Guildford Phoenix
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| Guildford Phoenix | |
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| City | Guildford, Surrey |
| League | NIHL 2 South West Division |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home arena | Guildford Spectrum (capacity: 2,200) |
| Colors | Maroon, Blue |
| Head coach | Stuart Potts |
| Captain | Nick Minhinnick |
| Affiliate | Guildford Flames |
| Website | GJIHC Phoenix |
| Franchise history | |
| 2017–present | Guildford Phoenix |
The Guildford Phoenix[1] are an amateur ice hockey team based in Guildford, England. They currently play in the NIHL 2 South West Division.[2] The Guildford Phoenix are a minor league affiliate of the Guildford Flames of the Elite Ice Hockey League.[3]
The Phoenix is the senior men's team of the Guildford Junior Ice Hockey club[4] and was set up as part of the progression pathway for Guildford junior players into senior hockey. After one or two seasons with the Phoenix, many players have gone on to play in the National league or NIHL 1.
Phoenix gained extensive media coverage in October 2019, following the signing of former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech.[5]
Season-by-season record
[edit]| Season[6] | League | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | Pts. | Rank | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | NIHL 2 | 26 | 14 | - | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6th | Semifinal loss |
| 2018–2019 | NIHL 2 | 28 | 16 | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 5th | Did not make playoffs |
| 2019–2020 | NIHL 2 | 20 | 17 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1st | Playoffs Cancelled |
| 2020-2021 | NIHL 2 | season cancelled | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | NIHL 2 | 22 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1st | League, cup & playoff champions |
| 2022-2023 | NIHL 2 | 24 | 20 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 2nd | Playoff semi final loss |
Roster 2023/24
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| Netminders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Nat | Player | Age | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | catches | Junior Club |
| 32 |  | Jake Stoodley | 25 | 1997 | Guildford | 188 | 91 | L | Guildford |
| 31 | | Josh Gebbie | 32 | 1991 | Lincoln | L | n/a | ||
| Defencemen | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Nat | Player | Age | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | shoots | Junior Club |
| 2 |  | Dario Gorianz | 23 | 2000 | Geneva | 178 | 89 | L | Guilldford |
| 4 | | Monty Gailer | 26 | 1997 | Chichester | 182 | 80 | L | Guildford |
| 6 | | Matt Tull | 24 | 1999 | Southampton | 178 | 77 | Guildford | |
| 16 | | James Buckingham | 29 | 1997 | Slough | ||||
| 24 | | Logan Hill | 18 | 2005 | Guildford | R | Guildford | ||
| 25 | | Luke Tull | 28 | 1885 | Southampton | 175 | 76 | Guildford | |
| 43 | | Jed Sherrington | 22 | 2001 | Guildford | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Nat | Player | Age | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | shoots | Junior Club |
| 5 | | Andrew Mason | 28 | 1995 | Basingstoke | ||||
| 7 |  | Theo Sire | 18 | 2004 | Bratislava | 168 | R | Guildford | |
| 8 | | Callum Farrell | 22 | 2001 | 285 | Slough | |||
| 9 | | Sol Stoodley | 20 | 2003 | Guildford | ||||
| 13 | | Jared Vigar | 17 | 2006 | Guildford | ||||
| 14 | | Fraser Stoodley | 22 | 2001 | Guildford | ||||
| 17 | | Josh Sherrington | 25 | 1998 | Frimley | 183 | 95 | R | Guildford |
| 19 | | Oliver Denis 'A' | 28 | 1995 | Chichester | 177 | 74 | R | Guildford |
| 20 | | Luke Becker | 30 | 1993 | Woking | Slough | |||
| 22 | | Nick Minhinnick 'C' | 30 | 1993 | Chertsey | 172 | 85 | R | Guildford |
| 23 | | Jacob Rondeau-Smith 'A' | 26 | 1997 | 173 | 60 | R | Guildford | |
| 27 | | Harry Wright | 25 | 1998 | Basingstoke | ||||
| 28 | | Jack Woodstock | 24 | 1998 | Hounslow | 183 | 71 | Guildford | |
| 42 | | Mark Wheeler | 34 | 1989 | Bracknell | ||||
| 47 | | Sean Richardson | 28 | 1995 | 178 | 64 | L | Guildford | |
All Time Scoring Leaders (up to /incl 2022/23)
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References
[edit]- ^ "Guildford Phoenix - Roster, News, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "NIHL League Structure". EIHA. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Guildford Phoenix at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Phoenix". gjihc. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Former Chelsea and Arsenal keeper Petr Cech signs for ice hockey team". talkSPORT. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Stats, NIHL (2023-09-03). "Guildford Phoenix". NIHL Stats. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Guildford Phoenix - Roster, News, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.