LATEST NEWS FROM SHEFFIELD STEELERS ICE HOCKEY TEAM
Ramsay Leads Steelers To Incredible Comeback Win Over Blaze
Tuesday 14th February 2012 Mike Ramsay led the Steelers to an incredible comeback victory against the Coventry Blaze on Sunday.
With just 15 minutes remaining, the Steelers trailed 3-1 and the game looked out of reach. Step forward Coach Ryan Finnerty, who did his best to get his team going by fighting Blaze forward Matic Kralj. In the 5 minutes Finnerty sat out, his side hit three goals to lead 4-3.
The first period was a tight affair with former Steeler Robert Farmer scoring the only goal of the session to give the Blaze the lead. READ MORE...
Finnerty Disappointed Despite Steelers Victory Over Coventry
Monday 13th February 2012 "It was embarrassing at times, in fact almost farcical. I went past being annoyed at one time and just laughed. We went from having a good first period to the most crazy indisciplined second I can remember for a long time. I then thought we came back well in the third and that one moment of brilliance from Ramsay earned us the points" - so said Sheffield Steelers Head Coach Ryan Finnerty.
With fellow title contenders Nottingham hosting Belfast twice this weekend, Saturdays game for the Steelers was a big chance to close the gap at the top of the table and early indications were that Finnerty's side were ready. READ MORE...
No Complacency For Finnerty's Steelers
Wednesday 1st February 2012 Steeler's Boss Ryan Finnerty today warned his team of against thinking ahead to Sundays top of the table clash with Belfast.
"We won't think to much about the Giants until we have played Hull on Saturday" said Finnerty. "Sure we will talk about Belfast this week, we will do things in training geared for that game, but I will make sure that Hull is our primary focus. I've seen it happen too many times - that you have a big game on Sunday and forget about Saturday and come unstuck. I won't allow that to happen!
"In saying that, I don't think I will have to harp on too much..." READ MORE...
Seventh Straight Win For Sheffield Steelers
Tuesday 24th January 2012
Steelers make it 10 OT wins this season with player coach Ryan Finnerty leading the way with 2 goals.
Stars took title favourites Steelers all the way before losing out in a shootout, with Steelers once again finding that way to win with both Steve Birnstill and Jeff Legue scoring in the shootout with no Stars reply.
However it ended up a three-point weekend for Stars with a couple of solid displays, while Steelers march on, winning their seventh straight game. READ MORE...
Steelers See Off Stars And Sign D Man Duff
Tuesday 17th January 2012 Luke Fulghum scored twice as the Sheffield Steelers kept their winning record up at the Arena with a 3-1 victory over the Dundee Stars on Sunday evening and confirmed the signing of new D Man Nick Duff.
Steelers out shot the Stars 25-3 in the first period but only had Colt King's deflected power-play goal to show for the dominance.
Luke Fulghum scored his first in the opening minute of the second session to give the Steelers a comfortable advantage, many expected the floodgates to open but the Steelers failed to find a way past the super impressive Whitley ... READ MORE...
A 6 Point Weekend For The Steelers - 3 Wins In 3 Nights
Monday 9th January 2012 Three Wins in Three Nights for the Sheffield Steelers, following road wins in Coventry and Fife on Friday and Saturday, the Steelers travelled to Edinburgh on Sunday and despite trailing mid way through the final period, hit three unanswered goals to secure victory and a hard earned 6 points.
Lee Esders scored the only goal of the opening period giving the Steelers the early advantage, however the Capitals hit back with strikes from Rene Jarolin at the end of the second period and 5 minutes into the final session.
Steelers seemed to find another gear with the pressure mounting... READ MORE...
Fulghum Brace Beats Blaze
Wednesday 4th January 2012
Luke Fulghum was the Steelers hero on New Years Day scoring twice against his former side in a 6-3 victory played out in front of 4500 fans at the Motorpoint (Sheffield) Arena.
Steelers started sprightly and were ahead after just two and a half minutes when Colt King scored an individual goal having split the Blaze defence open.
Bryan Jurynec levelled in the 9th minute before Fulghum scored his first of the night to have the Steelers ahead at the first break. READ MORE...
Steelers Fail The Panthers Test
Wednesday 28th December 2011 The Unison Sheffield Steelers suffered a reality check over their two festive games against arch rivals Nottingham, going down on both nights and, in doing so, being on the wrong end of back to back losses for the first time this season.
Whilst the Boxing Day encounter ebbed and flowed, yesterday's game saw a more convincing win for the Panthers.
On both nights the Steelers had their chances, Mike Ramsay had the Steelers ahead at home on Boxing Day in front of the largest Elite League crowd of the season (7,454) and late in the game, the Steelers still only trailed by a goal until a late empty netter from Nottingham. READ MORE...
Finnerty Hails Character Win After Dramatic Comeback At Fife
Tuesday 20th December 2011 Fife Flyers 5-6 Sheffield Steelers. Sheffield Steelers came back in the most dramatic fashion in Fife to claim two of the most unlikely points of the season.
Just 3 minutes into the final period, the Steelers trailed 5-1 and were looking down the barrel of just their 3rd league defeat of the season. Led by a brace from Luke Fulghum and single strikes from player coach Ryan Finnerty, Steve Birnstill and Jeff Legue, the Steelers tied the game in the 57th minute claiming a valuable point. They then went on to win the game scoring in overtime through Mark Thomas to collect a second point which moves them into second place... READ MORE...
Ramsay Stings The Stingrays With Overtime Winner
Monday 5th December 2011 HULL STINGRAYS 2 - 3 SHEFFIELD STEELERS. Mike Ramsay scored the overtime winner 24 seconds into the extra period for the Steelers in Hull on Sunday to complete a 4 point weekend for Ryan Finnerty's men.
Hull took the lead inside 20 seconds when Jeremy Tendler fired past John DeCrao in the Steelers' net.
Steelers hit back with two goals in 10 minutes. New signing Luke Fulghum scored his first goal for his new team... READ MORE...
Steelers Sign D Man Trudel
Monday 5th December 2011 The Steelers have moved quickly for defensive cover following the season ending injury to Rod Sarich by signing 28 year old Francis Trudel.
Trudel has played the last two seasons in Norway and Italy and will fly into Britain on Tuesday and be in the line up for Friday's top of the table encounter with Belfast Giants, the first of 3 games in 3 nights.
"We are lucky to have signed Trudel" said Head Coach Ryan Finnerty, "We had several options and Trudel became available at the eleventh hour." READ MORE...
Disappointing End To Steelers' European Journey
Tuesday 29th November 2011 Steelers ended their Continental Cup experience with a 6-3 defeat at the hands of Hungarian champions Dunaujveros Bull's.
It was a similar story for Ryan Finnerty's side - penalties against for their physical stye of play and tired bodies through playing with a depleted squad.
Steelers ran into early penalty trouble and conceded two first period power play goals through Balazs Somogyl and Atilia Pavuk.
Matt Stephenson soon had the Steelers on the board... READ MORE...
"Frustrated, Disappointed And Upset" Says Finnerty
Tuesday 29th November 2011 Head coach Ryan Finnerty said he was frustrated, disappointed and upset after the Steelers 3-0 loss to Herning on Saturday evening.
"Things were going well after the first period. I was happy where we were" he said. "We had played physical just like the referee's had told us we could when we had the team meeting on Friday.
"We didn't do anything different in the middle period but the calls just kept coming against us..." READ MORE...
Steelers Await Clarification On Sarich After Night In Hospital
Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Rod Sarich spent time in hospital following the Steelers 3-2 victory against the Nottingham Panthers on Sunday night.
Sarich left the ice ahead of his team mates and headed to the clubs medical staff. Rod was then taken to hospital for tests and kept in over night.
The club has been advised that further tests will determine a full prognosis. The club has been already advised that Rod Sarich won't participate in this weekends Continental Cup. READ MORE...
Braehead Clan 2 - 4 Sheffield Steelers - Saturday's Match Report
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 A second period burst from the Steelers that saw them score three within the first seven minutes cemented this win for the Yorkshire team.
There was nothing to separate the teams after twenty minutes as the period ended goalless. The home side had 3 powerplay opportunities but failed to make any of them count. The visitors got their first powerplay with a minute to go and 40 seconds later it was a 5 on 3. READ MORE...
Split Weekend For The Steelers, But They're Still In The Cup!
Wednesday 16th November 2011 The Sheffield Steelers' Challenge Cup hopes remained in place after a 2-1 home victory over the Hull Stingrays on Sunday evening.
The win means that further victories against Coventry (10th Dec) and Cardiff (23rd Dec) will ensure a semi final place for Ryan Finnerty's side.
Steelers looked comfortable with a first period goal from Colt King doubled by a R G Flath strike in the middle session. The Stingrays hit back with a controversial goal at the end of the second period. READ MORE...
Double Win Keeps Steelers League And Cup Hopes Alive
Tuesday 8th November 2011 The Sheffield Steelers recorded two more wins over the weekend that kept their hopes of both league and challenge cup success.
Neil Clark scored his 2nd goal of the game v Hull Stingrays with just 10 second remaining to keep the Sheffield Steelers Challenge Cup hopes alive. Steelers went 1-0 down to a Jack Watkins opener in the first period but bounced back to win the middle period 2-0 with goals from Clark and Colt King.
It looked like the Challenge Cup points were heading back to Sheffield, but under pressure Player Coach Sylvain Cloutier equalised with less than 5 minutes remaining leaving the Steelers in a precarious position as far as qualifications for the semi finals. READ MORE...
Sheffield Steelers Shut Out The Blaze For A 4 Point Weekend
Tuesday 1st November 2011 The UNISON Sheffield Steelers moved into 2nd place in the league standings after a 4 point weekend with victories at home against Dundee (8-5) on Saturday and on road in Coventry (2-0) on Sunday.
The Steelers are now 5 points behind first place Belfast but have 3 games in hand over the Giants.
Goalie John DeCaro recorded his 3rd shut out of the season stopping 38 shots in Coventry whilst at the other end goals from Jason Hewitt and Jeff Legue secured the Steelers best win of the campaign to date. READ MORE...
Steelers 'Bouncebackability' Keeps Them In The Challenge Cup
Monday 24th October 2011 The Unison Sheffield Steelers bounced back from a
3-0 defeat in Nottingham on Saturday to beat the Cardiff Devils 5-3 and with it, stay in the Challenge Cup with hopes still high of making the semi finals.
Both Jeff Legue and Colt King scoured twice for Ryan Finnerty's side with Lee Esders continuing his good run of form and also finding the back of the net.
"It's a big win and a big performance for us" said Coach Ryan Finnerty. "We bounced back well from the Nottingham defeat and played a solid game, putting in a full 60 minute effort. I thought we competed a lot better." READ MORE...
Sheffield Steelers 2 - 4 Nottingham Panthers. Match Report
Monday 17th October 2011 Steelers disappointed a crowd of over 6,500 on Sunday evening with a lacklustre performance against the Nottingham Panthers in the Challenge Cup.
The Steelers took two early penalties with Nottingham advantage scoring on both power plays through player coach Corey Neilson and Guy Lepine.
The middle period didn't get better for Ryan Finnerty's side with youngster Robert Lachowicz scoring a third. It was all too much for Steelers winger Colt King who immediately challenged Lepine at the restart... READ MORE...
Huttle Back For The Steelers
Friday 14th October 2011 Steelers head coach Ryan Finnerty has confirmed that Chad Huttle will return to the line up for this weekends games in Dundee and at home to Nottingham Panthers on Sunday.
Huttle received a concussion three weeks ago in the game against Hull Stingrays and though finishing that game failed to play the following night against Dundee or in the two weekends since
Finnerty said "Chad has received the go ahead from the clubs medical staff and has practised the last two days without any further problems. He is so anxious to get back in the line up and will be ready for Saturday's game in Dundee before making his Steelers / Panthers debut on Sunday."
Sheffield Steelers v Nottingham Panthers. Sunday 16th October, Face Off 5.00pm. Tickets: 0114 256 5656
Huge Win For The Sheffield Steelers In Cardiff
Monday 10th October 2011 After the Steelers came from behind to tie the Coventry Blaze in their first Challenge Cup game on Saturday (2-2), Ryan Finnerty's side went one better in a thriller in Cardiff on Sunday evening and extended their winning streak to 5 games.
Less than a month ago, Steelers were blanked in Wales in their first visit to the 'Big Blue Tent' this season but they gained sweet revenge in this one as a Mike Ramsay shootout strike was good enough to take the extra points after the teams had shared four goals in regulation and overtime. Steelers have now won five and tied one from their last six... READ MORE...
'It's About Time We Won The Cup!' Says Steelers' Bull Dog
Friday 7th October 2011 The Unison Sheffield Steelers commence their Challenge Cup campaign this weekend with a home game at Ice Sheffield against Coventry Blaze on Saturday evening.
The Challenge Cup is the one trophy that has eluded the Arena side in the 8 years of the Elite Ice Hockey League, though the Steelers lifted the trophy in the ISL era on several occasions.
Forward Jason Hewitt believes it's about time that the Steelers gave the Challenge Cup a better run. READ MORE...
Sheffield Steelers 6 - 4 Coventry Blaze. Match Report
Monday 26th september 2011 A big second period set up an outstanding 6-4 victory for the Steelers against the Coventry Blaze.
Neil Clark once again led the way with 2 goals and a 5 point night as his line with Jeff Legue and Mike Ramsay set the tone.
It was the Blaze though that struck first when Luke Fulghum scored the only goal of the first period in the 7th minute
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Steelers came out the stronger in a dominant second session. READ MORE...
Captain Jono Undergoes Surgery
Tuesday 20th September 2011 Steelers Captain Jonathan Phillips has undergone surgery to repair damaged knee ligaments.
Phillips underwent the operation in Coventry on Monday evening with early indications that all has proceeded well "The surgeon has told me the operation was a success" said Phillips. The ligament came off the bone cleanly and therefore was easy to re-attach.
"I feel sore at the moment and didn't have the best nights sleep but I'm pleased the operation is over and can't wait to return to Sheffield..." READ MORE...
Now It's Three Out Of Three For The Steelers!
Tuesday 13th September 2011 Steelers forward Neil Clark bagged another 2 goals as the Sheffield Steelers made it 3 wins out of 3 with a gutsy performance in Hull on Sunday evening.
The win takes the Steelers to the top of the Elite league, though Head Coach Ryan Finnerty will have a busy week the clubs medical staff after a couple of the players picked up injuries over the weekend. "It's been a great weekend on the ice. Two good games, two good performances and 4 points" said Finnerty. "It has come at a cost though with a couple of the guys picking up knocks. We will take a few days off and rest these bodies." READ MORE...
Two Out Of Two For The Steelers
Tuesday 13th September 2011 The Steelers made it two wins out of two with a 4-1 home opening victory against the Dundee Stars on Saturday evening at the Motorpoint Arena.
Neil Clark led the way with 2 goals and a 3 point night with further strikes coming from Mike Ramsey and Colt King, both making their home debut.
Steelers outshot the Stars 10-2 in the opening period but only had King's goal to show for it at the first break. The middle session turned the Steelers way with 3 goals in under 10 minutes. READ MORE...
Clark Gets Green Light For Home Opener
Friday 9th September 2011
Power forward Neil Clark is expected back in the Steelers line up for Saturdays home opener against Dundee Stars.
Clark missed Tuesdays exhibition game against local rivals Sheffield Steeldogs as a precaution but head coach Ryan Finnerty expects the 6'3" winger back in time for Saturdays game at the arena. "At this time of the year you want to be careful and Neil had a knock which needed rest. He has seen the physio a couple of times and we have kept him off the ice. He will skate on Friday but I expect a green light and to see him in full flight against Dundee on Saturday." READ MORE...
A Winning Start For The Champions
Thursday 8th September 2011 Belfast Giants 1 - 2 UNISON Sheffield Steelers. A very tight low scoring encounter to open the season in Belfast with the visiting Steelers taking the extra point thanks to a shootout win, with Mike Ramsay claiming the winning shot.
Steelers took little time to settle and given a powerplay opportunity when Giants' Derek LeBlanc was binned for holding, the man advantage paid off resulting in Matt Stevenson firing home on the powerplay at 4.15.
From that point on it was defence on top READ MORE...
