Solihull Barons

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Field	Value
team	Solihull Barons
bg_colour	#da3832
text_colour	white
logo	Solihull Barons Logo.png
logo_size	200px
city	Solihull, England
league	NIHL
conference	Division One North
founded	2005
arena	Planet Ice Solihull
Capacity: 800
colours	White, Red & Black

| owner = | gm = | coach = Phil Lee | captain = | affiliates = | parentclub = | farmclub = | website = http://www.solihull-barons.net/ | name1 = Solihull Barons | dates1 = 1965-1996 | name2 = Solihull Blaze (rebranded as Coventry Blaze) | dates2 = 1996-2000 | name3 = Solihull Barons | dates3 = 2000-2002 | name4 = Solihull MK Kings (formerly MK Kings) | dates4 = 2002-2003 | name5 = Solihull Kings | dates5 = 2003-2005 | dates6 = 2005- | name6 = Solihull Barons}} The Solihull Barons are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobs Moat Road. The current team, which is the third incarnation of the Barons, was formed in 2005; they are named after the original team of the same name who were formed in 1965, and played at the same ice rink between 1972 until 2000, after which they moved to Coventry and became the Coventry Blaze.

History

Previous incarnations

The Solihull Barons won the Southern League in 1977–78 and the English League in 1992–93. Canadian Rick Fera played for the original Solihull Barons in the 1987–88 season.

In 1996, the team rebranded themselves as the "Solihull Blaze", and in 2000 they moved from Solihull's Blue Ice Plaza to Coventry's SkyDome Arena, rebranding themselves again as the "Coventry Blaze". As this left Solihull without an ice hockey team for the first time since 1965, the Barons were reformed under a new franchise and returned to their original arena, which had benefited from a much-needed overhaul. Unfortunately, the £1.8m refurbishment was delayed by vandals, leaving the venue operators with a £75,000 damage repair bill, and the grand re-opening was postponed until mid-October 2000.

Despite the newly improved playing facility, the club struggled to survive in the English Premier Ice Hockey League and ultimately dissolved again just two years later in 2002. They were initially replaced by the Milton Keynes Kings, who moved to Solihull from their own hometown due to a dispute with the owners of their arena, and who re-branded themselves the "Solihull MK Kings" to demonstrate the fact that they were now representing both Solihull and Milton Keynes in ice hockey. Once again, however, the team quickly dissolved, playing just a single season of hockey in the British National League before folding. Following the closure of the Solihull MK Kings, a new "Solihull Kings" team was created and placed back in the EPIHL, but yet again this team folded, collapsing after two seasons in 2007.

Current team

The current Solihull Barons team was formed in 2005, and played their first two seasons in the EPIHL. At the end of the 2006–07 season they were relegated to the English National Ice Hockey League (ENIHL). The Barons currently compete in Northern Division One, known as the "Moralee Conference". The team hold charity games for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Club roster 2022–23

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Netminders	No.	Nat.	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired
Contract
31	ENG	Sam Hewitt	L		Coleshill, England	2018 from Telford Tigers	22/23
33	ENG	Benjamin Lee		2002 (age 20)	England	2019	Two-Way
35	ENG	Graham Laverick	L		Nuneaton, England	2021 from MK Thunder	22/23
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Defencemen	No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired
Contract
3	ENG	Marcus Maynard	R		Nottingham, England	2017 from Hull Pirates	22/23
5	ENG	Jordan Stokes	R		Warwick, England	2021 from MK Lightning	22/23
6	ENG	Richard Crowe	R		Solihull, England	2010 from Solihull U16	22/23
27	ENG	Kieran Papps	R		Coventry, England	2022 from Coventry Blaze NIHL	22/23
55	ENG	Bailey Challans	R		Nottingham, England	2021 from Nottingham Lions	22/23
77	ENG	Andrew Hayward	R		England	2018 from Coventry Blaze NIHL	22/23
81	ENG	James Moeller		1998 (age 24)	England	2015 from Solihull U18	22/23
97	ENG	Max Soden			England	2022 from Coventry Blaze NIHL	Two-Way
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Forwards	No.	Nat.	Player	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired
Contract
7	ENG	Sam Chandler	L	Slough, England	2021 from MK Thunder	22/23
8	ENG	Paul Stanley		Solihull, England	2018 from Nottingham Lions	22/23
15	ENG	Matthew Maurice	L	Kenilworth, England	2015 from Coventry U18	22/23
16	ENG	Andrew Whitehouse	R	Birmingham, England	2011 from Solihull U18	22/23
17	ENG	Richard Slater	R	Solihull, England	2019	22/23
20	FIN	Filip Byfält*****	L	Helsinki, Finland	2022	22/23
24	ENG	Philip Mulcahy	R	Solihull, England	2019 from Coventry Blaze NIHL	22/23
59	ENG	Jordan Jolly	L	England	2021 from Telford Tigers	22/23
83	ENG	Brandon Anderton	R	Birmingham, England	2022 from Telford Tigers 2	22/23
91	SWE	Niklas Ottosson*****	L	Norrköping, Sweden	2015 from Solihull Barons	22/23
93	ENG	Sam Prosser	R	England	2022 from MK Thunder	22/23
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Team Staff	No.	Nat.	Name	Acquired	Role	Place of birth	Joined From
	ENG	Phil Lee	22/23	Head Coach	Durham, England
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2021/22 Outgoing

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Outgoing	No.	Nat.	Player	Date of birth	Place of birth
10	ENG	Daniel Harrison	R	Stafford, England	Telford Tigers 2, NIHL 2
23	ENG	Daniel Mulcahy	R	Solihull, England	Telford Tigers, NIHL National
79	ENG	Tom Soar	R	Nottingham, England	Invicta Dynamos, NIHL 1
94	SCO	James Smith	R	Dundee, Scotland	Telford Tigers 2, NIHL 2
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Honours

English National Ice Hockey League North Division 2 champions: 2010–2011
English National Ice Hockey League Laidler Division champions: 2013–2014
English National Ice Hockey League Laidler Division champions: 2014–2015
English National Ice Hockey League Laidler Play-Off champions: 2014–2015
English National Ice Hockey League Midland Cup: 2019-2020

References

"A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". azhockey.com.
"Rick Fera Stats and Profile".
"A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey". azhockey.com.
[https://solihull-barons.net/new/event/tc-cars-solihull-barons-blackburn-hawks-6/ TC Cars Solihull Barons – Blackburn Hawks], solihull-barons.net, 16 February 2020

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