Hull Stingrays bottom of Elite League after Dundee defeat
COACH Sylvain Cloutier is demanding improvements after an eighth straight defeat dumped Hull Stingrays to the foot of the Elite League table.
Having lost 6-0 to reigning play-off champions and Challenge Cup holders Nottingham Panthers on Saturday, Stingrays slipped to a 2-1 defeat after penalty shots in Dundee last night.
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Battle: Sylvain Cloutier
The Rapid Solicitors Stingrays' coach said: "We battled hard to take a point in Dundee last night, but I'm extremely disappointed to be looking at eight straight defeats.
"I believe this group of players is better than that."
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However, given the dismal run, it would be no surprise if Cloutier starts to roll the team-change dice within days.
Last night in Dundee Jereme Tendler's eighth-minute goal separated the sides until Doug Krantz's 25th-minute leveller.
No further regulation-time or sudden-death overtime scoring meant a penalty shoot-out.
With Cale Tanaka and Tendler failing with their attempts and only Janis Ozolins converting, Sami Ryhanen and Mike Wirll netted to give Dundee victory.
On Saturday, Stingrays' Achilles heel – the second period – was once again at fault.
David Clarke put the Panthers ahead at 12.04. Guy Lepine (powerplay) scored for 2-0 at 25.21 and a short-hander from Matt Francis at 34.13 made it 3-0.
Two goals in 32 seconds put Panthers 5-0 up as David Ling (38.14) and Jason Beckett (38.46) netted.
Bruce Graham made it 6-0 at 41.01 with Panthers keeper Craig Kowalski making a 17-save shut-out.
Cloutier said: "We played well in the first period but the wheels fell off in the second.
"We beat ourselves, the second period was not good enough.
"You can't give teams like Panthers that much momentum as they punish you."
Comments
by VoiceNreason
Monday, October 15 2012, 10:08AM
“by the way HDM Hull Stingrays have not had 8 straight league defeats. O/T loss canot be counted in a straight defeat comment. O/T or P/S loss is not the same as a regulation loss. I would not expect the hopeless HDM to know that though. Cut the Fail some slack readers. Lol.”
by VoiceNreason
Monday, October 15 2012, 10:02AM
“so what IF they are bottom of a meaningless league ? 4th rate NHL's just coming over for easy money and a league that aint worth spit when all is said and done. Why do people take this seriously ? Its obviously that 80% of the leagues players dont (not just stingrays). Ok a point is a point and YES Hull should be beating teams like Dundee who are very very poor. Its not about a lack of ability more like a LACK OF EFFORT by some of the teams key players. Hull are a great sxcoring depth when they can be bothered. 3 weeks ago we had 3 in the entire leagues top 20. Hull have chucked away 4 points against Dundee pure and simple. Last night should have been a regulation Win. Bowns kept ther score to 1 and that is enough to win ANYWHERE.
Long way to to but improvements in effort and attitude is a must. As for the EIHL ? well in the wider scheme of things it does not matter if you finish top - middle or bottom. Nobody in this country cares about it. Ok well maybe 3% do.”
by ice_warrior
Monday, October 15 2012, 9:55AM
“Anothernonowt
your comment is true i should know better...lol.... just fed up of the Stingrays bumping along the bottom of the elite leauge yet again, same comments from the coach week in week out, year in year out if we are honest.”
by AnotherNoNowt
Monday, October 15 2012, 9:20AM
“The pessimists view from HDM! The optimists view is that Stingrays are joint 3rd in Gardiner Conference which is what actually matters, not the Elite League which we know we can't win. As uneducated as ever HDM, the club are trying to build again and this kind of hopeless diatribe is hardly constructive. Ice Warrior you should know better!”
by tosh1958
Monday, October 15 2012, 8:59AM
“The wheels always seem to fall off in the second, what's new.”
by ice_warrior
Monday, October 15 2012, 8:28AM
“Same old stingrays, losers one and all.”