EIHL Analysis - Manchester Storm 2–5 Sheffield Steelers

League

Manchester Storm2

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Sheffield Steelers5

League · Saturday, 7 February 2026 · Altrincham Ice Dome · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:38

Summary Full

The game

14:59 · Sheffield Steelers scorePatrick Watling · PP

24:45 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · ES

32:23 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrett Ritchie · ES

32:39 · Sheffield Steelers scorePatrick Watling · ES

38:01 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMikko Juusola · ES

49:41 · Manchester Storm scoreNicholas Welsh · ES

53:43 · Manchester Storm scoreLoren Ulett · ES

The game — full timeline

02:31 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyReece Kelly · Interference · 2

13:13 · Manchester Storm penaltyKyle Locke · Holding · 2

14:59 · Sheffield Steelers scorePatrick Watling · PP · Jordon Southorn, Robert Dowd

19:09 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyMitchell Balmas · Delay Thr · 2

21:21 · Manchester Storm penaltyNicholas Welsh · Hooking · 2

24:45 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · ES · Kyle Watson, Reece Kelly

32:23 · Sheffield Steelers scoreBrett Ritchie · ES · Mitchell Heard, Brien Diffley

32:39 · Sheffield Steelers scorePatrick Watling · ES · Ryan Tait, Robert Dowd

38:01 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMikko Juusola · ES · Robert Dowd, Joona Huttula

49:41 · Manchester Storm scoreNicholas Welsh · ES · Gary Haden, Tyler Hinam

50:12 · Manchester Storm penaltyDennis Busby · Slashing · 2

53:43 · Manchester Storm scoreLoren Ulett · ES · Harrison Caines, Brendon Clavelle

Lines

Declared lines from the gamesheet: forward lines with the defence pair of the same number. Shaded by points in the game (darker is more); a bar on the left marks a starter.

Manchester Storm

35Evan Weninger

37/42 saves

94Jace Gledhill

Line 1

29Cutler

19Gilmour

18Ergang

77Welsh

D 1G 2 PIM

7Clavelle

D 1A

Line 2

12Johnson

23Haden

C 1A

9Hinam

RW 1A

6Harrison

4Busby

D 2 PIM

Line 3

84Caines

LW 1A

14Ulett

C 1G

79Dudek

21Sullivan

5Locke

D 2 PIM

Line 4

74Francis

71Lee

Sheffield Steelers

37Eamon McAdam

36/38 saves

34Curtis Warburton

Line 1

63Juusola

LW 1G

62Jasper

92Balmas

F 2 PIM

55Dougherty

58Cormier

Line 2

15Harper

13Heard

C 1A

23Ritchie

RW 1G

10Southorn

D 1A

65Diffley

D 1A

Line 3

75Dowd

LW 3A

14Watling

C 2G

8Tait

RW 1G 1A

5Huttula

D 1A

67Kelly

D 1A 2 PIM

Line 4

18Tremblay

73Watson

F 1A

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Manchester Storm 19 dressed


35	Evan Weninger	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	42	37	88.1%
94	Jace Gledhill	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
9	Tyler Hinam	RW	0	1	1	0	-1	19:07	—	—	—
12	Stephen Johnson	F	0	0	0	0	-1	19:39	—	—	—
14	Loren Ulett	C	1	0	1	0	+0	15:40	—	—	—
18	Kaleb Ergang	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	18:51	—	—	—
19	Brady Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	+0	17:47	—	—	—
23	Gary Haden	C	0	1	1	0	-1	18:09	—	—	—
29	Brandon Cutler	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	19:19	—	—	—
71	Connor Lee	F	0	0	0	0	-1	7:55	—	—	—
74	Rais Francis	F	0	0	0	0	-1	7:21	—	—	—
79	J.D. Dudek	C	0	0	0	0	+0	18:05	—	—	—
84	Harrison Caines	LW	0	1	1	0	+1	12:23	—	—	—
4	Dennis Busby	D	0	0	0	2	-1	16:47	—	—	—
5	Kyle Locke	D	0	0	0	2	-2	19:55	—	—	—
6	Chase Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	-2	18:01	—	—	—
7	Brendon Clavelle	D	0	1	1	0	+1	21:36	—	—	—
21	Zach Sullivan	D	0	0	0	0	-1	19:31	—	—	—
77	Nicholas Welsh	D	1	0	1	2	+1	20:54	—	—	—

Sheffield Steelers 19 dressed


34	Curtis Warburton	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
37	Eamon McAdam	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	38	36	94.7%
8	Ryan Tait	RW	1	1	2	0	+3	16:52	—	—	—
13	Mitchell Heard	C	0	1	1	0	+0	19:10	—	—	—
14	Patrick Watling	C	2	0	2	0	+1	16:13	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	19:23	—	—	—
18	Samuel Tremblay	C	0	0	0	0	+1	11:09	—	—	—
23	Brett Ritchie	RW	1	0	1	0	+0	19:27	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	0	0	0	0	-1	15:15	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	1	0	1	0	+0	16:22	—	—	—
73	Kyle Watson	F	0	1	1	0	+1	7:10	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	3	3	0	+2	15:23	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	0	0	0	2	-1	19:14	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	1	1	0	+2	13:54	—	—	—
10	Jordon Southorn	D	0	1	1	0	-1	19:09	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	0	0	0	0	+0	19:54	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	0	0	0	+1	24:52	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	1	1	0	+0	20:55	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	1	1	2	+2	12:45	—	—	—