2010–11 Coventry Blaze season

Coventry Blaze 2010-11
League Elite Ice Hockey League
Head coach United Kingdom Paul Thompson
Captain

United Kingdom Jonathan Weaver

< 2009-10 / 2011-12 >

The 2010–11 Coventry Blaze season was the 8th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Player roster & transfers 2010–11

Player roster

The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2010-11 season.[1]

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
30 United Kingdom Tom Murdy L 2009 Whitley Bay, England
35 Canada Brett Jaeger L 2010 Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
4 Canada Jeff Smith L 2010 Regina, SK, Canada
5 United States Brian Lee (A) L 2009 Berrien Springs, Michigan, U.S.
6 Canada Brad Zanon R 2010 Port Moody, BC, Canada
8 United Kingdom Ryan Selwood R 2010 Solihull, England
11 Finland Antti Kohvakka L 2010 Tampere, Finland
13 United Kingdom Daniel Scott (two-way) R 2010 Chatham, England
14 United Kingdom Jonathan Weaver (C) L 2007 Sunderland, England
22 United Kingdom James Pease R 2010 Solihull, England
44 Canada Jason Robinson L 2009 Goderich, ON, Canada
77 Sweden Mathias Söderström L 2007 Hallstavik Sweden
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth
7 United Kingdom Joe Henry (two-way) R RW 2005 Solihull, England
9 United Kingdom Greg Owen R C 2009 Northampton, England
10 United Kingdom Tom Ledgard R RW 2007 Milton Keynes, England
16 United Kingdom Jack Watkins (two-way) R RW 2009 Durham, England
17 United Kingdom Russ Cowley L C 2007 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
19 United Kingdom Aaron Nell L LW 2009 Swindon, England
21 United Kingdom Ross Venus L C 2010 Birmingham, England
23 Canada Owen Fussey L LW 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
24 Canada Greg Chambers R RW 2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
26 United States Dan Carlson (A) L C 2006 Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
27 United States Luke Fulghum R RW 2009 Colorado Springs, U.S.
29 Canada Sean Selmser L LW 2010 Calgary, AB, Canada
40 United Kingdom Josh Bruce (two-way) R LW 2009 Glasgow, Scotland
57 Canada Brad Cruikshank R RW 2010 Kelowna, BC, Canada
79 United Kingdom Robert Farmer L LW 2010 Nottingham, England

Player transfers

Players leaving and joining the club for the 2010-11 season.[2]

Coventry Blaze player transfers 2010/11
Player out New team Player in Former team
Adam Calder Italy HC Neumarkt-Egna Brett Jaeger United States Texas Brahmas
Derek Campbell United Kingdom Sheffield Steelers Jeff Smith Netherlands Nijmegen Devils
Danny Stewart United Kingdom Newcastle Vipers Brad Zanon United States Florida Everblades
Tom Watkins United Kingdom Telford Tigers Owen Fussey United Kingdom Edinburgh Capitals
Peter Hirsch United States Bakersfield Condors Sean Selmser Austria Vienna Capitals
Jason Robinson Retired Robert Farmer United States Ottawa 67's
Note: Table highlights senior team roster transfers and does not include two-way and ENL players

Fixtures & results 2010–11

Elite Ice Hockey League

Coventry Blaze completed the regular season in 6th place overall to qualify for the playoffs.

Elite League results[3]
# Date Home Score Away OT Record Points Recap
1 5 September Coventry Blaze 4 - 7 Nottingham Panthers 0-1-0 0 Recap
2 11 September Belfast Giants 4 - 2 Coventry Blaze 0-2-0 0 Recap
3 12 September Coventry Blaze 2 - 3 Belfast Giants 0-3-0 0 Recap
4 18 September Nottingham Panthers 6 - 4 Coventry Blaze 0-4-0 0 Recap
5 25 September Coventry Blaze 9 - 2 Dundee Stars 1-4-0 2 Recap
6 29 September Coventry Blaze 6 - 3 Edinburgh Capitals 2-4-0 4 Recap
7 30 September Dundee Stars 3 - 4 Coventry Blaze 3-4-0 6 Recap
8 3 October Edinburgh Capitals 4 - 6 Coventry Blaze 4-4-0 8 Recap
9 9 October Newcastle Vipers 2 - 7 Coventry Blaze 5-4-0 10 Recap
10 10 October Coventry Blaze 3 - 0 Newcastle Vipers 6-4-0 12 Recap
11 24 October Coventry Blaze 2 - 0 Belfast Giants 7-4-0 14 Recap
12 27 October Coventry Blaze 6 - 2 Edinburgh Capitals 8-4-0 16 Recap
13 30 October Braehead Clan 1 - 2 Coventry Blaze SO 9-4-0 18 Recap
14 31 October Coventry Blaze 3 - 2 Dundee Stars 10-4-0 20 Recap
15 7 November Coventry Blaze 3 - 2 Braehead Clan 11-4-0 22 Recap
16 13 November Hull Stingrays 1 - 3 Coventry Blaze 12-4-0 24 Recap
17 16 November Edinburgh Capitals 7 - 5 Coventry Blaze 12-5-0 24 Recap
18 21 November Coventry Blaze 7 - 2 Braehead Clan 13-5-0 26 Recap
19 4 December Coventry Blaze 2 - 1 Nottingham Panthers 14-5-0 28 Recap
20 5 December Newcastle Vipers 3 - 1 Coventry Blaze 14-6-0 28 Recap
21 11 December Coventry Blaze 1 - 3 Hull Stingrays 14-7-0 28 Recap
22 12 December Sheffield Steelers 3 - 2 Coventry Blaze 14-8-0 28 Recap
23 19 December Coventry Blaze 6 - 3 Newcastle Vipers 15-8-0 30 Recap
24 26 December Coventry Blaze 2 - 3 Cardiff Devils SO 15-8-1 31 Recap
25 27 December Cardiff Devils 5 - 1 Coventry Blaze 15-9-1 31 Recap
26 30 December Sheffield Steelers 6 - 4 Coventry Blaze 15-10-1 31 Recap
27 2 January Coventry Blaze 2 - 5 Sheffield Steelers 15-11-1 31 Recap
28 4 January Braehead Clan 5 - 4 Coventry Blaze OT 15-11-2 32 Recap
29 8 January Dundee Stars 2 - 5 Coventry Blaze 16-11-2 34 Recap
30 9 January Coventry Blaze 4 - 5 Newcastle Vipers 16-12-2 34 Recap
31 15 January Cardiff Devils 5 - 4 Coventry Blaze OT 16-12-3 35 Recap
32 16 January Coventry Blaze 2 - 4 Sheffield Steelers 16-13-3 35 Recap
33 22 January Coventry Blaze 15 - 0 Edinburgh Capitals 17-13-3 37 Recap
34 23 January Edinburgh Capitals 2 - 12 Coventry Blaze 18-13-3 39 Recap
35 29 January Newcastle Vipers 0 - 4 Coventry Blaze 19-13-3 41 Recap
36 30 January Coventry Blaze 5 - 4 Cardiff Devils 20-13-3 43 Recap
37 5 February Sheffield Steelers 3 - 2 Coventry Blaze SO 20-13-4 44 Recap
38 6 February Coventry Blaze 1 - 4 Sheffield Steelers 20-14-4 44 Recap
39 8 February Nottingham Panthers 3 - 1 Coventry Blaze 20-15-4 44 Recap
40 11 February Belfast Giants 5 - 2 Coventry Blaze 20-16-4 44 Recap
41 12 February Belfast Giants 4 - 1 Coventry Blaze 20-17-4 44 Recap
42 13 February Coventry Blaze 3 - 2 Hull Stingrays OT 21-17-4 46 Recap
43 19 February Hull Stingrays 1 - 2 Coventry Blaze 22-17-4 48 Recap
44 20 February Coventry Blaze 1 - 5 Nottingham Panthers 22-18-4 48 Recap
45 26 February Nottingham Panthers 3 - 2 Coventry Blaze 22-19-4 48 Recap
46 27 February Coventry Blaze 2 - 4 Braehead Clan 22-20-4 48 Recap
47 4 March Coventry Blaze 1 - 5 Cardiff Devils 22-21-4 48 Recap
48 5 March Coventry Blaze 5 - 6 Hull Stingrays 22-22-4 48 Recap
49 6 March Dundee Stars 3 - 2 Coventry Blaze 22-23-4 48 Recap
50 9 March Hull Stingrays 2 - 7 Coventry Blaze 23-23-4 50 Recap
51 10 March Braehead Clan 8 - 4 Coventry Blaze 23-24-4 50 Recap
52 13 March Coventry Blaze 2 - 3 Dundee Stars 23-25-4 50 Recap
53 19 March Cardiff Devils 7 - 4 Coventry Blaze 23-26-4 50 Recap
54 20 March Coventry Blaze 2 - 7 Belfast Giants 23-27-4 50 Recap
League record: 23-27-4 (Home: 13-13-1, Away: 10-14-3)
Elite League standings[4]
Pos. Team GP W L OTL SOL Points GF GA GD L10 Streak
1 Y - Sheffield Steelers 54 43 10 0 1 87 265 132 +133 7-3-0 WON 4
2 X - Cardiff Devils 54 42 9 2 1 87 269 141 +128 8-2-0 WON 9
3 X - Belfast Giants 54 41 9 2 2 86 239 130 +109 8-2-0 WON 5
4 X - Nottingham Panthers 54 33 15 1 5 72 260 179 +81 5-4-1 LOST 3
5 X - Braehead Clan 54 28 23 0 3 59 206 174 +32 7-3-0 LOST 2
6 X - Coventry Blaze 54 23 27 2 2 50 198 185 +13 1-9-0 LOST 4
7 X - Hull Stingrays 54 23 28 3 0 49 178 202 -24 5-5-0 WON 2
8 X - Dundee Stars 54 19 32 0 3 41 178 235 -57 6-4-0 WON 6
9 Newcastle Vipers 54 12 40 0 2 26 151 282 -131 2-8-0 LOST 6
10 Edinburgh Capitals 54 6 45 1 2 15 134 418 -284 0-10-0 LOST 29
Note: X = Qualified for playoffs; Y = League champions

Playoffs

Coventry Blaze failed to reach the Playoff Finals weekend in Nottingham after losing to Belfast Giants in the quarter finals 4-3 on aggregate.

Playoff fixtures
Game Date Home Score Away OT Recap
Quarter Final 1st leg 26 March Belfast Giants 2 - 2 (2 - 2) Coventry Blaze Recap
Quarter Final 2nd leg 27 March Coventry Blaze 1 - 2 (3 - 4) Belfast Giants OT Recap

Challenge Cup

Coventry Blaze failed to reach the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup after finishing 4th in their qualifying group.

Challenge Cup results[3]
# Date Home Score Away Record Points Recap
1 19 September Coventry Blaze 3 - 3 Nottingham Panthers 0-0-0-1 1 Recap
2 26 September Coventry Blaze 5 - 1 Sheffield Steelers 1-0-0-1 3 Recap
3 16 October Cardiff Devils 2 - 7 Coventry Blaze 2-0-0-1 5 Recap
4 17 October Coventry Blaze 2 - 5 Cardiff Devils 2-1-0-1 5 Recap
5 23 October Sheffield Steelers 4 - 1 Coventry Blaze 2-2-0-1 5 Recap
6 14 November Coventry Blaze 1 - 5 Hull Stingrays 2-3-0-1 5 Recap
7 20 November Nottingham Panthers 3 - 1 Coventry Blaze 2-4-0-1 5 Recap
8 18 December Hull Stingrays 0 - 2 Coventry Blaze 3-4-0-1 7 Recap
Challenge Cup record: 3-4-0-1 (Home: 1-2-0-1, Away: 2-2-0-0)

Continental Cup

Coventry Blaze entered the Continental Cup as EIHL champions in 2009-10. They failed to reach the super-final after finishing as runners-up in their qualifying group.

Continental Cup results[6]
# Date Team Score Team Record Points Recap
1 26 November Coventry Blaze 6 - 1 HK Liepājas Metalurgs 1-0-0 3 Recap
2 27 November Coventry Blaze 6 - 1 Cracovia Kraków 2-0-0 6 Recap
3 28 November Coventry Blaze 3 - 7 Dragons de Rouen 2-1-0 6 Recap
Continental Cup record: 2-1-0

Pre-season & Exhibition

Pre-season & exhibition game results
Game Date Home Score Away Recap
Charity Shield 25 August Coventry Blaze 2 - 4 Belfast Giants Recap
Exhibition 28 August Cardiff Devils 2 - 4 Coventry Blaze Recap
Exhibition 29 August Coventry Blaze 6 - 2 Tilburg Trappers Recap
Exhibition 1 September Coventry Blaze 2 - 3 Cardiff Devils Recap
Exhibition 15 September Coventry Blaze 9 - 3 Telford Tigers Recap
Best of British 8 December Coventry Blaze 4 - 4 Manchester Phoenix Recap
Best of British 15 December Manchester Phoenix 8 - 9 Coventry Blaze Recap

Aladdin 20-20 Cup

The Aladdin 20-20 Cup was a mini tournament held at NIC, Nottingham on 12 March 2011. Coventry, Nottingham, Sheffield and Braehead took part.

The tournament consisted of 6 round robin games with each team playing each other once. Each game lasted for twenty minutes, running clock with two points for a win and one for a draw. The sides with the best records then progressed to the Grand Final to play for the trophy and the winners' cheque.[7]

Coventry Blaze won one of their round robin games against Sheffield Steelers and failed to reach the cup final. The tournament was won by Braehead Clan.

Team statistics 2010-11

Player statistics

Player statistics for season 2010-11 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).[9]

Player statistics
Skater GP G A PTS PPG SHG GWG PIM
Luke Fulghum 64 43 42 85 10 5 2 42
Dan Carlson 64 24 57 81 6 4 4 83
Greg Owen 60 25 27 52 9 3 3 60
Jonathan Weaver 50 8 40 48 5 32
Greg Chambers 62 9 38 47 1 1 71
Sean Selmser 60 17 25 42 4 1 1 82
Owen Fussey 34 24 15 39 8 1 3 10
Aaron Nell 63 14 24 38 4 3 38
Russ Cowley 53 11 22 33 1 1 2 44
Brad Zanon 64 3 29 32 2 115
Brad Cruikshank 49 16 15 31 5 6 229
Brian Lee 44 3 19 22 3 89
Robert Farmer 51 11 14 25 2 66
Ross Venus 52 6 8 14 1 4
Jason Robinson 38 3 12 15 2 100
Matt Soderstrom 55 2 7 9 1 81
Jeff Smith 15 3 2 5 36
James Pease 22 2 2 12
Antti Kohvakka 10 1 1 8
Brett Jaeger 61 26
Joe Henry 4 4
Tom Murdy 57
Tom Ledgard 20
Ryan Selwood 18
Daniel Scott 6
Jake Dalton 5
Josh Nicholls 4
James Griffen 3
Jack Watkins 3
Josh Bruce 2
Penalty shot winning goals 1
Bench penalties 16
TOTALS 64 223 399 622 64 15 26 1248

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PPG = Powerplay goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game winning goals; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Netminder GP MINS SHOTS GA SAV% GAA S/O W L T
Brett Jaeger 59 3341 1963 163 91.7 2.93 5 26 32 1
Tom Murdy 16 526 264 36 86.4 4.11 1 5 10 1
Winning pen shots against 3
Empty net goals 10 10
TOTALS 64 3867 2237 212 90.5 3.29 6 26 36 2

Note: GP = Games played; MINS - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; SAV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; S/O = Shootouts; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties

Team statistics

Team statistics for season 2010-11 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).[9]

Team statistics
POWERPLAY PP CHANCES PPG FOR SCORING % LEAGUE RANK SHG AGAINST
Home 213 35 16.4 7/10 8
Away 160 29 18.1 5/10 7
Total 373 64 17.2 5/10 15
PENALTY KILL TIMES SH PPG AGAINST PENALTY KILL % LEAGUE RANK SHG FOR
Home 200 29 85.5 3/10 7
Away 148 18 87.8 1/10 8
Total 348 47 86.5 2/10 15

Honours & awards

Below is a list of the major titles and honours awarded to Coventry Blaze in 2010-11.

Elite Ice Hockey League Second Team All-Stars

References

  1. ↑ "Coventry Blaze 2010-11 Roster". Coventry Blaze.
  2. ↑ "Elite Prospects player transfers". eliteprospects.com.
  3. 1 2 "Coventry Blaze 2010-11 season schedule". EIHL.
  4. ↑ "EIHL standings 2010-11". EIHL.
  5. ↑ "EIHL Challenge Cup B Standings". EIHL.
  6. 1 2 "IIHF Continental Cup 2011 Group D Preliminary". EIHL.
  7. ↑ "EIHL Aladdin 20-20 Cup information". EIHL.
  8. ↑ "EIHL Aladdin 20-20 Cup results & recap". EIHL.
  9. 1 2 "Coventry Blaze 2010-11 player roster & stats". EIHL.
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