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Blaze pick jerseys and bench for Cup Final

The Genting Casino Coventry Blaze have made their selections on jerseys, benches, and ends ahead of the 2026 Challenge Cup Final.

The Blaze have chosen to wear their home Challenge Cup sky blue jerseys, meaning the Nottingham Panthers will play in white.

Coventry had the choice of benches and selected the one closest to the Zamboni end, shooting towards the stage end twice. Nottingham will therefore attack the Zamboni end twice and use the bench at the stage end of the arena.

Coventry maintain last change advantage in the Cup Final as the higher-seeded team.

The Blaze have picked up five points from a possible eight in four games at the Motorpoint Arena this season, winning two and losing one in a shootout.

There will be no shootout in the Challenge Cup Final. If the score is tied after regulation, the teams will play sudden-death overtime periods of 20 minutes each at 5-on-5. Overtime periods will continue until a winning goal is scored.

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Wednesday 18th 7.30pm
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