2011–12 Coventry Blaze season

The 2011–12 Coventry Blaze season is the 9th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Coventry Blaze 2011–12
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
Head coach Paul Thompson
Captain Jonathan Weaver < 2010–11 / 2012–13 >

Player roster and transfers 2011–12

Player roster

The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2011–12 season.[1]

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
31 Brandon Stones R (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 Nottingham, England 2011
84 Peter Hirsch R (1976-03-06) 6 March 1976 Copenhagen, Denmark 2011
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
2 Jerramie Domish R (1979-08-19) 19 August 1979 Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. 2011
5 Dustin Wood (A) L (1981-05-21) 21 May 1981 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 2011
14 Jonathan Weaver (C) L (1977-01-20) 20 January 1977 Sunderland, England 2007
15 James Griffin R (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 Swindon, England 2011
17 Russell Cowley L (1983-08-12) 12 August 1983 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2007
77 Mathias Söderström L (1977-01-17) 17 January 1977 Hallstavik, Sweden 2007
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.

Two-way players
No. Nat. Player Shoots Position Date of birth Two-way team
1 Adam Goss L G (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 Coventry ENL Blaze
7 Matthew Selby R D (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 Coventry ENL Blaze
18 Luke Brittle R C (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 Telford Tigers
30 Tom Murdy L G (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 Swindon Wildcats

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 results[32]
#DateHomeScoreAwayOTRecordPointsSummary
110 SeptemberFife Flyers0–2Coventry Blaze1–0–02Report Match sheet
211 SeptemberCoventry Blaze9–0Fife Flyers2–0–04Report Match sheet
317 SeptemberCoventry Blaze6–3Hull Stingrays3–0–06Report Match sheet
418 SeptemberHull Stingrays2–3Coventry BlazeOT4–0–08Report Match sheet
524 SeptemberSheffield Steelers6–4Coventry Blaze4–1–08Report Match sheet
61 OctoberNottingham Panthers6–7Coventry Blaze5–1–010Report Match sheet
72 OctoberCoventry Blaze4–3Dundee StarsOT6–1–012Report Match sheet
89 OctoberCoventry Blaze2–5Belfast Giants6–2–012Report Match sheet
915 OctoberBraehead Clan4–2Coventry Blaze6–3–012Report Match sheet
1022 OctoberBelfast Giants0–3Coventry Blaze7–3–014Report Match sheet
1123 OctoberCoventry Blaze4–3Nottingham Panthers8–3–016Report Match sheet
1230 OctoberCoventry Blaze0–2Sheffield Steelers8–4–016Report Match sheet
135 NovemberEdinburgh Capitals3–8Coventry Blaze9–4–018Report Match sheet
146 NovemberCoventry Blaze4–3Belfast GiantsSO10–4–020Report Match sheet
1513 NovemberCoventry Blaze4–3Dundee Stars11–4–022Report Match sheet
1619 NovemberCardiff Devils4–1Coventry Blaze11–5–022Report Match sheet
1720 NovemberCoventry Blaze4–5Cardiff Devils11–6–022Report Match sheet
1826 NovemberDundee Stars0–3Coventry Blaze12–6–024Report Match sheet
1930 NovemberBraehead Clan3–1Coventry Blaze12–7–024Report Match sheet
203 DecemberCoventry Blaze7–2Dundee Stars13–7–026Report Match sheet
214 DecemberEdinburgh Capitals2–3Coventry BlazeSO14–7–028Report Match sheet
2213 DecemberFife Flyers1–4Coventry Blaze15–7–030Report Match sheet
2317 DecemberNottingham Panthers3–4Coventry BlazeSO16–7–032Report Match sheet
2418 DecemberCoventry Blaze7-2Edinburgh Capitals17–7–034Report Match sheet
2521 DecemberCoventry Blaze5-1Braehead Clan18–7–036Report Match sheet
2627 DecemberCoventry Blaze5-2Hull Stingrays19–7–038Report Match sheet
2728 DecemberHull Stingrays3-2Coventry Blaze19–8–038Report Match sheet
2831 DecemberCoventry Blaze3-2Cardiff DevilsOT20–8–040Report Match sheet
291 JanuarySheffield Steelers6-3Coventry Blaze20–9–040Report Match sheet
306 JanuaryCoventry Blaze1-4Sheffield Steelers20–10–040Report Match sheet
318 JanuaryDundee Stars0-3Coventry Blaze21–10–042Report Match sheet
3213 JanuaryBelfast Giants5-3Coventry Blaze21–11–042Report Match sheet
3314 JanuaryBelfast Giants4-3Coventry Blaze21–12–042Report Match sheet
3415 JanuaryCoventry Blaze5-2Hull Stingrays22–12–044Report Match sheet
3521 JanuaryFife Flyers3-2Coventry BlazeSO22–12–145Report Match sheet
3622 JanuaryCoventry Blaze6-2Braehead Clan23–12–147Report Match sheet
3728 JanuaryNottingham Panthers6–1Coventry Blaze23–13–147Report Match sheet
3829 JanuaryCoventry Blaze1–6Nottingham Panthers23–14–147Report Match sheet
393 FebruaryHull Stingrays2–8Coventry Blaze24–14–149Report Match sheet
404 FebruaryCoventry Blaze5–1Fife Flyers25–14–151Report Match sheet
4111 FebruarySheffield Steelers3–2Coventry Blaze25-15-151Report Match sheet
4212 FebruaryCoventry Blaze3–5Sheffield Steelers25-16-151Report Match sheet
4318 FebruaryBraehead Clan4–3Coventry Blaze25-17-151Report Match sheet
4419 FebruaryCoventry Blaze4–6Braehead Clan25-18-151Report Match sheet
4526 FebruaryCoventry Blaze0–5Belfast Giants25-19-151Report Match sheet
463 MarchCoventry Blaze5–3Edinburgh Capitals26-19-153Report Match sheet
474 MarchCoventry Blaze5–3Nottingham Panthers27-19-155Report Match sheet
4810 MarchCardiff Devils3–2Coventry BlazeOT27-19-256Report Match sheet
4911 MarchCoventry Blaze7–1Fife Flyers28-19-258Report Match sheet
5014 MarchCoventry Blaze4–2Edinburgh Capitals29-19-260Report Match sheet
5117 MarchEdinburgh Capitals2–3Coventry Blaze30-19-262Report Match sheet
5218 MarchDundee Stars0–4Coventry Blaze31-19-264Report Match sheet
5324 MarchCoventry Blaze6–4Cardiff Devils32-19-266Report Match sheet
5425 MarchCardiff Devils4–3Coventry Blaze32-20-266Report Match sheet
League record: 32-20-2 (Home: 19-8-0, Away: 13-12-2)
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
GameDateHomeScoreAwayOTRecap
Quarter Final 1st leg31 MarchCoventry Blaze3-3 (2-2)Cardiff DevilsReport Match sheet
Quarter Final 2nd leg1 AprilCardiff Devils4-1 (7-4)Coventry BlazeReport Match sheet

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]
#DateHomeScoreAwayRecordPointsSummary
17 SeptemberNottingham Panthers10–1Coventry Blaze0–1–0–00Report Match sheet
225 SeptemberCoventry Blaze0–2Cardiff Devils0–2–0–00Report Match sheet
38 OctoberSheffield Steelers2–2Coventry Blaze0–2–0–11Report Match sheet
416 OctoberCoventry Blaze4–2Hull Stingrays1–2–0–13Report Match sheet
529 OctoberCardiff Devils6–1Coventry Blaze1–3–0–13Report Match sheet
612 NovemberHull Stingrays2–2Coventry Blaze1–3–0–24Report Match sheet
727 NovemberCoventry Blaze5–5Nottingham Panthers1–3–0–35Report Match sheet
810 DecemberCoventry Blaze1–3Sheffield Steelers1–4–0–35Report 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

Pre-season & challenge games

  • Green background indicates win
  • Red background indicates loss
  • White background indicates tied game
Pre-season & challenge game results[36]
GameDateHomeAwayReport
Challenge27 AugustHull Stingrays5–2Coventry BlazeReport
Challenge28 AugustCoventry Blaze2–2Hull StingraysReport
Challenge31 AugustCoventry Blaze7–3Cardiff DevilsReport
P&O Cup3 SeptemberCoventry Blaze2–3Geleen EatersReport
P&O Cup4 SeptemberCoventry Blaze6–1Tilburg TrappersReport
Challenge18 JanuaryCoventry Blaze7–3Telford TigersReport

Team statistics 2011–12

Player statistics

Player statistics for season 2011–12 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).[37]

Team statistics

Team statistics for season 2011–12 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).[38]

All stats are provided by 'R & J Stats', official statisticians to the Rapid Solicitors Elite Ice Hockey League.

Honours & awards

Below is a list of the major titles and honours awarded to Coventry Blaze in 2011-12.


Elite Ice Hockey League First Team All-Stars

Elite Ice Hockey League Second Team All-Stars

References

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  2. "Elite Prospects player transfers". eliteprospects.com.
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  4. "Thompson tribute to Murdy". Coventry Blaze. 4 August 2011.
  5. "Ein Sheriff für die Verteidigung der Broncos". broncos.it. 28 May 2011.
  6. "Flames add Canadian forward Greg Chambers to roster". britishicehockey.co.uk. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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  11. "Carlson announces retirement". Coventry Blaze. 21 March 2011.
  12. "Coaching role for Soderstrom". Coventry Blaze. 24 May 2011.
  13. "Thompson releases John Gordon". Coventry Blaze. 29 September 2011.
  14. "Nell leaves the Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 7 November 2011.
  15. "Blaze release Fulghum". Coventry Blaze. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  16. "Bakrlik released by Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 9 January 2011.
  17. "Danish move for Phillips". Coventry Blaze. 23 January 2012.
  18. "Hirsch back with Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 4 December 2011.
  19. "Blaze sign British quartet". Coventry Blaze. 26 April 2011.
  20. "Thompson swoops for Kralj". Coventry Blaze. 5 March 2011.
  21. "Blaze land GB star Phillips". Coventry Blaze. 5 October 2011.
  22. "Young trio to get Blaze opportunity". Coventry Blaze. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011.
  23. "Thompson moves for Gordon". Coventry Blaze. 6 January 2011.
  24. "Thommo completes D with Domish". Coventry Blaze. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011.
  25. "Thommo lands all-star McLean". Coventry Blaze. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011.
  26. "Blaze swoop for Guthrie". Coventry Blaze. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011.
  27. "Jurynec completes Blaze roster". Coventry Blaze. 19 July 2011.
  28. "Thompson signs Dustin Wood". Coventry Blaze. 10 February 2011.
  29. "Thompson signs Korean International". Coventry Blaze. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
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  35. "Challenge Cup Group B standings". EIHL. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
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  37. "Coventry Blaze 2011–12 player roster & stats". EIHL. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
  38. "Elite League 2011–12 special teams stats". EIHL. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
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