Ashley Tait

Ashley Tait
Born August 9, 1975 (1975-08-09) (age 36)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams
Sheffield Steelers
[[Nottingham Panthers]],
Kingston Hawks,
Coventry Blaze
Ritten Renon
National team  Great Britain
Playing career 1990–present

Ashley Tait (born 9 August 1975 in Toronto, Canada) is a British ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Sheffield Steelers of the [[ELITE Ice Hockey League]] EIHL. During Tait's career he has also played for Nottingham Panthers (EIHL), Kingston Hawks (BNL), Coventry Blaze (EIHL) and Ritten Renon (LIHG). Tait has also played in over 50 GB senior internationals.

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Playing career

Tait played junior hockey for Nottingham Panthers and progressed through the ranks playing in their ISL team in the 1999–2000 season.

After a move to Kingston Hawks, where he played two seasons in the BNL, Tait then moved back to the Nottingham Panthers for three full seasons in the Super League.

Tait moved to Coventry Blaze in 2002, a year in which the BNL saw Coventry Blaze win the League and Play Off Championship. Coventry Blaze then made their move into the Elite League in 2003.

In 2004-2005 Tait was a member of the Blaze Grand Slam team and scored the Grand Slam winning goal against Nottingham in the play-off finals at the NIC, one of Tait’s 29 goals that season.

Tait took over as Blaze Team Captain in 2007 and the team secured the League Championship and Play Off title before his move to Sheffield Steelers in 2007.

Tait scored 32 goals for the Sheffield Steelers in 2008.

Career highlights

Powerplay Player of the month (Feb 04)
Best Forward (03-04 Coventry Blaze)
Elite League All Star Team (04-05)
Elite League Champion (04-05 Coventry Blaze)
Elite Challenge Cup Winner (04-05 Coventry Blaze)
Elite Playoff Champion (04-05 Coventry Blaze)
Elite League Champion (06-07 Coventry Blaze)
Elite Challenge Cup Winner (06-07 Coventry Blaze)
Elite Playoff Champion (07-08 Sheffield Steelers)
Elite League Champion (08-09 Sheffield Steelers)
Elite Playoff Champion (08-09 Sheffield Steelers)
Elite League Champion (10-11 Sheffield Steelers) [1] [2] [3] [4]

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