Fife Flyers travel to Ireland for the weekend when they play their double header with the Charlestown Chiefs on 30th and 31st January. Last season Flyers both won and lost against the then Latvian Hawks, who this season have renamed as Charlestown Chiefs.

Flyers player-coach Todd Dutiaume has backed his players to turn aggressive in their bid to win silverware. Flyers were involved in one of the most physical encounters of the season on Saturday against Charlestown Chiefs with several fights and big hits thrilling the home crowd. Dutiaume admitted that he prefers his players to avoid the penalty box, but after watching them scrap and battle to a crucial victory in the Celtic Cup clash, he has given them licence to turn to brawn in the race for league titles. "Sometimes we sit back and let other teams push us around and let them get in our goalie's face a bit, because our motto is 'you go in the box, and we'll punish you on the powerplay'. Full Article @ FifeToday.co.uk

Fife Flyers will next take to the ice at Fife Ice Arena on Sunday 24th January when they travel for their Celtic Cup game. It will be the 1st meeting between the sides in the Celtic Cup in FIA of the 2009/10 season but the teams have already faced each other several times with the last time Dundee visiting Fife resulting in them being defeated in the Scottish Cup semi-final to be knocked out of the competition and putting Fife through to the final to play Solway Sharks. Dundee will be looking to take revenge for that defeat.

Flyers will have a new face in their line-up on Sunday as player-coach Todd Dutiaume looks to bolster his roster for the crucial run-in. Braehead Pirates centre-man Marc Fowley (20), is expected to make his Flyers debut in the crucial Northern League clash against Solway Sharks in Dumfries. Marc, who has starred for Great Britain at the World University Games, signed last week after Braehead's season came to an early end. Dutiaume told SportsPress: "If you look at our roster, our centre-men are elder statesmen now. "We've got Steven King, Andy Samuel and Steven Lynch who all do a great job but I'd like to bring in a young guy that can play centre. Full Article @ FifeToday.co.uk

Charlestown Chiefs will be the next visitors to Fife Ice Arena to take on Fife Flyers. The Chiefs, last season known as the Latvian Hawks, will travel to Scotland on their weekend road trip which will see them play Solway Sharks on the Sunday. The Chiefs will visit Fife on Saturday 16th January, followed by arch rivalsa visit to Dundee Stars the following evening.