The EIHL today released their full fixture list uncharacteristically early and the responce has been largely positive from all ten clubs.
The Rays open their fifth season in the EIHL on Saturday 4 September (7pm) with a trip to Wales to face the Cardiff Devils, whom the Rays infamously clashed with on the second weekend of the season last year, before they return home to take on the Giants, who they faced in their opening home fixture last term, on Sunday (5.30pm).
A double header against the Sheffield Steelers, starting with a Challenge Cup game at the Sheffield Arena, follows the next weekend in the first of four home and away double headers over the season. In a changed format, due to the addition of Braehead and Dundee, the three clubs joining the Steelers in the Stingrays very tough Challenge Cup group are Cardiff, Coventry and Nottingham, with each side due to face the other once, home or away.
A festive calendar consisting of a double header against Newcastle closes with a home game to EIHL newcomers Dundee, before they open the new year with an away fixture in Northern Ireland against the Giants.
Finally, the Stingrays end the season with a home double header for the third year in a row as Edinburgh and Nottingham visit the Hull Arena for the final time of the 10/11 season.
A full list of fixtures can be found on the Stingrays official website.
