ENL Match Preview - Devils Vs Raiders

The ENL Devils go into the game this weekend Vs. Isle of Wight on a high after a big 4 points weekend with wins against both Bracknell 7-2 (away) and a very entertaining 5-3 win v Milton Keynes on Sunday.

There are some impressive tallies from last weekend’s games (combined scorers)

Hayes x3 | Sadler x2 | Piggott x 2 | Harding | Preece | Sedlak | James | Haslam
We also have some Impressive stats building up for the team (to 12th October)

Jamie Hayes       GP 8 G12 A 8 PTS 20
Louis Lockwood   GP 8 G5 A 8 PTS 13
Luke Piggott       GP6 G3 A9 PTS12
Chris Jones        GP8 G6 A2 PTS 8
James Preece     GP8 G3 A5 PTS 8
Adam Harding     GP8 G5 A2 PTS7

You can check out highlights of the last ENL game here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SKqQ7MvQQ4

We got Luke Piggott's views on the weekend’s games and the forthcoming game against the Raiders....

"Last weekend we faced 2 young and hungry oppositions in Bracknell and at home to Milton Keynes, both will be looking to make the play-offs this year so to come away with 4 points (7-2 @ Bracknell and 5-3 v MK) from the weekend was a great achievement. The team is really starting to gel as new line-mates become more familiar with each other and this is very evident on the ice. As soon as we cut out the few silly basic errors in our game then I don’t see a team in this league we can’t beat. It was especially nice to see our secondary scoring coming through on Sunday, the 3rd line of Sedlak-Sadler-Preece was outstanding and it just goes to show the depth within the squad, any line is capable of winning us games and that will be key as we push for silverware this season. This weekend we play last season’s League Champions and Play-off finalists Wightlink Raiders, they look a weaker outfit then last year but still have plenty of danger guys, especially new import Joe Rand, and Jeremy Cornish will be looking to improve on recent results so we expect a tough physical encounter! I expect this to be one of the best games this season and I know first-hand that myself and the boys love nothing more than playing in front of a big loud crowd of the Red Army, there’s no substitute for the devoted fans of The Cardiff Devils to really get the team going!"

The Isle Of Wight come into this game full of confidence after a convincing 9-3 win v Bristol Pitbulls and a close encounter with Oxford City Stars with the Raiders winning 4-3.
Raider’s snipers to date include Joe Rand with 23pts in 8 games, Arran Strawson 14pts in 8games and Dominic Hopkins 11pts in 8 games.

We can’t forget to give an old Elite League mention to Jeremy Cornish. Player coach for the Raiders and he’s built a very good team since he began the post back in 09.

This game is one not too miss!  Always entertaining, at least 1 fight and you will always go home from these games with a smile on your face. If you haven’t been to an ENL game yet, then this game is the perfect one to attend..

Face off for Sunday's home game against the Isle of Wight is 7pm, Entry is £5- £3 with a season ticket, Concessions £3, DCF Members and staff Free Entry.