MattDavies published Nottingham Panthers 4 Sheffield Steelers 7 (7-8 on aggregate):...

What some might have thought would be routine proved to be anything but as Nottingham Panthers saw their Challenge Cup reign of five years ended – with a rookie goaltender from the home city proving the most unlikely of heroes.Panthers lost 7-4 on the night, 8-7 on aggregate as Sam Gospel kept them out in a penalty shootout when Chris Lawrence, Robert Farmer and Bruce Graham all missed.That tells nothing like the full story though. Panthers went into the second leg of the semi-final with a