Scout Report – Week 24 Preview

This season our scouting department will be giving an update prior to the start of each game week to give you all the information you need to get your team top of the standings.

Roster Moves

We’ve got one “new” signing this week, but first lets cover two departures that were announced. First up is that Quinn Ryan has left Dundee after picking up just two assists in 17 games since joining mid-season. He hadn’t made it on to the radar of any of our GM’s in his time with the Stars. Giordano Finoro has also left Fife to return back home for surgery, so there are three GM’s who will need to move him off their roster.

Our new signing this week is Johnny Curran who is slowly ticking off all the Elite League teams over the last few years. After previously playing for Coventry, Belfast and Fife in previous seasons he signed for Nottingham last month and scored three goals over the last ten games. He has now moved up to Dundee where he got two points over his first weekend. He’ll be moved over to Dundee in the game shortly.

Who’s Hot?

With the next value increase coming up after week 24 lets take a look at who could be line for the value increase by looking at a small sample size of the last three weeks.

Defenceman Jere Vertanen had scored points in 12 consecutive weeks before we picked him as our pick of the week. Another zero score means the assistant scout has been recalled from his duties at the Olympics to help out this week.

Most of the league has three games this week so it makes sense to stick with one of those teams and Coventry are the preference with their two home games. Grant Mismash made our list above of in-form players and if you add in the prior two weeks he is averaging 33.4 points. Mismash is the pick this week.

Current average points per week so far – 21.7 points.

Latest player scores are available on our site –

Upcoming Schedule

Wednesday 18 February 2026

• Belfast Giants vs Coventry Blaze (Semifinal) – 19:00
• Nottingham Panthers vs Sheffield Steelers (Semifinal) – 19:30
• Guildford Flames vs Dundee Stars (194) – 19:30

Friday 20 February 2026

• Cardiff Devils vs Belfast Giants (195) – 19:00

Saturday 21 February 2026

• Guildford Flames vs Sheffield Steelers (196) – 18:00
• Dundee Stars vs Coventry Blaze (199) – 19:00
• Glasgow Clan vs Fife Flyers (198) – 19:00
• Manchester Storm vs Nottingham Panthers (197) – 19:00

Sunday 22 February 2026

• Belfast Giants vs Dundee Stars (202) – 16:00
• Nottingham Panthers vs Cardiff Devils (201) – 16:00
• Sheffield Steelers vs Guildford Flames (200) – 16:00
• Fife Flyers vs Glasgow Clan (203) – 17:00
• Coventry Blaze vs Manchester Storm (204) – 17:30

Games Per Team (with opponents)

Belfast Giants – 3 (@ Coventry Blaze, @ Cardiff Devils, vs Dundee Stars)
Cardiff Devils – 2 (vs Belfast Giants, @ Nottingham Panthers)
Coventry Blaze – 3 (vs Belfast Giants, @ Dundee Stars, vs Manchester Storm)
Dundee Stars – 3 (@ Guildford Flames, vs Coventry Blaze, @ Belfast Giants)
Fife Flyers – 2 (@ Glasgow Clan, vs Glasgow Clan)
Glasgow Clan – 2 (vs Fife Flyers, @ Fife Flyers)
Guildford Flames – 3 (vs Dundee Stars, vs Sheffield Steelers, @ Sheffield Steelers)
Manchester Storm – 2 (@ Glasgow Clan, @ Coventry Blaze)
Nottingham Panthers – 3 (vs Sheffield Steelers, @ Manchester Storm, vs Cardiff Devils)
Sheffield Steelers – 3 (@ Nottingham Panthers, @ Guildford Flames, vs Guildford Flames)

Teams with three games this week:
Belfast Giants, Coventry Blaze, Dundee Stars, Guildford Flames, Nottingham Panthers, Sheffield Steelers