{"id":30661,"date":"2018-11-27T16:12:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T16:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30661"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:12:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T16:12:15","slug":"devils-look-ahead-to-a-crunch-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/27\/devils-look-ahead-to-a-crunch-cup-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Devils look ahead to a crunch cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_30667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30667\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30667\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30667\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/devils-3-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/noscript> Devils look on to the big week ahead.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nCARDIFF Devils turn their eyes to the Challenge Cup as they hope to return to winning ways after defeat in the league to MK Lightning on the weekend.<br \/>\nThe Devils face off with Glasgow Clan tomorrow night in the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup.<br \/>\nIf league form is anything to go by, the Devils can go into this game with confidence as Glasgow Clan sit eighth in the Elite League, with the Devils second.<br \/>\nAs well as that, the Devils came out on top with a 1-0 victory the last time these teams met.<br \/>\nNew signing defenceman Drew Schiestel has added to the Devils line-up scoring the game winning goal in overtime on his debut against Manchester Storm on Saturday night.<br \/>\nSchiestel demonstrated he is more than just a solid defenceman, but a player who has goals in him as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scoring your first goal as a Devil &#8211; might as well make it a GWG in OT in your first away game, eh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schiestel44?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Schiestel44<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<br \/>\ud83c\udf4e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evan_mosey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@evan_mosey<\/a> <br \/>\ud83c\udf4e<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeyMartin14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeyMartin14<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gFLtx46aPg\">pic.twitter.com\/gFLtx46aPg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cardiff Devils (@cardiffdevils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffdevils\/status\/1066445829068726273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Devils will hope to progress to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup before turning their attention to the weekend where there are two big league fixtures.<br \/>\nThe Devils will play fourth in the league Fife Flyers away on the Saturday, before hosting Dundee Stars on Sunday.<br \/>\nThis weekend\u2019s games pose a good opportunity for the reigning league champions to close the gap on league leaders Belfast Giants.<br \/>\nThe last time the Devils played these two teams they came out victorious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF Devils turn their eyes to the Challenge Cup as they hope to return to winning ways after defeat in the league to MK Lightning on the weekend. 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