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Widnes Wild

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Widnes Wild
CityWidnes, England
LeagueNIHL
DivisionDivision One North
Founded2013
Home arenaPlanet Ice Widnes
Capacity: 500
Ice size: 56m x 28m
ColoursBlack, Gold & White
     
Owner(s)North West Winter Sports Club, Chairman
Matt Lloyd (Paralympian)
General managerJon Anderson
Head coachRichard Haggar
AffiliatesWidnes Wild Women, WNIHL 2
Farm club(s)Widnes Junior Wild
Websitehttp://www.widneswild.co.uk/

The Widnes Wild[1] are an English ice hockey team from the town of Widnes. They were formed in 2013. They currently compete in the Moralee Conference of the English Ice Hockey Association National Ice Hockey League (North). The current club chairman is Paralympian Matt Lloyd.[2]

League history

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Season Position Wins Draws Losses ±
2013-14 5 11 1 16 -50
2014-15 4 20 2 14 37
2015-16 2 19 3 6 86
2016-17 2 20 4 4 59
2017-18 2 23 9 82
2018-19 1 28 4 140
2019-20 4 15 7 51

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Club roster 2022-23

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(*) Denotes a non-British trained player (Import)

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
35 England Evan Coles L (2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 24) Sheffield, England 2021 from Bradford Bulldogs Two-Way
39 England Miles Finney L (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31) England 2022 from Sheffield Steeldogs 22/23
England Jake Lowndes 2002 (age 20) England 2022 22/23
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
5 England Rhys Edwards L (2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 (age 18) England 2022 from Bradford Bulldogs Two-Way
15 England Lee Kemp L (1988-01-18) 18 January 1988 (age 36) Nottingham, England 2015 22/23
18 England Jonathon Williamson L 1994 (age 28) England 2022 from Altrincham Aces 22/23
20 Wales Bez Hughes R (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29) Wrexham, Wales 2016 from Telford Tigers NIHL 22/23
71 England Jack Murray (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23) Blackpool, England 2021 from Blackburn Hawks 22/23
84 England Thomas Jackson R (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 29) Glossop, England 2014 from Hull Jets 22/23
86 England Kieron Furlong 2002 (age 20) England 2021 from Hull Jets 22/23
91 England Calum Ruddick L (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990 (age 34) Manchester, England 2022 from Blackburn Hawks 22/23
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
9 England Ken Armstrong R (1985-06-14) 14 June 1985 (age 39) Sale, England 2013 from Blackburn Eagles 22/23
10 England Nathan Britton R (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31) Sheffield, England 2021 from Sheffield Senators 22/23
14 England Joe Wyatt 1990 (age 32) England 2021 from Altrincham Aces 22/23
16 England Michael Gilbert 1997 (age 25) England 2017 from Altrincham Aces 22/23
17 Northern Ireland Andrew Hopkins 1997 (age 25) Northern Ireland 2022 from Altrincham Aces 22/23
19 England Richard Haggar R (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) Hull, England 2021 from Hull Jets 22/23
23 England Josh Reynolds 2002 (age 20) England 2022 from Bradford Bulldogs 22/23
24 Slovakia Adam Jasečko L (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20) Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia 2022 from Hull Jets Two-Way
44 Germany Daniel Haid (1993-12-02) 2 December 1993 (age 31) Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany 2019 from Chemnitz Crashers 22/23
63 Scotland Joe Coulter R (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29) Dumfries, Scotland 2022 from Leeds Knights 22/23
89 England Matthew Barlow L 1999 (age 23) Partington, England 2021 from Bradford Bulldogs 22/23
94 England Joe Greaves L (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) Royton, England 2021 from Blackburn Hawks 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
19 England Richard Haggar 2020/21 Player-Coach Hull, England
England Jason Coles 2021/22 Assistant coach England
England Mark Gillingham 2013/14 Assistant coach Blackpool, England Fylde Flyers, NIHL 2
England Jon Anderson 2015/16 General Manager Widnes, England
England Louis Rosslyn 2021/22 Equipment Manager England

2021/22 Outgoing

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Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
4 England Tom Brierley R (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 35) Cleethorpes, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2
13 Latvia Vladislavs Vulkanovs R (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26) Ventspils, Latvia Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL National
28 England Chris Wilcox R (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 (age 37) Solihull, England Hull Seahawks, NIHL National
32 England Harrison Walker L (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22) Bradford, England Leeds Knights, NIHL National
56 England Tom Stubley R (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 26) York, England Hull Seahawks, NIHL National

References

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