Manchester Metros

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manchester Metros
League British Universities Ice Hockey Association
Divisions Checking Division 1 North
Checking Division 2 North
Non-Checking Division 1 North
History 2001–Present
Home Arenas Deeside Ice Rink
Altrincham Ice Dome
Former Home Arenas Bradford Ice Arena
IceSheffield
Queens Road
Universities University of Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Salford
Team Colours Navy, Red, Yellow
              
Honours Division 1 Playoff Champions 2012
Division 1 Northern Conference Champions 2012
Division 2 Northern Conference Champions 2009, 2010
Tier II National Champions 2009, 2010
Website http://www.metroshockey.com

The Manchester Metros are the ice and inline hockey teams for Manchester Universities, including the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.

The ice hockey section has teams competing in Checking Divisions 1 and 2 and Non-Checking Division 1 North of the British Universities Ice Hockey Association cup competition. The squads train together at the Altrincham Ice Dome and play their cup competition and challenge games at Deeside Ice Rink.

History

Foundation

The Metros were formed as an inline hockey team in 2001 by a group of students studying at UMIST and the Victoria University of Manchester (commonly known as Manchester University until 2004). They first competed in the University roller hockey national championships in the 2002-2003 academic year, finishing 4th overall. For the 2003-2004 season the team entered the NIHL, allowing them to play regular matches throughout the year.

In 2004 the club had their debut as an ice hockey team in the BUIHA cup competition. They have continued to field a team in the National Inline Hockey League (NIHL) which is based in Broughton near Salford.

2004-08

The club entered only an A team into the BUIHA Cup Competition.

2008-09 Season

In this season the A team won BUIHA Division 2 Central in convincing fashion going undefeated throughout. The A team also won the Tier II National Championship. The B team played their first season in the cup competition, finishing 2nd in Division 3 North.

2009-10 Season

In this season, the A team again won BUIHA Division 2 Central, and then won the Division 2 play-off final in Sheffield. They then won the Tier II National Championship for the second time. The B team moved up to compete in Division 2 North, where they lost all their games.

2010-11 Season

In this season, the A team moved up to compete in BUIHA Division 1 North, and the B team continued to play in Division 2 North. The A team reached the final of the BUIHA Tier I National Championship. The club also entered a C team into the BUIHA Tier III National Championship.

2011-12 Season

This season saw further expansion and development of the team, with large influx of beginners and a few more ENL level players. Teams were entered into all three divisions of the BUIHA cup competition. In April, a fourth team was entered into the third tier of the national championships weekends.

Roster 2012-13

A Team

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Joined Institution
30 Canada Daniel Walker L 2010 University of Manchester
34 England Robert Smith L 2012 Keele University
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Joined Institution
3 England Kieren De’Ath L 2011 University of Manchester
14 Canada Gino Poulin L 2007 University of Manchester
49 England Bradley Valentine R 2011 Salford City College
77 England Phil Keelan R 2010 Stockport College
82 England Alex Frewin R 2010 Manchester Metropolitan University
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Joined Institution
12 England James Lloyd R W 2009 Manchester Metropolitan University
13 Canada Shayne Langlois L C 2009 Manchester Metropolitan University
20 Canada Tyler Schock R W 2012 University of Manchester
26 England Joseph Holder R C 2008 University of Manchester
37 England Patrick Thomson R W 2010 University of Central Lancashire
38 England Thomas Steedman R W 2010 University of Salford
50 England Ben Brown R W 2012 Liverpool John Moores University
? England Alex Pugh R W 2012 University of Salford



B Team

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Joined Institution
25 England Robyn Maby L 2011 University of Manchester
43 England William Wells L 2011 University of Central Lancashire
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Joined Institution
33 England Chris Astley R 2011 University of Central Lancashire
83 England Oliver Wallace R 2010 Open University
88 England Jack Walker R 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Joined Institution
5 Canada Adrian Rajkumar L C 2012 Liverpool John Moores University
8 England Ashaan Waithe-Bousquet R W 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
11 Slovakia Silvester Czanner L W 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
16 Scotland Callum Notman R W 2012 Manchester Metropolitan University
22 England Sam Cromack R C 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
23 Wales Scott Dutton L W 2010 University of Chester
71 England Amanda Williams R C 2008 Manchester Metropolitan University
91 Canada Manraj Grewal R C 2012 Liverpool John Moores University



C Team

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Joined Institution
86 England Alistair Taylor L 2011 CIMA
Defence
Number Player Shoots Joined Institution
7 England Jakki Duncan R 2012 University of Salford
41 England Chris Beesley R 2011 BPP Law School
42 England Liam Jacques R 2008 University of Manchester
51 England Esmond Howes R 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
63 England Jessica Vigne L 2011 University of Manchester
68 England Nathan Connor L 2011 University of Central Lancashire
73 England Rosie Sneyd R 2012 University of Manchester
Utility
Number Player Shoots Joined Institution
32 England Stephen Harvey R 2009 Manchester Metropolitan University
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Position Joined Institution
2 England Matthew Morrison R W 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
4 Germany Katharina Schumacher R W 2011 University of Manchester
15 England James Griffiths R C 2011 School of Sound Recording
27 England Darren Butterworth R W 2011 Open University
29 England Laura Howles L W 2011 University of Manchester
31 England Stephen Chorlton R C 2012 University of Salford
36 England Jon Norman R W 2012 University of Manchester
43 England William Wells R W 2011 University of Central Lancashire
47 Sweden Sarah Tholin R W 2012 Manchester Metropolitan University
61 England Benjamin Robinson R W 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
72 EnglandIran Matthew Rohani R C 2010 University of Manchester / Manchester Metropolitan University
74 Wales William Hapgood R W 2012 Manchester Metropolitan University
76 England Justine Ovington R W 2012 Manchester Metropolitan University
81 England Lewis Duncan R W 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
84 England Josh McGuire R W 2012 University of Manchester
85 England Katy Holliday R C 2008 University of Manchester
98 England Andrew MacKinnon R C 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University
? Canada Parker Ingham R W 2012 University of Manchester

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.