Whitley Warriors

Whitley Warriors
Whitley Warriors
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City	Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
League	NIHL
Conference	Moralee
Founded	1957
Home arena	Whitley Bay Ice Rink; Capacity: 3200; Ice size: 185ft x 90ft
Colours	Maroon, Gold, White
General manager	Dave Holland
Head coach	David Longstaff
Captain	Dean Holland
Website	whitleywarriors.net

Whitley Warriors are an ice hockey team based in Whitley Bay in the north east of England. Founded in 1957 as the Bees, they changed their name to Whitley Warriors in 1964. Warriors played at the highest level of British ice hockey for much of their history but currently play in the second tier, National Ice Hockey League.

Their home arena is Whitley Bay Ice Rink.

2018/2019 season roster

Staff

Dave Holland - General Manager

David Longstaff - Head Coach

Dave Holland - Coach

Paul Matthews - Operations Manager

Simon Leach - Corporate Sponsorship

Jo Newton - Team Manager

Lee Ross - Equipment

Phil Gosling - Equipment

Gail Smith - Physio

Emma Hill - Programme Editor

Andy McGregor - Media

Colin Lawson - Photography

Rob Greener - Graphics

Adam Mackman - Radio Commentator

Skaters

#4 Sam Zajac

#5 Ross Connolly

#6 Callum Watson

#7 Ryan Sample

#8 Liam Smedley

#9 DJ Good

#11 Shaun Kippin

#13 Kyle Ross

#14 Dean Holland

#15 Anthony Wetherell

#17 Jordan Barnes

#18 Martin Crammond

#19 Josh Maddock

#20 Will Robson

#21 Ross Douglass

#23 Adam Perrie

#25 David Longstaff

#26 Rolands Gritāns

#27 Jamie Ord

#28 Craig Johnson

#37 Gary Walker

#48 Ben Campbell

#64 Ben Richards

#80 Lawson Glasby

Netminders

#1 Rory Dunn

#29 Jordan Boyle

#31 Mark Turnbull

#35 Richie Lawson

2017/2018 season roster

Staff

Dave Holland - General Manager

David Longstaff - Head Coach

Dave Holland - Coach

Paul Matthews - Operations Manager

Simon Leach - Corporate Sponsorship

Jo Newton - Team Manager

Lee Ross - Equipment Manager

Gail Smith - Physio

Chris Mackenzie - Programme Editor

Andy McGregor - Media

Colin Lawson - Photography

Rob Greener - Graphics

Skaters

#3 Ryan Sample

#4 Craig Johnson

#5 William Robson

#6 Callum Watson

#8 Liam Smedley

#9 DJ Good

#11 Shaun Kippin

#13 Kyle Ross

#14 Dean Holland

#15 Anthony Wetherell

#17 Jordan Barnes

#18 Martin Crammond

#19 Josh Maddock

#20 Philip Edgar

#21 Ross Douglass

#23 Sam Zajac

#24 Harry Harley

#25 David Longstaff

#27 Jamie Ord

#31 Adam Finlinson

#38 Dan Pye

#39 Niall Simpson

#64 Ben Richards

#71 Stu Tomlinson

Netminders

#1 Rory Dunn

#26 Mark Turnbull

#29 Jordan Boyle

#35 Richie Lawson

Honours

British Championship: Winners – 1972/73, 1973/74

English National League Championship: Winners – 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2007/08

English National League: Runners-up – 1997/98

Northern League: Winners – 1973/74, 1974/75 Runners-up – 1976/77, 1977/78, 2006/07, 2010/11

Northern League Play-offs: Winners: 2006/07 Runners-up – 1967/68, 1976/77

English National League North: Winners – 2001/02, 2009/10, 2010/11 Runners-up – 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2000-01, 2006/07, 2007/08

English Cup: Winners – 2001/02 Runners-up – 2000/01

Anglo Scottish Cup: Winners – 2000/01

Scottish Cup: Winners – 1991/92, Runners-up – 1992/93

Heineken British Premier League: Runners-up – 1987/88

Benson & Hedges Cup: Runners-up – 1992/93

Autumn Cup: Winners – 1971/72 Runners-up – 1972/73, 1974/75, 1976/77

BIHA Cup: Winners – 1957/58, 1958/59 (as Whitley Bees)

Ice Hockey Journalists UK Hall Of Fame: Terry Matthews (1987), Alfie Miller (1988), J.J. ‘Icy’ Smith (1988), Hilton Ruggles (2009)

Junior teams

The Warriors have numerous junior teams. They also have a ladies ice hockey team. The teams are:

Under 9 - Mischiefs
Under 11 - Arrows
Under 13 - Mohawks
Under 15 - Tomahawks
Under 18 - Braves
Under 20 - Renegades
Ladies - Squaws

Past imports

1975-1976 Don Mc Adams
1977-1978 Jan Pedersen, Harri Semmi, Steve Cardwell.
1978-1979 Brian Labatte
1979-1980 Lars Opsahl
1980-1981 Lars Opsahl
1981-1982 Buzz Brown
1982-1983 Tim Whitehead
1983-1984 Ron Butler, Al Kent & Kel Land
1984-1985 Pete Fitzpatrick, Hugh Alcorn & Roy Wallace
1985-1986 Peter Dunkley, Brian Mason, Steve Attwell & Bill Audycki
1986-1987 Jim Earle, Tom Earle & Bruce Stanley
1987-1988 Scott Morrison, Luc Chabot & Mike Babcock
1988-1989 Scott Morrison, Hilton Ruggles & Mike Rowe
1989-1990 Hilton Ruggles, Marc Damphousse, Claude Lefebvre, Wayne Crawford, Chris Duperron, Marco Ronkko, Mike Vellucci & James Gasseau
1990-1991 Hilton Ruggles, Claude Dumas, Brad Hyatt, Daryl Evans, Steve Chartrand & Blaine Peerless
1991-1992 Hilton Ruggles, Claude Dumas, Mike Rowe, Rob Abel & Bobby Brown
1992-1993 Claude Dumas, Scott Morrison, Mike Rowe, Mike Mowbray & Steve Brown
1993-1994 Scott Morrison, Steve Brown, Tyler Larter, Mike Rowe, Eric LeGros
1994-1995 Steve Brown, Dean Richards, Brian Verbeek, Mike Rowe, Martin St. Amour
1995-1996 (as Newcastle Warriors) Steve Brown, Chris Norton, Richard Laplante, Jason Smart, Dean Richards, Scott Morrison, Rick Fera, Scott Campbell, Lars Thunnell, Niklas Gullikson, Risto Halenius, Tim Salmon
1996-1997 Matthew Beveridge, Stefan Simoes, Mark Stokes, Matt McGuffin, Grant Morrow
1997-1998 Timo Loucasvuori, Kimmo Saarinen, Seppo Rajpar, Sami Rajpar
1998-1999 Trond Gundersen
1999-2000 Trond Gundersen
2000-2001 Fredrik Jonsson, Lauri Oksanen
2005-2006 Hakan Andersson
2008-2009 Peter Tomek
2015-2016 Andre Payette
2016-2017 Andre Payette
2017-2018 Philip Edgar
2018-2019 Rolands Gritāns

Retired jerseys

Alfie Miller (#10) is the only jersey that has been retired for the Warriors.

External links

Official Website

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