Invicta Dynamos
Invicta Dynamos are the senior, semi-professional, ice hockey team based in Gillingham in Kent. The season runs from September to April. They usually play their home games on a Sunday at 17:15.
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City | Gillingham, Kent |
League | NIHL South Division 1 |
Founded | 1997 |
Home arena | Planet Ice, Gillingham Capacity: 1,200 |
Colours | White, Grey & Blue |
Owner(s) | Kevin & Sarah Parrish |
Head coach | Anthony Leone (Player Coach) |
Captain | Ryan Giles |
Website | Invicta Dynamos |
History
The club was founded in 1997 replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the EPIHL until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a lack of sponsorship. Invicta is one of the larger clubs at this level and has enjoyed a period of sustained success including winning the ENIHL Grand Slam in 2005/6. The most successful season in the Dynamos history came in the 2001/02 season when they were the champions of the EPIHL, winning the league and playoffs and losing the cup final to local rivals the Romford Raiders.
The club's fiercest rivalry has traditionally been with the Raiders IHC and to a slightly lesser extent the Chelmsford Chieftains, with the Dynamos competing in the same league as the two Essex clubs for its first six seasons. However more recently a healthy rivalry has developed with Streatham IHC due to the geographical proximity of the two clubs.
Club roster 2020–21
Netminders | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract |
Defencemen | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
11 | Henry Aiken | L | 27 September 1995 | Winchester, England | 2019 from Guildford Phoenix | 20/21 | ||||
87 | Harrison Lillis | R | 17 October 1993 | Chatham, England | 2014 from Streatham Redskins | 20/21 | ||||
Forwards | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
9 | Brandon Webster | 2000 (20) | England | 2019 from Raiders IHC 2 | 20/21 | |||||
16 | Luke Thirkettle | 9 June 1999 | England | 2018 from Invicta Mustangs | 20/21 | |||||
17 | Jake Stedman | R | 21 February 1999 | Gillingham, England | 2017 from Invicta Mustangs | 20/21 | ||||
20 | Tom Davis | R | 1 June 1990 | Chelmsford, England | 2018 from Oxford City Stars | 20/21 | ||||
29 | Anthony Leone | L | 17 January 1983 | London, England | 2018 from Chelmsford Chieftains | 20/21 | ||||
92 | Tomas Banovsky | L | 21 March 1992 | Michalovce, Slovakia | 2019 from MHK Humenné | 20/21 | ||||
TBA | Mason Webster | R | 6 August 1994 | Basildon, England | 2020 from Raiders IHC | 20/21 | ||||
TBA | Ross Cowan | 9 March 1999 | Chelmsford, England | 2020 from Raiders IHC 2 | 20/21 | |||||
TBA | Matt Foord | R | 9 September 1981 | High Wycombe, England | 2020 from Bracknell Hornets | 20/21 |
2020/21 Outgoing
Outgoing | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For | ||||
18 | Conor Redmond | R | 29 March 1995 | Glasgow, Scotland | Slough Jets | |||||
22 | Owen Dell | L | 25 August 2002 | Maidstone, England | Krefelder EV 1981 U20 | |||||
49 | Dale Buckland | R | 13 July 1990 | Coventry, England | Chelmsford Chieftains |
Top 5 All-time points scorers [1]
- As of 07/07/19
Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
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Andy Smith | 426 | 528 | 511 | 1039 |
Elliott Andrews | 370 | 263 | 342 | 605 |
Callum Fowler | 270 | 239 | 356 | 595 |
A.J. Smith | 276 | 138 | 234 | 372 |
Matthew Beveridge | 140 | 150 | 182 | 332 |
Club Honours [2]
1997-98
English Division 1 Southern Champions
2001-02
EPIHL Champions
EPIHL Playoff Champions
2002-03
ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
2003-04
ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
Kent & Essex Cup Champions
2004-05
ENIHL Southern Champions
2005-06
ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
ENIHL Playoff Champions
ENIHL Cup Champions
2006-07
ENIHL Southern (Conference B) Champions
2007-08
ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
2009-10
ENIHL Southern Champions
2014-15
NIHL Southern Cup Champions
Other Ice Hockey teams based in Gillingham
- Invicta Dynamics (Ladies)
- Invicta Mustangs (Second senior team)
- Invicta Colts (Under 18's)
- Invicta Junior Dynamos (Under 16's)
- Invicta Dynamites (Under 14's)
- Invicta Devils (Under 12's)
- Invicta Imps (Under 10's)
- Invicta Knights (Recreational)
- Medway Madness (Recreational)
- Medway Eagles (Beginner Recreational)
- Medway Marauders (Recreational)
- Kent Knights (University)
References
- "All-Time Stats". invictadynamos.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Club Honours". Invictadynamos.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2014.