Elich, brought in to replace the injured Derek Campbell, scored 1+1 in his debut game. Unfortunately for the Devils, despite a final period comeback after being 4 goals behind, Aviemore were able to hang on for a 10-9 win and promotion to Division 1 at the expense of Cardiff. After the previous years success, the British players were in great demand. With the Devils finally reaching the promised land of the Premier Division, John Lawless was able to strengthen his team with the addition of an extra import now that he himself had received his British Passport. “I’m versatile and able to play either forward or defence. Belfast and Cardiff were tied 2–2 after regulation time. Despite Oxford playing in the division above, the Devils won the game 9–8. The six feet tall Moore, who played for Utah-based Western States League Ogden Mustangs before joining Stars, was captain of Great Britain when they won gold at the World Under-20 Championships, playing on full strength, penalty kill and powerplay. Cardiff destroyed their Premier Division rivals 12–1 in the first leg, and a 9–5 victory in Streatham the following weekend secured an easy aggregate victory and a place in the Heineken Premier Division for the following season. But Says He Has A Fair Way To Go, It's Cardiff v Swansea, Round One . The Cardiff Fire are an ice hockey team based in Cardiff, Wales.They currently play in the NIHL South Division 1.The Cardiff Fire are a minor league affiliate of the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League, whilst Cardiff Fire 2 play in the NIHL 2 South Division. It’s the first senior Welsh derby of the season on Sunday, when Cardiff City Women host Swansea City Ladies at Leckwith Stadium. . Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 2001-02 Cardiff Devils playing in the BNL. The Devils embarked on the season with an average start, with critics citing an underperforming defence. They were semi finalists in the end of season playoffs, losing to champions Sheffield Steelers. However this was soon ended as a huge injury crisis hit the club which saw #1 Netminder Phil Osaer out with a knee injury that required surgery, Paul Sample out for the season with a knee injury, newly signed forward Mike Prpich out for the season with yet another knee injury sustained in Belfast and goalscorer Jason Silverthorn out with a shoulder injury. Knocked out once again at the Semi-Final stage of the Autumn Cup by Durham Wasps, they finished second to the Wasps in the league and were knocked out in the Playoff Semi-Finals by Peterborough Pirates as Durham completed the Grand Slam. The BIHA decided the league structure needed re-organising, and as a result the Cardiff Devils were moved into Division With the referee not calling any penalty, coach Kanewischer took his team off the ice in protest midway through the 2nd period. The Devils were beaten at the playoff weekend by the eventual winners, the Sheffield Steelers, going down 2-1. The Devils in fact won the game 5–4 on the night but it was not enough to overturn the 4–2 loss suffered in the 1st leg in Cardiff the previous week. [1] Patterson was replaced as Player / Coach by Gerad Adams with Brad Voth taking over from Adams as Captain. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. John Lawless, a 25 year old Canadian was given the responsibility of setting up a brand new team, having been a trainee assistant manager at Peterborough who were owned by the same company. After a league investigation Cardiff were eventually fined £1000 for their actions and Kanewisher banned for the rest of the season. Lord departed the Devils in June 2020 to take up the head coach role at ECHL side Greenville Swamp Rabbits. In the final they faced the Murrayfield Racers who quickly went 3-0 up.