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Plays in Elite Ice Hockey League Full name Genting Casino Coventry Blaze Team colours Blue + White Town Coventry, GBR Founded 2000

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#40 Will Bray (G) 19 2003 Nottingham, GBR 6'0" 154 L 22/23
#1 Jordan Hedley (G) 26 1996 Walsall, GBR 6'3" 194 L 2-way
#77 Paavo Hölsä (G) 28 1994 Lappeenranta, FIN 6'0" 170 L 22/23
#31 Miklós Rajna (G) 31 1991 Dunaújváros, HUN 5'11" 187 L
DEFENSEMEN
#58 David Clements (D)   “A” 28 1994 Coventry, GBR 6'1" 185 R 22/23
#74
Nathanael Halbert (D)   “C” 27 1995 Nottingham, GBR 6'0" 194 L 22/23
#3 Garrett Johnston (D) 27 1995 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'2" 194 L 22/23
#6 Alexander Kuqali (D)   “A” 31 1991 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 6'2" 225 L 22/23
#5 Tanner Lishchynsky (D) 28 1995 Saskatoon, SK, CAN 6'1" 187 L 22/23
#19 Rhodes Mitchell-King (D) 19 2003 Warwick, GBR 6'3" 192 L 2-way
#10 Brady Norrish (D)   “A” 29 1993 Strongfield, SK, CAN 5'10" 192 R 22/23
#39 Samuel Russell (D) 22 2000 Milton Keynes, GBR 5'11" 181 R 2-way
FORWARDS
#27 Jack Billings (RW) 27 1995 Oak Lawn, IL, USA 5'9" 190 R 22/23
#18 Mitch Cook (RW) 28 1994 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6'1" 205 R 22/23
#41
Johnny Curran (RW/C) 28 1995 Niagara Falls, ON, CAN 5'10" 174 R 22/23
#79 J.D. Dudek (C) 27 1996 Auburn, NH, USA 5'11" 185 R 22/23
#14 Alex Forbes (RW/D) 26 1996 Mosstowie, GBR 5'11" 190 R 22/23
#15 Peyton Frantti (C) 25 1997 Spring Grove, IL, USA 6'3" 205 R 22/23
#9 Tyler Kirkup (C/LW) 24 1998 Virden, MB, CAN 6'1" 203 L 22/23
#21 Austin Mitchell-King (LW) 21 2001 Warwick, GBR 6'2" 190 L 2-way
#28 Marly Quince (C) 29 1994 Sioux Lookout, ON, CAN 6'0" 203 L 22/23
#29 Nathan Ripley (LW) 21 2002 Rotherham, GBR 6'0" 174 L 22/23
#98 Samuel Talbot (F) 21 2001 6'0" 170 R 2-way
#16 Kim Tallberg (LW/RW) 31 1991 Norrköping, SWE 6'0" 192 L 22/23
#59 Ross Venus (RW/LW/C) 28 1994 Solihull, GBR 6'0" 165 L 22/23
#13 Colton Yellow Horn (LW) 35 1987 Brocket, AB, CAN 5'9" 190 L 22/23
Position: G: 4, D: 8, F: 14 | Av Age: 26.38 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 188 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 10 players
7 players
4 players
1 player
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1 player
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1 player Experience Coventry Blaze: 2 494 GP
WC: 19 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 261 GP
Czechia: 11 GP
AHL: 55 GP Affiliated Team(s) Coventry Blaze U16 (England U16)
Coventry Blaze U18 (England U18)
Coventry Blaze U20 (Not Active (U.K))
Coventry NIHL Blaze (NIHL 2)
Team Captains
“C” Nathanael Halbert “A” David Clements
Alexander Kuqali
Brady Norrish
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Skydome Arena Location Coventry Capacity 3 000 Construction Year 1999
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-24T19:30:00+0000 Manchester Storm Coventry Blaze - EIHL
2023-03-22T19:30:00+0000 Coventry Blaze Guildford Flames 2 - 4 EIHL
2023-03-19T17:00:00+0000 Dundee Stars Coventry Blaze 3 - 6 EIHL
2023-03-18T19:00:00+0000 Coventry Blaze Dundee Stars 3 - 5 EIHL
2023-03-14T19:30:00+0000 Nottingham Panthers Coventry Blaze 2 - 4 EIHL
2023-03-12T17:30:00+0000 Coventry Blaze Fife Flyers 5 - 0 EIHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
02/21/2023
02/21/2023 Confirmed Joining Tyler Kirkup (F) Joining from Reading Royals
02/21/2023 Loan Joining Miklós Rajna (G) Joining from UTE
12/23/2022
12/23/2022 Confirmed Leaving Radek Veselý (F) Leaving for SC Csíkszereda
12/15/2022
12/15/2022 Confirmed Joining J.D. Dudek (F) Joining from Tranås AIF
12/04/2022
12/04/2022 Confirmed Joining Samuel Talbot (F) Joining from Milton Keynes Lightning
10/11/2022
10/11/2022 Confirmed Leaving Justin Hamonic (D) Leaving for Greenville Swamp Rabbits
08/29/2022
08/29/2022 Confirmed Joining Marly Quince (F) Joining from Norfolk Admirals
08/17/2022
08/17/2022 Confirmed Joining Brady Norrish (D) Joining from Nottingham Panthers
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
Solihull Blaze
1996-1997 EPIHL 56 41 3 15 - - 389 219 85 1.52 2 Bankruptcy
1997-1998 ED1 18 17 0 1 - - 251 42 34 1.89 Champion
ED1 14 12 2 0 - - 148 46 26 1.86 -
1998-1999 EPIHL 32 25 2 5 - - 294 120 52 1.63 Champion
1999-2000 BNL 36 13 - 20 1 2 161 172 30 0.83 7 Semifinal loss
Coventry Blaze
2000-2001 BNL 36 26 - 9 - 1 215 111 53 1.47 4 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 BNL 44 33 2 9 - - 227 118 68 1.55 2 Final loss
2002-2003 BNL 36 30 1 4 - 1 173 69 62 1.72 Champion
2003-2004 EIHL 56 29 7 20 - 0 185 156 65 1.16 3 Qualification
2004-2005 EIHL 50 33 6 6 - 5 181 104 77 1.54 Champion
2005-2006 EIHL 42 23 4 12 - 3 150 107 53 1.26 4 Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007 EIHL 54 36 - 15 - 3 188 129 75 1.39 Semifinal loss
2007-2008 EIHL 54 41 - 11 - 2 217 127 84 1.56 Final loss
2008-2009 EIHL 54 38 - 14 - 2 228 151 78 1.44 2 Semifinal loss
2009-2010 EIHL 56 38 - 18 - 0 228 174 76 1.36 Semifinal loss
2010-2011 EIHL 54 23 - 27 - 4 198 185 50 0.93 6 Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012 EIHL 54 32 - 20 - 2 203 159 66 1.22 5 Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013 EIHL 52 24 - 22 - 6 156 181 54 1.04 4 Semifinal loss
2013-2014 EIHL 52 24 - 22 - 6 168 167 54 1.04 6 Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015 EIHL 52 24 - 25 - 3 127 145 51 0.98 6 Champion
2015-2016 EIHL 52 24 - 25 - 3 170 177 51 0.98 8 Final loss
2016-2017 EIHL 52 19 - 28 - 5 147 198 43 0.83 9 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 EIHL 56 25 - 26 - 5 189 186 55 0.98 8 Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019 EIHL 60 27 - 25 - 8 209 221 62 1.03 8 Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020 EIHL 48 27 - 14 - 7 180 158 61 1.27 3 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 EIHL 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - Season Cancelled
EIHL Series 12 4 - 4 1 3 43 48 13 1.08 2 Semifinal loss
2021-2022 EIHL 54 19 - 26 4 5 154 173 51 0.94 8 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 EIHL 51 22 - 15 8 6 185 152 66 1.29 5 -
Tournament Statistics
Season Tournament GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2000-2001 Autumn Cup 8 4 2 2 - - 35 26 10 1.25 3 Did not make playoffs
Christmas Cup 6 5 - 1 - 0 31 18 10 1.67 1 Semifinal loss
2001-2002 Findus Cup 6 5 0 1 - - 33 7 10 1.67 1 Final loss
2002-2003 BISL Cup 6 0 1 4 - 1 13 27 2 0.33 4 Did not make playoffs
Findus Cup 8 5 0 3 - - 30 21 10 1.25 2 Final loss
2003-2004 EIHL Cup 14 6 3 5 - 0 44 35 15 1.07 5 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 EIHL Cup 4 2 1 0 - 1 11 10 6 1.50 2 Champion
Crossover Cup 14 10 0 3 - 1 57 31 21 1.50 4 No playoffs held
2005-2006 Continental Cup 3 1 1 1 - - 7 8 3 1.00 2 -
EIHL Cup 6 3 1 2 - - 18 12 7 1.17 2 Final loss
2006-2007 EIHL Cup 4 3 1 0 - - 16 9 7 1.75 1 Champion
2007-2008 Continental Cup 3 0 - 2 1 0 5 9 2 0.67 4 -
EIHL Cup 4 1 2 1 - - 9 6 4 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 12 8 6 2.00 2 -
EIHL Cup 4 2 1 1 - - 17 13 5 1.25 2 Semifinal loss
2009-2010 EIHL Cup 6 2 0 4 - - 19 22 4 0.67 3 Did not make playoffs
2010-2011 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 15 9 6 2.00 2 -
EIHL Cup 8 3 1 4 - - 22 23 7 0.88 4 Did not make playoffs
2011-2012 EIHL Cup 8 1 3 4 - - 16 32 5 0.63 4 Did not make playoffs
2012-2013 EIHL Cup 8 4 - 4 - 0 22 26 8 1.00 3 Did not make playoffs
2013-2014 EIHL Cup 8 1 - 6 - 1 20 36 3 0.38 5 Did not make playoffs
2014-2015 EIHL Cup 8 2 - 4 - 2 18 26 6 0.75 4 Semifinal loss
2015-2016 Continental Cup 3 2 - 1 0 0 21 6 6 2.00 2 -
EIHL Cup 8 1 - 7 - 0 13 34 2 0.25 5 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 EIHL Cup 8 2 - 5 - 1 21 27 5 0.63 5 Did not make playoffs
2017-2018 EIHL Cup 6 1 - 4 - 1 18 29 3 0.50 4 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 EIHL Cup 6 2 - 4 - 0 8 19 4 0.67 3 Did not make playoffs
2019-2020 EIHL Cup 8 2 - 3 - 3 25 31 7 0.88 3 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2021-2022 EIHL Cup 8 2 - 6 0 0 14 28 4 0.50 3 Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023 EIHL Cup 8 4 - 2 0 2 28 25 10 1.25 1 Quarterfinal loss
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Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Cole Shudra (F) 2022-2023 Leeds Knights NIHL 50 45 54 99 102
2. Aaron Nell (F) 2022-2023 Swindon Wildcats NIHL 51 42 43 85 63
3. Liam Stewart (F) 2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning NIHL 47 41 36 77 10
4. Bobby Chamberlain (F) 2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning NIHL 42 27 37 64 103
5. Russell Cowley (F) 2022-2023 Swindon Wildcats NIHL 45 20 43 63 26
6. Niklas Ottosson (F) 2022-2023 Solihull Barons NIHL 1 23 22 39 61 6
7. Mac Howlett (F) 2022-2023 Leeds Knights NIHL 25 20 32 52 25
8. Nathan Salem (F) 2022-2023 Hull Seahawks NIHL 47 19 32 51 97
9. Dillon Eichstadt (D) 2022-2023 Tölzer Löwen Germany3 48 10 38 48 84
10. Tristan Keck (F) 2022-2023 EC Kassel Huskies DEL2 46 30 17 47 16
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve Chartrand (F) 320 434 425 859
2. Dan Carlson (F) 302 127 284 411
3. Adam Calder (F) 261 179 208 387
4. A.J. Kelham (F) 125 175 186 361
5. Ashley Tait (F) 401 134 225 359
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve Chartrand (F) 320 434 425 859
2. Adam Calder (F) 261 179 208 387
3. A.J. Kelham (F) 125 175 186 361
4. Luc Chabot (F) 103 148 173 321
5. Ashley Tait (F) 401 134 225 359
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Steve Chartrand (F) 320 434 425 859
2. Dan Carlson (F) 302 127 284 411
3. Ashley Tait (F) 401 134 225 359
4. Russell Cowley (F) 650 98 222 320
5. Adam Calder (F) 261 179 208 387
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Kurt Irvine (F) 257 70 154 1000
2. Mathias Söderström (D) 409 27 116 539
3. Danny Stewart (F) 213 52 153 527
4. Steve Carpenter (D) 163 68 187 470
5. Benn Olson (D) 71 4 23 449
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Russell Cowley (F) 650 98 222 320
2. Ross Venus (F) 614 75 154 229
3. Tom Watkins (F) 439 70 108 178
4. James Pease (D) 417 7 63 70
5. Mathias Söderström (D) 409 27 89 116
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Luc Chabot (F) 103 148 321 3.12
2. Les Millie (F) 77 90 223 2.90
3. A.J. Kelham (F) 125 175 361 2.89
4. Steve Chartrand (F) 320 434 859 2.68
5. Seppo Rajpar (F) 30 30 66 2.20
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve Chartrand (F) 1997-1998 ED1 43 163 139 302 7.02 14
2. Steve Chartrand (F) 1998-1999 EPIHL 32 79 86 165 5.16 12
3. Steve Chartrand (F) 1996-1997 EPIHL 55 73 79 152 2.76 10
4. Luc Chabot (F) 1996-1997 EPIHL 55 49 77 126 2.29 18
5. A.J. Kelham (F) 1997-1998 ED1 25 58 66 124 4.96 51
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve Chartrand (F) 1997-1998 ED1 43 163 139 302 7.02 14
2. Steve Chartrand (F) 1998-1999 EPIHL 32 79 86 165 5.16 12
3. Steve Chartrand (F) 1996-1997 EPIHL 55 73 79 152 2.76 10
4. A.J. Kelham (F) 1997-1998 ED1 25 58 66 124 4.96 51
5. A.J. Kelham (F) 1998-1999 EPIHL 31 58 64 122 3.94 18
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Steve Chartrand (F) 1997-1998 ED1 43 163 139 302 7.02 14
2. Steve Chartrand (F) 1998-1999 EPIHL 32 79 86 165 5.16 12
3. Steve Chartrand (F) 1996-1997 EPIHL 55 73 79 152 2.76 10
4. Don Breau (D) 1997-1998 ED1 43 20 79 99 2.30 38
5. Luc Chabot (F) 1996-1997 EPIHL 55 49 77 126 2.29 18
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Boris Valábik (D) 2015-2016 EIHL 42 1 7 8 0.19 339
2. Benn Olson (D) 2012-2013 EIHL 46 3 12 15 0.33 327
3. Bryan Jurynec (F) 2011-2012 EIHL 48 4 17 21 0.44 267
4. Kevin Harvey (F) 2013-2014 EIHL 31 14 13 27 0.87 261
5. Kurt Irvine (F) 1997-1998 ED1 41 27 33 60 1.46 237
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 26.38
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 27.46
2020-2021 View roster 5'11" 186 lbs 25.26
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 191 lbs 26.42
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 188 lbs 26.52
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