2012–13 Coventry Blaze season

Coventry Blaze 2012–13
League Elite Ice Hockey League
Head coach Paul Thompson
Captain

Canada Shea Guthrie

< 2011–12 / 2013–14 >

The 2012–13 Coventry Blaze season is the 10th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Player roster and transfers 2012–13

Player roster

The Coventry Blaze roster for the 2012–13 season.[1]

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
1 United Kingdom Adam Goss L 10 February 1995 Derby, England 2012
84 Denmark Peter Hirsch R 6 March 1976 Copenhagen, Denmark 2011
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
2 United States Jerramie Domish R 19 August 1979 Collegeville, Pennsylvania, US 2011
6 Canada Mike Egener L 26 September 1984 Lahr, Germany 2012
7 United Kingdom Matthew Selby R 19 July 1995 Birmingham, England 2012
15 United Kingdom James Griffin R 8 April 1993 Swindon, England 2011
23 United Kingdom Steven Chalmers L 21 August 1992 Kirkaldy, Scotland 2012
27 Canada Mike Schutte (A) L 28 July 1979 Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2012
33 Canada Benn Olson L 29 April 1987 Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada 2012
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Position Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
8 United Kingdom Sam Smith R RW 30 November 1991 Cardiff, Wales 2012
9 Canada Mike Bayrack L C 17 September 1978 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2012
10 United Kingdom Dale White R LW 4 November 1989 Redditch, England 2012
11 Canada Shea Guthrie (C) R RW 30 July 1987 Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada 2011
13 Canada Gerome Giudice L LW 11 March 1989 Acton, Ontario, Canada 2012
17 United Kingdom Russell Cowley (A) L LW 12 August 1983 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2007
19 Canada Greg Leeb L C 31 May 1977 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 2012
20 Canada Dustin Cameron L LW 28 April 1989 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 2012
21 United Kingdom Ross Venus L C 28 April 1994 Birmingham, England 2010
38 Canada Brad Leeb R RW 29 August 1979 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada 2012
39 Canada Matt Beleskey L LW 7 June 1988 Midhurst, Ontario, Canada 2012

Two-way players

Players on a two-way contract with Coventry Blaze for the 2012–13 season (includes players called up for injury cover during the season).

Two-way players
No. Nat. Player Shoots Position Date of birth Two-way team
16 United Kingdom Josh Gent R RW 6 June 1993 Coventry NIHL Blaze
16 United Kingdom James Preece R LW 1 January 1992 Telford Tigers
18 United Kingdom Keiran Papps R D 1 January 1994 Coventry NIHL Blaze

Player transfers

Players leaving and joining the club for the 2012–13 season.[2]

Players leaving
Player New team Source
United Kingdom Greg Owen United Kingdom Basingstoke Bison [3]
United Kingdom Jonathan Weaver United Kingdom Nottingham Panthers [4]
Slovenia Matic Kralj France Ours de Villard-de-Lans [5]
Canada Dustin Wood Kazakhstan Arystan Temirtau [6]
United Kingdom Robert Farmer United Kingdom Braehead Clan [7]
Korea Woo-Sang Park Finland KJT TuusKi [8]
United Kingdom Brandon Stones
Canada Owen Fussey
Canada Mike McLean
United States Bryan Jurynec
Sweden Peter Nylander

Players signed
Player Former team Source
United Kingdom Sam Smith United Kingdom Cardiff Devils [9]
Canada Mike Danton Czech Republic Orli Znojmo [10]
Canada Gerome Giudice United States Tulsa Oilers [11]
Canada Mike Egener Denmark Esbjerg IK [12]
Canada Benn Olson United States Ontario Reign [13]
Canada Greg Leeb Germany Nurnberg Ice Tigers [14]
Canada Brad Leeb Germany Nurnberg Ice Tigers [15]
Canada Mike Schutte Italy HC Alleghe [16]
Canada Dustin Cameron United States Trenton Titans [17]
United Kingdom Steven Chalmers United Kingdom Telford Tigers [18]
Canada Mike Bayrack United Kingdom Braehead Clan [19]
Canada Matt Beleskey* United States Anaheim Ducks [20]

*signed for the duration of the 2012 NHL lock-out

Fixtures and results 2012–13

Elite Ice Hockey League

Elite League results[21]
# Date Home Score Away OT Record Points Summary
1 8 September Dundee Stars 2–3 Coventry Blaze SO 1–0–0 2 Report Match sheet
2 9 September Coventry Blaze 4–3 Fife Flyers 2–0–0 4 Report Match sheet
3 15 September Sheffield Steelers 7–5 Coventry Blaze 2–1–0 4 Report Match sheet
4 16 September Coventry Blaze 3–4 Sheffield Steelers OT 2–1–1 5 Report Match sheet
5 22 September Coventry Blaze 2–1 Cardiff Devils OT 3–1–1 7 Report Match sheet
6 23 September Fife Flyers 3–2 Coventry Blaze SO 3–1–2 8 Report Match sheet
7 30 September Sheffield Steelers 3–4 Coventry Blaze 4–1–2 10 Report Match sheet
8 5 October Nottingham Panthers 4–2 Coventry Blaze 4–2–2 10 Report Match sheet
9 7 October Coventry Blaze 3–4 Cardiff Devils OT 4–2–3 11 Report Match sheet
10 20 October Coventry Blaze 0–3 Sheffield Steelers 4–3–3 11 Report Match sheet
11 21 October Edinburgh Capitals 0–1 Coventry Blaze 5–3–3 13 Report Match sheet
12 3 November Coventry Blaze 5–4 Belfast Giants OT 6–3–3 15 Report Match sheet
13 4 November Coventry Blaze 5–8 Belfast Giants 6–4–3 15 Report Match sheet
14 11 November Coventry Blaze 2–1 Hull Stingrays 7–4–3 17 Report Match sheet
15 17 November Braehead Clan 5–2 Coventry Blaze 7–5–3 17 Report Match sheet
16 18 November Coventry Blaze 5–2 Nottingham Panthers 8–5–3 19 Report Match sheet
17 24 November Coventry Blaze 6–0 Dundee Stars 9–5–3 21 Report Match sheet
18 25 November Cardiff Devils 5–2 Coventry Blaze 9–6–3 21 Report Match sheet
19 28 November Coventry Blaze 5–2 Edinburgh Capitals 10–6–3 23 Report Match sheet
20 1 December Dundee Stars 3–4 Coventry Blaze SO 11–6–3 25 Report Match sheet
21 2 December Coventry Blaze 5–1 Braehead Clan 12–6–3 27 Report Match sheet
22 5 December Nottingham Panthers 4–3 Coventry Blaze 12–7–3 27 Report Match sheet
League record: 12–7–3 (Home: 8–2–2, Away: 4–5–1)
Elite League standings (28 October)[22]
Pos. Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS
1 Belfast Giants 20 13 2 2 3 31
2 Nottingham Panthers 20 15 4 0 1 31
3 Sheffield Steelers 21 14 6 0 1 29
4 Cardiff Devils 20 12 5 1 2 27
5 Coventry Blaze 22 12 7 2 1 27
6 Braehead Clan 21 11 9 1 0 23
7 Dundee Stars 20 7 9 2 2 18
8 Hull Stingrays 20 6 10 0 4 16
9 Fife Flyers 19 7 12 0 0 14
10 Edinburgh Capitals 21 5 15 0 1 11
Erhardt conference standings (28 October)[23]
Pos. Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PTS% GF GA GD PIM
1 Sheffield Steelers 13 8 4 0 1 17 0.654 40 34 +6 395
2 Belfast Giants 9 5 2 0 2 12 0.667 29 23 +6 150
3 Cardiff Devils 9 4 3 1 1 10 0.556 21 26 −5 148
4 Nottingham Panthers 8 4 3 0 1 9 0.562 21 20 +1 181
5 Coventry Blaze 7 2 3 2 0 6 0.429 19 26 −7 154

Challenge Cup

Challenge Cup results[26]
# Date Home Score Away OT Record Points Summary
1 29 September Coventry Blaze 6–5 Hull Stingrays SO 1–0–0 2 Report Match sheet
2 14 October Coventry Blaze 3–1 Nottingham Panthers 2–0–0 4 Report Match sheet
3 27 October Coventry Blaze 2–1 Cardiff Devils 3–0–0 6 Report Match sheet
4 28 October Cardiff Devils 2–3 Coventry Blaze 4–0–0 8 Report Match sheet
Challenge cup record: 4–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0, Away: 1–0–0)
Challenge Cup Group B standings (28 October)[28]
Pos. Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA GD PIM
1 X – Coventry Blaze 4 4 0 0 8 1.000 14 9 +5 212
2 Nottingham Panthers 5 3 1 1 7 0.700 20 13 +7 95
3 Sheffield Steelers 3 3 0 0 6 1.000 14 8 +6 27
4 Cardiff Devils 6 1 4 1 3 0.250 19 25 −6 191
5 Hull Stingrays 6 1 4 1 3 0.250 19 31 −12 109
Note: X = qualified for knockout stages

Pre-season & challenge games

Pre-season & challenge game results[30]
Game Date Home Away Report
Challenge 29 August Cardiff Devils 2–1 Coventry Blaze Report
Challenge 1 September Sheffield Steelers 3–4 Coventry Blaze Report
Challenge 2 September Coventry Blaze 1–3 Sheffield Steelers Report
Challenge 5 September Coventry Blaze 2–2 Cardiff Devils Report

Playoffs

The top 4 teams from each conference of the Elite Ice Hockey League standings will qualify for the quarterfinals of the play-offs.

The winners of each match-up will progress to the play-off finals weekend, to take place in Nottingham on 6 and 7 April 2013.[31]

References

  1. "Coventry Blaze elite roster". Coventry Blaze.
  2. "Elite Prospects player transfers". eliteprospects.com.
  3. "Thanks and good luck to Owen". Coventry Blaze. 20 April 2012.
  4. "Weaver leaves Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 25 April 2012.
  5. "Matic Kralj retour en France". Ours de Villard-de-Lans. 16 June 2012.
  6. "Dustin Wood moves to Kazakhstan". Arystan Temirtau. 1 August 2012.
  7. "Clan seal the deal with top Brit". Braehead Clan. 28 August 2012.
  8. "Park moves to Finland". Braehead Clan. 28 August 2012.
  9. "Blaze swoop for Smith". Coventry Blaze. 24 April 2012.
  10. "Former NHL'er signs for Blaze". Coventry Blaze. 21 May 2012.
  11. "Blaze grab Giudice". Coventry Blaze. 24 May 2012.
  12. "Blaze sign Egener". Coventry Blaze. 18 June 2012.
  13. "Blaze sign tough guy Olson". Coventry Blaze. 21 June 2012.
  14. "Blaze sign Greg Leeb". Coventry Blaze. 28 June 2012.
  15. "Blaze sign Brad". Coventry Blaze. 17 July 2012.
  16. "Blaze seal Schutte swoop". Coventry Blaze. 28 July 2012.
  17. "Cameron completes Blaze quota". Coventry Blaze. 9 August 2012.
  18. "Chalmers makes move permanent". Coventry Blaze. 11 September 2012.
  19. "Blaze move for Bayrack". Coventry Blaze. 24 September 2012.
  20. "Blaze land Anaheim forward". Coventry Blaze. 9 October 2012.
  21. "Coventry Blaze 2012–13 results". EIHL.
  22. "EIHL standings 2012–13". EIHL.
  23. "EIHL standings 2012–13". EIHL.
  24. "EIHL standings 2012–13". EIHL.
  25. "Coventry Blaze 2012–13 fixtures". Coventry Blaze.
  26. "Coventry Blaze 2012–13 results". EIHL.
  27. "Challenge Cup Group B standings". EIHL.
  28. "Challenge Cup Group B standings". EIHL.
  29. "Coventry Blaze 2012–13 fixtures". Coventry Blaze.
  30. "Coventry Blaze 2011–12 results". Coventry Blaze.
  31. "Date for your diary". EIHL.
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