Guildford Phoenix

Guildford Phoenix
City	Guildford, Surrey
League	NIHL 2 South West Division
Founded	2017
Home arena	Guildford Spectrum (capacity: 2,200)
Colors	Maroon, Blue
Head coach	Stuart Potts
Captain	Nick Minhinnick
Affiliate	Guildford Flames
Website	GJIHC Phoenix
Franchise history
2017–present	Guildford Phoenix

The Guildford Phoenix ^[1] are an ice hockey team based in Guildford, England. They currently play in the NIHL 2 South West Division. ^[2] The Guildford Phoenix are a minor league affiliate of the Guildford Flames of the Elite Ice Hockey League. ^[3]

The Phoenix is the senior men's team of the Guildford Junior Ice Hockey club ^[4] and was set up as part of the progression pathway for Guildford junior players into senior hockey. After one or two seasons with the Phoenix, many players have gone on to play in the National league or NIHL 1.

Phoenix gained extensive media coverage in October 2019, following the signing of former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech. ^[5]

Season-by-season record

Season [6]	League	GP	W	T	L	OT W	OTL	Pts.	Rank	Post Season
2017–2018	NIHL 2	26	14	-	10	1	1	31	6th	Semifinal loss
2018–2019	NIHL 2	28	16	-	9	1	2	36	5th	Did not make playoffs
2019–2020	NIHL 2	20	17	-	1	1	0	36	1st	Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021	NIHL 2									season cancelled
2021 - 2022	NIHL 2	22	19	-	1	1	1	41	1st	League, cup & playoff champions
2022 - 2023	NIHL 2	24	20	-	3	0	1	41	2nd	Playoff semi final loss
2023-2024	NIHL 2	22	21	-	1	0	0	42	1st	League & Cup Champions, playoff semi final loss

Roster 2024/25

Source: ^[7]

Netminders
no.	Nat	Player	Age	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	catches	Junior Club
31		Jake Stoodley	27	1997	Guildford	188	91	L	Guildford
20		Jack Garner	20	2004	Oxford	193	87	L	Guildford / Oxford
30		Tylor Campbell	20	2004					Solent
32		Josh Gebbie	33	1991	Lincoln			L	-

Defencemen
no.	Nat	Player	Age	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	shoots	Junior Club
2		Dario Gorianz	24	2000	Geneva	178	89	L	Guilldford
4		Monty Gailer	27	1997	Chichester	182	80	L	Guildford
6		Matt Tull	25	1999	Southampton	178	77		Guildford
16		James Buckingham	27	1997					Slough
24		Logan Hill	20	2005	Guildford			R	Guildford
25		Luke Tull	30	1995	Southampton	175	76		Guildford
43		Jed Sherrington	23	2001					Guildford
33		Aaron Wilkins	17	2007					Guildford

Forwards
no.	Nat	Player	Age	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	shoots	Junior Club
5		Andrew Mason	29	1995					Basingstoke
7		Theo Sire	20	2004	Bratislava	168		R	Guildford
9		Sol Stoodley	21	2003					Guildford
11		Riley Hobbs	18	2006	Portsmouth	183	98	R	Guildford
13		Jared Vigar	19	2006					Guildford
17		Josh Sherrington 'A'	27	1998	Frimley	183	95	R	Guildford
18		Josh Abbot	29	1996	Luton	180	85	R	Guildford
19		Oliver Denis 'A'	29	1995	Chichester	177	74	R	Guildford
21		Paul Petts	28	1997	Gosport	183	76	R	Basingstoke
22		Nick Minhinnick 'C'	32	1993	Chertsey	172	85	R	Guildford
23		Jacob Rondeau-Smith 'A'	27	1997		173	60	R	Guildford
27		Harry Wright	26	1998					Basingstoke
28		Jack Woodstock	26	1998	Hounslow	183	71		Guildford
29		Scott Bailey	28	1997	London	185	779	R	Guildford
36		Liam Kennington	16	2008					Guildford

All Time Scoring Leaders (up to /incl 2023/24)

Points Player GP Pts Josh Abbott 105 266 Andy Hemmings 87 254 Jared Lane 80 197 Oliver Denis 131 178 Nick Minhinnick 122 156 Jacob Rondeau-Smith 140 153 Luke Tull 145 124 Joshua Sherrington 76 132 Montgomery Gailer 142 99 Bailey Wootton 42 72

Goals Player GP Goals Joshua Abbott 105 143 Andrew Hemmings 87 84 Oliver Denis 131 76 Nick Minhinnick 122 68 Jared Lane 80 63 Josh Sherrington 76 62 Jacob Rondeau-Smithh 140 57 Bailey Wootton 42 42 Luke Tull 145 42 Sol Stoodley 40 36

Assists Player GP Assist Andrew Hemmings 87 170 Jared Lane 80 134 Joshua Abbott 105 123 Oliver Denis 131 102 Jacob Rondeau-Smith 140 96 Nick Minhinnick 122 88 Luke Tull 145 82 Montgomery Gailer 142 80 Josh Sherrington 76 70 Haydn Wootton 64 45

References

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2. "NIHL League Structure". EIHA. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
3. "Guildford Phoenix at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
4. "Phoenix". gjihc. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
5. "Former Chelsea and Arsenal keeper Petr Cech signs for ice hockey team". talkSPORT. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
6. Stats, NIHL (2023-09-03). "Guildford Phoenix". NIHL Stats. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
7. "Guildford Phoenix - Roster, News, Stats & more". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.