What league does Coventry Blaze play in?

Coventry Blaze play in the EIHL.

When was Coventry Blaze founded?

Coventry Blaze was founded in 2000 in Coventry, GBR, England.

Where is Coventry Blaze based?

Coventry Blaze is based in Coventry, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Coventry Blaze?

The head coach of Coventry Blaze is Paul Thompson.

Who is the captain of Coventry Blaze?

The captain of Coventry Blaze is Justin George.

What arena does Coventry Blaze play in?

Coventry Blaze play their home games at Skydome Arena in Coventry, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Coventry Blaze?

The general manager of Coventry Blaze is John Doyle.

What are the team colors of Coventry Blaze?

The team colors of Coventry Blaze are Blue + White.

Solihull Blaze

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1996-1997

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1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	Stephen Doyle (G)	50	1975	Birmingham, GBR	6'2"	185	L
	Jarkko Kortesoja (G)	54	1971	Kerava, FIN	5'9"	154	L
	Sam Rowley (G)	-			-	-	-
	Jamie Thompson (G)	49	1977	Swindon, GBR	6'0"	154	R
DEFENSEMEN
	Jake Armstrong (D/F)	44	1981	Birmingham, GBR	5'9"	183	R
	Steve Carpenter (D)	55	1971	Prince George, BC, CAN	5'10"	183	L
	Perry Doyle (D)	53	1972	Birmingham, GBR	6'4"	258	L
	Paul Frankum (D)"A"	63	1962	Birmingham, GBR	-	-	-
	Jason Hehr (D/C)	55	1971	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	5'11"	196	L
	Craig Lochhead (D)	51	1975	Brampton, ON, CAN	6'1"	194	L
	Derek Nicolson (D)	53	1973	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'0"	218	R
	James Pease (D)	44	1981	Torquay, GBR	6'3"	280	L
	Jason Price (D)	53	1973		-	-	-
	Gareth Roddis (D)	54	1972	Solihull, GBR	-	-	-
	Ville Skinnari (D)	52	1974	Helsinki, FIN	6'2"	209	R
FORWARDS
	Jason Andrews (F)	50	1975		-	-	-
	Andrew Ayers (F)	48	1978	Nuneaton, GBR	-	-	R
	Luc Chabot (F)	61	1965	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	Steve Chartrand (C)"A"	57	1969	Verdun, QC, CAN	5'9"	179	L
	Justin George (F)"C"	56	1969	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'10"	176	L
	Shane Henry (C/LW)	56	1970	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'11"	185	L
	Andrew Howarth (F)	48	1978	Solihull, GBR	5'9"	172	L
	Kurt Irvine (F)	50	1976	Birmingham, GBR	5'10"	161	R
	Les Millie (C)	53	1972	Kirkcaldy, GBR	5'8"	179	R
	Patrick O'Connor (C)	50	1976		-	-	-
	Gareth Owen (F)	49	1976	Caerphilly, GBR	5'10"	179	R
	Joel Pickering (F)	47	1979	Solihull, GBR	5'10"	170	R
	Gary Socha (C)	56	1969	Attleboro, MA, USA	6'4"	185	L
	David Wilkie (F)	51	1974	Vancouver, BC, CAN	-	-	-

Position: G: 3, D: 10, F: 14Av Age: 23.65 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 187 lbsCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Staff

Head CoachPaul Thompson
General ManagerJohn Doyle

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Captains

"C"

Justin George

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Coventry Blaze Facts

Plays in: Elite Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + White
Town: Coventry, GBR Map
Founded: 2000

1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Roster Facts

Nationalities

15 players
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Experience

Solihull Blaze: 939 GP
Liiga: 36 GP
AHL: 23 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Skydome Arena
Location: Coventry
Capacity: 3 000
Construction Year: 1999

Coventry Blaze Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/12/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Cardiff Devils	Coventry Blaze	4 - 1	EIHL
04/11/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Cardiff Devils	1 - 2	EIHL
04/05/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Belfast Giants	4 - 5	EIHL
04/04/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Cardiff Devils	Coventry Blaze	2 - 1	EIHL
04/01/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Belfast Giants	Coventry Blaze	7 - 4	EIHL

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Coventry Blaze History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
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2026-2027	EIHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	EIHL	54	19	22	-	6	7	167	176	57	1.06	7	Quarterfinal loss
2024-2025	EIHL	54	23	20	-	7	4	183	167	64	1.19	5	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	EIHL	54	11	25	-	12	6	147	185	52	0.96	6	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	EIHL	54	25	15	-	8	6	200	161	72	1.33	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	EIHL	54	19	26	-	4	5	154	173	51	0.94	8	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	EIHL Series	12	4	4	-	1	3	43	48	13	1.08	2	Semifinal loss
	EIHL	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	EIHL	48	27	14	-	-	7	180	158	61	1.27	3	Season Cancelled
2018-2019	EIHL	60	27	25	-	-	8	209	221	62	1.03	8	Quarterfinal loss
2017-2018	EIHL	56	25	26	-	-	5	189	186	55	0.98	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	EIHL	52	19	28	-	-	5	147	198	43	0.83	9	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	EIHL	52	24	25	-	-	3	170	177	51	0.98	8	Final loss
2014-2015	EIHL	52	24	25	-	-	3	127	145	51	0.98	6	Champion
2013-2014	EIHL	52	24	22	-	-	6	168	167	54	1.04	6	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	EIHL	52	24	22	-	-	6	156	181	54	1.04	4	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	EIHL	54	32	20	-	-	2	203	159	66	1.22	5	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	EIHL	54	23	27	-	-	4	198	185	50	0.93	6	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	EIHL	56	38	18	-	-	0	228	174	76	1.36	1	Semifinal loss
2008-2009	EIHL	54	38	14	-	-	2	228	151	78	1.44	2	Semifinal loss
2007-2008	EIHL	54	41	11	-	-	2	217	127	84	1.56	1	Final loss
2006-2007	EIHL	54	36	15	-	-	3	188	129	75	1.39	1	Semifinal loss
2005-2006	EIHL	42	23	12	4	-	3	150	107	53	1.26	4	Quarterfinal loss
2004-2005	EIHL	50	33	6	6	-	5	181	104	77	1.54	1	Champion
2003-2004	EIHL	56	29	20	7	-	0	185	156	65	1.16	3	Qualification
2002-2003	BNL	36	30	4	1	-	1	173	69	62	1.72	1	Champion
2001-2002	BNL	44	33	9	2	-	-	227	118	68	1.55	2	Final loss
2000-2001	BNL	36	26	9	-	-	1	215	111	53	1.47	4	Quarterfinal loss
Solihull Blaze
1999-2000	BNL	36	13	20	-	1	2	161	172	30	0.83	7	Semifinal loss
1998-1999	EPIHL	32	25	5	2	-	-	294	120	52	1.63	1	Champion

Coventry Blaze Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	EIHL Cup	10	4	3	-	2	1	29	31	13	1.3	2	-
2024-2025	EIHL Cup	10	3	3	-	2	2	32	35	12	1.2	4	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	EIHL Cup	8	2	5	0	0	1	18	27	5	0.63	3	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	EIHL Cup	8	4	2	-	0	2	28	25	10	1.25	1	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	EIHL Cup	8	2	6	-	0	0	14	28	4	0.5	3	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	EIHL Cup	8	2	3	-	-	3	25	31	7	0.88	3	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	EIHL Cup	6	2	4	-	-	0	8	19	4	0.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	EIHL Cup	6	1	4	-	-	1	18	29	3	0.5	4	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	EIHL Cup	8	2	5	-	-	1	21	27	5	0.63	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	EIHL Cup	8	1	7	-	-	0	13	34	2	0.25	5	Did not make playoffs
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	21	6	6	2	2	-
2014-2015	EIHL Cup	8	2	4	-	-	2	18	26	6	0.75	4	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	EIHL Cup	8	1	6	-	-	1	20	36	3	0.38	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	EIHL Cup	8	4	4	-	-	0	22	26	8	1	3	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	EIHL Cup	8	1	4	3	-	-	16	32	5	0.63	4	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	EIHL Cup	8	3	4	1	-	-	22	23	7	0.88	4	Did not make playoffs
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	15	9	6	2	2	-
2009-2010	EIHL Cup	6	2	4	0	-	-	19	22	4	0.67	3	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	EIHL Cup	4	2	1	1	-	-	17	13	5	1.25	2	Semifinal loss
	Cont Cup	3	2	1	-	0	0	12	8	6	2	2	-
2007-2008	EIHL Cup	4	1	1	2	-	-	9	6	4	1	3	Did not make playoffs
	Cont Cup	3	0	2	-	1	0	5	9	2	0.67	4	-
2006-2007	EIHL Cup	4	3	0	1	-	-	16	9	7	1.75	1	Champion
2005-2006	EIHL Cup	6	3	2	1	-	-	18	12	7	1.17	2	Final loss
	Cont Cup	3	1	1	1	-	-	7	8	3	1	2	-
2004-2005	Crossover Cup	14	10	3	0	-	1	57	31	21	1.5	4	No playoffs held
	EIHL Cup	4	2	0	1	-	1	11	10	6	1.5	2	Champion
2003-2004	EIHL Cup	14	6	5	3	-	0	44	35	15	1.07	5	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	Findus Cup	8	5	3	0	-	-	30	21	10	1.25	2	Final loss
	BISL Cup	6	0	4	1	-	1	13	27	2	0.33	4	Did not make playoffs

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent EIHL Elite Series Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2021
1	#3	Mike Hammond (F)	02/21/1990	Brighton, GBR	5'10"	181 lbs
2	#6	Paul Swindlehurst (D)	05/25/1993	Blackrod, GBR	6'4"	207 lbs
3	#11	Cole Shudra (F)	08/11/1998	Rotherham, GBR	6'2"	209 lbs
4	#14	Samuel Duggan (F)	07/13/1998	Reading, GBR	6'2"	198 lbs
5	#19	Mac Howlett (F)	12/30/1999	Woking, GBR	5'10"	176 lbs
6	#22	Toms Rutkis (F)	11/09/1997	Riga, LAT	6'0"	187 lbs
7	#27	Vanya Antonov (F)	05/12/1997	Moskva, RUS	5'9"	163 lbs
8	#30	Samuel Russell (D)	08/10/2000	Milton Keynes, GBR	5'11"	181 lbs
9	#35	Will Bray (G)	05/25/2003	Nottingham, GBR	6'0"	154 lbs
10	#38	Austin Mitchell-King (F)	11/01/2001	Warwick, GBR	6'2"	190 lbs

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