This weekend in Scottish ice hockey, fans can expect some thrilling matches as the teams compete for their spot in the Playoff weekend and Aberdeen and Paisley battle it out in a Scottish Cup semi-final. With two pieces of silverware still up for grabs, the pressure is on for the teams to perform at their best.

The 2nd leg of the Play-off 1/4 finals will take place this weekend, providing the teams with their last chance to secure their place in the playoffs. 

One of the standout fixtures is between the Kirkcaldy Kestrels and the Dundee Comets as both teams have been on excellent form recently. The Comets did finished higher in the league table and managed to win the 1st leg last weekend 6-4, giving them a slight advantage going into the game.

In another exciting match, the Kilmarnock Thunder will travel east to Murrayfield to take on the Edinburgh Capitals. Thunder managed to clinch a win with a 6-4 score against the Capitals last weekend, despite their lower position in the league. The Capitals will be eager to get a comfortable win this time around and secure their spot at Murrayfield next weekend.

The Aberdeen Lynx will also be looking to maintain their good form this evening at Auchenharvie, where they play North Ayrshire Wild after a convincing 14-2 win against them last weekend in Aberdeen.

With the high level of play from all the teams this season it’s given the young NA Wild team, who have struggled at times, a huge amount of valuable game time against some well drilled and experienced teams. 

The Paisley Pirates have a massive weekend, playing host to the Dundee Tigers at Braehead tonight before taking on the Aberdeen Lynx tomorrow in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup at Murrayfield.

The Pirates managed to bag a close win against the Tigers last weekend, and both sides finished only one point apart in the league.

Pirates Coach, Ian Turley, said, “We are looking forward to the weekend ahead. It’s no secret that it’s the biggest weekend of the season for us playing in the 2nd leg of the quarter tonight and the semi final of the Scottish Cup tomorrow. 

We managed to scrape past the Tigers last week but our games against them this year have generally been really close so I’d imagine it’s going to go to the wire again. 

Tomorrow sees us play away to the Lynx in Edinburgh which is a little different from the norm. It’ll be a strange encounter having both fans there as travelling support. Games against the Lynx this year have also been tight but I’d imagine most people on the outside will favour the Lynx to win with them being league champions. 

At this stage it doesn’t get any bigger than this and it’s all on the line.”

The winner of the semi-final between the Pirates and Lynx will take on the Dundee Comets in the Scottish Cup Final, which is being held in Aberdeen on the 15th of April. 

With so much at stake and several teams in good form, this weekend’s ice hockey action is not to be missed.