Cardiff Fire are aiming to achieve a perfect 10 when they play Basingstoke Buffalo at Ice Arena Wales on Sunday (6pm)
Head coach Mark Cuddihy and his Fire players have opened their National League Division Two season with nine consecutive victories and a win against Basingstoke will take them into double figures.
Fire won the title last season, while they are aiming even higher this time with the League championship, cup and play-offs all trophies they believe they can win.
Former Devils players including Jason Stone, Phil Manny, Sam Smith and goaltender Joe Myers are all on the Fire roster, while Slovakian forward Robert Sedlak and Tamas Elias, who was born in Hungary, are among other key players in the Fire line-up,
Sunday’s clash with Basingstoke is Fire’s first NIHL fixture of 2017 and their second will be against London Haringey Racers, also at the IAW, on Saturday, January 21.
Cardiff Fire play all of their matches at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay, the rink which is also home to Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils.
Tickets are available on the door before face-off.
Cardiff Fire
2016-17 results and fixtures
September
v Swindon Wildcats (home) won 3-1
v Basingstoke Buffalo (away) won 6-3
v Slough Jets (home) 6-2
v London Haringey Racers (away) won 4-0
v Wightlink Raiders (home) won 3-2
Bristol Pitbulls (away) won 4-2
v Basingstoke Buffalo (home) won 9-1
v Bristol Pitbulls (home) won 5-1
v Bristol Pitbulls (away) won 4-2
January
Sunday 8 v Basingstoke Buffalo (home, 6pm)
Saturday 21 London Haringey Racers (home, 6.30pm)
Sunday 22 v Swindon Wildcats (away)
February
Saturday 11 v Wightlink Raiders (home 6.30pm)
Sunday 19 v Swindon Wildcats (home, 6pm)
Sunday 26 v Bristol Pitbulls (home, 6pm)
March
Saturday 4 v Wightlink Raiders (home, 6.30pm)
Sunday 5 v Basingstoke Buffalo (away)
Saturday 25 v Swindon Wildcats (away)
To be arranged v Slough Jets (away)
Cardiff Fire roster:
Goaltenders: Luke Takel, Joe Myers, James Whiting.
Defence: Ross Wilkinson, Phil Manny, Andrew Davies, Elis Sheppard, Dan Self, Jason Stone, Joe Morris, Chris Hart.
Forward: Sam Bryant, Robert Sedlak, Kieron Latchford, Jackson Price, Jackson Price, David Sadler, David Christian, Josh Haslam, Niall Shanahan, Ricky Deacon, Tim Burrows, Jon Nash, Sam Smith, Jordon Baber, Tamas Elias, Jordan Powell, Alan Armour, Steve Newton.