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The 2012–13 Coventry Blaze season is the 10th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
Player roster and transfers 2012–13
Player roster
The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2012–13 season.[1]
Netminders
No.
Nat.
Player
Catches
Date of birth
Place of birth
Acquired
1
Adam Goss
L
(1995-02-10 ) 10 February 1995 (age 29)
Derby , England
2012
84
Peter Hirsch
R
(1976-03-06 ) 6 March 1976 (age 48)
Copenhagen , Denmark
2011
Defencemen
No.
Nat.
Player
Shoots
Date of birth
Place of birth
Acquired
2
Jerramie Domish
R
(1979-08-19 ) 19 August 1979 (age 44)
Collegeville, Pennsylvania , US
2011
6
Mike Egener
L
(1984-09-26 ) 26 September 1984 (age 39)
Lahr , Germany
2012
7
Matthew Selby
R
(1995-07-19 ) 19 July 1995 (age 28)
Birmingham , England
2012
15
James Griffin
R
(1993-04-08 ) 8 April 1993 (age 31)
Swindon , England
2011
23
Steven Chalmers
L
(1992-08-21 ) 21 August 1992 (age 31)
Kirkaldy , Scotland
2012
27
Mike Schutte (A )
L
(1979-07-28 ) 28 July 1979 (age 44)
Burlington, Ontario , Canada
2012
33
Benn Olson
L
(1987-04-29 ) 29 April 1987 (age 37)
Port McNeill, British Columbia , Canada
2012
Forwards
No.
Nat.
Player
Shoots
Position
Date of birth
Place of birth
Acquired
8
Sam Smith
R
RW
(1991-11-30 ) 30 November 1991 (age 32)
Cardiff , Wales
2012
9
Mike Bayrack
L
C
(1978-09-17 ) 17 September 1978 (age 45)
Edmonton, Alberta , Canada
2012
10
Dale White
R
LW
(1989-11-04 ) 4 November 1989 (age 34)
Redditch , England
2012
11
Shea Guthrie (C )
R
RW
(1987-07-30 ) 30 July 1987 (age 36)
Carleton Place, Ontario , Canada
2011
13
Gerome Giudice
L
LW
(1989-03-11 ) 11 March 1989 (age 35)
Acton, Ontario , Canada
2012
17
Russell Cowley (A )
L
LW
(1983-08-12 ) 12 August 1983 (age 40)
Edmonton, Alberta , Canada
2007
19
Greg Leeb
L
C
(1977-05-31 ) 31 May 1977 (age 47)
Red Deer, Alberta , Canada
2012
20
Dustin Cameron
L
LW
(1989-04-28 ) 28 April 1989 (age 35)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , Canada
2012
21
Ross Venus
L
C
(1994-04-28 ) 28 April 1994 (age 30)
Birmingham , England
2010
38
Brad Leeb
R
RW
(1979-08-29 ) 29 August 1979 (age 44)
Red Deer, Alberta , Canada
2012
39
Matt Beleskey
L
LW
(1988-06-07 ) 7 June 1988 (age 36)
Midhurst, Ontario , Canada
2012
Two-way players
Players on a two-way contract with Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 season (includes players called up for injury cover during the season).
Two-way players
No.
Nat.
Player
Shoots
Position
Date of birth
Two-way team
16
Josh Gent
R
RW
(1993-06-06 ) 6 June 1993 (age 31)
Coventry NIHL Blaze
16
James Preece
R
LW
(1992-01-01 ) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Telford Tigers
18
Keiran Papps
R
D
(1994-01-01 ) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
Coventry NIHL Blaze
Player transfers
Players leaving and joining the club for the 2012–13 season.[2]
*signed for the duration of the 2012 NHL lock-out
Fixtures and results 2012–13
Elite Ice Hockey League
Green background indicates win (2 points)
Yellow background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points)
Erhardt conference standings (28 October)[23]
Pos.
Team
GP
W
L
OTL
SOL
PTS
PTS%
GF
GA
GD
PIM
1
Sheffield Steelers
13
8
4
0
1
17
0.654
40
34
+6
395
2
Belfast Giants
9
5
2
0
2
12
0.667
29
23
+6
150
3
Cardiff Devils
9
4
3
1
1
10
0.556
21
26
−5
148
4
Nottingham Panthers
8
4
3
0
1
9
0.562
21
20
+1
181
5
Coventry Blaze
7
2
3
2
0
6
0.429
19
26
−7
154
Elite Ice Hockey League fixture 2012–13[25]
Game
Date
Home
Away
Notes
22
15 December
Coventry Blaze
–
Fife Flyers
23
21 December
Belfast Giants
–
Coventry Blaze
24
23 December
Coventry Blaze
–
Nottingham Panthers
25
26 December
Cardiff Devils
–
Coventry Blaze
26
27 December
Coventry Blaze
–
Cardiff Devils
27
30 December
Sheffield Steelers
–
Coventry Blaze
28
1 January
Coventry Blaze
–
Sheffield Steelers
29
5 January
Nottingham Panthers
–
Coventry Blaze
30
6 January
Coventry Blaze
–
Nottingham Panthers
31
12 January
Belfast Giants
–
Coventry Blaze
32
13 January
Coventry Blaze
–
Hull Stingrays
33
19 January
Sheffield Steelers
–
Coventry Blaze
34
20 January
Coventry Blaze
–
Belfast Giants
35
26 January
Nottingham Panthers
–
Coventry Blaze
36
31 January
Cardiff Devils
–
Coventry Blaze
37
2 February
Coventry Blaze
–
Nottingham Panthers
38
3 February
Hull Stingrays
–
Coventry Blaze
39
9 February
Nottingham Panthers
–
Coventry Blaze
40
10 February
Coventry Blaze
–
Braehead Clan
41
15 February
Belfast Giants
–
Coventry Blaze
42
16 February
Belfast Giants
–
Coventry Blaze
43
17 February
Coventry Blaze
–
Edinburgh Capitals
44
22 February
Braehead Clan
–
Coventry Blaze
45
23 February
Edinburgh Capitals
–
Coventry Blaze
46
24 February
Fife Flyers
–
Coventry Blaze
47
2 March
Coventry Blaze
–
Dundee Stars
48
3 March
Cardiff Devils
–
Coventry Blaze
49
9 March
Coventry Blaze
–
Cardiff Devils
50
16 March
Coventry Blaze
–
Sheffield Steelers
51
23 March
Coventry Blaze
–
Belfast Giants
52
24 March
Hull Stingrays
–
Coventry Blaze
Challenge Cup
Green background indicates win (2 points)
Yellow background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points)
Challenge Cup results[26]
#
Date
Home
Score
Away
OT
Record
Points
Summary
1
29 September
Coventry Blaze
6–5
Hull Stingrays
SO
1–0–0
2
Report Match sheet
2
14 October
Coventry Blaze
3–1
Nottingham Panthers
2–0–0
4
Report Match sheet
3
27 October
Coventry Blaze
2–1
Cardiff Devils
3–0–0
6
Report Match sheet
4
28 October
Cardiff Devils
2–3
Coventry Blaze
4–0–0
8
Report Match sheet
Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)
Challenge Cup Group A standings (28 October)[27]
Pos.
Team
GP
W
L
T
PTS
PTS%
GF
GA
GD
PIM
1
X – Braehead Clan
8
4
3
1
9
0.562
25
24
+1
129
2
X – Belfast Giants
5
4
1
0
8
0.800
15
8
+7
69
3
X – Dundee Stars
7
4
3
0
8
0.571
16
18
−2
111
4
X – Fife Flyers
8
4
4
0
8
0.500
21
18
+3
141
5
Edinburgh Capitals
6
1
5
0
2
0.167
14
23
−9
71
Note: X = qualified for knockout stages
Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)[28]
Pos.
Team
GP
W
L
T
PTS
PTS%
GF
GA
GD
PIM
1
X – Coventry Blaze
4
4
0
0
8
1.000
14
9
+5
212
2
Nottingham Panthers
5
3
1
1
7
0.700
20
13
+7
95
3
Sheffield Steelers
3
3
0
0
6
1.000
14
8
+6
27
4
Cardiff Devils
6
1
4
1
3
0.250
19
25
−6
191
5
Hull Stingrays
6
1
4
1
3
0.250
19
31
−12
109
Note: X = qualified for knockout stages
Challenge Cup knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
1
8
4
5
3
6
2
7
Note: Knockout stages played over two-legs, home and away (aggregate score shown)
Challenge Cup fixtures 2012–13[29]
Game
Date
Home
Away
Notes
5
29 October
Sheffield Steelers
–
Coventry Blaze
6
10 November
Hull Stingrays
–
Coventry Blaze
7
5 December
Nottingham Panthers
–
Coventry Blaze
8
9 December
Coventry Blaze
–
Sheffield Steelers
Pre-season & challenge games
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.
White background indicates tied game.
Pre-season & challenge game results[30]
Game
Date
Home
Away
Report
Challenge
29 August
Cardiff Devils
2–1
Coventry Blaze
Report
Challenge
1 September
Sheffield Steelers
3–4
Coventry Blaze
Report
Challenge
2 September
Coventry Blaze
1–3
Sheffield Steelers
Report
Challenge
5 September
Coventry Blaze
2–2
Cardiff Devils
Report
Playoffs
The top 4 teams from each conference of the Elite Ice Hockey League standings will qualify for the quarterfinals of the play-offs.
The winners of each match-up will progress to the play-off finals weekend, to take place in Nottingham on 6 and 7 April 2013.[31]
References