Jamie Russell, Fife Flyers’ head coach, assured success-hungry fans that he and Max Birbraer, the club’s general manager, are talking to agents and players world-wide to bolster the club’s playing resources.

The club have made offers, but nothing has been clinched and there is no indication that fresh blood will be involved in Wednesday’s home, Challenge Cup clash with arch rivals, Dundee Stars, at The Fife Ice Arena (19.30).

Flyers need help after skidding to their sixth straight defeat in all competitions on Sunday. Then, Belfast Giants beat the Fifers 5-2 in the Elite League in Kirkcaldy, that’s despite Fife being level at 2-2 after two periods.

Giants then fired three unanswered goals in the final session and Russell said: “I thought we were right there. It is a 2-2 game going into

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