1999–2000 Guildford Flames season

Guildford Flames
Season 1999–00
LeagueBritish National League
CoachStan Marple
Home Ice RinkGuildford Spectrum
League position2nd (out of 10)
Benson & Hedges CupFirst Round - 3rd in Group C
NTL Christmas CupSemi-Final
Playoff RecordQuarter-Final

The 1999–2000 season, was the Guildford Flames' eighth year of ice hockey. The Guildford Flames competed in the British National League.[1]

The season saw the Flames get their first-ever taste of foreign opposition, with the visit of Manitoba Bison to the Guildford Spectrum on Wednesday 15 December 1999, one of four matches on their UK tour.[2]

Player statistics

Player GP G A PTS PIMS
Karry Biette55375289107
Barcley Pearce54334578100
Pete Kasowski5435346952
Derek DeCosty5535336844
Ryan Campbell5528336158
Chris Crombie54302252129
Rick Plant5619264550
Paul Dixon507323930
Rob Lamey5211172822
Tom Brown487111844
James Manson563151876
Ian Cooper132121420
Gary Clarke204486
Russ Plant433474
Simon Howard5625764
Andy Einhorn2405585
Lee Cowmeadow171344
Dominic Hopkins340334
Jason Moses242132
Mark McCoy60222
Stan Marple920214
Patrick Flanagan161124
Johnny Hepburn81010
Anthony Page10000
Scott Stephenson10000
Tyrone Miller110002
Michael Plenty10000
Tom Boney10000
Simon Griffiths20000
David Alexander10000
Ben Hammond10000
Michael Simmons10000
James Clarke20000
Adam Franks40000
Rory Alexander10000
Matt Thornhill10000

Netminders

Netminder Iced Mins SOG GA SV % GAA
Jamey Organ543050146415389.553.01
Jamie Thompson83091472384.354.47
Grant King000000
Simon Lavis000000
Vicki Robins000000

Schedule And Results

Benson & Hedges Cup

The big surprise of the 1999 Benson & Hedges Cup was the failure of the defending Plate holders, Guildford Flames, to get past the first round of the Cup. Unfortunately for Stan Marple's team, they were drawn into the difficult Group C which produced the eventual Plate finalists, Basingstoke Bison and Slough Jets. That said, Flames were the only BNL team to beat the Bison, 5-1, on the first weekend of the season, a contest best remembered for Bison turning up without their strip and a mass brawl in the final minute.

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceCompetitionGoalscorers
N/ABasingstoke BisonAwayLost 3-0-Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C-
N/ABasingstoke BisonHomeWon 5-1-Benson & Hedges Cup - Group CRyan Campbell (2), Chris Crombie, Karry Biette, Simon Howard
N/ASlough JetsHomeTied 1-1-Benson & Hedges Cup - Group CRick Plant
N/ASlough JetsAwayTied 1-1-Benson & Hedges Cup - Group CChris Crombie
N/ASolihull BlazeHomeWon 9-2-Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C-
N/ASolihull BlazeAwayLost 9-5-Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C-

British National League

British National League Final Standings

Team Pld. W OTW L OTL GF GA Pts %
Fife Flyers3628170176895880.5
Guildford Flames3626172184985677.8
Basingstoke Bison36232110138855069.4
Hull Thunder362031211491324765.3
Peterborough Pirates362211301711284663.9
Slough Jets361901431091004156.9
Solihull Blaze361312021611723041.7
Edinburgh Capitals36912511181922129.2
Milton Keynes Kings36412831142021318.1
Paisley Pirates36413011032261115.3
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceCompetitionGoalscorers
Saturday 25 September 1999Peterborough PiratesHomeWon 6-0-British National League-
Sunday 26 September 1999Basingstoke BisonHomeWon 3-2-British National League-
Friday 1 October 1999Peterborough PiratesAwayWon 3-1-British National LeagueKarry Biette, Gary Clarke, Derek DeCosty
Sunday 3 October 1999Solihull BlazeHomeWon 12-5-British National LeagueKarry Biette (2), Ryan Campbell (2), Chris Crombie (2), Pete Kasowski (2), Barcley Pearce (2), Derek DeCosty, Tom Brown
Sunday 10 October 1999Fife FlyersHomeWon 4-3-British National LeagueChris Crombie (2), Barcley Pearce (2)
Saturday 16 October 1999Hull ThunderHomeWon 7-6 (PSO)-British National League-
Sunday 17 October 1999Paisley PiratesAwayWon 8-5-British National League-
Saturday 23 October 1999Edinburgh CapitalsHomeWon 6-0-British National League-
Sunday 24 October 1999Edinburgh CapitalsAwayLost 4-3-British National League-
Sunday 31 October 1999Slough JetsHomeWon 1-0-British National League-
Thursday 4 November 1999Solihull BlazeAwayWon 5-4-British National League-
Saturday 6 November 1999Fife FlyersAwayLost 5-1-British National League-
Sunday 7 November 1999Hull ThunderAwayWon 5-4-British National LeagueRyan Campbell (2), Derek DeCosty, Ricky Plant, Karry Biette,
Saturday 13 November 1999Paisley PiratesHomeWon 5-3-British National League-
Saturday 20 November 1999Basingstoke BisonAwayLost 3-0-British National League-
Saturday 27 November 1999Milton Keynes KingsAwayWon 4-3-British National League-
Sunday 28 November 1999Milton Keynes KingsHomeWon 7-1-British National League-
Sunday 5 December 1999Slough JetsHomeWon 6-0-British National League-
Friday 10 December 1999Peterborough PiratesAwayLost 7-3-British National League-
Sunday 12 December 1999Basingstoke BisonHomeLost 2-1 (PSO)-British National League-
Saturday 18 December 1999Solihull BlazeHomeWon 6-2-British National League-
Sunday 19 December 1999Edinburgh CapitalsAwayWon 7-3-British National League-
Saturday 8 January 2000Milton Keynes KingsAwayWon 10-2-British National League-
Sunday 9 January 2000Milton Keynes KingsHomeWon 9-3-British National League-
Saturday 15 January 2000Slough JetsAwayLost 3-2-British National League-
Saturday 22 January 2000Basingstoke BisonAwayLost 3-1-British National League-
Sunday 23 January 2000Fife FlyersHomeWon 5-3-British National League-
Saturday 29 January 2000Edinburgh CapitalsHomeWon 6-4-British National League-
Sunday 30 January 2000Solihull BlazeAwayWon 6-4-British National League-
Saturday 5 February 2000Hull ThunderAwayLost 3-2 (OT)-British National League-
Sunday 6 February 2000Hull ThunderHomeWon 5-3-British National League-
Saturday 12 February 2000Fife FlyersAwayLost 5-2-British National League-
Sunday 13 February 2000Paisley PiratesAwayWon 11-0-British National League-
Saturday 19 February 2000Slough JetsAwayWon 4-2-British National League-
Sunday 20 February 2000Peterborough PiratesHomeWon 5-0-British National League-
Saturday 26 February 2000Paisley PiratesHomeWon 14-1-British National League-

British National League Play-Offs

The top eight BNL teams qualified for the playoffs. In the Quarter-Finals the teams were split into two groups of four with the teams finishing 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th in the league going into Group A and the others into Group B. Teams tied on points in the Quarter-Final group stages were separated first by wins in normal time, then by away wins in normal time. The two top teams in each group qualified for the Semi-Finals with the winner of one group playing a best-of-three series against the runner-up in the other group. Home ice advantage went to the top team in each group. The winning semi-finalists competed for the title in a best-of-five finals series, with the home ice advantage going to the team that finished highest in the league.

Quarter-Final Group A

Team Pld. W OTW L OTL GF GA Pts.
Fife Flyers65010371310
Peterborough Pirates6301125297
Hull Thunder6213023226
Edinburgh Capitals6105015362

Quarter-Final Group B

Team Pld. W OTW L OTL GF GA Pts.
Basingstoke Bison6402019188
Solihull Blaze6312024228
Guildford Flames6312025198
Slough Jets6004211202
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceCompetitionGoalscorers
N/ABasingstoke BisonAwayLost 4-2-Quarter-Final Group B-
N/ABasingstoke BisonHomeWon 4-3-Quarter-Final Group B-
N/ASlough JetsHomeWon 5-0-Quarter-Final Group B-
N/ASlough JetsAwayWon 3-2 (OT)-Quarter-Final Group B-
N/ASolihull BlazeHomeWon 7-4-Quarter-Final Group B-
N/ASolihull BlazeAwayLost 6-5-Quarter-Final Group B-

NTL: Christmas Cup

The third Christmas Cup campaign was open to the ten British National League clubs and played on a knockout basis over the Christmas and New Year period. The draw for the quarter-finals was based on the league's final standings in 1998/1999 with first playing eighth, second playing seventh and so on. The last placed sides, Edinburgh Capitals and Paisley Pirates, first played off against league newcomers, Milton Keynes Kings and Solihull Blaze, for the right to enter the competition proper. The Cup was sponsored by telecoms and cable TV company, ntl:, the league's new partner.

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceCompetitionGoalscorers
Monday 27 December 1999Hull ThunderHomeWon 4-3-Quarter-Final, First Leg-
Wednesday 29 December 1999Hull ThunderAwayTied 3-3 (Guildford win 7-6 on agg)-Quarter-Final, Second Leg-
Monday 3 January 2000Basingstoke BisonHomeLost 7-2-Semi-Final, First Leg-
Tuesday 4 January 2000Basingstoke BisonAwayLost 7-4 (Basingstoke win 14-6 on agg)-Semi-Final, Second Leg-

References

  1. ↑ "1999-2000". GuildfordFlames.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Flames set to get taste for Bison". GetSurrey.co.uk. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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