EIHL Analysis - Sheffield Steelers 6–0 Manchester Storm

Playoffs

Sheffield Steelers6

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Manchester Storm0

Playoffs · Saturday, 18 April 2026 · Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Face-off 19:00 · Started 19:00 · Ended 21:18

Summary Full

The game

12:42 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · PP

31:08 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Heard · ES

48:19 · Sheffield Steelers scoreEvan Jasper · ES

54:42 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · PP

58:24 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Heard · PP

59:04 · Sheffield Steelers scoreStephen Harper · PP

The game — full timeline

12:33 · Manchester Storm penaltyBrady Gilmour · Hooking · 2

12:42 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · PP · Dominic Cormier, Mitchell Balmas

31:08 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Heard · ES · Mitchell Balmas, Mikko Juusola

43:48 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyJoona Huttula · Fighting · 5

43:48 · Manchester Storm penaltyTyler Hinam · Fighting · 5

46:08 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyBrien Diffley · Holding · 2

48:19 · Sheffield Steelers scoreEvan Jasper · ES · Unassisted

50:23 · Sheffield Steelers penaltyKevin Tansey · Tripping · 2

53:14 · Manchester Storm penaltyDennis Busby · Tripping · 2

54:42 · Sheffield Steelers scoreRyan Tait · PP · Mitchell Balmas, Stephen Harper

57:49 · Manchester Storm penaltyBradley Jenion · Kneeing · 5

57:49 · Manchester Storm penaltyRais Francis · Abuse of Officials · 10

58:24 · Sheffield Steelers scoreMitchell Heard · PP · Jordon Southorn, Robert Dowd

59:04 · Sheffield Steelers scoreStephen Harper · PP · Kevin Tansey, Dominic Cormier

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.

Sheffield Steelers

37Eamon McAdam

1Matthew Greenfield

23/23 saves

Line 1

63Juusola

LW 1A

13Heard

C 2G

92Balmas

F 3A

65Diffley

D 2 PIM

58Cormier

D 2A

Line 2

75Dowd

LW 1A

62Jasper

C 1G

72Björkly Nordström

55Dougherty

5Huttula

D 5 PIM

Line 3

15Harper

LW 1G 1A

RW 2G

D 1A

D 1A 2 PIM

Line 4

44Watson

67Kelly

3Steele

Manchester Storm

44Drew DeRidder

43/49 saves

42Tyler de la Bertouche

Line 1

29Cutler

86Hannoun

19Gilmour

C 2 PIM

77Welsh

7Clavelle

Line 2

79Dudek

13Nardi

23Haden

6Harrison

4Busby

D 2 PIM

Line 3

14Ulett

12Johnson

9Hinam

RW 5 PIM

21Sullivan

8Jenion

D 5 PIM

Line 4

74Francis

F 10 PIM

71Lee

18Ergang

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Sheffield Steelers 20 dressed


1	Matthew Greenfield	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	23	23	100.0%
37	Eamon McAdam	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
8	Ryan Tait	RW	2	0	2	0	+0	21:58	—	—	—
13	Mitchell Heard	C	2	0	2	0	+1	20:04	—	—	—
15	Stephen Harper	LW	1	1	2	0	+0	21:10	—	—	—
18	Samuel Tremblay	C	0	0	0	0	+1	20:36	—	—	—
44	Kyle Watson	F	0	0	0	0	+0	1:53	—	—	—
62	Evan Jasper	C	1	0	1	0	+1	15:46	—	—	—
63	Mikko Juusola	LW	0	1	1	0	+1	20:55	—	—	—
72	Ivan Björkly Nordström	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	14:47	—	—	—
75	Robert Dowd	LW	0	1	1	0	+0	16:21	—	—	—
92	Mitchell Balmas	F	0	3	3	0	+1	21:01	—	—	—
3	Liam Steele	D	0	0	0	0	+0	1:22	—	—	—
5	Joona Huttula	D	0	0	0	5	+0	17:03	—	—	—
6	Kevin Tansey	D	0	1	1	2	+0	16:21	—	—	—
10	Jordon Southorn	D	0	1	1	0	+0	15:29	—	—	—
55	Jack Dougherty	D	0	0	0	0	+1	22:03	—	—	—
58	Dominic Cormier	D	0	2	2	0	+2	23:40	—	—	—
65	Brien Diffley	D	0	0	0	2	+2	20:23	—	—	—
67	Reece Kelly	D	0	0	0	0	+0	2:01	—	—	—

Manchester Storm 20 dressed


42	Tyler de la Bertouche	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
44	Drew DeRidder	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	49	43	87.8%
9	Tyler Hinam	RW	0	0	0	5	+0	16:17	—	—	—
12	Stephen Johnson	F	0	0	0	0	-1	21:31	—	—	—
13	Joseph Nardi	C	0	0	0	0	-1	17:55	—	—	—
14	Loren Ulett	C	0	0	0	0	-1	20:12	—	—	—
18	Kaleb Ergang	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	7:58	—	—	—
19	Brady Gilmour	C	0	0	0	2	+0	21:06	—	—	—
23	Gary Haden	C	0	0	0	0	-1	14:59	—	—	—
29	Brandon Cutler	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	21:58	—	—	—
71	Connor Lee	F	0	0	0	0	+0	1:03	—	—	—
74	Rais Francis	F	0	0	0	10	+0	0:37	—	—	—
79	J.D. Dudek	C	0	0	0	0	-2	16:39	—	—	—
86	Dante Hannoun	C	0	0	0	0	+0	20:10	—	—	—
4	Dennis Busby	D	0	0	0	2	-1	24:04	—	—	—
6	Chase Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	+0	17:24	—	—	—
7	Brendon Clavelle	D	0	0	0	0	-1	25:10	—	—	—
8	Bradley Jenion	D	0	0	0	5	+0	13:26	—	—	—
21	Zach Sullivan	D	0	0	0	0	+0	6:43	—	—	—
77	Nicholas Welsh	D	0	0	0	0	-1	28:23	—	—	—