The Coventry Blaze bolstered their blue-line on Tuesday (21 July) by agreeing to a two-year deal with Canadian defenceman Justin Hamonic. The 27-year-old returns to the Skydome Arena after spending the 2019/20 season in Coventry, when he registered 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 57 Elite League competition appearances...
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Canadian forward Johnny Curran has become the second import player to re-commit to the Coventry Blaze, joining goaltender C.J. Motte in returning to the Skydome Arena for the 2021/22 season. Of Curran’s re-signing, Blaze head coach Danny Stewart said: “Johnny came in and had a great rookie season for us....
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The Coventry Blaze have announced their first import signing of the season, with 29-year-old goaltender C.J. Motte agreeing to return to the Skydome Arena. The 6’0” St. Clair, Minnesota native spent the second half of the 2019/20 Elite League campaign with the Blaze, during which he quickly became established as...
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Sometimes you win; sometimes you lose. Unfortunately for Gareth Southgate and his Three Lions, England came down on the losing side of a penalty shootout against Italy in the EURO 2020 final. After two minutes of play, football looked like it might just come home. Luke Shaw peeled into space...
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Finally, the day has arrived. In eight hours, England and Italy will take to the field at Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate will lead the Three Lions; Roberto Mancini will steward the Azzurri. The European Championship is on the line. Throughout the day (although not during the game itself), The Boar Sport will...
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Remember England’s golden generation of the early noughties? Sven Goren Erikson was blessed with an array of sparkling talent, so much so that he was never able to find the right formula to allow Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard, and Frank Lampard to shine in the same midfield. Ultimately, that cohort...
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Ross Venus will return to the Skydome Arena for an eleventh season with the Coventry Blaze, a club statement confirmed on Wednesday (7 July). Since making his Elite League debut in 2010, Venus has amassed 660 appearances for the Blaze – making him the third most-capped player in the organisation’s...
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“I know what will be happening at home,” Gareth Southgate said in the aftermath of England’s 4-0 win over Ukraine in the quarter-finals of EURO 2020. “It’s lovely to see everyone on a Saturday night, beer in hand. They should enjoy it. It’s been a long year for everyone.” Grinning...
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Denmark and the Czech Republic kick-off the second day of quarter-final action at EURO 2020, with the sides going to battle in Baku at 17:00. Kasper Hjulmand’s Danes reached the last eight by eliminating Wales in the previous round, with goals from Martin Braithwaite, Joakim Maehle, and Kasper Dolberg (twice)...
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Following the 2018 World Cup, a waistcoat shortage swept the nation. Marks & Spencer, a bulwark of civilization on these islands, saw its supply of the garments run dry in a manner that nobody could quite expect. Of course, England’s historic suit deficit was caused by Gareth Southgate-mania. At a...
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Jordan Hedley and Alex Forbes will return to the Skydome Arena for a third season, the Coventry Blaze has confirmed. The Blaze duo join Team GB internationals David Clements and Luke Ferrara in re-signing for Coventry, with Danny Stewart’s preparations for the 2021/22 season heating up. The Coventry Blaze head...
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In the blockbuster fixture of the quarter-finals, Italy face Belgium in a clash of the titans at EURO 2020 this evening. With both sides on six-game unbeaten runs, the second match of the day promises to be entertaining and tactically intriguing in equal measure. Roberto Martinez’s Belgians qualified for the...
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If Spain and Switzerland can replicate the drama of Magic Monday in Saint Petersburg, their quarter-final clash at EURO 2020 could rank among the competition’s greatest games of all time. La Furia Roja opened the week’s action with a topsy-turvy win over Croatia, coming through as 5-3 victors after extra...
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