Ice hockey team in Coventry, West Midlands
| Coventry Blaze NIHL | |
|---|---|
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| City | Coventry, West Midlands |
| League | NIHL Division 2 North |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Home arena | Coventry Skydome |
| Colors | Black, dark/light blue & white |
| Head coach | Sean Alderson |
| Captain | Daniel Kent |
| Affiliate | Coventry Blaze |
| Website | |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007 – 2012 | Coventry Blaze (ENL) |
| 2012 – Present | Coventry NIHL Blaze |
The Coventry Blaze NIHL are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the NIHL affiliate of Coventry Blaze of the EIHL. The team started life as the Coventry Blaze (ENL) in 2007, changing their name to the Coventry Blaze NIHL ahead of the 2012–13 season. The team often provides many juniors competitive ice time. The team withdrew from the 2019–20 season, after being unable to replace the players that had left during the off-season, returning to NIHL action ahead of the 2020–21 season.
Season-by-season record
| Season | League | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | Pts. | Rank | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | ENL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | - | - | 18 | 5 | Did not make playoffs |
| 2008-09 | ENL | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | - | - | 26 | 4 | Semifinal loss |
| 2009-10 | ENL | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | - | - | 28 | 4 | Playoffs qualifier loss |
| 2010-11 | ENL | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | - | - | 32 | 3 | Final loss |
| 2011-12 | ENL | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | - | - | 26 | 6 | Did not make playoffs |
| 2012-13 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | - | - | 17 | 8 | Placement game win |
| 2013-14 | NIHL 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | - | - | 34 | 3 | Semifinal loss |
| 2014-15 | NIHL 2 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | - | - | 20 | 8 | No playoffs held |
| 2015-16 | NIHL 2 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | - | - | 9 | 7 | Did not make playoffs |
| 2016-17 | NIHL 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | - | - | 6 | 8 | Did not make playoffs |
| 2017-18 | NIHL 2 | 36 | 10 | - | 20 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 8 | Did not make playoffs |
| 2018-19 | NIHL 2 | 32 | 13 | - | 16 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 6 | Did not make playoffs |
| 2020-21 | NIHL 2 |
Club roster 2020–21
| Netminders | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
2020/21 Outgoing
| Outgoing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For | ||||
References
- "Coventry Blaze NIHL at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Coventry Blaze ENL at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- NIHL Blaze (16 July 2019). "NIHL Blaze on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- Coventry Blaze NIHL (29 April 2020). "NIHL BLAZE SET TO RETURN". Facebook. Retrieved 8 July 2020.