Preview: Storm face the Blaze in preseason action

Tickets for our pre-season fixtures at the ‘Storm Shelter’ (Planet Ice, Altrincham) are on sale NOW! To purchase tickets online, please visit the official Planet Ice website HERE.

PRE-SEASON: Coventry Blaze vs Manchester Storm – 15th September @19:30 – Coventry Skydome 

Manchester Storm travel to Coventry on Wednesday 15th September to kickstart their preseason campaign against the Blaze. Manchester look for a win on the road, prior to back-to-back games against Cardiff this weekend.

Head Coach Danny Stewart has added names to the Blaze roster, including blueliners, Dane Gibson and Nathanael Halbert and forwards, Ryan Penny and Alec Marsh. British forward, Austin Mitchell-King and defenceman, Sam Russell join the club for their debut season following the Elite Series. 

The webcast for Wednesday’s game is available here.

If you are travelling for this event you can buy tickets via the Planet Ice website here. Visit the website for more information.

One to watch: Janne Laakkonen – signed to the Blaze in 2019/20 and tallied 49 points in 43 games.

New EIHL rules

The EIHL has some new rules according to the IIHF rulebook, which will be in place this season.

Read about faceoff procedures here.

Read about the trapezoid zone here.

Tickets for our pre-season fixtures at the ‘Storm Shelter’ (Planet Ice, Altrincham) are on sale NOW! To purchase tickets online, please visit the official Planet Ice website HERE.