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Highlights from 20/20 Hockeyfest

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The inaugural 20/20 Hockeyfest took place in the Sheffield Arena on Sunday, 4 November.

Sheffield Steelers beat Coventry 3-2 in the final, on a day which saw all eight Elite League teams take part.

The competition began with the first quarter-final in the morning and ended with a thrilling final in the evening.

Nearly 4,000 spectators from all over the UK celebrated a day of fantastic hockey, with seven games over the course of nine hours.

BBC Radio Sheffield's Seth Bennett and Dave Simms, BBC Radio Nottingham's Chris Ellis and Geoff Foster from BBC Coventry and Warwickshire teamed up to produce a unique day of broadcasting.

The quartet were joined by representatives from all eight teams, including Belfast's general manager Todd Kelman and Craig Simpson from the Newcastle Vipers organisation.

There was full play-by-play commentary on all seven matches and also interviews from the team benches, in the penalty box and amongst the crowd.

The competition saw the Elite League try a brand new format with all games played in two 20-minute running clock periods and each side were allowed to ice only four outskaters at any one time.

Results from the 20/20 Hockeyfest at the Sheffield Arena

Quarter-finals

1100 Sheffield Steelers 5-1 Hull Stingrays

1200 Belfast Giants 2-3 Cardiff Devils (after penalty shoot-out)

1300 Edinburgh Capitals 0-1 Newcastle Vipers

1400 Coventry Blaze 6-0 Nottingham Panthers

Semi-finals

1600 Sheffield Steelers 4-1 Cardiff Devils

1700 Coventry Blaze 3-2 Newcastle Vipers (after penalty shoot-out)

Final

1900 Sheffield Steelers 3-2 Coventry Blaze



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Teams learn Hockeyfest 20/20 draw
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