nice to see Curtis get back into the scoring habit, though I knew he would.
“Our title challenge is back on track, and that’s the most important thing.”
Sniper Curtis Huppe lead Manchester Phoenix to a demolition of Swindon Wildcats on Saturday night with a four goal showing whilst putting to bed his cold streak in front of goal.
Swede Marcus Kristoffersson scored the opening goal shorthanded in the 6th minute and ignited a rampant Phoenix offence. Huppe netted his first of the night and James Archer scored a superb solo goal for a 3-0 lead at the first break but it could have been worse for the visitors if not for the netminding of Wildcats stopper James Hadfield.
Tom Duggan added his name to the score sheet early in the second period and Huppe netted a straight hat-trick to break Hadfield’s resistance completely, whilst Swindon got themselves on the board through Josef Liska before Manchester replaced Steve Fone with Adam Summerfield in the home net.
Kristoffersson and Archer rounded out the Phoenix scoring in the final period whilst the Wildcats scored two late consolation strikes.
Phoenix are now level on the points with Guildford Flames at the top of the EPL standings after beating Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday night 4-0 whilst the Flames lost 5-4 in overtime against Telford Tigers.
Phoenix player coach Tony Hand said: “It was nice to see Curtis get back into the scoring habit, though I knew he would.
“Our title challenge is back on track, and that’s the most important thing.”
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Hand helps Phoenix end losing skid
Manchester Phoenix 4-2 Peterborough Phantoms
Player coach Tony Hand led by example on Sunday night as his two quick goals helped Manchester Phoenix beat Peterborough Phantoms and end their 3 game losing streak.
The 43 year old scored a pair of goals midway through the second period to give Phoenix a 3-1 lead before helping leading scorer Marcus Kristoffersson seal the win late in the final period.
Tom Duggan opened the scoring in the 13th minute with an unassisted goal as he stole the puck behind the net and slid the puck under Phantoms netminder Stephen Wall.
Maris Ziedins equalized for the visitors from a tight angle in the second period before Hand struck with a double to give the home side breathing room, however a slick Phantoms power-play goal from Joe Miller cut the lead in half.
League leading scorer Kristoffersson finished the scoring and sealed the points in the 58th minute and ended Phoenix’s bad run which has seen them drop to second place in the English Premier League after losing 5-1 at Guildford Flames the night before.
Tony Hand said after the win: “That was a win we sorely needed. Confidence has taken a bit of a knock over the last couple of weeks, and I was delighted for the guys.
“It was tight game but our character started to show through and we’ll use this as a springboard to get our title challenge back on track.”
Player coach Tony Hand led by example on Sunday night as his two quick goals helped Manchester Phoenix beat Peterborough Phantoms and end their 3 game losing streak.
The 43 year old scored a pair of goals midway through the second period to give Phoenix a 3-1 lead before helping leading scorer Marcus Kristoffersson seal the win late in the final period.
Tom Duggan opened the scoring in the 13th minute with an unassisted goal as he stole the puck behind the net and slid the puck under Phantoms netminder Stephen Wall.
Maris Ziedins equalized for the visitors from a tight angle in the second period before Hand struck with a double to give the home side breathing room, however a slick Phantoms power-play goal from Joe Miller cut the lead in half.
League leading scorer Kristoffersson finished the scoring and sealed the points in the 58th minute and ended Phoenix’s bad run which has seen them drop to second place in the English Premier League after losing 5-1 at Guildford Flames the night before.
Tony Hand said after the win: “That was a win we sorely needed. Confidence has taken a bit of a knock over the last couple of weeks, and I was delighted for the guys.
“It was tight game but our character started to show through and we’ll use this as a springboard to get our title challenge back on track.”
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