Sheffield Steelers’ Robert Dowd happy to finally set new goalscoring record

ROBERT DOWD admitted it was a relief to finally score the goal that made him Sheffield Steelers’ all-time record goalscorer in the Elite League era at the weekend.
By Phil Harrison
Published 28th Feb 2022, 23:02 BST
Robert Dowd, in action against Coventry Blaze on Sunday night. Picture: Dean WoolleyRobert Dowd, in action against Coventry Blaze on Sunday night. Picture: Dean Woolley
Robert Dowd, in action against Coventry Blaze on Sunday night. Picture: Dean Woolley

The magic moment arrived for the 33-year-old GB international forward in the 53rd minute of Saturday night’s clash with Nottingham Panthers at the National Ice Centre.

The Steelers went on to smash their fiercest rivals 7-3 on the night and then record a four-point weekend when coming from 2-0 down at home to Coventry Blaze on Sunday in a 5-3 victory.

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Dowd admitted as he got closer to breaking the record previously held by Jeff Legue with 266 goals, it started to play on his mind more and more.

“It would have been preferable to do it on home ice, but if there is another rink I could have done it in, then I’m happy it was there,” said Dowd.

“I’d not even thought about it until my Twitter exploded about three weeks ago.

“It didn’t play on my mind for the first few weeks but then it started to get to me because I was doing the right things, I was working hard but it just didn’t seem to go in for me. So it was nice to finally get it done.”

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