Brendan Connolly

THE LAST TIME: Sheffield Steelers' captain Jonathan Phillips lifts the Elite League play-off trophy after defeating Cardiff Devils 6-5 in double overtime at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham in April 2017. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley.

Steelers' captain Phillips dreaming of perfect ending to illustrious career

HOME GOODBYE: Captain Jonathan Phillips leaves the Utilita Arena ice for one final time on Saturday night, flanked by a guard of honour from his Sheffield Steelers' team-mates. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media/EIHL.

Steelers captain fantastic Phillips targets one last hurrah in Nottingham

WINNER: Breandan Connolly, left, celebrates scoring what proved to be Sheffield Steelers' winning goial against Elite League rivals Dundee Stars. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media/EIHL

Steelers coach Fox looking for home improvements to boost EIHL title hopes

BAD NIGHT: Coventry Blaze's players celebrate their late win at Sheffield Steelers on Saturday. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media/EIHL

Steelers' EIHL title hopes suffer further blow

WINNING STRIKE: Fife Flyers' Mikael Johansson beats Matt Greenfield in the shoot-out to win the Challenge Cup semi-final at the Utilita Arena on Wednesday night. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media/EIHL

Steelers denied Challenge Cup Final spot by Fife in dramatic circumstances

KEY MOMENT: Sheffield Steelers' Brendan Connolly slots home the match-winning penalty shot in the shoot-out against Nottingham Panthers. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/EIHL.

Defence helping Steelers stay on offensive in title push

Brendan Connolly is determined to be fit for opening night with Sheffield Steelers after missing the majority of the 2021-22 Elite League season through injury. Picture: Dean Woolley

Connolly fit and ready to make up for lost time with Steelers

Sheffield Steelers' forward Brendan Connolly is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/EIHL.

Sheffield Steelers strive to fill gap left by Connolly injury

Sheffield Steelers' Justin Hodgman, left, battles for the puck during the 3-1 Elite League win at Guildford Flames Picture: John Uwins/EIHL

DeLuca drug test overshadows Steelers' success at Guildford

GOING NOWHERE: Andreas Valdix wiull remain with Sheffield Steelers for the foreseeable future. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Sheffield Steelers: Valdix sticking around after key pair put on injured reserve

Evan Mosey, far left, scores his first of the night against Cardiff Devils. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley/Steelers Media.

Sheffield Steelers enjoy perfect opening weekend in league and cup

Brendan Connolly - in action for GB at the IIHF World Championships in Riga last month. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley.

Steelers’ Connolly desperate for more World Championship experiences

TOP MAN: Brendan Connolly is back at Sheffield Steelers for the 2021-22 Elite League season. Picture courtesy of Karl Denham/EIHL.

Why Brendan Connolly’s return to Sheffield Steelers was a no-brainer

ON TARGET: Liam Kirk, far right, scopreer of Great Britain's goal, battles for possession in front of the Sweden net. Picture: Dean Woolley.

GB stay in the game as wounded Sweden remain alive at World Championships

BIG DAY: GB and Sheffield Steelers' forward Brendan Connolly during practice in Riga this week. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Steelers' Connolly hoping to experience magical GB moments

FINDING HIS RANGE: Brendan Connolly scores the first of his two goals in Tuesday night's win over Coventry Blaze, who Sheffield Steelers face again on Thursday evening. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley.

Connolly producing his best as Steelers lead way in Elite Series

TAKE THAT: Steelers' Rob Dowd lands a hit on a Coventry opponent. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Connolly enjoys lead role as Steelers rediscover winning feeling in Elite Series

Brendan Connolly sealed victory for the Steelers (Picture: Dean Woolley)

Sheffield Steelers march on after dampening Coventry Blaze

NOW HEAR THIS: Sheffield Steelers' head coach Aaron Fox goes through a drill with his players at Ice Sheffield earlier this week. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Brendan Connolly confident in Sheffield Steelers compete level for Elite Series

Robert Dowd battles for possession for GB against Canada at last year'sWorld Championships. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Sheffield Steelers’ exodus sees players scrambling to find temporary homes

LEADING MAN: Brendan Connolly finished his first season at Sheffield Steelers as the team's top points scorer. Picture copurtesy of Dean Woolley.

Brendan Connolly confident Sheffield Steelers can add to Elite League haul

AS far as Brendan Connolly is concerned, the Challenge Cup is just the start for Aaron Fox’s Sheffield Steelers team.

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Brendan Connolly finished as top points-scorer for Sheffield Steelers in 2019-20. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Brendan Connolly happy embracing different challenges with Sheffield Steelers an...

ON OUR WAY: Brendan Connolly fires past Ben Bowns on a penalty shot to make it 3-0 to Sheffield Steelers in the Challenge Cup Final. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Sheffield Steelers 4 Cardiff Devils 3 - Steelers end long wait for Challenge Cup...

Anthony DeLuca celebrates his second period strike against Belfast Giants. Picture: Dean Woolley

Sheffield Steelers hit back to keep noses in front in Elite League title race

Role model: Sheffield Steelers Brendan Connolly has been a quiet revelation since joining Aaron Foxs side. (Picture: Dean Woolley)

Sheffield Steelers head coach Aaron Fox hails impact of Brendan Connolly

Brendan Connolly extended his points-scoring streak to 20 games in the 3-2 win at Nottingham. Picture via Panthers Images/EIHL.

Nottingham Panthers 2 Sheffield Steelers 3 - Brendan Connolly extends scoring st...

MAN OF THE MOMENT: Anthony DeLuca amassed seven points - including four goals - in the 7-0 Boxing Day hammering of Manchester Storm. Picture courtesy of Dean Woolley.

Sheffield Steelers 7 Manchester Storm 0 - 'Electric' Anthony DeLuca powers Steel...

Sheffield Steelers' forward, Marc-Olivier Vallerand. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Sheffield Steelers v Fife Flyers – Aaron Fox confident free-scoring forwards can...

Sheffield Steelers put the Belfast Giants goal under pressure during their 4-0 win at the SSE Arena on Saturday. Picture: William Cherry/Presseye

Belfast Giants 0 Sheffield Steelers 4 - Steelers provide perfect response to dow...

Sheffield Steelers' Davey Phillips can't quite catch Belfast's Liam Morgan during Friday night's defeat. Picture courtesy of Press Eye/EIHL.

Belfast Giants 6 Sheffield Steelers 2 - Revenge swiftly served up by rampant Gia...

MAGIC MOMENT: Brendan Connolly celebrates his overtime winner against Nottingham with the Sheffield Steelers' fans. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Sheffield Steelers power back to top of Elite League with maximum return

Anthony DeLuca makes a nuisance of himself near the Glasgow Clan net. Picture: Al Goold/EIHL.

Frustration for Aaron Fox as Sheffield Steelers suffer at hands of Glasgow Clan

SHEFFIELD STEELERS ' head coach Aaron Fox believes his team were guilty of a missed opportunity after they crashed 8-5 at Glasgow Clan.

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Jonathan Phillips battles for possession in front of the Sheffield Steelers' net in Manchester. Picture: Mark Ferriss/EIHL.

Frustration for Sheffield Steelers after being edged out on pointless weekend

Tanner Eberle. Picture: Dean Woolley/EIHL.

Tanner Eberle back for more with Sheffield Steelers

IN YOUR FACE: Brendan Connolly gets to grips with Steelers' Jonas Westerling during last year's 6-1 win for Braehead Clan in Sheffield. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Great expectations no worry for Brendan Connolly at Sheffield Steelers

SWITCH OVER: Brendan Connolly battles with Steelers' Ryan Martinelli in Sheffield last season - the two being former team-mates at Belfast Giants the previous season. Picture: Dean Woolley.

Brendan Connolly backed to be big hit after switch to Sheffield Steelers from Gl...

Justin Buzzeo was on target for Sheffield in Glasgow (Pictures: Dean Woolley)

Sheffield Steelers brought back to earth with defeat to Glasgow Clan