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 Player Stats

All Positions

Manchester Storm — 2018-2019 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
EIHL
1.		Mike Hammond (C)	53	18	57	75	16	0
2.		Luke Moffatt (RW)	57	20	42	62	76	0
3.		Ciaran Long (RW/D)	60	25	35	60	76	17
4.		Dane Byers (LW/RW)	56	29	26	55	182	5
5.		Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	60	16	31	47	82	9
6.		Evan Richardson (C)	53	15	25	40	27	4
7.		Rob Linsmayer (C/RW)	58	11	23	34	34	10
8.		Félix-Antoine Poulin (D)	48	5	18	23	24	-8
9.		Riley Stadel (D)	59	5	11	16	42	-8
10.		Linden Springer (D)	51	4	9	13	173	7
11.		Logan MacMillan (F/D)	53	3	10	13	19	-15
12.		Chance Braid (LW)	37	7	5	12	21	-16
13.		Shane Bakker (C)	49	5	7	12	103	-23
14.		Chris Auger (C/LW)	41	9	2	11	4	-20
15.		Harrison Ruopp (D)	56	3	7	10	127	8
16.		Brendan Brooks (C/RW)	11	0	5	5	4	-3
17.		Marcus Basara (RW)	12	1	2	3	18	-2
18.		Adam Barnes (F)	50	1	2	3	4	0
19.		Dylan Anderson (C/W)	7	0	3	3	5	0
20.		Declan Balmer (D)	58	0	3	3	68	-18
21.		Bobby Chamberlain (RW)	1	0	0	0	0	1
22.		Lee Bonner (C)	2	0	0	0	0	0
23.		Liam Morris (F/D)	2	0	0	0	0	0
24.		Sam Zajac (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-3
EIHL Cup
1.		Dane Byers (LW/RW)	6	2	5	7	4	-1
2.		Mike Hammond (C)	3	4	1	5	2	3
3.		Ciaran Long (RW/D)	6	4	1	5	4	3
4.		Luke Moffatt (RW)	5	2	3	5	2	1
5.		Evan Richardson (C)	6	0	4	4	0	3
6.		Linden Springer (D)	6	0	2	2	10	-2
7.		Félix-Antoine Poulin (D)	3	0	1	1	0	-3
8.		Declan Balmer (D)	5	0	1	1	7	-1
9.		Dallas Ehrhardt (D)	5	0	1	1	22	-2
10.		Shane Bakker (C)	6	0	1	1	4	-7
11.		Duncan Speirs (F/D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
12.		Brendan Brooks (C/RW)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
13.		Chance Braid (LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-3
14.		Lee Bonner (C)	3	0	0	0	0	-2
15.		Marcus Basara (RW)	3	0	0	0	4	-1
16.		Chris Auger (C/LW)	4	0	0	0	0	-5
17.		Dylan Anderson (C/W)	4	0	0	0	4	-4
18.		Logan MacMillan (F/D)	5	0	0	0	0	-2
19.		Rob Linsmayer (C/RW)	5	0	0	0	2	-3
20.		Harrison Ruopp (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-3
21.		Adam Barnes (F)	6	0	0	0	0	0
22.		Riley Stadel (D)	6	0	0	0	2	-3

Manchester Storm — 2018-2019 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
EIHL
1.		Adam Long (G)	1	0.00	1.000	0	0	-	0	9:02	9
2.		Jindrich Pacl (G)	2	4.50	.910	0	1	-	0	80:00	61
3.		Matt Ginn (G)	59	3.27	.909	27	31	-	1	3500:52	1902
4.		Declan Ryan (G)	2	6.52	.833	0	0	-	0	27:37	15
5.		Ashley Smith (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
6.		Luke Wilson-Owen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
7.		Harrison Walker (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
8.		Barry Sprakes (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
EIHL Cup
1.		Matt Ginn (G)	5	2.91	.913	3	2	-	0	309:00	157
2.		Jindrich Pacl (G)	1	3.00	.893	0	1	-	0	60:00	25
3.		Declan Ryan (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
4.		Ashley Smith (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-
5.		Luke Wilson-Owen (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-

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

Team Staff History

2018-2019 Manchester Storm Captains

"C"

Dane Byers

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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 2)
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

Manchester Storm — 2018-2019 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/20/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Cardiff Devils	Manchester Storm	-	EIHL
11/19/2026 07:30 PM GMT	Manchester Storm	Fife Flyers	-	EIHL
11/15/2026 05:00 PM GMT	Dundee Stars	Manchester Storm	5 - 6	EIHL
11/11/2026 07:30 PM GMT	Manchester Storm	Fife Flyers	1 - 2 (OT 60:34)	EIHL
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Sheffield Steelers	Manchester Storm	1 - 3	EIHL

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Latest Transactions

Manchester Storm — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/04/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Patrick Kudla (D)	Greensboro Gargoyles	Details
10/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Patrick Kudla (D)	Unknown	Details
10/27/2026	Confirmed	joining	David Morley (F)	Eisbären Regensburg	Details
08/17/2026	Extension		Kyle Locke (D)		Details
08/16/2026	Extension		Connor Lee (F)		Details
08/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Lewis Hook (F)	Guildford Flames	Details
08/07/2026	Confirmed	joining	Patrick Kudla (D)	HC Innsbruck	Details
07/28/2026	Extension		J.D. Dudek (F)		Details

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Manchester Storm History and Standings

Manchester Storm — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	EIHL	12	5	1	2	4	14	32	33	1.17	5	-
2025-2026	EIHL	54	16	10	9	19	61	158	154	1.13	6	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	EIHL	54	19	3	3	29	47	168	197	0.87	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	EIHL	54	19	8	7	20	61	142	154	1.13	4	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	EIHL	54	20	2	4	28	48	163	203	0.89	6	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	EIHL	54	14	4	4	32	40	150	210	0.74	9	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	EIHL Series	12	3	2	1	6	11	40	46	0.92	4	Semifinal loss
	EIHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	EIHL	49	18	-	5	26	41	119	151	0.84	8	Season Cancelled
2018-2019	EIHL	60	27	-	5	28	59	179	208	0.98	9	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	EIHL	56	35	-	5	16	75	216	169	1.34	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	EIHL	52	18	-	8	26	44	141	168	0.85	8	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL	52	20	-	4	28	44	189	227	0.85	9	Did not make playoffs

Manchester Storm Tournament Statistics

Manchester Storm — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	EIHL Cup	10	2	1	-	2	5	8	28	34	0.8	6	Did not make playoffs
2025-2026	EIHL Cup	10	2	1	-	2	5	8	28	34	0.8	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	EIHL Cup	10	2	2	-	1	5	9	32	38	0.9	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	EIHL Cup	6	1	0	0	0	5	2	16	28	0.33	2	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	EIHL Cup	8	2	0	-	2	4	6	24	33	0.75	3	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	EIHL Cup	8	1	0	-	1	6	3	28	43	0.38	3	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	EIHL Cup	8	3	-	-	0	5	6	21	27	0.75	3	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	EIHL Cup	4	2	-	-	0	2	4	8	10	1	3	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	EIHL Cup	6	2	-	-	0	4	4	20	23	0.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	EIHL Cup	8	2	-	-	2	4	6	25	34	0.75	4	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	EIHL Cup	8	2	-	-	0	6	4	20	33	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

Manchester Storm — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Finlay Ulrick (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	18	6	19	25	19
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2026-2027	Columbus River Dragons	FPHL	10	6	18	24	32
3.	Jake Bricknell (F)	2026-2027	Bristol Pitbulls	NIHL	17	12	11	23	8
4.	Alexis D'Aoust (F)	2026-2027	Herforder Ice Dragons	Oberliga	16	11	12	23	2
5.	Johnny Corneil (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	18	10	13	23	10
6.	Santeri Haarala (F)	2026-2027	Füchse Duisburg	Oberliga	16	14	8	22	10
7.	Lee Bonner (F)	2026-2027	Hull Seahawks	NIHL	18	5	17	22	12
8.	Austin Albrecht (F)	2026-2027	Fresno Falcons	FPHL	10	9	11	20	13
9.	Adam Barnes (F)	2026-2027	Blackburn Hawks	NIHL 1	13	6	14	20	2
10.	Andrew McKinney (F)	2026-2027	Blackburn Hawks	NIHL 1	13	7	12	19	24

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Manchester Storm — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	26.92
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	26.21
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	185 lbs	28.42
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	28.08
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	187 lbs	27.19

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Manchester Storm — 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)	215	49	94	143
5.	Luke Moffatt (F)	113	54	74	128

Franchise All-Time Goals

Manchester Storm — 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

Manchester Storm — 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)	215	49	94	143
5.	Scott Simmonds (F)	170	44	83	127

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Manchester Storm — 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)	159	37	77	200

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Manchester Storm — 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)	215	49	94	143
5.	Chase Harrison (D)	180	8	32	40

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Manchester Storm — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
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

Manchester Storm — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mike Hammond (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	56	32	51	83	1.48	10
2.	Matt Beca (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	56	25	51	76	1.36	14
3.	Mathew Sisca (F)	2015-2016	EIHL	52	33	42	75	1.44	48
4.	Mike Hammond (F)	2018-2019	EIHL	53	18	57	75	1.42	16
5.	Dane Byers (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	55	24	46	70	1.27	107

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Manchester Storm — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Luke Moffatt (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	56	34	32	66	1.18	73
2.	Mathew Sisca (F)	2015-2016	EIHL	52	33	42	75	1.44	48
3.	Mike Hammond (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	56	32	51	83	1.48	10
4.	Alexis D'Aoust (F)	2024-2025	EIHL	54	32	36	68	1.26	30
5.	Dane Byers (F)	2018-2019	EIHL	56	29	26	55	0.98	182

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Manchester Storm — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Mike Hammond (F)	2018-2019	EIHL	53	18	57	75	1.42	16
2.	Mike Hammond (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	56	32	51	83	1.48	10
3.	Matt Beca (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	56	25	51	76	1.36	14
4.	Dane Byers (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	55	24	46	70	1.27	107
5.	Mathew Sisca (F)	2015-2016	EIHL	52	33	42	75	1.44	48

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Manchester Storm — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Linden Springer (D)	2021-2022	EIHL	48	4	12	16	0.33	195
2.	Jay Rosehill (F)	2017-2018	EIHL	42	6	11	17	0.40	186
3.	Dane Byers (F)	2018-2019	EIHL	56	29	26	55	0.98	182
4.	Linden Springer (D)	2018-2019	EIHL	51	4	9	13	0.25	173
5.	Devin DiDiomete (F)	2015-2016	EIHL	27	4	3	7	0.26	171

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent EIHL Elite Series Draft Selections

Manchester Storm — 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.