Raiders 2 | |
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City | Romford |
League | NIHL |
Conference | Division One South |
Founded | 2018 |
Home arena | Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre |
Colours | White, Gold and Blue |
Head coach | Jason Buckman |
Affiliates | Raiders IHC, NIHL National |
Website | London Raiders |
Franchise history | |
2018 – present | Raiders IHC 2 |
Raiders IHC 2 are an ice hockey team from Romford, England that compete in the NIHL South 1 Division. They are a minor league affiliate of Raiders IHC, who play in the NIHL National Division.
Season | League | GP | W | T | L | OT W | OTL | Pts. | Rank | Post Season |
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2019-2020 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 11 | - | 21 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | Playoffs Cancelled |
2021-2022 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 11 | - | 15 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 7 | Semifinal Loss |
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
Netminders | |||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | ||
Dylan Phillips | 2005 (age 17) | England | 2022 from Streatham Black Hawks | 22/23 |
Defencemen | |||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | ||
Donald Campbell | 9 July 1998 | England | 2019 from Chelmsford Chieftains | 22/23 | |||||
Steve Dunnage | 1995 (age 27) | England | 2018 | 22/23 | |||||
Zion Felician | 2004 (age 18) | England | 2021 from Raiders U18 | 22/23 | |||||
Megas Kanys | 2005 (age 17) | 2021 from Raiders U18 | 22/23 | ||||||
Nathan Long | R | 22 August 1997 | Crewe, England | 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms | 22/23 | ||||
Marco Pascale | R | 2003 (age 19) | England | 2021 from Raiders U18 | Two-Way | ||||
Ellie Wakeling | L | 21 July 2002 | Chelmsford, England | 2022 from Chelmsford Warriors | Two-Way |
Forwards | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
Tjay Anderson | L | 30 November 2004 | England | 2021 from Raiders U18 | Two-Way | |||||
Harvey Briggs | R | 19 June 2003 | England | 2021 from Streatham U18 | Two-Way | |||||
Ross Clarke | R | 16 April 2002 | Peterborough, England | 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms | 22/23 | |||||
Elliott Dervish | 17 May 1995 | England | 2021 from Chelmsford Chieftains | 22/23 | ||||||
Adam Erskine | R | 10 February 2005 | England | 2021 from Raiders U18 | Two-Way | |||||
Courtney Grant | 1994 (age 28) | Chelmsford, England | 2020 from Chelmsford Chieftains | 22/23 | ||||||
Vilius Krakauskas* | R | 3 April 1996 | Kretinga, Lithuania | 2019 | 22/23 | |||||
Jordan Liddell | R | 24 June 1997 | Peterborough, England | 2022 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 | 22/23 | |||||
Luca Pascale | 2003 (age 19) | England | 2021 from Raiders U18 | 22/23 | ||||||
Kaloyan Popov | L | 21 April 2005 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 2021 from Raiders U18 | 22/23 | |||||
Thomas Wilson | 10 March 1994 | England | 2021 from Chelmsford Chieftains | 22/23 |
Team Staff | ||||||||||
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No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | ||||
Jason Buckman | 2022/23 | Head Coach | Peterborough, England | Peterborough Phantoms, NIHL National |
Outgoing | ||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
42 | Danny Milton | L | 28 July 1993 | Ashford, England | Streatham IHC, NIHL 1 | |
51 | Austin ‘Oz’ Osborn | L | 3 August 2004 | Haywards Heath, England | New York Aviators, USPHL Premier | |
61 | Dawson ‘Zib’ Osborn | R | 3 August 2004 | Haywards Heath, England | New York Aviators, USPHL Premier | |
93 | Daniel Hitchings | R | 18 February 2002 | England | Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1 |
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