London Dragons
The University of London Dragons, formerly known as the University of London Union Purples, are a British student ice hockey team based in London, England.[1] They compete in three divisions under the British Universities Ice Hockey Association. Dragons are the most successful student ice hockey team in the history of British university ice hockey.
Dragons A have won the Division 1 playoff final (or SuperFinal) in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and the Tier 1 Nationals tournament in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2012. Dragons B have also been performing increasingly better in recent years and the development squad, Dragons C, was the runner-up in the Tier 5 Nationals Tournament of 2018.[2][3][4]
| London Dragons | |
|---|---|
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| City | London, United Kingdom |
| League | BUIHA |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Division | A-Team - Div 1 Checking B-Team - Div 1 Non-Checking C-Team - Div 3 Non-Checking |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Home arena | Lee Valley Ice Centre |
| Colours | Red, White, and Black |
| Owner(s) | Angela Jelfs |
| General manager | Michael D'Aprix |
| Head coach | A-Team - Clive Vergnaud B-Team - Kalle Uusitalo C-Team - Kalle Uusitalo |
| Captain | A-Team - Nicolas Carnovale B-Team - Jacob Finnilä C-Team - Emmu Salo |
| Website | LondonDragons.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 2005 - Present | London Dragons |
| 2002 - 2005 | London Purples |
Past Club Presidents & Captains
Club Presidents
| Season | Name |
| 2002–03 | Terry Han |
| 2003–04 | Matt LeRiche |
| 2004–05 | Viktor Pesenti |
| 2005–06 | Don Needham |
| 2006–07 | Carlos Davila |
| 2007–08 | James O'Brien |
| 2008–09 | Nils Paajanen |
| 2009–10 | Nils Paajanen |
| 2010–11 | Felix Franck |
| 2011–12 | Tom Liddell |
| 2012–13 | Donald MacPherson |
| 2013–14 | Henrik England |
| 2014–15 | Artur Fedotovs |
| 2015–16 | Bobby Gard-Storry |
| 2016–17 | Bobby Gard-Storry |
| 2017–18 | Michael Armitage |
| 2018–19 | Joshua Stones |
| 2019–20 | Michael D'Aprix |
Past Captains
Please note that a hyphen means that the team didn't play that year. There also were no records of the first two Captains of the Dragons B-team.
| Season | Dragons A | Dragons B | Dragons C |
| 2002–03 | Terry Han | - | - |
| 2003–04 | Russell Ellis | ? | - |
| 2004–05 | Vicente Garcia | ? | - |
| 2005–06 | Vicente Garcia | Thomas Sheppard | - |
| 2006–07 | Don Needham | Daniel Phillips | - |
| 2007–08 | Dmitry Strusevich | Dennis Vinokourov | - |
| 2008–09 | Dmitry Strusevich | James Carpenter | - |
| 2009–10 | Dmitry Strusevich | Sebastian Meng | - |
| 2010–11 | Dmitry Strusevich | Sebastian Meng | - |
| 2011–12 | Kalle Uusitalo | Tom Liddell | - |
| 2012–13 | Kalle Uusitalo | Michal Barabas | - |
| 2013–14 | Kalle Uusitalo | - | - |
| 2014–15 | Kalle Uusitalo | Max Pinkney | - |
| 2015–16 | Matthew Arnold | Max Pinkney | - |
| 2016–17 | Samuli Kanerva | Anton Olsson | Gabe Osterheut |
| 2017–18 | Samuli Kanerva | Anton Olsson | Joshua Stones |
| 2018–19 | Michael D'Aprix | Anton Olsson | Caroline O'Riordan |
| 2019–20 | Nicolas Carnovale | Viktor Finnilä | Emmu Salo |
Current rosters & management
Committee 2019-20
President - Michael D'Aprix
Secretary - Sam Zdatny
Treasurer - Connor Daly
London Dragons A - 2019-20[5]
The rosters are accurate as of December, 2019.
| Nationality | # | Name | Position | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 39 | Tourenne, Romain | G | Saintes, FRA |
 | Preisinger, Kristof | D | Budapest, HUN | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 6 | Zhou, Richard | D | Mississauga, ON, CAN |
 | 46 | Kim, Nicholas | D | New City, NY, USA |
 | 52 | Kryatalov, Mikhail | D | Cherepovets, RUS |
 | 63 | Nykstelis, Marius | D | Kaunas, LTU |
| 65 | Baillis, Luc | D | Paris, FRA |
| | 80 | Carnovale, Nicolas (C) | D | Toronto, ON, CAN |
| | 92 | Nguenti, Mark | D | Silver Spring, MD, USA |
 | Nádraský, Daniel | F | Letnany, CZE | |
 | 16 | Minajevs, Aleksandrs | F | Jurmala, LAT |
| | 19 | Girard, Raphael (A) | F | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| | 20 | Zdatny, Samuel | F | Chicago, IL, USA |
 | 24 | Rehak, Omar | F | London, GBR |
 | 29 | Daly, Connor | F | Hong Kong, CHN |
| | 47 | Kolosnicins, Ilija | F | Riga, LAT |
| | 62 | Yiu, Justin | F | Hong Kong, CHN |
| | 97 | D'Aprix, Michael | F | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
| Team Management | ||
| Clive Vergnaud | Head Coach | Geneva  |
| Lukas Frlicka | Assistant Coach | Spišská Nová Ves  |
| Kalle Uusitalo | Assistant Coach / Media Officer | Kangasala  |
| Yasin Sridhar | Compliance Officer | London, ON |
London Dragons B - 2019-20[6]
The rosters are accurate as of December, 2019.
| Nationality | # | Name | Position | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 / | 35 | Sintoni, Christian | G | Rome, ITA |
| | 39 | Girard, Raphael | G | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| | Nicolai Lepota | D | RUS | |
| | 4 | Poon, Ryan | D | |
 | 18 | Olsson, Bo Anton | D | Uppsala, SWE |
| | 37 | Mowbray, Matthew | D | Peterborough, GBR |
 | 62 | Reid, Keir | D | Glasgow, SCO |
 | 75 | Jung, Eojinbyul "JJ" | D | Seoul, KOR |
| | 76 | Stones, Joshua (A) | D | Poole, GBR |
| | Tourenne, Romain | F | Saintes, FRA | |
 | Shahabuddin, Syed | F | Kuala Lumpur, MYS | |
 | 2 | Shafiqullah, Ahmad | F | Harstad, NOR |
 | 7 | Castillo, Brayan | F | Bogota, COL |
 | 8 | Nozaki, Daisuke | F | Tokyo, JPN |
/  | 9 | Goeggel, Simon | F | Dornbirn, AUT |
| / | 15 | Khan, Armaan | F | Dubai, UAE |
| | 16 | Finnilä, Jacob Viktor (C) | F | Helsinki, FIN |
 / | 17 | Chan, Arthur | F | Hong Kong, CHN |
| | 61 | Hajduk, Roman Jr | F | Zilina, SVK |
| | 66 | Noake, James (A) | F | Ruislip, GBR |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 71 | Caswell, Jack | F | Tredegar, WAL |
| Team Management | ||
| Kalle Uusitalo | Head Coach | Kangasala |
| Mikhail Kryatalov | Assistant Coach | Cherepovets |
| Aleksandrs Minajevs | Assistant Coach | Jurmala |
| Marius Nykstelis | Assistant Coach | Kaunas |
London Dragons C - 2019-20[7]
The rosters are accurate as of December, 2019.
| Nationality | # | Name | Position | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Zdatny, Samuel | G | Chicago, IL, USA | |
| / | 1 | Chan, Arthur | G | Hong Kong, CHN |
| | 24 | Walker, James | D | Solihull, GBR |
| | 26 | Salo, Emmu (C) | D | Vantaa, FIN |
| | 42 | Coates, Louis | D | Edinburgh, SCO |
| | 50 | Butler, Robert | D | Norwich, GBR |
| | 13 | Snashall, Shaina | F | Chippenham, GBR |
| | 28 | Rogers, Riot | F | Bad Soden, GER |
 | 31 | Jaworska, Anna Maria | F | Wroclaw, POL |
| | 41 | Adams, Francis | F | London, GBR |
| | 44 | Rees, Sarah (A) | F | Burton-on-Trent, GBR |
| | 62 | Norris, Rebecca | F | Luton, GBR |
 | 77 | Stute, Ciara | F | Arnsberg, GER |
| | 89 | Nevile, Charlie | F | London, GBR |
 | 99 | Felix, Carl (A) | F | Los Baños, PHL |
| Team Management | ||
| Kalle Uusitalo | Head Coach | Kangasala |
| Mikhail Kryatalov | Assistant Coach | Cherepovets |
| Aleksandrs Minajevs | Assistant Coach | Jurmala |
| Marius Nykstelis | Assistant Coach | Kaunas |
Achievements
- 2003 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2004 - National Championships Finalists Finalists
- 2005 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2008 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2008 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2008 - Tigers Isle of Wight Tournament Silver
- 2009 - National Championships Finalists
- 2010 - BUIHA Division 1: South Conference Winners
- 2011 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2012 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2013 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2013 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Finalists
- 2015 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2017 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
Retired numbers
| # | Name | Position | Birthplace | Achievements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Clive Vergnaud | D | BUIHA Division 1 Playoff Champion *2005, 2008 *2017 (as a coach) BUIHA Tier 1 Nationals Champion *2008 & 2013 | * Won the coveted BUIHA Double (Division 1 & Tier 1 Nationals championships) in 2008 * Has won Division 1 titles both as a player and a coach * Played for Dragons on three occasions over 10 years. | |
| 23 | Max Pinkney | D | Head of the Dragons Development Academy * 2013-16 | * Coached both Dragons B & C teams (2013–16) * Dragons B captain 2014-16 | |
| 88 | Kalle "Crazy Viking" Uusitalo | RW | BUIHA Division 1 Playoff Champion *2010, 2013 & 2015 *2017 (as a coach) BUIHA Tier 1 Nationals Champion *2012 | * Served as the Dragons A Captain for four seasons (2011-2015) * Has won Division 1 titles both as a player and a coach * Play-by-play / Color commentator for BUIHA during Nationals Tournaments |
Membership Universities
Students from the following universities can join the club as Full Members:[8]
Birkbeck, University of London
Central School of Speech & Drama
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
St George's, University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies
University College London
University of London Institute in Paris
City University London
School of Advanced Study
London School of Economics
Queen Mary University
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Holloway
Royal Veterinary College
Institute of Cancer Research
UCL Institute of Education
King's College London
London Business School
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
References
- "Student Central - Ice Hockey". Student Central - Ice Hockey.
- British Universities Ice Hockey Association
- "BUIHA Archive". British Universities. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "London Dragons - BUIHA". London Dragons - BUIHA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "London Dragons Rosters". London Dragons Rosters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "London Dragons Rosters". London Dragons Rosters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "London Dragons Rosters". London Dragons Rosters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "Student Central - Ice Hockey". Student Central - Ice Hockey.
External links
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