Dont forget, Shorty award voting still open!

So Shorty award voting is still open! Don't worry, it's easy enough to vote! You just need a Twitter account, and just CLICK HERE to be transported to our page where you can vote for us. Don't forget, we're up for an award in the hockey category, so make sure you vote for us in that one! Thank you for voting! Alternatively, you can click that giant Shorty advert in the top right - see it? :D

EIHL highlights...on YouTube?

So we're giving a shoutout! And it's to MediaEliteLeague on YouTube who upload the EIHL highlights from Sky Sports each week! Well worth watching, so to help you all out, here's the link to their channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/mediaeliteleague - trust me, there's some great plays in there!

 

NHL lockout - curse or blessing for British ice hockey?

The NHL lockout is a disaster for North American hockey. The NHL is the worlds top league, no matter what the KHL thinks about it, and quite frankly, a season without it does the world of hockey more harm than good. The top players are forced into Europe, which is great for European hockey, but sadly it's not the same high level as the NHL. A few players might come to the Elite League in the UK though. But is it a blessing for the EIHL to have such talent grace its ranks, or could it do more harm than good for the British game? It requires a bit of thinking this one...