2012–13 Coventry Blaze season

The 2012–13 Coventry Blaze season is the 10th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
==Player roster and transfers 2012–13==
===Player roster===
The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2012–13 season.
Netminders	Netminders	Netminders 	Netminders	Netminders 	Netminders 	Netminders	Netminders	Netminders	Netminders	Netminders
No. 	Nat. 	Player 	Catches 	Date of birth	Place of birth 	Acquired 	 	 	 	
1 	 	Adam Goss 	L 	 	Derby, England 	2012 	 	 	 	
84 	 	Peter Hirsch	R 	 	Copenhagen, Denmark	2011 	 	 	 	
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen
No. 	Nat. 	Player 	Shoots 	Date of birth	Place of birth 	Acquired 	 	 	 	
2 	 	Jerramie Domish 	R 	 	Collegeville, Pennsylvania, US 	2011 	 	 	 	
6 	 	Mike Egener 	L 	 	Lahr, Germany 	2012 	 	 	 	
7 	 	Matthew Selby 	R 	 	Birmingham, England 	2012 	 	 	 	
15 	 	James Griffin 	R 	 	Swindon, England 	2011 	 	 	 	
23 	 	Steven Chalmers 	L 	 	Kirkcaldy, Scotland 	2012 	 	 	 	
27 	 	Mike Schutte (A)	L 	 	Burlington, Ontario, Canada 	2012 	 	 	 	
33 	 	Benn Olson 	L 	 	Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada	2012 	 	 	 	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards	Forwards
No. 	Nat. 	Player 	Shoots 	Position	Date of birth	Place of birth 	Acquired	 	 	
8 	 	Sam Smith 	R 	RW 	 	Cardiff, Wales 	2012 	 	 	
9 	 	Mike Bayrack 	L 	C 	 	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 	2012 	 	 	
10 	 	Dale White 	R 	LW 	 	Redditch, England 	2012 	 	 	
11 	 	Shea Guthrie (C) 	R 	RW 	 	Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada	2011 	 	 	
13 	 	Gerome Giudice 	L 	LW 	 	Acton, Ontario, Canada 	2012 	 	 	
17 	 	Russell Cowley (A)	L 	LW 	 	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 	2007 	 	 	
19 	 	Greg Leeb 	L 	C 	 	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 	2012 	 	 	
20 	 	Dustin Cameron 	L 	LW 	 	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	2012 	 	 	
21 	 	Ross Venus 	L 	C 	 	Birmingham, England 	2010 	 	 	
38 	 	Brad Leeb 	R 	RW 	 	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 	2012 	 	 	
39 	 	Matt Beleskey 	L 	LW 	 	Midhurst, Ontario, Canada 	2012 	 	 	
===Two-way players===
Players on a two-way contract with Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 season (includes players called up for injury cover during the season).
Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players 	Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players	Two-way players
No. 	Nat. 	Player 	Shoots 	Position 	Date of birth 	Two-way team 	 	 	 	
16 	 	Josh Gent 	R 	RW 	 	Coventry NIHL Blaze	 	 	 	
16 	 	James Preece 	R 	LW 	 	Telford Tigers 	 	 	 	
18 	 	Keiran Papps 	R 	D 	 	Coventry NIHL Blaze	 	 	 	
===Player transfers===
Players leaving and joining the club for the 2012–13 season.
Players leaving	Players leaving 	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving	Players leaving
Player 	New team 	Source 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Greg Owen 	Basingstoke Bison 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathan Weaver	Nottingham Panthers 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matic Kralj 	Ours de Villard-de-Lans	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Wood 	Arystan Temirtau 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Robert Farmer 	Braehead Clan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Woo-Sang Park 	KJT TuusKi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Stones 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Owen Fussey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike McLean 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Jurynec 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Peter Nylander 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Players signed 	Players signed 	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed	Players signed
Player 	Former team 	Source 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sam Smith 	Cardiff Devils 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Danton 	Orli Znojmo 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gerome Giudice 	Tulsa Oilers 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Egener 	Esbjerg IK 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Benn Olson 	Ontario Reign 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Greg Leeb 	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brad Leeb 	Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Schutte 	HC Alleghe 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dustin Cameron 	Trenton Titans 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steven Chalmers	Telford Tigers 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Bayrack 	Braehead Clan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Beleskey* 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
*signed for the duration of the 2012 NHL lock-out
==Fixtures and results 2012–13==
===Elite Ice Hockey League===
* Green background indicates win (2 points)
* Yellow background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points)
Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results 	Elite League results
# 	Date 	Home 	Score 	Away 	OT 	Record 	Points 	Summary 	 	
1 	8 September 	Dundee Stars 	2–3 	Coventry Blaze 	SO 	1–0–0 	2 	Report Match sheet 	 	
2 	9 September 	Coventry Blaze 	4–3 	Fife Flyers 	 	2–0–0 	4 	Report Match sheet 	 	
3 	15 September 	Sheffield Steelers 	7–5 	Coventry Blaze 	 	2–1–0 	4 	Report Match sheet 	 	
4 	16 September 	Coventry Blaze 	3–4 	Sheffield Steelers 	OT 	2–1–1 	5 	Report Match sheet 	 	
5 	22 September 	Coventry Blaze 	2–1 	Cardiff Devils 	OT 	3–1–1 	7 	Report Match sheet 	 	
6 	23 September 	Fife Flyers 	3–2 	Coventry Blaze 	SO 	3–1–2 	8 	Report Match sheet 	 	
7 	30 September 	Sheffield Steelers 	3–4 	Coventry Blaze 	 	4–1–2 	10 	Report Match sheet 	 	
8 	5 October 	Nottingham Panthers 	4–2 	Coventry Blaze 	 	4–2–2 	10 	Report Match sheet 	 	
9 	7 October 	Coventry Blaze 	3–4 	Cardiff Devils 	OT 	4–2–3 	11 	Report Match sheet 	 	
10 	20 October 	Coventry Blaze 	0–3 	Sheffield Steelers 	 	4–3–3 	11 	Report Match sheet 	 	
11 	21 October 	Edinburgh Capitals 	0–1 	Coventry Blaze 	 	5–3–3 	13 	Report Match sheet 	 	
12 	3 November 	Coventry Blaze 	5–4 	Belfast Giants 	OT 	6–3–3 	15 	Report Match sheet 	 	
13 	4 November 	Coventry Blaze 	5–8 	Belfast Giants 	 	6–4–3 	15 	Report Match sheet 	 	
14 	11 November 	Coventry Blaze 	2–1 	Hull Stingrays 	 	7–4–3 	17 	Report Match sheet 	 	
15 	17 November 	Braehead Clan 	5–2 	Coventry Blaze 	 	7–5–3 	17 	Report Match sheet 	 	
16 	18 November 	Coventry Blaze 	5–2 	Nottingham Panthers 	 	8–5–3 	19 	Report Match sheet 	 	
17 	24 November 	Coventry Blaze 	6–0 	Dundee Stars 	 	9–5–3 	21 	Report Match sheet 	 	
18 	25 November 	Cardiff Devils 	5–2 	Coventry Blaze 	 	9–6–3 	21 	Report Match sheet 	 	
19 	28 November 	Coventry Blaze 	5–2 	Edinburgh Capitals 	 	10–6–3 	23 	Report Match sheet 	 	
20 	1 December 	Dundee Stars 	3–4 	Coventry Blaze 	SO 	11–6–3 	25 	Report Match sheet 	 	
21 	2 December 	Coventry Blaze 	5–1 	Braehead Clan 	 	12–6–3 	27 	Report Match sheet 	 	
22 	5 December 	Nottingham Panthers 	4–3 	Coventry Blaze 	 	12–7–3 	27 	Report Match sheet 	 	
League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)	League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)
Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)	Elite League standings (28 October)
Pos. 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	SOL 	PTS 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Belfast Giants 	20 	13 	2 	2 	3 	31 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Nottingham Panthers 	20 	15 	4 	0 	1 	31 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Sheffield Steelers 	21 	14 	6 	0 	1 	29 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Cardiff Devils 	20 	12 	5 	1 	2 	27 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Coventry Blaze 	22 	12 	7 	2 	1 	27 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Braehead Clan 	21 	11 	9 	1 	0 	23 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Dundee Stars 	20 	7 	9 	2 	2 	18 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Hull Stingrays 	20 	6 	10 	0 	4 	16 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Fife Flyers 	19 	7 	12 	0 	0 	14 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Edinburgh Capitals 	21 	5 	15 	0 	1 	11 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)	Erhardt conference standings (28 October)
Pos. 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	SOL 	PTS 	PTS% 	GF 	GA 	GD 	PIM
1 	Sheffield Steelers 	13 	8 	4 	0 	1 	17 	0.654 	40 	34 	+6 	395
2 	Belfast Giants 	9 	5 	2 	0 	2 	12 	0.667 	29 	23 	+6 	150
3 	Cardiff Devils 	9 	4 	3 	1 	1 	10 	0.556 	21 	26 	−5 	148
4 	Nottingham Panthers 	8 	4 	3 	0 	1 	9 	0.562 	21 	20 	+1 	181
5 	Coventry Blaze 	7 	2 	3 	2 	0 	6 	0.429 	19 	26 	−7 	154
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)	Gardiner conference standings (28 October)
Pos. 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OTL 	SOL 	PTS 	PTS% 	GF 	GA 	GD 	PIM
1 	Braehead Clan 	7 	5 	2 	0 	0 	10 	0.714 	28 	23 	+5 	108
2 	Dundee Stars 	7 	5 	2 	0 	0 	10 	0.714 	21 	18 	+3 	108
3 	Hull Stingrays 	8 	3 	2 	0 	3 	9 	0.562 	26 	27 	−1 	144
4 	Edinburgh Capitals 	6 	2 	3 	0 	1 	5 	0.417 	18 	24 	−6 	86
5 	Fife Flyers 	4 	1 	3 	0 	0 	2 	0.250 	14 	15 	−1 	100
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13	Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13
Game 	Date 	Home 	 	Away 	Notes 	 	 	 	 	
22 	15 December 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Fife Flyers 	 	 	 	 	 	
23 	21 December 	Belfast Giants 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
24 	23 December 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Nottingham Panthers 	 	 	 	 	 	
25 	26 December 	Cardiff Devils 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
26 	27 December 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Cardiff Devils 	 	 	 	 	 	
27 	30 December 	Sheffield Steelers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
28 	1 January 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Sheffield Steelers 	 	 	 	 	 	
29 	5 January 	Nottingham Panthers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
30 	6 January 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Nottingham Panthers 	 	 	 	 	 	
31 	12 January 	Belfast Giants 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
32 	13 January 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Hull Stingrays 	 	 	 	 	 	
33 	19 January 	Sheffield Steelers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
34 	20 January 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Belfast Giants 	 	 	 	 	 	
35 	26 January 	Nottingham Panthers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
36 	31 January 	Cardiff Devils 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
37 	2 February 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Nottingham Panthers 	 	 	 	 	 	
38 	3 February 	Hull Stingrays 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
39 	9 February 	Nottingham Panthers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
40 	10 February 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Braehead Clan 	 	 	 	 	 	
41 	15 February 	Belfast Giants 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
42 	16 February 	Belfast Giants 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
43 	17 February 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Edinburgh Capitals 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	22 February 	Braehead Clan 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
45 	23 February 	Edinburgh Capitals 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
46 	24 February 	Fife Flyers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
47 	2 March 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Dundee Stars 	 	 	 	 	 	
48 	3 March 	Cardiff Devils 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
49 	9 March 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Cardiff Devils 	 	 	 	 	 	
50 	16 March 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Sheffield Steelers 	 	 	 	 	 	
51 	23 March 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Belfast Giants 	 	 	 	 	 	
52 	24 March 	Hull Stingrays 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Challenge Cup===
* Green background indicates win (2 points)
* Yellow background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
* Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points)
Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results 	Challenge Cup results
# 	Date 	Home 	Score 	Away 	OT 	Record 	Points 	Summary 	 	
1 	29 September 	Coventry Blaze 	6–5 	Hull Stingrays 	SO 	1–0–0 	2 	Report Match sheet 	 	
2 	14 October 	Coventry Blaze 	3–1 	Nottingham Panthers 	 	2–0–0 	4 	Report Match sheet 	 	
3 	27 October 	Coventry Blaze 	2–1 	Cardiff Devils 	 	3–0–0 	6 	Report Match sheet 	 	
4 	28 October 	Cardiff Devils 	2–3 	Coventry Blaze 	 	4–0–0 	8 	Report Match sheet 	 	
Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)	Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)
Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)	
Pos. 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	PTS% 	GF 	GA 	GD 	PIM 	
1 	X – Braehead Clan 	8 	4 	3 	1 	9 	0.562 	25 	24 	+1 	129 	
2 	X – Belfast Giants 	5 	4 	1 	0 	8 	0.800 	15 	8 	+7 	69 	
3 	X – Dundee Stars 	7 	4 	3 	0 	8 	0.571 	16 	18 	−2 	111 	
4 	X – Fife Flyers 	8 	4 	4 	0 	8 	0.500 	21 	18 	+3 	141 	
5 	Edinburgh Capitals 	6 	1 	5 	0 	2 	0.167 	14 	23 	−9 	71 	
Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages
Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)	
Pos. 	Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	PTS% 	GF 	GA 	GD 	PIM 	
1 	X – Coventry Blaze 	4 	4 	0 	0 	8 	1.000 	14 	9 	+5 	212 	
2 	Nottingham Panthers 	5 	3 	1 	1 	7 	0.700 	20 	13 	+7 	95 	
3 	Sheffield Steelers 	3 	3 	0 	0 	6 	1.000 	14 	8 	+6 	27 	
4 	Cardiff Devils 	6 	1 	4 	1 	3 	0.250 	19 	25 	−6 	191 	
5 	Hull Stingrays 	6 	1 	4 	1 	3 	0.250 	19 	31 	−12 	109 	
Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages 	Note: X = qualified for knockout stages
Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage 	Challenge Cup knockout stage
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13	Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13
Game 	Date 	Home 	 	Away 	Notes 	 	 	 	 	
5 	29 October 	Sheffield Steelers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	10 November 	Hull Stingrays 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	5 December 	Nottingham Panthers 	– 	Coventry Blaze 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	9 December 	Coventry Blaze 	– 	Sheffield Steelers 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Pre-season & challenge games===
* Green background indicates win.
* Red background indicates loss.
* White background indicates tied game.
Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results	Pre-season & challenge game results
Game 	Date 	Home 	 	Away 	Report 	 	 	 	 	
Challenge 	29 August 	Cardiff Devils 	2–1 	Coventry Blaze 	Report 	 	 	 	 	
Challenge 	1 September 	Sheffield Steelers 	3–4 	Coventry Blaze 	Report 	 	 	 	 	
Challenge 	2 September 	Coventry Blaze 	1–3 	Sheffield Steelers 	Report 	 	 	 	 	
Challenge 	5 September 	Coventry Blaze 	2–2 	Cardiff Devils 	Report 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Playoffs===
The top 4 teams from each conference of the Elite Ice Hockey League standings will qualify for the quarterfinals of the play-offs.
The winners of each match-up will progress to the play-off finals weekend, to take place in Nottingham on 6 and 7 April 2013.
==References==
Coventry Blaze
Category:Coventry Blaze seasons