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ICE WORK
Cardiff Devils owner Matt Burge is “We have a new website, new ofﬁ ces, new
happy the club are on target for their corporate entertaining areas, new management
three year plan after a period of great team – massive developments in the off-ice and
improvements on and off the ice. match night presentation.
With the likes of captain Brad Voth leading the “In terms of boxes to be ticked we have done
way, the Devils are pushing hard in the Elite a huge amount and I am very proud of all the
League and Challenge Cup with the usual blend team who have worked so hard.
of excitement and power.
“Year Two is always tough when you have had
“Anyone that sees a game in its full ﬂ ight will a good Year One and people have seen a lot of
fall in love with it, there is something happening changes. There is a focus on the ice, a challenge
all the time,” said Burge. to step up moving away from a big heavy
defensive mode to a faster, more skilful game.
“We are over the moon with the ﬁ rst year, it
Hugh MorrisCardiff Devils
is a three year plan and we have broken the “The whole family integration on match night
progress into small chunks. The ﬁ rst year we and away from that is also important.
moved up a position on the ice and off the ice
SW there has been a huge amount of progress.
42 pictures Steve Pope
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