Coventry Blaze NIHL

Coventry Blaze NIHL
CityCoventry, West Midlands
LeagueNIHL Division 2 North
Founded2007
Home arenaCoventry Skydome
ColorsBlack, dark/light blue & white
       
Head coachSean Alderson
CaptainDaniel Kent
AffiliateCoventry Blaze
Website[1]
Franchise history
2007 – 2012Coventry Blaze (ENL)
2012 – PresentCoventry NIHL Blaze

The Coventry Blaze NIHL are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the NIHL affiliate of Coventry Blaze of the EIHL.[1] The team started life as the Coventry Blaze (ENL) in 2007, changing their name to the Coventry Blaze NIHL ahead of the 2012–13 season.[2] The team often provides many juniors competitive ice time. The team withdrew from the 2019–20 season, after being unable to replace the players that had left during the off-season, returning to NIHL action ahead of the 2020–21 season.[3][4]

Season-by-season record

Season League GP W T L OTW OTL Pts. Rank Post Season
2007-08 ENL 16 9 0 7 - - 18 5 Did not make playoffs
2008-09 ENL 28 11 4 13 - - 26 4 Semifinal loss
2009-10 ENL 28 11 6 11 - - 28 4 Playoffs qualifier loss
2010-11 ENL 28 15 2 11 - - 32 3 Final loss
2011-12 ENL 32 11 4 17 - - 26 6 Did not make playoffs
2012-13 NIHL 1 32 6 5 21 - - 17 8 Placement game win
2013-14 NIHL 2 28 16 2 10 - - 34 3 Semifinal loss
2014-15 NIHL 2 36 8 4 24 - - 20 8 No playoffs held
2015-16 NIHL 2 28 4 1 23 - - 9 7 Did not make playoffs
2016-17 NIHL 2 28 2 2 24 - - 6 8 Did not make playoffs
2017-18 NIHL 2 36 10 - 20 2 3 28 8 Did not make playoffs
2018-19 NIHL 2 32 13 - 16 1 2 30 6 Did not make playoffs
2020-21 NIHL 2

Club roster 2020–21

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract

2020/21 Outgoing

Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For

References

  1. ^ "Coventry Blaze NIHL at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Coventry Blaze ENL at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ NIHL Blaze (16 July 2019). "NIHL Blaze on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ Coventry Blaze NIHL (29 April 2020). "NIHL BLAZE SET TO RETURN". Facebook. Retrieved 8 July 2020.