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Cardiff Devils' 2025-26 schedule confirmed

Cardiff Devils' 2025-26 schedule confirmed

BBC News11-07-2025
Cardiff Devils will start and end their 2025-26 season with trips to Nottingham Panthers.The Welsh side begin the campaign with eight successive Challenge Cup fixtures, the first of which sees them travel to the Panthers - who they lost to in double overtime in last season's Playoff Final.Devils host new head coach Paul Thompson's former side Coventry Blaze at the Vindico Arena in their first Elite League game of the season on Saturday, 11 October - with Panthers being their first away league opponents the following day.Cardiff travel to Guildford Flames on 30 December for their final match of the calendar year before hosting the west Surrey club in their first fixture of 2026 on New Year's Day.Blaze will be the final visitors of the regular season to the Welsh capital on 4 April, 2026 before Devils conclude their Elite League schedule at Panthers a day later.Having finished the 2024-25 regular season in fourth place, Devils went on to end as runners-up to Panthers after an almighty Playoff tussle.The Welsh capital side also suffered final heartache in the Challenge Cup, losing 4-0 to Elite League regular season winners Belfast Giants in the final.Thompson was announced as Pete Russell's successor as head coach in May, having previously had spells in charge of Elite League rivals Blaze and Sheffield Steelers.He had four seasons as head coach of Danish club Odense Bulldogs - who he led to their first ever Metal Ligaen Championship earlier this year.
Cardiff Devils' 2025-26 schedule
13/9/25 Challenge Cup 19:00 Nottingham Panthers Cardiff Devils14/9/25 Challenge Cup 17:00 Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers19/9/25 Challenge Cup 19:00 Cardiff Devils Guildford Flames21/9/25 Challenge Cup 17:30 Coventry Blaze Cardiff Devils26/9/25 Challenge Cup 19:00 Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm27/9/25 Challenge Cup 19:00 Manchester Storm Cardiff Devils4/10/25 Challenge Cup 19:00 Cardiff Devils Coventry Blaze5/10/25 Challenge Cup 17:00 Cardiff Devils Nottingham Panthers11/10/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Coventry Blaze12/10/25 League 16:00 Nottingham Panthers Cardiff Devils18/10/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Glasgow Clan19/10/25 Challenge Cup 16:00 Sheffield Steelers Cardiff Devils25/10/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Nottingham Panthers26/10/25 League 17:30 Coventry Blaze Cardiff Devils29/10/25 League 19:00 Belfast Giants Cardiff Devils1/11/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm2/11/25 Challenge Cup 18:00 Guildford Flames Cardiff Devils7/11/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Belfast Giants9/11/25 League 16:00 Sheffield Steelers Cardiff Devils14/11/25 League 19:30 Glasgow Clan Cardiff Devils15/11/25 League 19:00 Dundee Stars Cardiff Devils16/11/25 League 17:00 Fife Flyers Cardiff Devils22/11/25 League 19:00 Manchester Storm Cardiff Devils23/11/25 League 17:00 Cardiff Devils Fife Flyers28/11/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Guildford Flames30/11/25 League 17:00 Fife Flyers Cardiff Devils6/12/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Belfast Giants7/12/25 League 17:00 Cardiff Devils Glasgow Clan12/12/25 League 19:30 Glasgow Clan Cardiff Devils13/12/25 League 19:00 Dundee Stars Cardiff Devils20/12/25 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers21/12/25 League 17:30 Manchester Storm Cardiff Devils26/12/25 League 16:00 Cardiff Devils Coventry Blaze27/12/25 League 18:00 Coventry Blaze Cardiff Devils30/12/25 League 19:00 Guildford Flames Cardiff Devils1/1/26 League 16:00 Cardiff Devils Guildford Flames3/1/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Dundee Stars10/1/26 League 19:00 Manchester Storm Cardiff Devils11/1/26 League 17:00 Cardiff Devils Glasgow Clan17/1/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm18/1/26 League 18:00 Guildford Flames Cardiff Devils24/1/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Fife Flyers25/1/26 League 16:00 Sheffield Steelers Cardiff Devils30/1/26 League 19:30 Dundee Stars Cardiff Devils1/2/26 League 16:00 Cardiff Devils Nottingham Panthers6/2/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Guildford Flames8/2/26 League 17:00 Fife Flyers Cardiff Devils14/2/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers15/2/26 League 18:00 Guildford Flames Cardiff Devils20/2/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Belfast Giants22/2/26 League 16:00 Nottingham Panthers Cardiff Devils28/2/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Fife Flyers1/3/26 League 16:00 Sheffield Steelers Cardiff Devils7/3/26 League 19:00 Belfast Giants Cardiff Devils8/3/26 League 16:00 Belfast Giants Cardiff Devils13/3/26 League 19:30 Glasgow Clan Cardiff Devils15/3/26 League 16:00 Cardiff Devils Nottingham Panthers21/3/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Dundee Stars22/3/26 League 17:00 Cardiff Devils Dundee Stars28/3/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm29/3/26 League 17:30 Coventry Blaze Cardiff Devils1/4/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Sheffield Steelers4/4/26 League 19:00 Cardiff Devils Coventry Blaze5/4/26 League 16:00 Nottingham Panthers Cardiff Devils
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