Steelers Trophy Success the Season After a Grand slam

[smbmetal]

Just out of interest I've been having a look at our subsequent season trophy success after winning a Grand slam.

https://www.sheffieldsteelers.co.uk/club-history/

We've managed to win just one trophy in the next season after a grand slam.

1996/97 - British Championship Champions
2001/02 - Superleague Playoff Champions
2024/25 - ?

The 2001/02 season though was when we'd almost gone bust and Blaiser had to build a team in about 2 weeks

The Giant$ of course wining nada after their Grand slam.

Wonder if we can go one better this time?

[mark]

The number of players retained from the previous season will be a significant factor, traditionally the success has made the players attractive to higher playing clubs/leagues and they have moved on, without checking I think this season may have been the highest retained percentage for quite a long time.

[Ethels Dad]

Interestingly last season doesn't make it into "Club History".

[Doom]

Interestingly last season doesn't make it into "Club History".

They seem to be a little behind.

I think it was after our first Grandslam season I made my one and only call to the Radio Sheffield ice hockey phone in.

I remember getting fed up with callers complaining about the team and suggesting the players weren't giving it their all.

I wanted to point out that I thought the players were still giving their best, but the opposition had improved substantially. The previous season we had blown the likes of Bracknell away, but in the ISL Bracknell went from a team of mainly Brits, to good quality Canadians.

It wasn't the likes of Tommy Plommer had stopped trying, it was more a case of him being up against much better opposition players and losing a lot more battles in the corner.

You put Mitchell Balmas in an NHL team and he'd be invisible. It's not that he wouldn't be trying, but he'd struggle against the speed, skill and physicality of that quality of opposition.

Regards

Doom

[smbmetal]

To @mark’s post, it must be the most players we’ve ever had return?

I think the point I was trying to make is that winning further silverware after a Grand Slam is very difficult and the Steelers history seems to back that up.

Whilst expectations for the current team are quite rightly very high, I urge slight caution, as winning more than one trophy the season after a Grand Slam appears to be very difficult.

Just ask Belfa$t

[ginger]

Interestingly last season doesn't make it into "Club History".

They seem to be a little behind.

I think it was after our first Grandslam season I made my one and only call to the Radio Sheffield ice hockey phone in.

I remember getting fed up with callers complaining about the team and suggesting the players weren't giving it their all.

I wanted to point out that I thought the players were still giving their best, but the opposition had improved substantially. The previous season we had blown the likes of Bracknell away, but in the ISL Bracknell went from a team of mainly Brits, to good quality Canadians.

It wasn't the likes of Tommy Plommer had stopped trying, it was more a case of him being up against much better opposition players and losing a lot more battles in the corner.

You put Mitchell Balmas in an NHL team and he'd be invisible. It's not that he wouldn't be trying, but he'd struggle against the speed, skill and physicality of that quality of opposition.

Regards

Doom

Absolutely agree. The step up from the old Premier League to the ISL was insane that first season. Was the year my Dad and me had season tickets, after watching 80% of games the previous two league winning seasons.

Remember a game against Ayr that ended 0-0 and yet it was one of the best games of hockey I'd ever seen at the time.

And of course, the man, the myth, the legend Jason Lafreniere. What a player, what a great few off ice stories!