Raiders IHC

A version of the Raiders crest used from 2013 to 2018

The club was founded in 1987 under the name Romford Raiders and coached by Gord Jeffrey, who went on to become a hero amongst the Romford fans.

Some of the best-known players to play for the Raiders include Rob Stewart,[2] Dave Whistle[3] and Mike Ellis,[4] all of whom went on to play and coach at the highest levels in the UK.

The Raiders' first ever match was played on Sunday 13 September 1987, against the Oxford City Stars. Romford's first captain, Erskine Douglas, also scored the Raiders' first ever goal.

On 28 November 2010, during an English National League game against the Bracknell Hornets, Danny Marshall scored his 1,232nd point as a Raider when he assisted on a short-handed goal by Frankie Harvey. With that point, Marshall became the club's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Gord Jeffrey's long-standing record.[5]

In 2013, the Romford Ice Arena was sold by Havering Council to investors. The team subsequently had to move to Lee Valley Ice Centre and became the London Raiders.[6]

On February 3, 2018, the Raiders' played their first game at their new home back in Romford, the Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre. London would come back to win 5–2 against the Cardiff Fire in front of a sell-out crowd. Former Romford Junior Olegs Lascenko scored the team's first ever goal at the new venue, however, it was Cardiff's Jackson Price who scored the first goal overall.[7]

The following list details the Raiders' finishes in the league, and notes any playoff success.[8]

Netminders
No.	Nat.	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
39		Ethan James	L	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999	London, England	2019 from Essa Stallions	20/21

Defencemen
No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
13		Daniel Scott	R	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992	Chatham, England	2018 from Basingstoke Bison	20/21
14		Jack Cooper	R	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996	London, England	2015 from Haringey Racers	20/21
21		Callum Wells	R	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998	Harold Hill, England	2017 Chelmsford Chieftains	20/21
55		Sean Barry	R	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994	Chelmsford, England	2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains	20/21
77		Ross Connolly	L	(1998-07-08) 8 July 1998	Paisley, Scotland	2019 from Whitley Warriors	20/21

Forwards
No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
4		Tommy Huggett	R	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002	England	2020 from Raiders 2	20/21
10		Brandon Ayliffe	R	(1998-06-25) 25 June 1998	Harold Wood, England	2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains	20/21
11		Harry Gulliver	R	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999	Essex, England	2020 from Ogden Mustangs	20/21
15		J.J. Pitchley	R	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994	Romford, England	2016 from Bracknell Hornets	20/21
24		Ollie Baldock	R	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998	Chelmsford, England	2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains	20/21
29		Jake Sylvester	L	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997	Chelmsford, England	2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains	20/21
51		Erik Piatak	R	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986	Kezmarok, Slovakia	2019 from DEAC	20/21
63		Aaron Connolly	L	(1993-06-01) 1 June 1993	Northfleet, England	2018 from Basingtoke Bison	20/21
89		Blaho Novak	L	(1993-03-21) 21 March 1993	Bratislava, Slovakia	2018 from HC Topoľčany	20/21
91		Lukas Sladkovsky	L	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	2019 from HC Tábor	20/21
95		Jacob Ranson	R	(1995-08-09) 9 August 1995	Romford, England	2019 from Streatham IHC	20/21

Team Staff
No.	Nat.	Name	Position	Acquired	Place of birth	Joined From
N/A		Sean Easton	Head Coach	2017	Chelmsford, England	Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1
N/A		Alan Blyth	Assistant Coach	2004	Southend, England	Chelmsford Chieftains, EPIHL

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• London Raiders Official Site
• London Raiders statistics at eurohockey.com
• London Raiders statistics at Elite Prospects
• Romford Raiders page at Hockey DB