Basingstoke Bison's winning streak continued over the weekend with a double victory against Swindon Wildcats.

The Herd's four-point haul gives them a five-point buffer in fourth place in the ice hockey premier league and they trail one point behind Slough Jets with a game in hand.

The double-header saw the Bison rack up 11 goals against Swindon.

On Saturday, away at Swindon, the Bison won 5-3, with Victor Kubenko netting his second hat- trick of the season.

At home on Sunday, they...

Basingstoke Bison quenched the Phoenix’s fire,  winning both double-header fixtures at the weekend

The Herd went into weekend needing victories to keep their hopes of a top four league finish alive.

Two brilliant displays saw the Basingstoke side take home four points against table-topping Manchester Phoenix.

Saturday's game at home saw the Herd take home two points with a 4-1 victory.

After journeying up north on Sunday, the Basingstoke side kept their momentum going with a 3-2...

Ice hockey fans were treated to a 21-goal scoring fest when the Bison faced Guildford Flames on Saturday and then Bracknell Bees the following day.

Despite notching up six goals, the Herd could not overhaul the Flames’ seven-goal tally in the first clash. The Bison took on the Flames in a packed Basingstoke arena on the Saturday. The home side were hoping to end the visitors’ unbeaten league record.

Sam Oakford returned to the starting line-up after missing last week’s double header...

Bison’s second match of their weekend double-header against Slough Jets took place on Sunday at the Slough Ice Arena.

The Herd were determined to make amends for their 3-2 loss on penalties against Slough the night before.

Revenge is what they got with a last minute goal to win 2-1.

Although the Herd pressurised in the first half, Doug Sheppard netted the home side ahead on 10:24, to send them into the end of the first period ahead.

The second period saw the Jets have a lot of...