Invicta Dynamos
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| Invicta Dynamos | |
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| City | Gillingham, Kent |
| League | National Ice Hockey League |
| Division | NIHL 1 South |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home arena | Planet Ice, Gillingham Capacity: 1,200 |
| Colours | White, Blue & Grey |
| Owners | Kevin & Sarah Parrish |
| Head coach | Karl Lennon |
| Captain | Jacob Ranson |
| Website | Invicta Dynamos |
The Invicta Dynamos are the senior, semi-professional, Ice Hockey team based in Gillingham in Kent. They were founded in 1997[1] and play their home games at Planet Ice, Gillingham, which they share with the Invicta Mustangs.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1997 by David Hodge replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the EPIHL until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a lack of sponsorship. Invicta is one of the larger clubs at this level and has enjoyed a period of sustained success including winning the ENIHL Grand Slam in 2005/6. The most successful season in the Dynamos history came in the 2001/02 season when they were the champions of the EPIHL, winning the league and playoffs and losing the cup final to local rivals the Romford Raiders.
The club's fiercest rivalry has traditionally been with the Raiders IHC and to a slightly lesser extent the Chelmsford Chieftains, with the Dynamos competing in the same league as the two Essex clubs for its first six seasons. However more recently a healthy rivalry has developed with Streatham IHC due to the geographical proximity of the two clubs.
Players
[edit]Current Roster
[edit]As of 13th September 2026
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | Joined from | ||||
| 1 |  |
Heath Prentice | L | 2025 | London, England | Invicta Mustangs | ||||
| 32 | |
Brad Windebank | L | 2024 | London, England | Romford Raiders | ||||
| 64 | |
Nikolai Divall | 2025 | England | Invicta U19 | |||||
| Defencemen | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | Joined from | |||
| 7 | |
Leonard Eeles | L | 2025 | Redhill, England | Invicta U19 | |||
| 13 | |
Daniel Scott | R | 2023 | Chatham, England | Romford Raiders | |||
| 16 | |
Reuben Yeates | R | 2025 | Gillingham, England | Invicta U19 | |||
| 18 | |
Preston Tombs | R | 2025 | Guildford, England | Peterborough Phantoms | |||
| 22 |  |
Megas Kanys | R | 2026 | Kaunas, Lithuania | Romford Raiders | |||
| 36 | |
Callum Burnett | R | 2026 | England | Romford Raiders | |||
| 75 | |
Dylan Worthy | L | 2024 | Maidstone, England | Invicta U19 | |||
| 84 | |
Michael Stokes | R | 2022 | Chatham, England | Invicta Mustangs | |||
| 87 | |
Harrison Lillis | R | 2011 | Chatham, England | Invicta Mustangs | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | Joined from | |||||
| 8 | |
James Stanmore | R | 2026 | England | Invicta U19 | |||||
| 9 | |
Cameron Pywell | 2024 | England | Sheffield Scimitars | ||||||
| 11 | |
Callum Wilson | L | 2026 | England | Invicta U19 | |||||
| 14 | |
Luca Pascale | 2025 | London, England | Romford Raiders | ||||||
| 15 | |
Harrison Prentice | R | 2025 | London, England | Boston Jr. Bruins | |||||
| 19 | |
Adam Erskine | R | 2026 | England | Basingstoke Bison | |||||
| 28 |  |
Mads Thune* | L | 2023 | Herlev, Denmark | Gladsaxe Bears | |||||
| 51 | |
Ashley Jackson | L | 2025 | Tunbridge Wells, England | Romford Raiders | |||||
| 67 | |
Jared Vigar | 2025 | England | Guildford Phoenix | ||||||
| 71 |   |
Artjoms Kazaks | L | 2026 | Romford Raiders | ||||||
| 74 |  |
William Robinson | L | 2026 | Upper Tantallon, Canada | Ontario Tech University | |||||
| 91 | |
Callum Fowler | L | 2009 | London, England | Peterborough Phantoms | |||||
| 95 | |
Jacob Ranson | R | 2025 | Romford, England | Berkshire Bees | |||||
Current Staff
[edit]As of 13th September 2026
| Team Staff | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat. | Name | Position | Acquired | Place of Birth | |||
|
Karl Lennon | Head Coach | 2022 | Chatham, England | |||
|
Elliot Andrews | Assistant Head Coach | 2022 | ||||
|
Neil Ratcliffe | Equipment Manager | 2022 | ||||
Seasons
[edit]| Season | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | P | W | OW | L | OTL/SOL | T | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2012-13 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 19 | - | 12 | - | 1 | 175 | 124 | 39 | 4th | Semi Finals |
| 2013-14 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 21 | - | 7 | - | 4 | 198 | 114 | 46 | 3rd | Semi Finals |
| 2014-15 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 25 | - | 11 | - | 0 | 202 | 140 | 50 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2015-16 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 23 | - | 7 | - | 6 | 153 | 92 | 52 | 2nd | Semi Finals |
| 2016-17 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 16 | - | 10 | - | 2 | 113 | 99 | 34 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2017-18 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - | 88 | 137 | 22 | 8th | Quarter FInals |
| 2018-19 | NIHL 1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | - | 66 | 232 | 8 | 8th | Quarter Finals |
| 2019-20 | NIHL1 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | - | 174 | 158 | 34 | 5th | Cancelled |
| 2020-21 | Season Cancelled | |||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | 142 | 156 | 30 | 6th | Quarter Finals |
| 2022-23 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - | 132 | 127 | 29 | 4th | Semi Finals |
| 2023-24 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 132 | 105 | 33 | 5th | Quarter Finals |
| 2024-25 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | - | 181 | 129 | 60 | 5th | Semi Finals |
| 2025-26 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | 93 | 70 | 51 | 4th | Semi Finals |
| 2026-27 | NIHL 1 | |||||||||||
Top 5 All-time points scorers
[edit]- As of 13/09/26
Source:[2]
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smith | 437 | 530 | 515 | 1045 |
| Elliott Andrews | 370 | 263 | 342 | 605 |
| Callum Fowler | 271 | 240 | 356 | 596 |
| Juraj Huska | 216 | 245 | 220 | 465 |
| Anthony Leone | 429 | 200 | 183 | 383 |
Retired Jerseys
[edit]Source:[3]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Playing years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  |
Andy Martin | Defence | 1998-2006 |
| 6 | |
Anthony Lennon | Defence | 2004-2013 |
| 10 |  |
Ondrej Zosiak | Defence | 2015-2019 |
| 12 | |
Karl Lennon | Forward | 2003-2011 |
| 23 | |
Phil Chard | Defence | 1997-2006 |
| 29 | |
Anthony Leone | Forward | 2006-2013 |
Club Honours
[edit]Source:[4]
1997-98
[edit]English Division 1 Southern Champions
2001-02
[edit]EPIHL Champions
EPIHL Playoff Champions
2002-03
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
2003-04
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
Kent & Essex Cup Champions
2004-05
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
2005-06
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
ENIHL Playoff Champions
ENIHL Cup Champions
2006-07
[edit]ENIHL Southern (Conference B) Champions
2007-08
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
2009-10
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
2014-15
[edit]NIHL Southern Cup Champions
Other Ice Hockey teams based in Gillingham
[edit]- Invicta Dynamics (Ladies)
- Invicta Mustangs (Second senior team)
- Invicta Colts (Under 18's)
- Invicta Junior Dynamos (Under 16's)
- Invicta Dynamites (Under 14's)
- Invicta Devils (Under 12's)
- Invicta Imps (Under 10's)
- Medway Madness (Recreational)
- Medway Eagles (Beginner Recreational)
- Medway Marauders (Recreational)
- Kent Knights (University)
References
[edit]- ↑ Elite Prospects https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1361/invicta-dynamos.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "All Time Stats". Invictadynamos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Invicta Dynamos https://invictadynamos.co.uk/club-history/retired-jerseys/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Club Honours". Invictadynamos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.