Ice Hockey: Champions Belfast cut down to size by Storm

Belfast Giants' away-day blues continued on Sunday when the Superleague champions lost 2-0 to Manchester Storm. Both coaches, Storm's Daryl Lipsey and Belfast's Dave Whistle, were ejected in separate incidents for abusing the official as Belfast suffered a fourth defeat in six league and cup away games.

Scottish Eagles ended a four-game losing run with a first league win of the season, 6-4 over London Knights.

In the Challenge Cup, referee Nigel Boniface dished out 145 penalty minutes, ejecting four players, as Bracknell Bees beat Coventry Blaze 6-4. Bracknell duo Mark Matier and Darren Hurley and Coventry's Kurt Irvine and Andreas Moborg were thrown out at the start of the third period following a scuffle.

The Great Britain coach Chris McSorley has named eight new caps for the Euro Hockey Challenge in Hungary between 8-11 November – James Pease, Karl Hopper, Scott Moody, Greg Owen, Stephen Lynch, Paul Moran, Chris Bailey and Mark Cavallin.

GB SQUAD: Netminders J Watkins (Bracknell), M Cavallin (Scottish Eagles), B Hollyhead (Milton Keynes); Defencemen: J Pease (Coventry), K Horne (Fife), K Hopper (Hull), S Moody (Slough), C Bailey (Cardiff), R Thornton, I Defty (both Newcastle), B Pope (Solihull); Forwards: G Wishart (Fife), M Florence (Hull), D Clarke, R Plant (both Guildford), R Lamey (Swindon), T Watkins (Coventry), G Owen (MK), W Tait (Cardiff), S Lynch (Edinburgh), P Moran (Solihull), P Berrington, N Cross (both Basingstoke).