Cloutier takes the positives from Stingrays' opening Challenge Cup defeat
Coach Sylvain Cloutier believes Hull Stingrays have plenty to build on, despite going down 4-2 in their opening Challenge Cup clash with Nottingham Panthers.
Stingrays held their big-spending visitors to 2-2, having fought back from 2-0 down, only to leak two goals inside the last three minutes.
Matt Francis scored the only goal of the first period, before Bruce Graham extended the Panthers' lead.
Two goals in two minutes from Tomas Valecko and Jason Silverthorn left the game balanced on a knife-edge after 40 minutes, until Francis fired home a rebound and Pat Galivan netted to break Stingrays' hearts.
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Cloutier said: "I'm extremely happy with the way the guys played, particularly given we were missing Jereme Tendler, Shane Lovdahl and Andy Ward, you have to take the positives.
"I'm disappointed in the sense we could have had a point if we'd had a full line-up out, because I thought we ran out of gas in the last 10 minutes and Nottingham stepped it up."
Cloutier confirmed Tendler should be fully recovered from injury to play in Thursday's clash against Cardiff, while he is hopeful Lovdahl will receive his visa during the week.
Comments
by VoiceNreason
Monday, September 10 2012, 11:43AM
“So Hull were missing 2 imports and Nottingham one. Hull missing one brit and Nottingham missing none. Hull can take far more out of this game in defeat than Nottingham can in winning it. The money Nottingham have spent is stupid and over the full 60mins there was not much between the teams. Its a long season and thankfully saturday was just the challenge cup. Like footballs league cup not that bothered one way or the other.
Look a great team Clouts. Your new signings fitted in very well. Ryan Hand can play a bit too.”
by Dave_From_Ull
Sunday, September 09 2012, 8:26PM
“And when we get the full D in place we will be very good”
by Dave_From_Ull
Sunday, September 09 2012, 8:23PM
“It certainly looks good and even better when we get a full D”