Edinburgh Capitals BLOG

I am very happy that we advanced in the Knockout Cup. I know that Newcastle were missing a few key players but so were we. All you can do is play against the opponent that is on the ice against you and we did that. Our goal entering the weekend was to advance, and we accomplished that goal.

The fans of the Edinburgh Capitals deserve a run at a championship and now that we are in the semi-finals,they have one. I am thrilled to be apart of giving them the opportunity to cheer on us towards some hardware.

I was not pleased with how the game ended as I am sure some of you witnessed. The last 3 minutes gave us some valuable motivation and lessons for practice this week.

I was thrilled for Adam Stefishen last night. He has the toughest job in hockey. Adam has been a great professional all year and he has given us an honest effort day and day out. He has fought the toughest the league has to offer. Last night he was able to give us a huge goal to tie the game. Nobody was happier for him than me.

Saturday night is probably circled on most of your calendars as it is mine. The game in Basingstoke is huge. We are 7 points back of them and need to have an inspired effort. I am expecting Mark Wires to be in the line-up this weekend, he should help out immensely.

We have been playing .500 hockey since December 1st and we need that to continue. I am looking forward to making this last 3 months very interesting.