Flyers Mid-Week Update 18/09/2014

This weekends game at the Fife Ice Arena is series of firsts this season: it's the first time that the Flyers will face Scottish opposition, the first Challenge Cup game of the season, the first time that the Flyers will face a Gardiner Conference foe and it's the first time that Aaron Murphy and the Premier Sports team will visit Kirkcaldy this year.

Aaron has taken to twitter this week bigging up the old barn:

Can't wait to call this game Saturday - @FifeFlyers v @DundeeStars LIVE on @PremierSportsTV - can't beat atmosphere in that historic barn!
— Aaron Murphy (@MurphOnIce) September 15, 2014

This Saturday @FifeFlyers v @DundeeStars LIVE on @PremierSportsTV 6:55uk. Flyers legend Steven King will join me for the call. #PremierEIHL
— Aaron Murphy (@MurphOnIce) September 17, 2014

The news that Steven King will joining Aaron again is particularly exciting. The Flyers' legend was in the studio when Fife faced off with Dundee in January 2014 and he was brilliant - calm, collected with great insight. A dramatic late equaliser that night resulted in a penalty shootout, goals from Bobby Chaumont and Tim Hartung gave Blair Daly the victory:


Flyers specialise in the dramatic and the memorable when the Premier Sports cameras are on them, we all remember what happened when the first time Aaron and the gang came to town. Ned Lukacevic's debut was overshadowed by the incident between Matt Nickerson and Chris Frank, before the spotlight was stolen by Danny Stewart and his overtime winner that gave him 100 EIHL goals in all competitions:


Around the League

The Sheffield Steelers once again announced that their fixture this weekend will be played at Ice Sheffield:

Meltdown for @steelershockey again http://t.co/16rVedpldx @SheffieldArena_
— Bob Westerdale (@westerdale10) September 18, 2014

Belfast Giants had a message for any fans who had intended to go the game:

Any @BelfastGiants fans who have bought tickets for Sunday's game -Please contact Shaun Smith @steelershockey office 0114 256 5656
— Belfast Giants (@BelfastGiants) September 18, 2014

Today is naturally a huge day for Scotland and the UK as a whole, a number of hockey personalities have got involved on twitter, some of them have made jokes:

If it's a yes vote @harpoon26 might get to play at a World Championships #frightening
— David Simms (@Simmsey) September 18, 2014

Massive day today.... @emmo059 's appeal gets heard today! #FreeEmmo
— CapsBanterArmy (@CapsBanterArmy) September 18, 2014

Some people have made pseudo-political statements:

47 years ago today, Sweden changed from driving on the left to driving on the right. This is what happened (1967) pic.twitter.com/Ye5NLM6bP9”
— Paul Thompson (@thommoblaze) September 18, 2014

And some people have let the world know that they can't spell "metaphor":

@thommoblaze I like what you did there #metphor #referendum
— Jeff Hutchins (@hutchy071) September 18, 2014