| Bracknell Hornets | |
|---|---|
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| City | Bracknell, Berkshire, England |
| League | NIHL South Division 1 |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Home arena | Yet to be announced |
| Colors | Yellow & Black |
| General manager | Danny Perchard |
| Head coach | Danny Hughes & Carl Graham |
| Website | Official Hornets site |
| Franchise history | |
| 1987 – Present | Bracknell Hornets |
The Bracknell Hornets is an ice hockey team from Bracknell, Berkshire, who play in the NIHL South Division 1. In 2009/10 they won the league playoffs.
Bracknell have been a part of the ENL since its creation in the 2000/2001 season playing at "The Hive" (the nickname for the John Nike Leisuresport Complex), and traditionally play their home games on Saturdays.
The team is run under the banner of the Bracknell Ice Hockey Club, the Hornets being their senior team with the aim of encouraging junior players to progress through the ranks.
In recent times strong links have been forged with the Bracknell Bees with players on 2 way contracts between the 2 clubs.
| Netminders | ||||||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 9 |  | Christopher Cooke | R | 13 November 1994 | Guildford, England | 2019 from Basingstoke Bison | 20/21 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| Outgoing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For | |||
| 16 | | Matt Foord | R | 9 September 1981 | High Wycombe, England | Invicta Dynamos | |||
| 22 |  | David Millner | R | 14 March 1992 | Östersund, Sweden | Streatham IHC | |||
| 37 | | Danny Hughes | L | 1 October 1982 | Middlesex, England | Haringey Huskies | |||
| 78 | | Ben Ealey-Newman | L | 13 March 1997 | Warfield, England | Streatham IHC | |||
| 95 | | Tom Annetts | L | 26 June 1987 | Reading, England | Raiders 2 | |||
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