Player roster and transfers 2011–12
Player roster
The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2011–12 season.[1]
Forwards |
No. |
Nat. |
Player |
Shoots |
Position |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
Acquired |
9 |
|
Greg Owen |
R |
C |
(1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 |
Northampton, England |
2009 |
10 |
|
Robert Farmer |
L |
LW |
(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 |
Nottingham, England |
2010 |
11 |
|
Shea Guthrie |
R |
RW |
(1987-07-30) 30 July 1987 |
Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada |
2011 |
21 |
|
Ross Venus |
L |
C |
(1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 |
Birmingham, England |
2010 |
23 |
|
Owen Fussey |
L |
LW |
(1983-04-02) 2 April 1983 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
2010 |
24 |
|
Mike McLean |
L |
C |
(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 |
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
2011 |
36 |
|
Woo-Sang Park |
R |
RW |
(1980-05-30) 30 May 1980 |
Seoul, South Korea |
2011 |
48 |
|
Bryan Jurynec (A) |
L |
LW |
(1983-12-17) 17 December 1983 |
Orland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
2011 |
76 |
|
Peter Nylander |
L |
C |
(1976-01-20) 20 January 1976 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
2012 |
83 |
|
Matic Kralj |
L |
LW |
(1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
2011 |
Two-way players
Players on a two-way contract with Coventry Blaze for the 2011–12 season.
Player transfers
Players leaving and joining the club for the 2011–12 season.[2]
*signed on a one-month trial on 30 October
**signed temporarily for injury cover on 29 November
Fixtures & results 2011–12
Elite Ice Hockey League
Coventry Blaze completed the regular season in 5th place overall to qualify for the playoffs.
- Green background indicates win (2 points)
- Yellow background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
- Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points)
Elite League standings (FINAL)[33] |
Pos. |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
SOL |
PTS |
PTS% |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PIM |
1 |
Y - Belfast Giants |
54 |
46 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
95 |
0.880 |
237 |
102 |
+135 |
993 |
2 |
X - Sheffield Steelers |
54 |
41 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
84 |
0.778 |
209 |
130 |
+79 |
897 |
3 |
X - Nottingham Panthers |
54 |
38 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
80 |
0.741 |
241 |
129 |
+112 |
934 |
4 |
X - Cardiff Devils |
54 |
32 |
12 |
4 |
6 |
74 |
0.685 |
191 |
158 |
+33 |
1029 |
5 |
X - Coventry Blaze |
54 |
32 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
66 |
0.611 |
203 |
159 |
+44 |
909 |
6 |
X - Braehead Clan |
54 |
31 |
19 |
2 |
2 |
66 |
0.611 |
204 |
179 |
+25 |
617 |
7 |
X - Hull Stingrays |
54 |
16 |
34 |
2 |
2 |
36 |
0.333 |
143 |
220 |
-77 |
1110 |
8 |
X - Dundee Stars |
54 |
13 |
35 |
3 |
3 |
32 |
0.296 |
140 |
215 |
−75 |
864 |
9 |
Edinburgh Capitals |
54 |
13 |
37 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
0.278 |
133 |
265 |
−132 |
738 |
10 |
Fife Flyers |
54 |
8 |
40 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
0.204 |
110 |
254 |
−144 |
940 |
Note: Y = league champions, X = qualified for playoffs |
Playoffs
Coventry Blaze failed to reach the Playoff Finals weekend in Nottingham after losing to Cardiff Devils in the quarter finals 4-7 on aggregate.
- White background indicates tied game.
- Red background indicates loss.
Playoff fixtures |
Game | Date | Home | Score | Away | OT | Recap |
Quarter Final 1st leg | 31 March | Coventry Blaze | 3-3 (2-2) | Cardiff Devils | | Report Match sheet |
Quarter Final 2nd leg | 1 April | Cardiff Devils | 4-1 (7-4) | Coventry Blaze | | Report Match sheet |
|
EIHL playoff finals |
| Quarter Finals
| | | Semi Finals
| | | Final
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1
| Belfast Giants
| 14
| | | | 8
| Dundee Stars
| 0
| | | | 1
| Beflast Giants
| 3
| | |
| | | 4
| Cardiff Devils
| 4
| | | 4
| Cardiff Devils
| 7
| | | | | 5
| Coventry Blaze
| 4
| | | | 4
| Cardiff Devils
| 0
| | |
| | | 3
| Nottingham Panthers
| 2
| | | 2
| Sheffield Steelers
| 4
| | | | | | 7
| Hull Stingrays
| 7
| | | | 7
| Hull Stingrays
| 3
| | |
| | | 3
| Nottingham Panthers
| 10
| | | 3
| Nottingham Panthers
| 5
| | | | | 6
| Braehead Clan
| 4
| | | |
|
Note: Quarter final played over two-legs, home and away (aggregate score shown); Semi final and final played in one leg |
Challenge Cup
Coventry Blaze failed to reach the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup after finishing 4th in their qualifying group.
- Green background indicates win (2 points)
- Red background indicates loss (0 points)
- White background indicates tied game (1 point)
Challenge Cup results[34] |
# | Date | Home | Score | Away | Record | Points | Summary |
1 | 7 September | Nottingham Panthers | 10–1 | Coventry Blaze | 0–1–0–0 | 0 | Report Match sheet |
2 | 25 September | Coventry Blaze | 0–2 | Cardiff Devils | 0–2–0–0 | 0 | Report Match sheet |
3 | 8 October | Sheffield Steelers | 2–2 | Coventry Blaze | 0–2–0–1 | 1 | Report Match sheet |
4 | 16 October | Coventry Blaze | 4–2 | Hull Stingrays | 1–2–0–1 | 3 | Report Match sheet |
5 | 29 October | Cardiff Devils | 6–1 | Coventry Blaze | 1–3–0–1 | 3 | Report Match sheet |
6 | 12 November | Hull Stingrays | 2–2 | Coventry Blaze | 1–3–0–2 | 4 | Report Match sheet |
7 | 27 November | Coventry Blaze | 5–5 | Nottingham Panthers | 1–3–0–3 | 5 | Report Match sheet |
8 | 10 December | Coventry Blaze | 1–3 | Sheffield Steelers | 1–4–0–3 | 5 | Report Match sheet |
Challenge Cup record: 1-4-0-3 (Home: 1-2-0-1, Away: 0-2-0-2) |
Challenge Cup Group B standings (FINAL) [35] |
Pos. |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
PTS |
PTS% |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PIM |
1 |
X - Nottingham Panthers |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
0.812 |
38 |
17 |
+21 |
110 |
2 |
X - Cardiff Devils |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
0.625 |
26 |
21 |
+5 |
193 |
3 |
Sheffield Steelers |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
0.625 |
21 |
20 |
+1 |
160 |
4 |
Coventry Blaze |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
0.312 |
16 |
32 |
−16 |
89 |
5 |
Hull Stingrays |
8 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0.125 |
15 |
26 |
−11 |
169 |
Note: X = qualified for knockout stages |
Challenge Cup knockout stage |
| Semi Finals
| | | Final
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Belfast Giants
| 5
| | | | Cardiff Devils
| 3
| | | | Belfast Giants
| 4
| | |
| | | Nottingham Panthers
| 10
| | | Nottingham Panthers
| 5
| | | | | Braehead Clan
| 3
| | | |
|
Note: Knockout stages played over two-legs, home and away (aggregate score shown) |
Pre-season & challenge games
- Green background indicates win
- Red background indicates loss
- White background indicates tied game
Team statistics 2011–12
Player statistics
Player statistics for season 2011–12 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).[37]
Player statistics |
Skater |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
PIM |
Shea Guthrie | 62 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 54 |
Owen Fussey | 62 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
Matic Kralj | 64 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
Robert Farmer | 63 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 116 |
Jonathan Weaver | 64 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
Greg Owen | 64 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Mike McLean | 64 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
Dustin Wood | 53 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
Luke Fulghum | 26 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Woo-Sang Park | 45 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Bryan Jurynec | 58 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 |
David Phillips | 44 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
Russell Cowley | 64 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Jerramie Domish | 52 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Aaron Nell | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Frantisek Bakrlik | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
Matt Soderstrom | 25 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
John Gordon | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
James Griffin | 49 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Peter Nylander | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Ross Venus | 53 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Peter Hirsch | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Brandon Stones | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matthew Selby | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Goss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luke Brittle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Murdy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Penalty shot winning goals | | 3 | | | | | 3 | |
Bench penalties | | | | | | | | 50 |
TEAM TOTALS | 64 | 223 | 398 | 621 | 65 | 5 | 33 | 1012 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PPG = Powerplay goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game winning goals; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Netminder |
GP |
MIN |
SA |
GA |
SV% |
GAA |
SO |
W |
L |
D |
Peter Hirsch | 63 | 3768 | 2035 | 185 | 90.9 | 2.95 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 4 |
Brandon Stones | 3 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 76.2 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Tom Murdy | 1 | 60 | 25 | 1 | 96.0 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Goss | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 90.0 | 7.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Winning penalty shots against | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
Empty-net goals | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
TEAM TOTALS | 64 | 3866 | 2096 | 198 | 90.6 | 3.07 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 4 |
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes Played; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals Against; SAV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; W = Wins; L = Losses; D = Draws
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Team statistics
Team statistics for season 2011–12 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).[38]
Special teams statistics |
POWERPLAY |
GAMES |
PP CHANCES |
PPG FOR |
SHG AGAINST |
SCORING % |
RANK |
Home | 32 | 174 | 36 | 2 | 20.7 | 3/10 |
Away | 32 | 154 | 29 | 3 | 18.8 | 3/10 |
Total | 64 | 328 | 65 | 5 | 19.8 | 2/10 |
PENALTY KILL |
GAMES |
TIMES SH |
SHG FOR |
PPG AGAINST |
PK % |
RANK |
Home | 32 | 126 | 23 | 6 | 81.7 | 7/10 |
Away | 32 | 132 | 19 | 5 | 85.6 | 3/10 |
Total | 64 | 258 | 42 | 11 | 83.7 | 5/10 |
Note: PP = Powerplay; PPG = Powerplay goal; PK = Penalty kill; SH = Shorthanded; SHG = Shorthanded goal |
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All stats are provided by 'R & J Stats', official statisticians to the Rapid Solicitors Elite Ice Hockey League.