2003–04 Guildford Flames season

The 2003–04 season, was the Guildford Flames' twelfth year of ice hockey. The Guildford Flames competed in the British National League.[1]

Guildford Flames
Season 2003–04
LeagueBritish National League
CoachStan Marple
Home Ice RinkGuildford Spectrum
League position2nd out of 7
Findus CupRunners-up
Playoff RecordChampions

Coach Stan Marple brought in six Slovaks who would help the Flames to their most successful British National League season for three years. Milos Melicherik, Rastislav Palov and Jozef Kohut were the forwards, with Marian Smerciak and Peter Michnac on defence. Completing the Slovak crew later on was Edinburgh Capitals' leading scorer, Peter Konder.

Apart from Paul Dixon, Tony Redmond and Rick Plant, Marple made a clean sweep of his squad. In came Canadian forwards Ryan Vince from the ECHL's Dayton Bombers and Domenic Parlatore.

Rounding out the club were three GB internationals: netminder Stevie Lyle, defenceman Neil Liddiard and forward Nick Cross from Basingstoke Bison.

Player statistics

Player GP G A PTS PIMS
Milos Melicherik6938508896
Ryan Vince6943418468
Jozef Kohut67363066132
Rastislav Palov6025335822
Paul Dixon6410405016
Peter Konder5012374974
Nick Cross6813284196
Marian Smerciak6612294166
Rick Plant5311243520
Neil Liddiard6942226136
Domenic Parlatore1910142460
Tony Redmond425192414
Peter Michnac616172394
Mark Galazzi661292152
Scott Levins221151654
Stan Marple462911209
Andrew Hemmings22020
Michael Timms372020
Chris Wiggins31120
Ben Johnson20110
Frank Evans40114
Joe White10000
James Wiggins20000
Simon Lavis20000
Rick Skene70002
Joe Dollin70000
Stevie Lyle6700018

Netminders

Netminder Mins GA GAA SOG SV % SO
Stevie Lyle40331612.395183291.205
Simon Lavis60:0077.0004283.300
Joe White20:0026.0001687.500
Joe Dollin58:0799.3104780.900

Schedule and results

Challenge matches

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Saturday 30 August 2003Bracknell BeesAwayTied 1–1--
Sunday 31 August 2003Bracknell BeesHomeLost 3–2--

British National League

Final Standings

Team Pld. W L D OL GF GA Pts Pct
Fife Flyers3623733135975272.2
Guildford Flames3624903136885170.8
Edinburgh Capitals361913221431174258.3
Bracknell Bees361613611161033954.2
Newcastle Vipers361716121091353751.4
Dundee Stars361415341121403548.6
Hull Stingrays3642534711421520.8
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Saturday 25 October 2003Edinburgh CapitalsHomeLost 6–4--
Sunday 26 October 2003Hull StingraysAwayWon 5–1--
Saturday 1 November 2003Fife FlyersAwayLost 4–2--
Sunday 2 November 2003Edinburgh CapitalsAwayWon 3–2--
Sunday 9 November 2003Fife FlyersHomeWon 4–3 (OT)--
Saturday 15 November 2003Newcastle VipersHomeWon 3–2--
Tuesday 2 December 2003Fife FlyersAwayLost 4–2--
Saturday 29 November 2003Bracknell BeesHomeWon 2–0--
Saturday 6 December 2003Bracknell BeesAwayWon 3–2--
Sunday 7 December 2003Edinburgh CapitalsHomeWon 4–3--
Saturday 13 December 2003Dundee StarsAwayLost 5–4--
Sunday 14 December 2003Edinburgh CapitalsAwayWon 4–2--
Saturday 20 December 2003Dundee StarsHomeWon 6–0--
Friday 26 December 2003Bracknell BeesHomeLost 2–1--
Sunday 28 December 2003Hull StingraysAwayLost 1–0--
Saturday 3 January 2004Newcastle VipersAwayLost 7–4--
Sunday 4 January 2004Fife FlyersHomeLost 4–2--
Sunday 11 January 2004Hull StingraysHomeWon 9–1--
Wednesday 14 January 2004Newcastle VipersAwayWon 3–0--
Sunday 18 January 2004Newcastle VipersHomeWon 5–3--
Tuesday 20 January 2004Edinburgh CapitalsAwayWon 4–2--
Saturday 24 January 2004Dundee StarsHomeWon 4–2--
Sunday 25 January 2004Bracknell BeesAwayLost 4–3 (OT)--
Wednesday 28 January 2004Hull StingraysHomeWon 6–1--
Saturday 31 January 2004Edinburgh CapitalsHomeLost 2–1 (OT)--
Sunday 1 February 2004Dundee StarsAwayWon 7–1--
Saturday 7 February 2004Fife FlyersAwayLost 4–3--
Sunday 8 February 2004Bracknell BeesHomeWon 6–1--
Wednesday 11 February 2004Hull StingraysHomeWon 3–0--
Saturday 14 February 2004Hull StingraysAwayWon 3–2 (OT)--
Sunday 15 February 2004Fife FlyersHomeWon 4–2--
Wednesday 18 February 2004Newcastle VipersAwayLost 5–4 (OT)--
Saturday 21 February 2004Dundee StarsHomeWon 4–3 (OT)--
Sunday 22 February 2004Dundee StarsAwayWon 4–3 (OT)--
Saturday 28 February 2004Newcastle VipersHomeWon 5–2--
Sunday 29 February 2004Bracknell BeesAwayWon 5–2--

British National League play-offs

The top six league clubs competed in the playoffs in a double round-robin tournament played over three weeks after the end of the regular league season.

The top four teams after the first round progressed into the semi-finals with the first-placed team playing the fourth and the second against the third, home and away, with the teams finishing first and second in the round-robin stage having a choice of the home date.

The final was also played over home and away legs, the team finishing highest in the league receiving the choice of the home date.

The playoff winner received the John Brady Bowl, named in memory of the former manager of Kirkcaldy ice rink who was influential in creating the league.

Quarter-Final Standings

Team Pld. W L D GF GA Pts.
Guildford Flames10622331614
Fife Flyers10631312213
Bracknell Bees10541282511
Edinburgh Capitals1045131429
Newcastle Vipers1036121317
Dundee Stars1026229376
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceCompetitionGoalscorers
Wednesday 3 March 2004Dundee StarsAwayTied 2–2-Quarter-final Group-
Thursday 4 March 2004Fife FlyersHomeWon 6–1-Quarter-final Group-
Saturday 6 March 2004Edinburgh CapitalsHomeWon 6–0-Quarter-final Group-
Sunday 7 March 2004Edinburgh CapitalsAwayLost 1–0-Quarter-final Group-
Tuesday 9 March 2004Newcastle VipersAwayWon 3–1-Quarter-final Group-
Saturday 13 March 2004Bracknell BeesHomeLost 4–1-Quarter-final Group-
Sunday 14 March 2004Bracknell BeesAwayWon 5–2-Quarter-final Group-
Wednesday 17 March 2004Dundee StarsHomeWon 4–1-Quarter-final Group-
Saturday 20 March 2004Fife FlyersAwayTied 2–2-Quarter-final Group-
Sunday 21 March 2004Newcastle VipersHomeWon 4–2-Quarter-final Group-
Saturday 27 March 2004Edinburgh CapitalsHomeWon 6–2-Semi-final, First Leg-
Sunday 28 March 2004Edinburgh CapitalsAwayWon 4–3 [Guildford win 10–5 on agg]-Semi-final, Second Leg-
Saturday 3 April 2004Bracknell BeesAwayWon 5–42,213Final, First LegJozef Kohut, Ryan Vince, Scott Levins, Milos Melicherik, Paul Dixon
Sunday 4 April 2004Bracknell BeesHomeWon 4–32,069Final, Second LegScott Levins, Jozef Kohut, Marian Smerciak, Milos Melicherik

Findus Cup

All British National League teams were eligible to compete in the qualifying round of the competition. After each team played each other home and away, the top four teams were drawn into the semi-finals, which were played over two legs. The final and third place playoff were one-game contests played at the Newcastle Arena.

Qualifying Round Standings

Team Pld. W L D GF GA Pts.
Guildford Flames12741453315
Newcastle Vipers12750493914
Bracknell Bees12534362914
Fife Flyers12552324112
Hull Stingrays12462373910
Dundee Stars12570284210
Edinburgh Capitals1236328329
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceCompetitionGoalscorers
Saturday 6 September 2003Newcastle VipersAwayWon 5–3-Qualifying Round-
Sunday 7 September 2003Newcastle VipersHomeWon 4–2-Qualifying Round-
Saturday 13 September 2003Edinburgh CapitalsHomeWon 5–1-Qualifying Round-
Sunday 14 September 2003Bracknell BeesAwayTied 4–4-Qualifying Round-
Sunday 21 September 2003Hull StingraysHomeWon 8–3-Qualifying Round-
Saturday 27 September 2003Fife FlyersAwayLost 4–2-Qualifying Round-
Sunday 28 September 2003Dundee StarsAwayWon 4–2-Qualifying Round-
Saturday 4 October 2003Bracknell BeesHomeWon 4–1-Qualifying Round-
Sunday 5 October 2003Edinburgh CapitalsAwayWon 4–3-Qualifying Round-
Saturday 11 October 2003Dundee StarsHomeLost 4–3-Qualifying Round-
Saturday 18 October 2003Hull StingraysAwayLost 4–1-Qualifying Round-
Sunday 19 October 2003Fife FlyersHomeLost 2–1-Qualifying Round-
Saturday 22 November 2003Bracknell BeesAwayWon 5–1-Semi-final, First Leg-
Sunday 23 November 2003Bracknell BeesHomeLost 5–2 (OT) [Guildford win 7–6 on agg]-Semi-final, Second Leg-
Monday 29 December 2003Newcastle VipersNewcastle ArenaLost 6–13,300FinalRyan Vince

End of Season Awards

References

  1. "2003–2004". GuildfordFlames.com. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  • Roberts, Stewart (2004). The Ice Hockey Annual 2004–05. East Sussex: L & S Printing Co Ltd. ISBN 0-9536410-5-8.
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