Hawks look for cup tonic

8:19pm Friday 22nd February 2008

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Blackburn Hawks turn their focus to the English Cup tomorrow as they look to secure a place in the play-offs.

The ice hockey aces face a double-header against Newcastle Vipers, starting with an away fixture up in the North East tomorrow night, before welcoming the Vipers to the Arena on Sunday (face-off 5.45pm).

A comfortable 8-1 victory over rivals Whitley Bay last weekend put the Hawks in a very strong position in the ECup standings.

More emphasis has now been placed on the cup competition after Saturday's 4-2 defeat to Sheffield Spartans saw Hawks drop out of the running for the English National Ice Hockey League play-off places.

"We were very disappointed to lose to Sheffield last weekend," said general manager Konrad Tapp. "But we still have a very good chance in the cup so we must concentrate on that.

"It really is crunch-time now. This is our last chance of silverware this season and all the lads really want to achieve a positive result in what has been a somewhat disrupted season."