Back-to-back wins over the Basingstoke Bison at the weekend has given the Coventry Blaze the perfect start to the new ice hockey season.

On Saturday night the Blaze won 4-2 in Hampshire in the Challenge Cup.

On Sunday evening a hat-trick from captain Adam Calder began Blaze's defence of the Elite League title with an 8-2 romp at the Skydome Arena.

Blaze went ahead after just 76 seconds and after the end of the first period were already 4-0 up.