Neil Adams | |||
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Born | Birmingham, England | May 26, 1982||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
ENIHL team Former teams | Solihull Barons Romford Raiders Guildford Flames solihull mk kings | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1997–present |
Neil Adams (born 26 May 1982 in Birmingham, United Kingdom) is an English senior ice hockey Forward.
Adams has spent most of his career playing in the EPIHL, for teams such as Solihull Barons, [1] Romford Raiders and Guildford Flames. [2] From the age of 14 Adams also represented Great Britain at the junior level. [2] Adams' most successful season statistically to date was the 2007/08 season he spent in the ENIHL with Solihull. This is the only time he had played a season in British ice hockeys lowest senior league.
Team | League | Season | GP | Pts | PIMs |
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Solihull Blaze | EPL | 97/98 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Solihull Blaze | EPL | 98/99 | 51 | 5 | 18 |
Solihull Blaze | BNL | 99/00 | 42 | 1 | 2 |
Romford Raiders | EPL | 00/01 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
solihull mk kings | |||||
Birmingham Rockets | BNL | 02/03 | 18 | 15 | 131 |
Romford Raiders | EPL | 03/04 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Solihull Kings | EPL | 03/04 | 25 | 17 | 28 |
Solihull Kings | EPL | 04/05 | 41 | 38 | 50 |
Guildford Flames | Winter Cup | 04/05 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
Solihull Barons | EPL | 05/06 | 47 | 31 | 68 |
Solihull Barons | EPL | 06/07 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
Solihull Barons | ENIHL | 07/08 | 13 | 21 | 22 |
Great Britain Juniors | WJC u16s,u18s,andu20s | 99,00,01 and 02 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Career | - | - | 301 | 174 | 404 |
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