What league does Manchester Storm play in?

Manchester Storm play in the EIHL.

When was Manchester Storm founded?

Manchester Storm was founded in 2015 in Manchester, GBR, England.

Where is Manchester Storm based?

Manchester Storm is based in Manchester, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Manchester Storm?

The head coach of Manchester Storm is Ryan Finnerty.

Who is the captain of Manchester Storm?

The captain of Manchester Storm is Dane Byers.

What arena does Manchester Storm play in?

Manchester Storm play their home games at AO Arena in Manchester, GBR.

What are the team colors of Manchester Storm?

The team colors of Manchester Storm are White + Purple + Yellow + Black.

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2018-2019

2018-2019 Season

Manchester Storm were 27-28-5 in the 2018-19 EIHL season with 59 points, 9th overall.

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2018-2019 Manchester Storm Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Matt Ginn (G)	35	1991	Lindsay, ON, CAN	5'11"	176	L
	#30	Adam Long (G)	31	1995	Crewe, GBR	6'1"	161	L
	#72	Jindrich Pacl (G)	31	1995	Plzen, CZE	6'1"	187	L
	#31	Declan Ryan (G)	33	1992	Whaley Bridge, GBR	5'11"	179	L
	#35	Ashley Smith (G)	27	1999	Sheffield, GBR	6'0"	187	L
	#35	Barry Sprakes (G)	45	1981	Widnes, GBR	-	-	-
	#31	Harrison Walker (G)	24	2002	Bradford, GBR	6'0"	159	L
	#90	Luke Wilson-Owen (G)	27	1999	Manchester, GBR	6'0"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#94	Declan Balmer (D)	31	1995	Hull, GBR	6'3"	196	L
	#10	Dallas Ehrhardt (D)"A"	34	1992	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'4"	225	L
	#4	Félix-Antoine Poulin (D)	36	1990	Sainte-Julie, QC, CAN	6'2"	194	L
	#2	Harrison Ruopp (D)	33	1993	Zehner, SK, CAN	6'3"	192	R
	#27	Linden Springer (D)	32	1994	Lloydminster, AB, CAN	6'1"	190	L
	#3	Riley Stadel (D)	30	1996	Surrey, BC, CAN	5'10"	185	L
	#44	Sam Zajac (D)	37	1989	Whitley Bay, GBR	5'7"	165	R
FORWARDS
	#19	Dylan Anderson (C/W)	35	1991	Greely, ON, CAN	6'2"	216	R
	#61	Chris Auger (C/LW)	38	1987	Belleville, ON, CAN	5'10"	176	L
	#79	Shane Bakker (C)"A"	38	1987	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'4"	209	L
	#88	Adam Barnes (F)	27	1999	Manchester, GBR	5'10"	170	L
	#93	Marcus Basara (RW)	33	1993	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	201	R
	#74	Lee Bonner (C)	29	1997	Hull, GBR	5'7"	176	L
	#63	Chance Braid (LW)	31	1994	Wainwright, AB, CAN	6'1"	216	L
	#49	Brendan Brooks (C/RW)	47	1978	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	5'10"	185	R
	#34	Dane Byers (LW/RW)"C"	40	1986	Nipawin, SK, CAN	6'3"	205	L
	#23	Bobby Chamberlain (RW)	31	1995	Hull, GBR	5'11"	198	R
	#21	Mike Hammond (C)		1990	Brighton, GBR	5'10"	181	R
	#26	Rob Linsmayer (C/RW)	36	1990	Winnetka, IL, USA	5'11"	216	R
	#89	Ciaran Long (RW/D)	35	1991	Birmingham, GBR	6'3"	179	R
	#17	Logan MacMillan (F/D)	37	1989	Charlottetown, PE, CAN	6'1"	176	L
	#9	Luke Moffatt (RW)"A"	34	1992	Paradise Valley, AZ, USA	6'0"	198	R
	#16	Liam Morris (F/D)	31	1995	Manchester, GBR	5'9"	163	L
	#91	Evan Richardson (C)	32	1994	Nanaimo, BC, CAN	5'8"	174	R
	#38	Duncan Speirs (F/D)	29	1997	Irvine, GBR	6'0"	176	L

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2018-2019 Manchester Storm Staff

GM/Head CoachRyan Finnerty
Asst. CoachMike Morin
AnalystJonathan Homer
Conditioning CoachJames McCall
Dir. of Player DevelopmentMark Thomas
Head Equipment ManagerDavid Owen
Special Asst. to GMLiam Hesketh

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2018-2019 Manchester Storm Captains

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Dane Byers

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2018-2019 Manchester Storm Demographics

Manchester Storm Facts

Plays in: Motorpoint Elite Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: White + Purple + Yellow + Black
Town: Manchester, GBR Map
Founded: 2015

2018-2019 Manchester Storm Roster Facts

Nationalities

15 players
13 players
2 players
2 players
1 player

Experience

Manchester Storm: 1 510 GP
NHL: 14 GP
WC: 14 GP
SHL: 10 GP
Liiga: 47 GP
AHL: 970 GP
DEL: 122 GP
NL: 97 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Deeside Dragons (NIHL 1)
Manchester Storm U16 (England U16)
Manchester Storm U16 Girls (WNIHL U16 (W))
Manchester Storm U19 (England U19 2)
Manchester Storm Women (WNIHL 2 (W))
Manchester Storm Women B (WNIHL 2 (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: AO Arena
Location: Manchester, GBR
Capacity: 23 000
Construction Year: 1995

Manchester Storm Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Manchester Storm	Sheffield Steelers	-	EIHL Cup
09/27/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Manchester Storm	Guildford Flames	-	EIHL Cup
09/19/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Manchester Storm	-	EIHL Cup
09/18/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Cardiff Devils	Manchester Storm	-	EIHL Cup
09/12/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Nottingham Panthers	Manchester Storm	4 - 3 (SO)	EIHL Cup

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Lewis Hook (F)

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Patrick Kudla (D)

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J.D. Dudek (F)

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Dennis Busby (D)

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Kaleb Ergang (F)

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Bailey Thomas (D)

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Manchester Storm History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	EIHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	EIHL	54	16	19	-	10	9	158	154	61	1.13	6	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	EIHL	54	19	29	-	3	3	168	197	47	0.87	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	EIHL	54	19	20	-	8	7	142	154	61	1.13	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	EIHL	54	20	28	-	2	4	163	203	48	0.89	6	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	EIHL	54	14	32	-	4	4	150	210	40	0.74	9	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	EIHL Series	12	3	6	-	2	1	40	46	11	0.92	4	Semifinal loss
	EIHL	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	EIHL	49	18	26	-	-	5	119	151	41	0.84	8	Season Cancelled
2018-2019	EIHL	60	27	28	-	-	5	179	208	59	0.98	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	EIHL	56	35	16	-	-	5	216	169	75	1.34	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	EIHL	52	18	26	-	-	8	141	168	44	0.85	8	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL	52	20	28	-	-	4	189	227	44	0.85	9	Did not make playoffs

Manchester Storm Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	EIHL Cup	10	2	5	-	1	2	28	34	8	0.8	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	EIHL Cup	10	2	5	-	2	1	32	38	9	0.9	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	EIHL Cup	6	1	5	0	0	0	16	28	2	0.33	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	EIHL Cup	8	2	4	-	0	2	24	33	6	0.75	3	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	EIHL Cup	8	1	6	-	0	1	28	43	3	0.38	3	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	EIHL Cup	8	3	5	-	-	0	21	27	6	0.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	EIHL Cup	4	2	2	-	-	0	8	10	4	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	EIHL Cup	6	2	4	-	-	0	20	23	4	0.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	EIHL Cup	8	2	4	-	-	2	25	34	6	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL Cup	8	2	6	-	-	0	20	33	4	0.5	4	Quarterfinal loss

Manchester Storm Retired Numbers

Manchester Storm Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mario Valery-Trabucco (F)	2026-2027	Venezuela	-	3	7	0	7	18
2.	Maxime Fortier (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	4	1	3	4	0
3.	Harrison Caines (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	1	1	1	2	0
4.	Tyler Rockwell (D)	2026-2027	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	2	1	1	2	0
5.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	1	0	2	2	0
6.	Andreas Heier (F)	2026-2027	Stjernen Hockey	EHL	1	0	2	2	2
7.	Ciaran Long (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	2	0	2	2	2
8.	Nicholas Welsh (D)	2026-2027	Cardiff Devils	-	2	1	0	1	4
9.	Tyler Hinam (F)	2026-2027	Amiens	Ligue Magnus	1	0	1	1	0
10.	Ryan Barrow (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Devils	-	2	0	1	1	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	26.50
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	26.10
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	28.33
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.92
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	187 lbs	27.08

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	433	71	138	209
2.	Cameron Critchlow (F)	256	66	116	182
3.	Mike Hammond (F)	109	50	108	158
4.	Stephen Johnson (F)	203	48	93	141
5.	Luke Moffatt (F)	113	54	74	128

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	433	71	138	209
2.	Cameron Critchlow (F)	256	66	116	182
3.	Luke Moffatt (F)	113	54	74	128
4.	Dane Byers (F)	111	53	72	125
5.	Mike Hammond (F)	109	50	108	158

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	433	71	138	209
2.	Cameron Critchlow (F)	256	66	116	182
3.	Mike Hammond (F)	109	50	108	158
4.	Stephen Johnson (F)	203	48	93	141
5.	Scott Simmonds (F)	170	44	83	127

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Linden Springer (D)	155	10	45	531
2.	Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	433	71	209	449
3.	Dane Byers (F)	111	53	125	289
4.	Shane Bakker (F)	97	8	28	231
5.	Loren Ulett (F)	147	36	73	192

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	433	71	138	209
2.	Zach Sullivan (D)	293	6	23	29
3.	Cameron Critchlow (F)	256	66	116	182
4.	Stephen Johnson (F)	203	48	93	141
5.	Chase Harrison (D)	175	7	29	36

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Mike Hammond (F)	109	50	158	1.45
2.	Mathew Sisca (F)	52	33	75	1.44
3.	Matt Beca (F)	56	25	76	1.36
4.	Vinny Scarsella (F)	51	27	69	1.35
5.	Jesper Öhrvall (F)	31	18	41	1.32

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mike Hammond (F)	2017-2018	56	32	83
2.	Matt Beca (F)	2017-2018	56	25	76
3.	Mathew Sisca (F)	2015-2016	52	33	75
4.	Mike Hammond (F)	2018-2019	53	18	75
5.	Dane Byers (F)	2017-2018	55	24	70

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Luke Moffatt (F)	2017-2018	56	34	66
2.	Mathew Sisca (F)	2015-2016	52	33	75
3.	Mike Hammond (F)	2017-2018	56	32	83
4.	Alexis D'Aoust (F)	2024-2025	54	32	68
5.	Dane Byers (F)	2018-2019	56	29	55

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Mike Hammond (F)	2018-2019	53	57	75
2.	Mike Hammond (F)	2017-2018	56	51	83
3.	Matt Beca (F)	2017-2018	56	51	76
4.	Dane Byers (F)	2017-2018	55	46	70
5.	Mathew Sisca (F)	2015-2016	52	42	75

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Linden Springer (D)	2021-2022	48	16	195
2.	Jay Rosehill (F)	2017-2018	42	17	186
3.	Dane Byers (F)	2018-2019	56	55	182
4.	Linden Springer (D)	2018-2019	51	13	173
5.	Devin DiDiomete (F)	2015-2016	27	7	171

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent EIHL Elite Series Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2021
1	#2	Ben Lake (F)	05/03/1990	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	170 lbs
2	#7	Josh Batch (D)	01/15/1991	Chelmsford, GBR	6'4"	220 lbs
2	#8	Ben Davies (F)	01/18/1991	Cardiff, GBR	5'8"	179 lbs
3	#10	Craig Peacock (F)	08/08/1988	Peterborough, GBR	5'11"	176 lbs
5	#17	Matthew Haywood (F)	12/27/1990	Doncaster, GBR	5'10"	161 lbs
6	#24	Declan Balmer (D)	06/09/1995	Hull, GBR	6'3"	196 lbs
7	#25	Stephen Murphy (G)	12/11/1981	Dundee, GBR	5'9"	168 lbs
8	#32	Jacob Lutwyche (F)	03/30/2001	Whalley, GBR	5'11"	172 lbs
9	#33	Ben Solder (D)	11/09/2000	Chelmsford, GBR	5'10"	170 lbs
10	#40	Sam Gospel (G)	03/27/1994	Nottingham, GBR	5'10"	157 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Reincarnation of the original Manchester Storm.