Solihull Barons
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| League | English National Ice Hockey League |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Home ice | Solihull Ice Rink |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Ice size | 56m x 28m |
| City | Solihull, England |
| Colours | White and Red / Red and White |
| Captain | Adam Andrews |
| Head coach | Darren Bellerby |
Solihull Barons [1] are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobbs Moat Road. They were formed in 2005, although they are named after the team of the same name who played at the same ice rink between 1972 and 1996.[2] From May 2002 to April 2003, Solihull MK Kings played at Hobs Moat Road Rink.[3]
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[edit] History
Canadian Rick Fera played for the original Solihull Barons in the 1987-88 season. They won the Southern League in 1977-78 and the English league in 1992-93.
The current Solihull Barons team was formed in 2005 and originally played in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. At the end of the 2006-07 season they had to drop down to the English National Ice Hockey League (ENIHL). The ENIHL was restructured for the 2008-09 season into two regional divisions North and South, with two leagues in each region. The Barons currently compete in the Northern Division Two.
The team also hold charity games for Birmingham Children's Hospital.
The Club also has a youth system, which starts at Under-10s.[4] The teams are -
- Solihull Saints (Under-10s)
- Solihull Kings (Under-12s)
- Solihull Flames (Under-14s)
- Solihull Sabres (Under-16s)
- Solihull Knights (Under-18s)
[edit] Current squad
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Born | |
| 1 |  |
Hayden Laverick | Left | England |
| 31 | |
Sam Hewitt | Left | England |
| Defencemen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | |
| 4 |  |
Mike Rogder | Right | Canada |
| 6 | |
Lee Winwood | Right | Coventry, England |
| 11 | |
Phil Knight | Right | England |
| 12 | |
Adam Andrews | Right | England |
| 15 | |
Eddie Slater | Right | Birmingham, England |
| 26 | |
Tom Parker | Right | England |
| 32 | |
Stuart Clayton | Right | England |
| 66 | |
Luke Smith | Right | England |
| 81 | |
Luke Thomas | Right | England |
| 88 | |
Phil Lee | Right | Billingham, England |
| Forwards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | |
| 8 | |
Andy Ayres | Right | England |
| 9 | |
Louis Brindle | Right | England |
| 16 | |
Andrew Whitehouse | Left | England |
| 17 | |
Richard Slater | Right | Birmingham, England |
| 18 | |
Rob Perks | Right | England |
| 19 | |
Rob Eley | Right | England |
| 20 |  |
Erik Bakalar | Right | Slovakia |
| 28 | |
Jonathan Stobart | Right | England |
| 33 | |
Martin O'Brien | Left | England |
| 60 | |
Toni Scialdone | Left | England |
| 71 | |
Dale Buckland | Right | England |
| 87 | |
Ryan James | Right | England |
| 93 | |
Charlie Hammerton | Right | Solihull, England |
[edit] Honours
- Southern League champions: 1977-78.
- English League champions: 1992-93.
- English National Ice Hockey League (North Division 2) champions: 2010-11.
[edit] References
- ^ Solihull Barons
- ^ "A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". azhockey.com. http://www.azhockey.com/So.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". azhockey.com. http://www.azhockey.com/Mi.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ Solihull Junior Barons Ice Hockey Club
