THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan at Cardiff Devils – Wednesday
It’s time for some cup action and for Glasgow Clan, sponsored by Aspray Glasgow West, it’s a chance to claim a coveted last four berth in the Challenge Cup.
To do that, they have to overcome the Cardiff Devils as the last of the Clan-Devils trilogy gets ready for what we hope will be an epic conclusion so let’s set the scene.
3
The third meeting between Cardiff Devils and Glasgow Clan in seven days, which has so far yielded two victories on the road for the Devils.
Also number of points picked up by Cardiff pair Trevor Cox (3G) and Cody Donaghy (3A) and Clan’s Darien Craighead (2+1) and Robert Lachowicz (1+2) in those last two meetings.
6
Number of surviving players who featured in the 2018 Challenge Cup quarter final between the teams that saw Clan overcome a 4-3 home loss to win 6-4 on the road and go through, all of whom played for Cardiff Devils.
89
Bryce Reddick is the only Clan player in the current line-up who played in that particular tie from his time with the Devils
4
Glasgow Clan are aiming for their fourth Challenge Cup semi final in their history having reached there in seasons 2012/13, 2018/19 (under current Cardiff coach Pete Russell) and 2019/20.
7
Number of Challenge Cups won by Clan #7 Robert Lachowicz in his career, winning the tournament with Nottingham Panthers on every occasion and tying him with former Panthers team-mate David Clarke and ex-Devil, Matthew Myers.
9
Charlie Combs finally made his competitive Clan debut on Sunday after being out through injury for three months. Clan’s #9 picked up an assist and logged an impressive 18 minutes and 13 seconds on his return to action.
20
It’s been almost 20 months since Clan picked up a road win in Cardiff, winning 4-3 in the first leg of the play-off quarter final against the Devils in April 2022.
33.33
Percentage of away wins by Clan on the road so far this season, translating as three wins from nine road trips. Those victories have come in Fife, Sheffield and Manchester so far.
