NEWS: There’s no hiding place says Kielly

Aspray Glasgow West sponsored Glasgow Clan netminder Jake Kielly was glad to do his bit for the team on Sunday but insists there’s no more excuses now.

Kielly helped to backstop Clan to a penalty shots victory at Coventry Blaze on Sunday, but all eyes are on the visit of league leaders Sheffield Steelers on Friday (face off 7:30pm).

And the netminder says there was much to be positive about from the performance at the Skydome on Sunday.

“I was really impressed with the team effort overall and I think it was probably one of the best offensive games we’ve had all season,” he said.

“It was nice to be on the back end of that with all the guys buying in as we did a good job sticking to the game plan the whole game, getting bodies in front of their goalie and getting pucks in deep.

“Getting to the shootout, I just wanted to do my part in getting us that extra point and it’s something we practice throughout the week so Antti and I are well prepared for these things.

“We’ve shown a lot in the last week now where we’re getting into crunch time that there’s no more excuses, no time to say “shoulda”, “woulda”, “coulda” in games.

“We’ve got to hunker down and get all the points we can so looking ahead to Sheffield, I think we have a great base we can bring in from last week.”

Kielly played in the two road games that yielded victories for the Clan, scooping maximum points from visits to Nottingham Panthers and Coventry.

And he believes bringing the positive components from both of those games can stand them in good stead for the double header with the Steelers at the weekend.

He added: “The third period in Nottingham was a great example of how well it can work together and against a really great team in Sheffield, we have to bring that same intensity.

“Add that same energy we had in the whole game in Coventry, we have to get pucks deep, sustain some offensive zone time and do what we can to pressure their goalie.

“It’s going to be high paced and we’re excited to be at home on Friday and look to come out of the weekend with two solid performances.”