EIHL Analysis - Manchester Storm 1–2 Coventry Blaze

Challenge Cup

Manchester Storm1

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Coventry Blaze2

Challenge Cup · Friday, 30 October 2026 · Manchester Arena · Face-off 19:30 · Started 19:30 · Ended 21:43

Summary Full

The game

13:11 · Coventry Blaze scoreBrett Perlini · ES

41:26 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · ES

56:06 · Manchester Storm scoreKyle Locke · ES

The game — full timeline

06:29 · Manchester Storm penaltyDennis Busby · Tripping · 2

13:11 · Coventry Blaze scoreBrett Perlini · ES · Connor Russell, William Boysen

15:53 · Coventry Blaze penaltyMárkó Csollák · Tripping · 2

19:45 · Coventry Blaze penaltySam Ruffin · Tripping · 2

29:12 · Manchester Storm penaltyBradley Jenion · Delay Thr · 2

38:27 · Coventry Blaze penaltyUnknown · Too Many Men · 2

41:26 · Coventry Blaze scoreMatthew Gleason · ES · Nick Grima, Andrew Nielsen

56:06 · Manchester Storm scoreKyle Locke · ES · J.D. Dudek

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

44Drew DeRidder

11/13 saves

Line 1

29Cutler

96Karlsson

19Gilmour

90Dow

Line 2

12Johnson

D 1G

Line 3

14Ulett

79Dudek

C 1A

71Lee

8Jenion

D 2 PIM

4Busby

D 2 PIM

Line 4

74Francis

34Malone

Coventry Blaze

50Evan Fitzpatrick

31/32 saves

39Joel Bearman

Line 1

10Kaspick

63Gleason

C 1G

77Ness

6Nielsen

D 1A

37Grima

D 1A

Line 2

28Buzoverya

11Perlini

C 1G

40Boysen

RW 1A

D 1A

Line 3

27Ezman

D 2 PIM

Line 4

9Ruffin

F 2 PIM

15Hopkins

8Capps

Rosters

Dressed players and game statistics from the gamesheet.

Manchester Storm 19 dressed


35	Evan Weninger	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
44	Drew DeRidder	G	—	—	—	0	—	58:06	13	11	84.6%
9	Kyle Maksimovich	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	22:02	—	—	—
12	Stephen Johnson	F	0	0	0	0	-1	19:38	—	—	—
14	Loren Ulett	C	0	0	0	0	+0	16:25	—	—	—
19	Brady Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	+0	21:09	—	—	—
23	Tim McGauley	C	0	0	0	0	+0	22:40	—	—	—
29	Brandon Cutler	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	21:17	—	—	—
34	Theo Malone	F	0	0	0	0	-1	3:32	—	—	—
71	Connor Lee	F	0	0	0	0	+0	15:03	—	—	—
74	Rais Francis	F	0	0	0	0	-1	4:12	—	—	—
79	J.D. Dudek	C	0	1	1	0	+0	16:32	—	—	—
96	Anton Karlsson	F	0	0	0	0	+0	17:46	—	—	—
4	Dennis Busby	D	0	0	0	2	-1	16:58	—	—	—
5	Kyle Locke	D	1	0	1	0	+0	21:34	—	—	—
6	Chase Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	+0	15:29	—	—	—
7	Brendon Clavelle	D	0	0	0	0	+0	20:47	—	—	—
8	Bradley Jenion	D	0	0	0	2	-1	14:36	—	—	—
90	Drydn Dow	D	0	0	0	0	+0	22:51	—	—	—

Coventry Blaze 20 dressed


39	Joel Bearman	G	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
50	Evan Fitzpatrick	G	—	—	—	0	—	60:00	32	31	96.9%
8	Brynley Capps	C	0	0	0	0	+0	7:26	—	—	—
9	Sam Ruffin	F	0	0	0	2	+0	9:22	—	—	—
10	Tanner Kaspick	C	0	0	0	0	+0	14:37	—	—	—
11	Brett Perlini	C	1	0	1	0	+1	15:58	—	—	—
14	Colby MacArthur	C	0	0	0	0	+0	14:30	—	—	—
15	Jack Hopkins	C	0	0	0	0	+0	7:06	—	—	—
18	Ryan Richardson	LW	0	0	0	0	+0	14:23	—	—	—
27	Jaxson Ezman	F	0	0	0	0	+0	14:07	—	—	—
28	Artem Buzoverya	LW	0	0	0	0	+1	18:22	—	—	—
40	William Boysen	RW	0	1	1	0	+1	16:38	—	—	—
63	Matthew Gleason	C	1	0	1	0	+0	14:08	—	—	—
77	Griffin Ness	RW	0	0	0	0	+0	15:22	—	—	—
4	Carson Musser	D	0	0	0	0	+1	23:55	—	—	—
6	Andrew Nielsen	D	0	1	1	0	+1	16:16	—	—	—
7	Connor Russell	D	0	1	1	0	+1	24:07	—	—	—
22	Márkó Csollák	D	0	0	0	2	-1	17:01	—	—	—
37	Nick Grima	D	0	1	1	0	+0	19:07	—	—	—
58	David Clements	D	0	0	0	0	+0	12:08	—	—	—