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The Invicta Dynamos are the senior, semi-professional, ice hockey team based in Gillingham in Kent. The season runs from September to April. They usually play their home games on a Sunday at 17:15. They share their home with the Invicta Mustangs whose colours are blue, white, grey and red.
Invicta Dynamos | |
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City | Gillingham, Kent |
League | National Ice Hockey League |
Division | Division One South |
Founded | 1997 |
Home arena | Planet Ice, Gillingham Capacity: 1,200 |
Colours | White, Blue & Red |
Owner(s) | Kevin & Sarah Parrish |
Head coach | Karl Lennon |
Captain | Aaron Connolly |
Website | Invicta Dynamos |
History
editThe club was founded in 1997 replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the EPIHL until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a lack of sponsorship. Invicta is one of the larger clubs at this level and has enjoyed a period of sustained success including winning the ENIHL Grand Slam in 2005/6. The most successful season in the Dynamos history came in the 2001/02 season when they were the champions of the EPIHL, winning the league and playoffs and losing the cup final to local rivals the Romford Raiders.
The club's fiercest rivalry has traditionally been with the Raiders IHC and to a slightly lesser extent the Chelmsford Chieftains, with the Dynamos competing in the same league as the two Essex clubs for its first six seasons. However more recently a healthy rivalry has developed with Streatham IHC due to the geographical proximity of the two clubs.
Club roster 2022-23
edit(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
Netminders | |||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | ||
30 | Owen Rider | 30 July 2003 | England | 2018 from Invicta U18 | 22/23 | ||||
31 | Harvey Bryden | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2022 from Invicta U18 | 22/23 | ||||
42 | Tyler de la Bertouche | L | 15 November 2005 | London, England | 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms | Two-Way |
Defencemen | |||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | ||
2 | Gregor McAllan | 31 January 2003 | England | 2019 from Invicta Mustangs | 22/23 | ||||
16 | Brandon Chard | 2006 (age 16) | England | 2022 from Invicta U18 | 22/23 | ||||
40 | Joe Stephenson | 18 March 1998 | Farnborough, England | 2022 from Guildford Phoenix | 22/23 | ||||
46 | Matthew Bell | 11 June 2004 | England | 2022 from Invicta Mustangs | Two-Way | ||||
49 | Billy Woods | 20 June 2001 | England | 2021 from Invicta U18 | 22/23 | ||||
54 | Taylor Chard | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2021 from Invicta U18 | 22/23 | ||||
61 | Arran Strawson | R | 11 June 1987 | Sheffield, England | 2012 from Wightlink Raiders | 22/23 | |||
87 | Harrison Lillis | R | 17 October 1993 | Chatham, England | 2014-15 from Streatham Redskins | 22/23 |
Forwards | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
3 | Ruskin Hughes | R | 16 June 1997 | London, England | 2022 from Sheffield Scimitars | 22/23 | ||||
17 | Stanislav Lašček* | L | 17 January 1986 | Martin, Slovakia | 2022 from Chelmsford Chieftains | 22/23 | ||||
20 | Thomas Davis | R | 1 June 1990 | Chelmsford, England | 2019 from Oxford City Stars | 22/23 | ||||
22 | Edward Stedman | 3 December 2003 | Gillingham, England | 2022 from Invicta Mustangs | Two-Way | |||||
71 | Tom Long | R | 15 December 1984 | Colchester, England | 2022 | 22/23 | ||||
77 | Richard Harris | 29 May 1996 | England | 2022 from Invicta Mustangs | 22/23 | |||||
79 | Tom Soar | R | 2 January 1993 | Nottingham, England | 2022 from Solihull Barons | 22/23 | ||||
81 | Louis Colvin | L | 31 May 1999 | England | 2022 | 22/23 | ||||
88 | Juraj Húska* | R | 6 February 1982 | Zvolen, Slovakia | 2019 from Raiders IHC | 22/23 |
Team Staff | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | ||||
Karl Lennon | 2022/23 | Head Coach | Chatham, England | |||||||
77 | Richard Harris | 2022/23 | Conditioning Coach | England | ||||||
Kevin Parrish | 2019/20 | Owner | Guildford, England |
2021/22 Outgoing
editOutgoing | ||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
9 | Brandon Webster | 26 May 2000 | Basildon, England | Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1 | ||
11 | Henry Aiken | L | 27 September 1995 | Winchester, England | Streatham IHC, NIHL 1 | |
12 | Karl Lennon | R | 29 July 1983 | Chatham, England | Retired | |
14 | Tom Ralph | R | 29 December 1993 | Hull, England | Bristol Pitbulls, NIHL National | |
16 | Luke Thirkettle | 9 June 1999 | England | Invicta Mustangs, NIHL 2 | ||
22 | Mason Webster | R | 6 August 1994 | Basildon, England | Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1 | |
29 | Anthony Leone | L | 17 January 1983 | London, England | Retired | |
51 | Ashley Jackson | L | 27 August 1987 | Tunbridge Wells, England | Raiders IHC, NIHL National |
Top 5 All-time points scorers
edit- As of 07/07/19
Source:[1]
Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
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Andy Smith | 426 | 528 | 511 | 1039 |
Elliott Andrews | 370 | 263 | 342 | 605 |
Callum Fowler | 270 | 239 | 356 | 595 |
A.J. Smith | 276 | 138 | 234 | 372 |
Matthew Beveridge | 140 | 150 | 182 | 332 |
Club Honours
editSource:[2]
1997-98
editEnglish Division 1 Southern Champions
2001-02
editEPIHL Champions
EPIHL Playoff Champions
2002-03
editENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
2003-04
editENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
Kent & Essex Cup Champions
2004-05
editENIHL Southern Champions
2005-06
editENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
ENIHL Playoff Champions
ENIHL Cup Champions
2006-07
editENIHL Southern (Conference B) Champions
2007-08
editENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
2009-10
editENIHL Southern Champions
2014-15
editNIHL Southern Cup Champions
Other Ice Hockey teams based in Gillingham
edit- Invicta Dynamics (Ladies)
- Invicta Mustangs (Second senior team)
- Invicta Colts (Under 18's)
- Invicta Junior Dynamos (Under 16's)
- Invicta Dynamites (Under 14's)
- Invicta Devils (Under 12's)
- Invicta Imps (Under 10's)
- Invicta Knights (Recreational)
- Medway Madness (Recreational)
- Medway Eagles (Beginner Recreational)
- Medway Marauders (Recreational)
- Kent Knights (University)
References
edit- ^ "All-Time Stats". invictadynamos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Club Honours". Invictadynamos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.