Solihull Barons
| Solihull Barons | |
|---|---|
| File:Solihull Barons logo.jpg | |
| City | Solihull, England |
| League | English National Ice Hockey League |
| Division | Laidler |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Home arena | Solihull Ice Rink Capacity: 800 Ice size: 56m x 28m |
| Colours | White and Red |
| Head coach | Darren Bellerby |
| Farm club(s) | Solihull Junior Barons |
| Website | http://www.solihull-barons.net/ |
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. 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]
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 played in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. At the end of the 2006-07 season they dropped 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 compete in the Northern Division Two.
The team hold charity games for Birmingham Children's Hospital.
The club 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)
Squad
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Catches | Born | |
| 28 | 
|
Josh Nicholls | Left | England |
| 31 |
|
Sam Hewitt | Left | England |
| 32 |
|
Calem Harper | Left | England |
| Defencemen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | |
| 6 |
|
Richard Crowe | Right | England |
| 8 |
|
Ryan Selwood | Right | England |
| 10 |
|
Daniel Harrison | Right | England |
| 22 |
|
Phil Knight | Right | England |
| 24 |
|
Perry Doyle | Left | England |
| 27 |
|
Kieran Papps | Right | England |
| Forwards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Born | |
| 4 |
|
Dave Rogers | Left | England |
| 7 |
|
Joe Henry | Right | England |
| 11 |
|
Eddy Eaton | Left | England |
| 14 | 
|
Thomas Janak | Left | Slovakia |
| 16 |
|
Andrew Whitehouse | Right | England |
| 17 |
|
Richard Slater | Right | England |
| 18 |
|
Simon Harrison | Left | England |
| 19 |
|
Rob Eley | Right | England |
| 20 |
|
Erik Bakalar | Right | Slovakia |
| 21 |
|
Jake Larkin | Right | England |
| 40 | 
|
Josh Bruce | Right | Scotland |
| 79 |
|
Thomas Soar | Right | England |
| 91 | 
|
Niklas Ottoson | Left | Sweden |
| 97 |
|
Connor Hubbuck | Right | England |
| 98 |
|
Jack McKay | Left | England |
Honours
- Southern League champions: 1977-1978.
- English League champions: 1992-1993.
- English National Ice Hockey League (North Division 2) champions: 2010-2011
- English National Ice Hockey League Laidler Division champions: 2013-2014
References
- ^ Solihull Barons
- ^ "A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". azhockey.com. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". azhockey.com. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ Solihull Junior Barons Ice Hockey Club