Mayhem's Felicity Gregory (Photo by Blindside Trading Cards)
The Mayhem sledge team’s home game against Peterborough Phantoms that was scheduled to be played on Saturday had to be cancelled because of a technical fault that saw the Widnes rink closed for much of the week.
Sheffield Steelkings – the Steel City’s A team – have already secured the league title but Peterborough and Cardiff Huskies are in a battle to see who will finish as runners up in the league table. Aside from the obvious pride aspect, final league positions are important as they decide the fixture pairings for the end of season play offs and the higher finishing teams get the easier draw in the semi finals.
With Cardiff beating the Sheffield Steelstings development side 5-0 on Sunday, in what was the last league game for both teams, the Huskies have now moved above Peterborough into second place in the league table. The Phantoms are 2 points behind but have two games in hand.
The Mayhem have yet to play Peterborough this season and will travel down to East Anglia on 9th August for their last regular-schedule game of the season. Before that, they are also due to play the Steelkings at home on 2nd August at Planet Ice Widnes.
Peterborough need two points from their two games against the Mayhem to clinch second place and it is hoped that the cancelled home game can be re-arranged but, with the Widnes rink having been closed and ice time slots at a premium with other teams also needing to reschedule games, it may be difficult to find a suitable date.
The situation is complicated by the fact that players and staff from both teams will be involved in the inaugural Women’s Para Ice Hockey World Championships, which will be held in Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, from 26th to 31st August - so the domestic league season needs to be brought to a close before then.
