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| Guildford Phoenix | |
|---|---|
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| City | Guildford, Surrey |
| League | NIHL 2 South (Wilkinson) Division |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home arena | Guildford Spectrum (capacity: 2,200) |
| Colors | Maroon, Blue |
| Head coach | Stuart Potts |
| Captain | Nick Minhinnick |
| Affiliates | Guildford Flames |
| Website | GJIHC Phoenix |
| Franchise history | |
| 2017–present | Guildford Phoenix |
The Guildford Phoenix[1] are an ice hockey team based in Guildford, England. They currently play in the NIHL 2 South West Division.[2] The Guildford Phoenix are a minor league affiliate of the Guildford Flames of the Elite Ice Hockey League.[3]
The Phoenix is the senior men's team of the Guildford Junior Ice Hockey club[4] and was set up as part of the progression pathway for Guildford junior players into senior hockey. After one or two seasons with the Phoenix, many players have gone on to play in the National league or NIHL 1.
Phoenix gained extensive media coverage in October 2019, following the signing of former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech.[5]
Season-by-season record
[edit]| Season[6] | League | GP | W | T | L | OTW | OTL | Pts. | Rank | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | NIHL 2 | 26 | 14 | - | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6th | Semi-finalist |
| 2018–19 | NIHL 2 | 28 | 16 | - | 9 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 5th | Did not make playoffs |
| 2019–20 | NIHL 2 | 20 | 17 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1st | Playoffs Cancelled |
| 2020–21 | NIHL 2 | season cancelled | ||||||||
| 2021–22 | NIHL 2 | 22 | 19 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1st | Champions |
| 2022–23 | NIHL 2 | 24 | 20 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 2nd | Semi-finalist |
| 2023–24 | NIHL 2 | 22 | 21 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1st | Semi-finalist |
| 2024–25 | NIHL 2 | 18 | 15 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1st | Finalist |
| 2025–26 | NIHL 2 | 22 | 19 | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 1st | National and Divisional Champions |
Roster 2025/26
[edit]Source:[7]
| Netminders | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Nat | Player | Age | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | catches | Junior Club |
| 31 |  |
Jake Stoodley | 28 | 1997 | Guildford | 188 | 91 | L | Guildford |
| 20 | |
Oscar Minton | 33 | 2009 | |||||
| 71 |  |
Dima Volkovs | 17 | 2009 | 183 | 91 | L | Latvia | |
| Defencemen | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Nat | Player | Age | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | shoots | Junior Club |
| 4 | |
Monty Gailer | 28 | 1997 | Chichester | 182 | 80 | L | Guildford |
| 6 | |
Matt Tull | 26 | 1999 | Southampton | 178 | 77 | Guildford | |
| 16 | |
James Buckingham | 29 | 1997 | Slough | ||||
| 24 | |
Logan Hill | 21 | 2005 | Guildford | R | Guildford | ||
| 25 | |
Luke Tull | 31 | 1995 | Southampton | 175 | 76 | Guildford | |
| 43 | |
Jed Sherrington | 25 | 2001 | Guildford | ||||
| 40 | |
Joe Stephenson | 28 | 1998 | Farnborough | 180 | 88 | Guildford | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no. | Nat | Player | Age | Born | Birthplace | HT | WT | shoots | Junior Club |
| 7 |  |
Theo Sire | 21 | 2004 | Bratislava | 168 | R | Guildford | |
| 9 | |
Sol Stoodley | 23 | 2003 | 185 | 80 | Guildford | ||
| 12 | |
Sean Reynolds | 18 | 2008 | 175 | 80 | R | Guildford | |
| 13 | |
Jared Vigar | 20 | 2006 | Guildford | ||||
| 15 | |
Liam Kennington | 18 | 2008 | 187 | 85 | Guildford | ||
| 17 | |
Josh Sherrington | 28 | 1998 | Frimley | 183 | 95 | R | Guildford |
| 18 | |
Josh Abbot | 30 | 1996 | Luton | 180 | 85 | R | Guildford |
| 19 | |
Oliver Denis 'A' | 30 | 1995 | Chichester | 177 | 74 | R | Guildford |
| 22 | |
Nick Minhinnick 'C' | 33 | 1993 | Chertsey | 172 | 85 | R | Guildford |
| 23 | |
Jacob Rondeau-Smith 'A' | 28 | 1997 | 173 | 60 | R | Guildford | |
| 27 | |
Harry Wright | 27 | 1998 | Basingstoke | ||||
| 28 | |
Jack Woodstock | 27 | 1998 | Hounslow | 183 | 71 | Guildford | |
| 29 | |
Scott Bailey 'A' | 29 | 1997 | London | 185 | 779 | R | Guildford |
| 36 |  |
Daniil Sakantsev | 17 | 2009 | |||||
| 51 | |
Charlie Bell | 30 | 1996 | Guildford | ||||
All Time Scoring Leaders (up to /incl 2025/26)
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Guildford Phoenix - Roster, News, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ "NIHL League Structure". EIHA. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "Guildford Phoenix at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ "Phoenix". gjihc. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ "Former Chelsea and Arsenal keeper Petr Cech signs for ice hockey team". talkSPORT. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ↑ Stats, NIHL (2023-09-03). "Guildford Phoenix". NIHL Stats. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ "Guildford Phoenix - Roster, News, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.