That did not materialise as Coventry won 7-4 over to book their place in the play-offs.įife are the last Scottish team standing and they face Manchester Storm, coached by former Braehead coach Ryan Finnerty, in a two-legged quarter final next week.Īfter a midweek 2-1 loss at Nottingham Panthers, their last game of the regular season was at second-bottom Milton Keynes Lightning on Saturday. However, Flames hit back through Charles Wells, John Dunbar and Kruise Reddick to clinch a 3-1 win, leaving Braehead hoping for a favour. Fife Flyers lost 5-2 at MK Lightning on Saturday but are the last Scots standing in the Elite League play-offs The visitors made sure of the win through Luke Pither and Raphael Bussieres, leaving Clan needing to win their last game at Guildford to salvage something.Ĭlan started an hour earlier than Coventry's game in Manchester on Saturday and took the lead over Guildford Flames through Jacob Doty.
They were a point ahead of Coventry going into Friday's game against Nottingham Panthers but slipped to 6-3 defeat.įirst period goals from Adam Brace and Ville Hämälainen gave Braehead the best possible start, but strikes from Zack Phillips, two from Alexander Mokshantsev and one from Evan Mosey turned the game Nottingham's way, despite Robbie Lepine's powerplay marker. It is the first time the Clan have failed to make the quarter-final stage.
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"I've learned a lot from this season, after a difficult experience in Germany last year, but I was pleased to get the full year under my belt and learn about the league." It's the kind of feeling that will sit in your stomach for a while. "This feeling will last a long time and we lost a lot of big games throughout the season.
"It's a tough feeling to take, the fact we haven't been able to make it through," he said. And as it was confirmed that Fife Flyers will be the only Scottish club to fly the flag in the post season, Tripp was left to wonder what might have been.
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