THE NUMBERS GAME: Clan vs Fife Flyers – Saturday

For Glasgow Clan, sponsored by Aspray Glasgow West, the warm-ups are over and the real game begins as the first points of the season are at stake in this Saturday night clash with Fife Flyers.

There’s no love lost between these two, but the numbers can make for interesting reading too as we preview the game in a numerical way.

32

Number of home wins by Braehead/Glasgow Clan over Fife Flyers out of 45 meetings at Braehead Arena since Fife Flyers joined the Elite League in 2011.

10

Number of Clan victories at home against Fife Flyers in their last 11 meetings – a record that goes back to October 2019

1

Number of head coaches at Fife Flyers in the Elite League era prior to the appointment of Tom Coolen this summer.  Todd Dutiaume has oversaw the Flyers in the EIHL since they joined in 2011.

3

Gary Haden scored Clan’s only hat-trick of the season in 2022/23 in a 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers at Fife Ice Arena back in January 2023.

Also, number of goals scored by #19 Jake Bolton last weekend over the two pre-season games against Belfast Giants.

11

Number of goals shared between the teams when they met in the Challenge Cup at Braehead Arena last season, with Fife edging the game with a 6-5 victory.

3,235

Number of minutes played by Flyers netminder Shane Owen in the regular season throughout 2022/23, featuring in every single game for them.

244

Number of days since Fife Flyers won a road game outright, beating Dundee Stars 4-1 on 22 January 2023.  While they defeated Sheffield Steelers on penalty shots over two legs in February’s Challenge Cup semi final, they drew this game 4-4.

8

Number of consecutive losses by Glasgow Clan in Challenge Cup games –  a record that stretches back to December 2019 after defeating Dundee Stars in the quarter finals.

203

Number of centimetres in height for Cody Sol, Clan’s #44 defenceman – the tallest player across the Elite League this season.  Otherwise known as six foot eight inches.