Oxford City Stars
The Oxford City Stars are an ice hockey team based in Oxford, England. They currently play in the NIHL South Division 1.
| Oxford City Stars | |
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| City | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Division One South |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Home arena | Oxford Ice Rink Capacity: 1,025 |
| Colors | Yellow, Blue & Black |
| General manager | Jo Mundy |
| Head coach | Simon Anderson |
| Affiliates | Bristol Pitbulls, NIHL National Basingstoke Buffalo, NIHL 2 |
| Website | Oxford City Stars |
| Franchise history | |
| 1984–1997 | Oxford City Stars |
| 1997–1998 | Oxford Chill |
| 1998–2000 | Oxford Blades |
| 2000 – Present | Oxford City Stars |
Club roster 2022-23
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | ||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |
| 29 | Aaron Burton | 7 November 1998 | England | 2022 from Basingstoke Buffalo | 22/23 | |||
| 31 | Ross Miller | L | 25 July 1995 | Cardiff, Wales | 2019 from Bristol Pitbulls | 22/23 | ||
| Greg Blais | L | 18 August 1980 | Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada | 2021 from Raiders IHC | 22/23 | |||
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 9 | Christopher Cooke | R | 13 November 1994 | Guildford, England | 2021 from Bracknell Hornets | 22/23 | ||||
| 15 | Sam Shone | L | 22 November 1990 | High Wycombe, England | 2022 from Bristol Pitbulls | 22/23 | ||||
| 19 | Tom Stephens | L | 19 August 2003 | Milton Keynes, England | 2022 from Bristol Pitbulls | Two-Way | ||||
| 50 | Charlie Roche | 2006 (age 16) | England | 2022 from Basingstoke U18 | 22/23 | |||||
| 64 | Michal Drobny | 3 June 2000 | Slovakia | 2022 from Edson Eagles | 22/23 | |||||
| 78 | Brad Watchorn | R | 24 September 1989 | London, England | 2022 | 22/23 | ||||
| 82 | Joe Llewellyn | R | 28 June 2002 | England | 2022 from Bristol Pitbulls | Two-Way | ||||
| 84 | Tom Ravenscroft | R | 1 July 2000 | Oxford, England | 2019 | 22/23 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 7 | Josh Oliver | R | 30 March 1993 | Oxford, England | 2012 from RT Bad Nauheim U20 | 22/23 | ||||
| 18 | Joshua Abbott | R | 9 February 1996 | Luton, England | 2022 from Guildford Phoenix | 22/23 | ||||
| 21 | Matthew Lawday | R | 4 May 1991 | Basingstoke, England | 2017 from Solent Devils | 22/23 | ||||
| 22 | Theodore Bundock | R | 1 July 1999 | Aylesbury, England | 2020 from Bancroft Rockhounds | Two-Way | ||||
| 23 | Xander Wardlaw* | R | 17 March 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 2022 from Sydney Bears | 22/23 | ||||
| 27 | Carter Lloyd | R | 5 April 2001 | Wales | 2022 from Bristol Pitbulls | Two-Way | ||||
| 33 | Aaron Moody | L | 29 March 2002 | England | 2022 from Bristol Pitbulls | Two-Way | ||||
| 40 | Jake Williams | R | 18 August 2001 | England | 2019 from Swindon Wildcats 2 | 22/23 | ||||
| 62 | Jakub Klima* | R | 26 January 1990 | Liberec, Czech Republic | 2021 from Nottingham Lions | 22/23 | ||||
| 66 | Joe Edwards | L | 30 January 1990 | Oxford, England | 2021 from MK Thunder | 22/23 | ||||
| 71 | Dax Hedges | R | 14 May 1990 | Oxford, England | 2012 from Streatham Redskins | 22/23 | ||||
| 81 | Shannon Taylor | L | 19 March 1991 | Swindon, England | 2022 | 22/23 | ||||
| 94 | Logan Prince | R | 3 October 1997 | Swindon, England | 2020 from MK Lightning | 22/23 | ||||
| Team Staff | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | ||||
| Simon Anderson | 2019/20 | Head coach | Swindon, England | Svenstaviks HK, HockeyTrean | ||||||
| Darren Elliott | 2012/13 | Assistant coach | Oxford, England | |||||||
| Carl Graham | 2020/21 | Assistant coach | Reading, England | Bracknell Hornets, NIHL 2 | ||||||
| Shane Moore | 2021/22 | Assistant coach/Director of Hockey Operations | Swindon, England | |||||||
| Greg Blais | 2021/22 | Goaltending Coach | Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada | Guildford Lightning, WNIHL Elite | ||||||
| Jo Mundy | 2018/19 | General Manager | England | |||||||
2021/22 Outgoing
| Outgoing | ||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
| 39 | Matthew Croyle | L | 26 March 1996 | High Wycombe, England | Telford Tigers 2, NIHL 2 | |
| 43 | Aidan McGurk | 14 February 2004 | England | MK Thunder, NIHL 1 | ||
Honours
- British Division 2 (South) Champions – 1984/85, 1990/91, 1995/96
- British Division 2 Playoff Champions – 1984/85
- National Ice Hockey League, Division 2 (South) Champions – 2012/13, 2017-18
- English National League Runners-up – 2003/04, 2004/05
- English National League Cup Runners-up – 2003/04
Season-by-season record
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'*Stars folded midway through the campaign and all of their results were expunged.
'# Oxford Chill were forced to relocate to Swindon just prior to the start of the league campaign due to a major ice plant failure at the rink. After this happened, they were renamed the Swindon Chill.
Season-by-season record (reserve teams)
Over the seasons the Stars have periodically iced teams in division as a reserve teams and a season by season list is below:
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Other associated teams
The Oxford City ice hockey club also has junior and women's teams as follows:-
- Under 9s (English League South)
- Under 11s (English League South Division 3)
- Under 13s (English League South Division 3)
- Under 15s (English League South Division 3)
- Under 18s (English League South Division 3)
- Under 20s
- Oxford Midnight Stars (Women's League Division 1 South)
References
External links
- Official website
- English Ice Hockey Association website
- Oxford Ice Rink webpages
