Solihull Barons

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Solihull Barons are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobs Moat Road. The current team, which is the third incarnation of the Barons, was formed in 2005; they are named after the original team of the same name who were formed in 1965, and played at the same ice rink between 1972 until 2000, after which they moved to Coventry and became the Coventry Blaze.[1]

History

Previous incarnations

The Solihull Barons won the Southern League in 1977–78 and the English League in 1992–93. Canadian Rick Fera played for the original Solihull Barons in the 1987–88 season.[2]

In 1996, the team rebranded themselves as the "Solihull Blaze", and in 2000 they moved from Solihull's Blue Ice Plaza to Coventry's SkyDome Arena, rebranding themselves again as the "Coventry Blaze". As this left Solihull without an ice hockey team for the first time since 1965, the Barons were reformed under a new franchise and returned to their original arena, which had benefited from a much-needed overhaul. Unfortunately, the £1.8m refurbishment was delayed by vandals, leaving the venue operators with a £75,000 damage repair bill, and the grand re-opening was postponed until mid-October 2000.

Despite the newly improved playing facility, the club struggled to survive in the English Premier Ice Hockey League and ultimately dissolved again just two years later in 2002. They were initially replaced by the Milton Keynes Kings, who moved to Solihull from their own hometown due to a dispute with the owners of their arena, and who re-branded themselves the "Solihull MK Kings" to demonstrate the fact that they were now representing both Solihull and Milton Keynes in ice hockey. Once again, however, the team quickly dissolved, playing just a single season of hockey in the British National League before folding.[3] Following the closure of the Solihull MK Kings, a new "Solihull Kings" team was created and placed back in the EPIHL, but yet again this team folded, collapsing after two seasons in 2007.

Current team

The current Solihull Barons team was formed in 2005, and played their first two seasons in the EPIHL. At the end of the 2006–07 season they were relegated to the English National Ice Hockey League (ENIHL). The Barons currently compete in Northern Division One, known as the "Moralee Conference". The team hold charity games for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Club roster 2022–23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
31 Template:Flagicon Sam Hewitt L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Coleshill, England 2018 from Telford Tigers 22/23
33 Template:Flagicon Benjamin Lee 2002 (age 20) England 2019 Two-Way
35 Template:Flagicon Graham Laverick L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nuneaton, England 2021 from MK Thunder 22/23
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
3 Template:Flagicon Marcus Maynard R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nottingham, England 2017 from Hull Pirates 22/23
5 Template:Flagicon Jordan Stokes R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Warwick, England 2021 from MK Lightning 22/23
6 Template:Flagicon Richard Crowe R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Solihull, England 2010 from Solihull U16 22/23
27 Template:Flagicon Kieran Papps R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Coventry, England 2022 from Coventry Blaze NIHL 22/23
55 Template:Flagicon Bailey Challans R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nottingham, England 2021 from Nottingham Lions 22/23
77 Template:Flagicon Andrew Hayward R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". England 2018 from Coventry Blaze NIHL 22/23
81 Template:Flagicon James Moeller 1998 (age 24) England 2015 from Solihull U18 22/23
97 Template:Flagicon Max Soden Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". England 2022 from Coventry Blaze NIHL Two-Way
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
7 Template:Flagicon Sam Chandler L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Slough, England 2021 from MK Thunder 22/23
8 Template:Flagicon Paul Stanley Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Solihull, England 2018 from Nottingham Lions 22/23
15 Template:Flagicon Matthew Maurice L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kenilworth, England 2015 from Coventry U18 22/23
16 Template:Flagicon Andrew Whitehouse R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Birmingham, England 2011 from Solihull U18 22/23
17 Template:Flagicon Richard Slater R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Solihull, England 2019 22/23
20 Template:Flagicon Filip Byfält* L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Helsinki, Finland 2022 22/23
24 Template:Flagicon Philip Mulcahy R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Solihull, England 2019 from Coventry Blaze NIHL 22/23
59 Template:Flagicon Jordan Jolly L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". England 2021 from Telford Tigers 22/23
83 Template:Flagicon Brandon Anderton R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Birmingham, England 2022 from Telford Tigers 2 22/23
91 Template:Flagicon Niklas Ottosson* L Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Norrköping, Sweden 2015 from Solihull Barons 22/23
93 Template:Flagicon Sam Prosser R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". England 2022 from MK Thunder 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
Template:Flagicon Phil Lee 22/23 Head Coach Durham, England

2021/22 Outgoing

Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
10 Template:Flagicon Daniel Harrison R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stafford, England Telford Tigers 2, NIHL 2
23 Template:Flagicon Daniel Mulcahy R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Solihull, England Telford Tigers, NIHL National
79 Template:Flagicon Tom Soar R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nottingham, England Invicta Dynamos, NIHL 1
94 Template:Flagicon James Smith R Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dundee, Scotland Telford Tigers 2, NIHL 2

Honours

References

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  4. ↑ TC Cars Solihull Barons – Blackburn Hawks, solihull-barons.net, 16 February 2020

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