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

1996-1997 Season

Solihull Blaze were 41-15-3 in the 1996-97 EPIHL season with 85 points, 2nd overall.

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1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Player Stats

All Positions

Solihull Blaze — 1996-1997 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
EPIHL
1.		Steve Chartrand (C)	55	73	79	152	10	-
2.		Luc Chabot (F)	55	49	77	126	18	-
3.		Les Millie (C)	54	45	75	120	52	-
4.		Justin George (F)	54	51	55	106	95	-
5.		Shane Henry (C/LW)	46	37	48	85	26	-
6.		Gary Socha (C)	45	36	32	68	34	-
7.		Steve Carpenter (D)	45	27	41	68	178	-
8.		Jason Hehr (D/C)	41	24	35	59	95	-
9.		David Wilkie (F)	50	16	17	33	35	-
10.		Derek Nicolson (D)	39	6	18	24	10	-
11.		Craig Lochhead (D)	49	5	12	17	46	-
12.		Perry Doyle (D)	32	4	10	14	158	-
13.		Kurt Irvine (F)	45	5	6	11	53	-
14.		Patrick O'Connor (C)	49	3	4	7	83	-
15.		Jason Price (D)	51	1	5	6	28	-
16.		Jake Armstrong (D/F)	17	1	2	3	2	-
17.		Ville Skinnari (D)	23	0	3	3	10	-
18.		Gareth Owen (F)	9	0	2	2	6	-
19.		Jason Andrews (F)	40	1	0	1	2	-
20.		Joel Pickering (F)	12	0	1	1	10	-
21.		Paul Frankum (D)	30	0	1	1	10	-
22.		James Pease (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
23.		Andrew Howarth (F)	6	0	0	0	0	-
24.		Gareth Roddis (D)	8	0	0	0	2	-
25.		Andrew Ayers (F)	25	0	0	0	0	-
Autumn Cup
1.		Steve Chartrand (C)	6	6	4	10	2	-
2.		Les Millie (C)	6	4	3	7	4	-
3.		Justin George (F)	6	0	7	7	0	-
4.		Jason Hehr (D/C)	6	0	7	7	6	-
5.		Luc Chabot (F)	6	5	1	6	2	-
6.		Steve Carpenter (D)	6	2	4	6	6	-
7.		Gary Socha (C)	6	4	1	5	36	-
8.		David Wilkie (F)	6	4	0	4	8	-
9.		Gareth Roddis (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
10.		Ville Skinnari (D)	5	0	0	0	12	-
11.		Jake Armstrong (D/F)	6	0	0	0	0	-
12.		Jason Andrews (F)	6	0	0	0	0	-
13.		Paul Frankum (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-
14.		Jason Price (D)	6	0	0	0	2	-
15.		Andrew Ayers (F)	6	0	0	0	2	-
16.		Andrew Howarth (F)	6	0	0	0	4	-
17.		Craig Lochhead (D)	6	0	0	0	6	-
18.		Joel Pickering (F)	6	0	0	0	14	-

Solihull Blaze — 1996-1997 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
EPIHL
1.		Jarkko Kortesoja (G)	25	2.98	.896	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Stephen Doyle (G)	32	4.73	.840	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.		Jamie Thompson (G)	1	10.50	.720	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.		Sam Rowley (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Autumn Cup
1.		Jarkko Kortesoja (G)	3	6.33	.872	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.		Stephen Doyle (G)	3	5.33	.870	-	-	-	-	-	-

1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Staff

Head CoachPaul Thompson
General ManagerJohn Doyle

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Captains

"C"

Justin George

"A"

Team Captaincy History

1996-1997 Coventry Blaze Demographics

Coventry Blaze Facts

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

1996-1997 Solihull Blaze Roster Facts

Nationalities

15 players
9 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

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

Coventry Blaze — 1996-1997 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/24/2026 05:00 PM UTC	Guildford Flames	Coventry Blaze	-	EIHL Cup
10/18/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Nottingham Panthers	-	EIHL Cup
10/17/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Cardiff Devils	Coventry Blaze	5 - 4 (OT 61:20)	EIHL Cup
10/11/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Dundee Stars	8 - 2	EIHL
10/10/2026 06:00 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Belfast Giants	0 - 1	EIHL

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Latest Transactions

Coventry Blaze — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
08/30/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Colton Saucerman (D)	Retired	Details
08/25/2026	Extension		William Boysen (F)		Details
08/02/2026	Confirmed	joining	Sisu Heikkeri (G)	Jokerit	Details
08/02/2026	Confirmed	joining	Evan Fitzpatrick (G)	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	Details
08/02/2026	Extension		Joel Bearman (G)		Details
07/31/2026	Confirmed	joining	Ryan Richardson (F)	Greensboro Gargoyles	Details
07/29/2026	Confirmed	joining	Colby MacArthur (F)	Kansas City Mavericks	Details
07/28/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jaxson Ezman (F)	Princeton Univ.	Details

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Coventry Blaze History and Standings

Coventry Blaze — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Coventry Blaze
2026-2027	EIHL	5	4	1	-	0	0	18	8	8	1.6	2	-
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

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

Coventry Blaze Retired Numbers

Coventry Blaze Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Coventry Blaze — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	8	10	18	2
2.	Luke Ferrara (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	8	8	9	17	0
3.	Kobe Roth (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	9	6	11	17	2
4.	Marly Quince (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	10	3	13	16	6
5.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	9	2	14	16	0
6.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	9	5	9	14	6
7.	Liam Stewart (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	9	6	5	11	2
8.	Dillon Lawrence (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	9	6	4	10	2
9.	Terrance Amorosa (D)	2026-2027	Herning Blue Fox	Metal Ligaen	11	3	7	10	0
10.	Nick Seitz (F)	2026-2027	Amiens	Ligue Magnus	10	6	3	9	7

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Coventry Blaze — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	190 lbs	25.59
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.91
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	187 lbs	27.42
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	27.40
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	28.48

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Goals

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Assists

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Coventry Blaze — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	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

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Coventry Blaze — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Russell Cowley (F)	650	98	222	320
2.	Ross Venus (F)	617	76	156	232
3.	David Clements (D)	526	27	92	119
4.	Tom Watkins (F)	439	70	108	178
5.	James Pease (D)	417	7	63	70

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Coventry Blaze — 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

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Coventry Blaze — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. 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

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent EIHL Elite Series Draft Selections

Coventry Blaze — 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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