Champions Cardiff Fire Set To Receive National League Trophy

Cardiff Fire are set to be presented with their National Ice Hockey League Division Two Trophy at Ice Arena Wales on Saturday.

Head coach Mark Cuddihy and his Fire team have already clinched the title for a second successive season and they play Wightlink Raiders in Cardiff Bay (6.30pm).

Fire have won all 15 matches played this season and are still on course to win three trophies and clinch promotion to Division One for 2017-18.

They have qualified for the League Cup final weekend, to be held at IAW in April, and have the play-offs to come when the winners will be promoted.

Cardiff Devils are without a fixture on Saturday and Fire will hope Elite League supporters go to the IAW for a look at the NIHL Division Two champions.

Fire have two matches this weekend, playing Wightlink at home on Saturday and then travelling to face Basingstoke Buffalo the next evening (6.30pm).

They will then only have an away game at Swindon Wildcats to play on Saturday, March 25 before the cup finals weekend.

Slovakian Robert Sedlak and Hungarian Tamas Elias have both been in outstanding form for Fire, who will also hope Sam Smith returns to action against Wightlink after missing the 7-3 win against Bristol Pitbulls because of illness.

Elias led the way against Bristol with a superbly taken hat-trick, taking his goals tally to 10 for the season, while top scorer Sedlak added an assist and is on 26 points (13goals/13assists).

Netminder Joey Myers was between the pipes for Fire last weekend, but may step back with Luke Takel playing this weekend. The two goalies are sharing duties for Fire.