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Solent Devils

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Solent Devils
CityGosport, Hampshire
LeagueNIHL
ConferenceDivision One South
Founded2003
Home arenaGosport Ice Arena
ColorsWhite, Red & Black
     
Head coachAlex Murray England
AffiliatesSolent Devils 2, NIHL 2
Solent Amazons, WNIHL 2
WebsiteSolent Devils
Franchise history
2003 – 2007Solent & Gosport Sharks
2007– 2014Solent & Gosport Devils
2014 – PresentSolent Devils
Championships
Regular season titles2011/2012 ENL 2 South
Division titlesLeague Champions 2011-2012 ENL South 2
Playoff championships2017/18 NIHL South 2 Playoff Champions

The Solent Devils are a professional English ice hockey team based in Gosport, Hampshire. They are members of the NIHL South Division 1. They play their games at Gosport Ice Arena. Alexander Cole is currently the captain and Alex Murray is the head coach. They are most renowned for winning the 2011/12 title with 5 games to spare.

The Devils were founded in 2003 (Solent & Gosport Sharks 2003–2007, Solent & Gosport Devils 2007–2014, Solent Devils 2014-present).

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
1 Guernsey Chico Cole L (1992-08-30) 30 August 1992 (age 32) Guernsey 2014 from Wightlink Raiders 22/23
50 England Rory Martin-Edwards (2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 22) Portsmouth, England 2021 from Bracknell Hornets 22/23
98 England Mark Duffy L (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36) Camberley, England 2021 from Oxford City Stars 22/23
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
2 Lithuania Kristijonas Nekrosevicius (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21) Lithuania 2021 from Raiders U18 22/23
8 England Alexander Cole R (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33) Portsmouth, England 2009 from Guildford Phoenix 22/23
15 England Jamie Fitzpatrick R (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 34) Gosport, England 2007 from Solent U19 22/23
18 England Harry Cloutman 2002 (age 20) Gosport, England 2018 from Solent U18 22/23
24 England Scott Cooper 1991 (age 31) England 2019 from Billingham Stars 22/23
41 England Mason Wild R (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 34) Oxford, England 2015 from Oxford City Stars 22/23
44 Scotland Calumn Perella-Fox (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 31) Scotland 2018 22/23
71 England Ben Lock R (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 30) Woking, England 2014 from Wightlink Raiders 22/23
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
5 England Mark Pitts R (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 35) England 2016 from Basingstoke Buffalo 22/23
6 England Connor Hutchison L (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25) Frimley, England 2021 from Bracknell Hornets 22/23
9 England Daniel Lackey R (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34) Basingstoke, England 2018 from Basingstoke Buffalo 22/23
10 England Alexander Trendall R (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28) Ryde, England 2015 from Tampa Bay Juniors 22/23
17 England Riley Panter (2005-08-16) 16 August 2005 (age 19) England 2021 from Solent U18 Two-Way
21 England Jack Peacock (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22) England 2021 from Basingstoke Buffalo 22/23
22 England Charlie Wedge (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21) England 2021 from Basingstoke U18 Two-Way
23 CanadaUnited Kingdom Drew Campbell L (1976-09-08) 8 September 1976 (age 48) Brantford, ON, Canada 2016 from Haringey Racers 22/23
34 England Liam Coleman L (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25) Hereford, England 2022 from Bristol Pitbulls 22/23
47 England Oscar Evans L (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) England 2021 from Basingstoke Bison 22/23
73 England Alex Murray L (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35) Southampton, England 2013 from Wightlink Raiders 22/23
77 England Luke Forsyth R (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33) England 2022 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
73 England Alex Murray 2013/14 Player-Coach Southampton, England
England Martin Clayton 2014/15 Goaltending Coach Southampton, England
England Graham Cole 2014/15 Equipment Manager England
England Steve Ferguson 2018/19 General Manager England

2021/22 Outgoing

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Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
19 England Elliot Lewis (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 22) England Bristol Pitbulls, NIHL National
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