Blackburn Hawks

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2008-2009

2008-2009 Blackburn Hawks Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Adam Baxendale (G)	41	1984		-	-	-
	Matthew Michie (G)	35	1990	Dundee, GBR	5'8"	141	L
	Ian Thirkettle (G)	35	1990	Oldham, GBR	-	-	-
DEFENSEMEN
	Neil Abel (D)	63	1961	Kirkcaldy, GBR	6'2"	218	R
	Chris Arnone (D)	35	1990	Blackburn, GBR	6'0"	168	R
	Richard Bentham (D/F)	35	1990	Bolton, GBR	6'0"	181	R
	Chad Briggs (D)	37	1988	Blackburn, GBR	5'6"	154	R
	Lance Derbyshire (D/F)	40	1985		-	-	-
	Neal Haworth (D)	43	1982		-	-	L
	Oliver Lomax (D)	37	1988	Blackburn, GBR	5'5"	157	R
	Craig Rogers (D)	37	1988	Stockport, GBR	-	-	-
	Carl Slater (D)	35	1990	Blackburn, GBR	5'10"	201	L
	Wayne Slater (D)	42	1983	Blackburn, GBR	5'8"	201	R
	Peter Tapp (D)	41	1984		6'3"	220	R
FORWARDS
	Craig Ainscough (F)	40	1985		-	-	-
	Michael Brunton (F)	45	1980	Banff, GBR	5'10"	190	R
	Aaron Davies (F)	41	1983	Cambridge, GBR	6'0"	179	L
	Karl Downey (F)	-			-	-	-
	Sam Dunford (F)	37	1987	Blackpool, GBR	5'11"	172	R
	Adam Fuller (F)	41	1984		-	-	R
	Harry Hall (F)	37	1988		-	-	-
	Richard Hulme (F)	41	1984	Blackpool, GBR	5'9"	-	R
	Anthony Kinder (F)	39	1986	Blackburn, GBR	5'5"	181	R
	Adam Leaver (F)	42	1983		-	-	-
	Mark McDonald (F)	-			-	-	-
	Tim McKay (F)	44	1981	Hull, GBR	6'2"	198	L
	David Meikle (F)	38	1987		-	-	-
	Les Millie (C)	52	1972	Kirkcaldy, GBR	5'8"	179	R
	Ryan O'Reilly (F)	38	1987		-	-	-

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 15Av Age: 23.54 yearsAv Ht: 5'9"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2008-2009 Blackburn Hawks Staff

Head CoachNeil Abel

Team Staff History

Blackburn Hawks Facts

Plays in: National Ice Hockey League Division 1
Team Colors: Red + Yellow + White
Town: Blackburn, GBR Map
Founded: 1992

2008-2009 Blackburn Hawks Roster Facts

Nationalities

25 players
4 players

Experience

Blackburn Hawks: 1 673 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Blackburn Hawks Women (WNIHL 2 (W))

Arena Information

Arena Name: Blackburn Arena
Location: Blackburn
Capacity: 3 200
Construction Year: 1991

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11/14/2025

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Garry Simpson (F)

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Jack Brammer (F)

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Bailey Thomas (D)

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Niks Trapans (G)

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Garry Simpson (F)

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Ben Keddie (G)

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Blackburn Hawks History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL 1	17	15	2	-	0	0	107	50	45	2.65	1	-
2024-2025	NIHL 1	36	29	6	-	1	0	242	104	89	2.47	2	Final loss
2023-2024	Northern	6	4	1	-	-	1	26	22	13	2.17	2	No playoffs held
	NIHL 1	32	22	10	-	-	0	162	100	44	1.38	3	Champion
2022-2023	NIHL 1	32	12	18	-	-	2	111	146	26	0.81	7	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	4	19	-	5	0	127	205	18	0.64	7	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 1	24	7	16	-	0	1	98	149	15	0.63	6	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 1	36	13	22	-	1	0	138	204	28	0.78	7	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NIHL 1	36	13	19	-	3	1	142	145	33	0.92	7	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NIHL 1	28	12	14	2	-	-	108	125	26	0.93	3	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	NIHL 1	32	26	3	3	-	-	221	68	55	1.72	1	Champion
2014-2015	NIHL 1	24	21	0	3	-	-	155	45	45	1.88	1	Champion
2013-2014	NIHL 1	28	16	8	4	-	-	138	67	36	1.29	2	Final loss
2012-2013	NIHL 1	31	16	11	4	-	-	123	110	36	1.16	4	Champion
2011-2012	ENL	32	20	11	1	-	-	133	87	41	1.28	3	Final loss
2010-2011	Northern	23	6	14	3	-	-	66	95	15	0.65	5	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	28	11	12	5	-	-	96	92	27	0.96	4	Semifinal loss
2009-2010	ENL	28	12	15	1	-	-	116	101	25	0.89	5	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2008-2009	ENL	28	7	19	2	-	-	71	101	16	0.57	7	Placement game loss
2007-2008	Northern	24	2	18	-	-	4	41	100	8	0.33	7	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	22	12	7	3	-	-	110	66	27	1.23	6	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	Northern	22	8	14	0	-	0	65	107	16	0.73	5	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	18	9	7	2	-	-	108	81	20	1.11	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	Northern	11	5	6	0	-	0	50	68	10	0.91	5	Did not make playoffs
	ENL	14	9	4	1	-	-	82	42	19	1.36	3	Championship Round
2004-2005	ENL	16	9	5	2	-	-	110	62	20	1.25	3	Championship Round
2003-2004	ENL	18	11	6	1	-	-	120	71	23	1.28	4	Championship Round
2002-2003	ENL	18	10	8	0	-	-	119	81	20	1.11	5	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	ENL	18	9	7	2	-	-	112	81	20	1.11	4	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	ENL	16	9	4	3	-	-	121	69	21	1.31	4	Quarterfinal loss

Blackburn Hawks Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Blackburn Hawks
2024-2025	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	8	0	-	0	0	65	16	24	3	1	Final loss
2023-2024	M56 Cup	4	3	1	-	-	0	22	11	9	2.25	1	No playoffs held
	NIHL 1 North Cup	16	11	5	-	-	0	74	49	22	1.38	3	Champion
2022-2023	NIHL 1 North Cup	16	6	10	-	-	0	57	76	12	0.75	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NIHL 1 North Cup	6	1	5	-	0	0	18	49	2	0.33	4	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NIHL North Cup	6	3	2	-	1	0	29	31	8	1.33	2	No playoffs held
2019-2020	NIHL 1 Midland Cup	8	4	3	-	1	0	44	38	10	1.25	3	Final loss
2018-2019	NIHL North Cup	12	3	9	-	0	0	37	66	6	0.5	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NIHL National Cup	8	4	4	-	0	0	35	41	8	1	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	NIHL North Cup	12	4	7	-	0	1	37	60	13	1.08	3	No playoffs held
2014-2015	Eng. Chal. Cup	12	4	8	-	0	0	47	63	8	0.67	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	EPIHL Cup	6	0	6	0	-	-	6	72	0	0	4	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	EPIHL Cup	16	3	10	3	-	-	39	105	9	0.56	4	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	EPIHL Cup	8	0	5	3	-	-	28	70	3	0.38	5	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	EPIHL Cup	6	2	3	1	-	-	23	49	5	0.83	2	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	ENL Cup	8	3	5	0	-	-	28	48	6	0.75	4	Did not make playoffs
	EPIHL Cup	6	0	5	1	-	-	9	57	1	0.17	4	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	English Cup	6	3	2	1	-	-	50	28	7	1.17	3	Did not make playoffs
	EPIHL Cup	6	0	6	0	-	-	24	63	0	0	6	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	Christmas Cup	10	2	8	0	-	0	34	82	4	0.4	5	Did not make playoffs
	English Cup	8	5	3	0	-	-	66	34	10	1.25	2	Did not make playoffs
Lancashire Hawks
1997-1998	Christmas Cup	10	2	7	0	-	1	46	76	5	0.5	5	Did not make playoffs
Blackburn Hawks
1995-1996	Autumn Cup	8	4	4	0	-	-	59	63	8	1	4	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	Autumn Cup	8	0	8	0	-	-	36	73	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
1993-1994	Autumn Trophy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Semifinal loss
1992-1993	Autumn Trophy	6	4	2	0	-	-	74	39	8	1.33	2	Quarterfinal loss
Blackburn Blackhawks
1991-1992	Autumn Trophy	6	3	3	0	-	-	57	33	6	1	3	Did not make playoffs

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