ICE HOCKEY LIVE: Guildford Flames v Swindon Wildcats (From Swindon Advertiser)
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ICE HOCKEY LIVE: Guildford Flames v Swindon Wildcats
Updated 10:20pm Sunday 17th March 2013 in Sport
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- Guildford Flames 5-4 Swindon Wildcats (result)
- Swindon lose to newly-crown league champions on penalty shots
- Cats take a point back to Wiltshire
- Tweet using #swindonwildcats
- Reporting by NED PAYNE
8:30pm
They might have lost, but that was an excellent performance and Cats should take heart from it. No one would turn their nose up at a point at the Spectrum.
8:29pm
Huppe sends a wristshot low to Skinns' right. Guildford win the shootout 2-0. So hard on Swindon.
8:28pm
Hoog shoots straight at Hadfield.
8:28pm
David Savage slams low into the net. 1-0 Flames.
8:27pm
Nell fires high and wide.
8:26pm
Longstaff misses. Skinns saves.
8:25pm
What a game!
8:25pm
It's penalty shots.
8:24pm
One minute left.
8:24pm
Sandvik nearly deflects in from Moore!
8:23pm
Two minutes left.
8:22pm
Joe Baird hits the side of the iron from behind the goal.
8:20pm
Overtime has started.
8:19pm
Superb game. It deserves a fitting finale and it's going to get one.
8:17pm
It's overtime (again).
8:14pm
A minute left.
8:12pm
GOAL! Guildford 4 Swindon 4, 56.57
Guildford have been banging on the door for the best part of eight minutes and finally Plant levels the game.
8:11pm
Penalty killed.
8:09pm
Cats are not doing this the easy way, that's for sure.
8:08pm
Swindlehurst called again. Hooking.
8:08pm
Frantic stuff here at the Spectrum. Great game.
8:07pm
Penalty killed. Superb effort from the visitors.
8:05pm
Swindon just a man down now.
8:04pm
Skinns appeared to get plenty of stick there - literally. He's OK.
8:03pm
Fojtik called. Double powerplay.
8:01pm
Paul Swindlehurst gets two minutes for tripping. Looked harsh to me.
8:00pm
Just under 10 minutes left for Swindon to hang on.
7:58pm
GOAL! Guildford 3 Swindon 4, 48.00
An almighty scramble in front of Hadfield and Fojtik is in there swiping away. Hadfield blocks the way but the puck spills out the side and Hoog is able to tap in.
7:51pm
GOAL! Guildford 3 Swindon 3, 42.56, PP
And the teams are level again. Sandvik and Nell are the men with the assists and Matias Perkkio slams it home from close range. Game on.
7:48pm
Two minutes for Paul Dixon for hooking. Back to back powerplays.
7:47pm
Hadfield under siege in goal. Loris Taylor hits the post from all of two yards. So close!
7:44pm
Cats still on the powerplay due to Liddiard's offence don't forget.
7:43pm
Period three has begun.
7:36pm
Six minutes until period three begins.
7:34pm
Eight minutes until period three begins.
7:26pm
That's the end of period two.
7:25pm
GOAL! Guildford 3 Swindon 2, 39.50, PP
Nell scores with seconds left of period two. That's potentially a big goal. The assist was from Perkkio.
7:21pm
Liddiard gets two minutes for roughing and five plus game for resisting an official. Sandvik gets two minutes for roughing. Well that throws it wide open.
7:20pm
Ruckus between Henri Sandvik and Neil Liddiard. The Flames man was basically lying on top of him, which made the fight a bit limp I'm honest.
7:16pm
Three minutes left.
7:12pm
Seven minutes left of period two.
7:12pm
Penalty killed.
7:10pm
Rempel is called for cross-checking.
7:10pm
GOAL! Guildford 3 Swindon 1, 29.23 PP
Glorious skill from Kohut. Receives the puck from Rick Plant and races in on Skinns. Fools him with a bit of trickery and sends the puck trickling low to the netminder's left and into the net.
7:07pm
Hoog nearly pokes home another short-handed goal. Denied by new netminder James Hadfield, an ex-Swindon player.
7:04pm
Two minutes for Floyd Taylor for tripping.
7:03pm
Guildford back to full strength.
7:02pm
GOAL! Guildford 2 Swindon 1, 25.13 SH
The warning signs were there. Huppe converts from Kohut and Skinns' good work of previous moments is undone. A short-handed goal for the hosts.
7:00pm
Nathan Rempel fluffs his lines on a two-on-one breakout, then Skinns saves low from Curtis Huppe. Whose powerplay?
6:59pm
Two minutes for Jez Lundin for tripping.
6:57pm
Smart glove save Skinns from Kohut's slapshot.
6:53pm
Period two is go.
6:52pm
@swindonwildcats, come on lads, you can do it. Guildford are formidable but not unbeatable, you can bring those 2pts home.
— @hegwighawks 17 March 2013
6:52pm
Here come the players.
6:49pm
Just over three minutes until we resume.
6:47pm
It was a pretty decent performance in that first period. We all know Swindon have got goals in them, it's just a matter of whether the visitors can nullify Guildford's talented set of forwards.
6:45pm
Guildford might be league champions, but for some reason I always fancy Swindon here more than at, say, Milton Keynes.
6:35pm
Period one is over.
6:35pm
Penalty killed. Some 18 seconds left.
6:32pm
Shane Moore called for roughing.
6:31pm
Three minutes left.
6:27pm
Always a good game here at the Spectrum. Guildford are very easy on the eye.
6:25pm
No sign of Stratford as yet...
6:23pm
GOAL! Guildford 1 Swindon 1, 10.01
Jozef Kohut scores against his old club. It was a fairly average effort and Skinns seemed to have it covered, but the puck made it over the line.
6:19pm
A reminder that Swindon have already won here this season. Very early days, though.
6:18pm
GOAL! Guildford 0 Swindon 1, 5.53
Beautifully done by captain Aaron Nell, who drags the puck away from his man and finishes top-shelf past Lee. Lovely goal. Assists from Jonas Hoog and Paul Swindlehurst.
6:12pm
Penalty killed.
6:11pm
Branislav Kvetan gets Jonas Hoog in a headlock. All part of the game.
6:09pm
Ricky Skene called for cross-checking.
6:08pm
Tomas Fojtik hits the iron on the side of the goal.
6:05pm
The game is underway.
6:04pm
In goal tonight are Dean Skinns and Mark Lee.
6:02pm
Players being introduced.
6:00pm
Fully confident Guildford will want to put on a show for their fans tonight. They won't be easing off just because they have won the league. And here they come.
5:58pm
Swindon are out on the ice.
5:56pm
I gather that for his age, Stratford is a fair size. In excess of six feet tall. He will wear #24 tonight.
5:55pm
Just for the record, Stratford only turned 16 less than a fortnight ago. He's been playing hockey since he was six and has gained junior international caps with England.
5:49pm
Good luck Michael Stratford making his Wildcats debut tonight. Young Talent shining through. #swindonwildcats
— @slapshot6032 17 March 2013
5:48pm
The import sitting out tonight is defenceman Jan Melichar. There are no new injury worries.
5:43pm
The players have cleared the ice.
5:42pm
It appears that Okanagan Academy youngster Michael Stratford, 16, will be making his debut for Swindon tonight. The forward is highly-rated and it will be interesting to see how he gets on in the EPL.
5:40pm
The players are out and warming up.
5:39pm
The players are out and warming up.
5:35pm
Swindon are in need of momentum, and fast. This is the penultimate weekend of the season and they have only won once in the last six games. How hard can it be to beat the league champions in their own building?
5:32pm
Here we go with another dose of Sunday night hockey...
