Exit can drive Sheffield Steelers on to end CHL campaign on a high

By The Newsroom
Published 9th Sep 2016, 23:26 BST
Updated 15th Sep 2016, 16:24 BST
Sheffield Steelers' head coach, Paul Thompson. Picture Dean Woolley.Sheffield Steelers' head coach, Paul Thompson. Picture Dean Woolley.
Sheffield Steelers' head coach, Paul Thompson. Picture Dean Woolley.
THE EUROPEAN dream may be over '“ at least for another year '“ but Sheffield Steelers will be determined to go out of the Champions Hockey League on a high, proving they have what it takes to succeed against the continent's elite.

Paul Thompson’s team have lost all three of their CHL games so far, twice to Sweden’s HV71 Jonkoping, with an 8-1 hammering in Salzburg sandwiched in between.

And while the Steelers’ head coach believes his players gave a good account of themselves against their Swedish Group P rivals – who beat Red Bull 5-2 last week – he acknowledges their performance in Austria was not a true reflection of their quality.

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