Oxford City Stars

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Oxford City Stars
City	Oxford, Oxfordshire
League	NIHL South Division 1
Conference	Division One South
Founded	1984
Home arena	Oxford Ice Rink Capacity: 1,025
Colors	Yellow, Blue & Black
General manager	Jo Mundy
Head coach	Mark Saunders
Captain	Christopher Cooke
Affiliates	Oxford Rising Stars, NIHL 2 Oxford Midnight Stars, WNIHL 2
Website	Oxford City Stars
Franchise history
1984–1997	Oxford City Stars
1997–1998	Oxford Chill
1998–2000	Oxford Blades
2000–present	Oxford City Stars

The Oxford City Stars are an ice hockey team based in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.The team was founded in 1984. They currently play in the NIHL South Division 1 at Oxford Ice Rink, Oxford

The Oxford City Stars made their debut in 1984 and had an instant impact winning the BHL Division 2 (Midlands) as well as the post season playoffs and moved into the BHL Division 1 where they were unable to repeat their success, succumbing to a 9th placed finish in their first season. The following season would see them finish 15th and return to the BHL Division 2. They would however endure more success in the 1990–91 and 1995-96 seasons as they claimed First Place, but nothing in the post season.

After the formation of the National Ice Hockey League in 1996, the Oxford City Stars were placed in the Division One South where the finished 6th and failed to qualify for the Playoffs. The following season due to issues with the Ice Rink, they moved to Swindon under the guise of Swindon Chill. The 1998-99 season saw the Stars return under the name of Oxford Blades, losing all 32 games in a dismal season with only worse to come as they folded midway during the 1999-2000 season.

The City Stars returned to the ENHL for the 2000-2001 season and would endure mid range results over the coming years, finishing in highs of 2nd and lows of 9th with one quarter final playoff appearance as the highlight of the performances.

The Oxford City Stars found traction in the newly formed National Ice Hockey League where they won the Southern Division 2 Title back to back in 2012-13 and 2013-14 with no Playoffs being played. The Stars struggled the following season in Division 1 garnering just 7 wins from 36 games on their way to a 9th place finish. They picked up the following year finishing 4th and losing in the Quarter Finals of the Playoffs. The Stars would then return to Division 2 for the next 3 seasons, picking up One League Title in the 2017-18 season.

In late 2019/early 2020 the World was rocked by the emergence of a respiratory disease across the world eventually dubbed the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the world in a major way as governments struggled to control the outbreak. The Stars were due to play the Invicta Dynamos but the visiting team cancelled due to a positive test amongst the team. Shortly after this the Government announced that measures would be taken to contain the outbreak including the cancellation of all sporting events as well as other measures. Thus the 2019 Season was incomplete and halted and the post-season was cancelled as well. The outbreak would go on to claim the 2020-21 season too.

After the culmination of Covid19, the League announced the 2021 season would go ahead as planned. The Stars had moved back into the NIHL South Division 1 at this point and the season would commence with 9 teams due to the closure of the John Nike Leisure Complex, home of the Bracknell Hornets who since folded. The Stars struggled in their return to action, finishing 8th of 9 with just 18 points and an elimination in the Quarter Finals of the Playoffs

(*) Denotes a non-British trained player (Import)

Netminders
No.	Nat.	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
31		Ross Miller	L	(1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29)	Penarth, Wales	2019	24/25
33		Morgan Parsons	?	(2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 20)	Wales	2024 from Basingstoke Buffalo	24/25

Defencemen
No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
4		Charlie Roche	R	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 18)	Oxford, England	2021	23/24
9		Christopher Cooke	R	(1994-11-13) 13 November 1994 (age 29)	Guildford, England	2021	24/25
91		Casey Wilson	?	(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22)	England	2024 from Streatham Blackhawks	24/5

Forwards
No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
8		Jake Williams	R	(2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 23)	England	2020	24/25
18		Aidan McGurk	R	(2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20)	England	2023	24/25
51		Jack Peacock	R	(2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)	England	2024 from Solent Devils	24/25
61		Will Birch	R	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22)	England	2024 from Basingstoke Buffalo	24/25

Team Staff
No.	Nat.	Name	Acquired	Role	Place of birth	Joined From
		Mark Saunders	2024	Head coach	Kingston-Upon-Thames, England	Streatham Blackhawks
		Darren Elliott	2012/13	Assistant coach	Oxford, England
		Jo Mundy	2018/19	General Manager	England

• British Division 2 (South) Champions – 1984/85, 1990/91, 1995/96
• British Division 2 Playoff Champions – 1984/85
• National Ice Hockey League, Division 2 (South) Champions – 2012/13, 2017–18
• English National League Runners-up – 2003/04, 2004/05
• English National League Cup Runners-up – 2003/04

National Championship Trophy 2017/18

• 11 - Paul Linton
• 16 - Alan Green

'*Stars folded midway through the campaign and all of their results were expunged.

'# Oxford Chill were forced to relocate to Swindon just prior to the start of the league campaign due to a major ice plant failure at the rink. After this happened, they were renamed the Swindon Chill.

- Post-season cancelled due to the 2019 Covid Pandemic—2020-21 Season cancelled due to the ongoing Covid Pandemic

• • 1 Tie awarded after no Ice at Milton Keynes

Over the seasons the Stars have periodically iced teams in division as a reserve teams and a season by season list is below:

All Time Appearances
No.	Nat.	Name	Games played	Period	Years
1		Darren Elliot	414	1996–2024	20
2		Andy Cox	323	2001–2022	17
3		Joe Edwards	318	2007–2023	16
4		Josh Oliver	314	2009–2024	14
5		Paul Donohoe +	293	1987–2007	14
6		Dax Hedges	271	2006–present	17
7		Trevor Joseph	236	1985–2005	12
8		Josh Florey	239	2009–2022	11
9		Darryl Morvan	223	1985–1999	12
10		Scott Gough	217	1985–2006	11

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Top Goalscorers
No.	Nat.	Name	Games played	Goals	Period	Years
1		Dan Prachar	194	403	1989–2006	8
2		Scott Gough	217	310	1985–2006	11
3		Darren Elliot	414	259	1996–2024	20
4		Alan Green	209	216	2004–2017	11
5		Derek Flint	178	190	1991–2005	9
6		Josh Oliver	314	177	2009–2024	14
7		Joe Edwards	318	170	2007–2023	15
8		Rick Smith	25	150	1998–1999	1
9		Paul Donohoe +	293	145	1987–2007	14
10		John Gravelle	61	134	1991–1993	2

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Top Assists
No.	Nat.	Name	Games Played	Assists	Period	Years
1		Dan Prachar	194	334	1989–2006	8
2		Darren Elliot	414	304	1996–2024	20
3		Scott Gough	217	261	1985–2006	11
4		Derek Flint	178	219	1991–2005	9
5		Paul Simpson	105	205	1985–1989	4
6		Paul Donohoe +	293	190	1987–2007	14
7		Joe Edwards	318	179	2007–2023	15
8		Alan Green	209	175	2004–2017	11
9		Andy Cox	323	155	2001–2022	17
10		Don Jamieson	52	151	1989–1991	2

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Most Penalty Minutes
No.	Nat.	Name	Games Played	PIMs	Period	Years
1		Darren Elliot	408	824	1996–2024	20
2		Andy Cox	323	823	2001–2022	17
3		Dax Hedges	267	666	2006–present	16
4		Alan Green	209	567	2004–2017	11
5		Trevor Joseph	263	559	1985–2005	12
6		Darryl Morvan	223	521	1985–1999	12
7		Josh Florey	239	461	2009–2022	11
8		Grant Bailey	139	380	1996–2011	6
9		Joe Edwards	318	371	2007–2023	15
10		Dan Prachar	194	353	1989–2006	8

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+ Some Data Missing

The Oxford City ice hockey club also have junior and women's teams as follows:-

• Under 9s (English League South)
• Under 11s (English League South Division 3)
• Under 13s (English League South Division 3)
• Under 15s (English League South Division 3)
• Under 18s (English League South Division 3)
• Under 20s
• Oxford Midnight Stars (Women's League Division 1 South)
• Oxford Rising Stars (NIHL South Division 2)

• Official website
• English Ice Hockey Association website