Bradford Sabres

Bradford Sabres
Founded	2005
Folded	2020
League	British Universities Ice Hockey Association
Division	Division 2 North ; Division 3 North
Based in	Bradford, England
Arena	Bradford Ice Arena
Colours	Black, Red & White
Head coach	Andy Brown

Last updated August 02, 2024

Bradford Sabres was an English ice hockey team that played in Division 2 of North league of the British Universities Ice Hockey Association. They played their home games at the Bradford Ice Arena, Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team was established in 2005, and disbanded in 2020.

Introduction

The Bradford Sabres served as the ice hockey team for the University of Bradford and were administered and funded by the University of Bradford Union. The club was founded in 2005 after a group of students decided that there should be an ice hockey club at the university. The early sessions consisted of only a handful of players, almost all of whom had no previous experience playing hockey.

The club disbanded in 2020, and a significant number of players moved to the Leeds Gryphons.

Seasons

2005–2006

In the Sabres' debut season, numbers were low until the intake of first-year students at the beginning of the 2005-2006 season. Among them were a large number of beginners as well as several players with previous experience, notably Jan Kucera and Tim Kelly. The team's first game was away against the Sheffield Bears where they suffered a 7-0 defeat. Netminder Kaz Matsumoto was awarded the Man of the Match award, having faced over 70 shots. Defender Tim Kelly was on the ice for 56 of the 60 minutes played.

In the Sabres' first home game, they were defeated 6-9 by the Birmingham Eagles. Making his debut in this match was Czech Republic born Jan Kucera who introduced himself to university hockey by scoring all six of the Sabres' goals and winning his first Man of the Match award.

The Sabres secured their first victory in their following game against Newcastle Wildcats. This was the first of many very close and enjoyable games between the two teams. The Sabres secured a 6-5 victory. Jan Kucera scored all six for the Sabres, and after two matches for the club, he was being recognised as the best player in the division. The Man of the Match in this game was rookie netminder Stephen Wilson, playing the second 30 minutes and helping the team to hold on for their first victory.

This was the only victory the team had in their debut season, and they finished bottom of the seven-team division. Another moment of note that season was away at Newcastle. The team were down 3-0 at the end of the first period. In the second period, Jan Kucera scored a hat-trick in under one minute, scoring the first goal from open play, and the next two by winning the face-off and scoring unassisted. The Sabres lost the match 4-3. The team were due to compete in their first ever national championships in April, where teams from both the north and south divisions competed over a weekend in a cup competition. Due to administrative complications, the team was not allowed to compete and was disqualified from the league. Their final position of seventh did not count.

Players of note

On-ice officials

Season	Coach	Captain	Alternate (1)	Alternate (2)
2004–2005	Mike Currie	Mike Currie	N/A	N/A
2005–2006	Mike Currie	Mike Currie	Tim Kelly	Jan Kucera
2006–2007	Adam Chamberlain	Robert Harvey	Tim Kelly	Hassan Majeed
2007–2008	Adam Chamberlain	Peter Lee	Tim Kelly	Hassan Majeed
2008–2009	Andy Brown	Rick Thomas	Stephen Alexander	Jonny Leadbeater
2009–2010	Andy Brown	Jason Simpson	Jonny Leadbeater	Jan Kucera
2010–2011	Andy Brown	Andy Marks	Dan Cannon	Garen Arnet-Zargarian
2011–2012 Div. 2	Andy Brown	Andy Marks	Dan Cannon	Thomas Dawson
2011–2012 Div. 3	Andy Brown	Nick Grady	Gintare Karpaviciute	Nathan Hewitt
2012–2013 Div. 2	Andy Brown	Andy Marks	Pontus Ekhem	Mitch White
2012–2013 Div. 3	Andy Brown	Rob Caddle	Dave Reid	Nathan Hewitt

Awards

Season	The Tim Kelly Award	Players Player	Most Improved	Rookie of the Year	Endeavour	Nationals MVP
2005–2006	N/A	N/A	Ben Moss	N/A	N/A	N/A
2006–2007	Tim Kelly	Kaz Matsumoto	Peter Lee	Stephen Alexander	Paul Hacking	Brian O'Brien
2007–2008	Kaz Matsumoto	Peter Lee	Rick Thomas	Luke Brind	Stephen Alexander	Alison Hover / Bruno Le Quellec
2008–2009	S. Alexander
2009–2010	S. Wilson
2010–2011	Tom Maynard	Garen Arnet-Zargarian	Thomas Dawson	Peter Marshall	Andy Marks	Dan Cannon
2011-2012	Thomas Dawson	Pontus Ekhem	Benj Robinson	Benj Robinson	Andy Marks	Joshua Hampton / Rob Caddle
2012–2013	Andrew Marks (Honorable mention to Omar Chu.)	Matt Passmore	Oliver Roberts	Matt Passmore	Tony Christie	Matt Passmore / Omar Chu

Season records

Season	Goals	#	Assists	#	PIM	#
07-08	Peter Lee	17	James Davidson	13	Peter Lee	72
11-12	Nazar Striletski	38	Daniel Cannon	22
12-13	Mitch White	30	Mitch White	24	Carl Atkinson	37

All-time records

Record	Player	Number
Most Points	Nazar Striletski	134^[1]
Goals in a Game	Peter Lee	7
Seasons Played	Thomas Dawson	6
Minutes Played in a Match	Tim Kelly	56
PIM	Peter Lee	80

Sabres Alumni Game

Season	Winning Team
2014–2015	Current
2015–2016	N/A

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