Cardiff double up on Bulldogs
Cardiff Devils ended Week 1 of pre-season with a 4-1 win over Odense Bulldogs, completing a double over the Danish side to start the new season. Goals from Evan Mosey and Joey Martin, either side of a Markus Jensen strike, saw the Devils lead by one after 20 minutes. Brandon Estes scored in the second period, with Panu Mieho adding a fourth into the empty net with 2:10 to go in the third to round off a good opening weekend for the Devils. Both games at the Vindico Arena were 3,110 sell-outs to start the new season! Photo: James Assinder
Cardiff open preseason with 8-5 win over Odense
Cardiff Devils marked the return of hockey for the 2026/27 season with an 8-5 win over Denmark’s Odense Bulldogs. After going behind early in the opening period, goals from Brandon Estes, Ryan Barrow and Riley Brandt put the Devils on three, while Kristian Jensen scored his second of the game to leave the Bulldogs on two after the opening 20 minutes. Joey Martin and Nolan Yaremko added to Cardiff’s tally in the second period before Maxime Trepanier pulled one back for Odense. Goals from Tom Caron and Brandt, either side of one from Radim Pruotek, then put the Devils 7-4 … Continue reading
Marchand says he has had offseason surgery
Brad Marchand has undergone surgery for an unspecified injury, the Florida Panthers forward said in a video released on social media. Marchand said the surgery would be keeping him from his plan to participate in Zee’s Final Shift, a farewell charity game for his former Boston Bruins teammate Zdeno Chara, to be held in Chara’s native Trencin, Slovakia on Aug. 21. “Unfortunately I had to have surgery,” Marchand said. “I was trying to fix without surgery but unfortunately that wasn’t able to happen and had to kind of do it last minute. With the time and the recovery I’m going to … Continue reading
McLean rejoins Admirals
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Admirals announced they have signed defenseman Andrew McLean to a contract for the 2026-27 season. This will be the Waterford, Michigan native’s fourth separate stint with the organization. He first joined the Admirals for one game in the 2019-20 season, after spending four seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He was named to the WIAC All-Conference Team in 2019-20, tallying 21 points (3g-18a) in 28 games He then had stints with the Knoxville Ice Bears in the SPHL , Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL and Glasgow Clan in the Elite Ice Hockey League. … Continue reading
McDonald joins Knight Monsters
STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights, announced the signing of forward Casey McDonald. McDonald joins the Knight Monsters from the South Carolina Stingrays, where he posted three points (2g-1a) in 13 games at the end of last season. The Kindersley, Saskatchewan native joined South Carolina after finishing his collegiate career with Long Island University, where he served as captain and tallied 10 points (4g-6a) in 31 games. McDonald played the first three seasons of college hockey at American International College, where … Continue reading
EIHL Pre-Season starts here
There are just 28 days until the new season begins, but before then more than 30 pre-season games will take place across the country, with several more overseas, as teams prepare for the 2026/27 Motorpoint Elite League season. Pre-season begins tonight in Cardiff, where the Devils host Danish side Odense Bulldogs at the Vindico Arena. There will be plenty of familiar faces when the Bulldogs arrive in South Wales. Cardiff Head Coach Paul Thompson spent four years behind the bench in Odense, while Assistant Coach Nicklas Hovivuori and defenceman Brandon Estes both spent a season with the Danish club before … Continue reading
