Scott Neil

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Scott Neil
Born (1962-08-01) 1 August 1962 (age 60)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Murrayfield Racers
Sheffield Steelers
Murrayfield Royals
Edinburgh Capitals
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Playing career 1985–2002

Andrew Scott Neil, known as Scott Neil, (born 1 August 1962 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a retired British ice hockey player who played in the United Kingdom between 1985 and 2002. He also played for the Great Britain national team between 1989 and 1994. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Neil is currently the owner of the Edinburgh Capitals in the British Elite Ice Hockey League.

Playing career

Club

After playing junior ice hockey in Edinburgh, Neil went to university in Canada. When he returned to the United Kingdom he rejoined the Edinburgh setup as a senior player with the Murrayfield Racers in 1985 playing in the Premier Division of the British Hockey League. In his seven seasons with the Racers, he helped the team to win the league championship in 1986–87 and 1987–88; the Norwich Union Trophy in 1985; and reaching the playoff finals weekend at Wembley Arena every year bar one and winning the playoffs in 1986. He was also twice named the British All Star team.

In 1992, Neil joined the Sheffield Steelers in Division 1 of the British Hockey League. In his five seasons with the Steelers, he helped them to gain promotion to the Premier Division as well as to win the grand slam of the Benson & Hedges Cup, the league championship and the playoff championship in 1994–95; as well as the playoff championship in 1996 and 1997 and the league championship in 1995–96.

Neil returned to Edinburgh in 1997 where he had helped form the Murrayfield Royals, who later changed their name to the Edinburgh Capitals. Neil retired from playing at the end of the 2001–02 season. He also coached the Capitals for the 2006–07 season after the previous coach, and his cousin, Tony Hand, left to coach the Manchester Phoenix. However, the following season, 2007–08, he hired Doug Christiansen to coach the Capitals.

International

Neil played for the Great Britain national team seven times between 1989 and 1994. During this time he helped the team gain promotion from Pool D to Pool A of the Ice Hockey World Championships and taking part in the Olympic Qualifiers in 1993. In total Neil scored 23 goals and 12 assists for 35 points in the games he played for his country.

Awards and honours

Career statistics

Club

   Regular season [1]   Playoffs [2]
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Murrayfield Racers BHL Prem 282920494363586
1986–87Murrayfield RacersBHL Prem364252941964156
1987–88Murrayfield RacersBHL Prem3671571286583112
1988–89Murrayfield RacersBHL Prem3682411231442242
1989–90Murrayfield RacersBHL Prem32663710320664102
1990–91Murrayfield RacersBHL Prem36604110118776130
1991–92Murrayfield RacersBHL Prem35304272863692
1992–93 Sheffield Steelers BHL 1 3247529918
1993–94Sheffield SteelersBHL Prem57485410226836912
1994–95Sheffield SteelersBHL Prem442131521883478
1995–96Sheffield SteelersBHL Prem344111512
1996–97 Sheffield Steelers ISL 32213080220
1997–98 Murrayfield Royals BNL 4034427620
1998–99 Edinburgh Capitals BNL264812430000
1999–00Edinburgh CapitalsBNL71011430000
2001–02Edinburgh CapitalsBNL20000----------

International

  Tournament [2]
YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1989 Great Britain World Championships Pool D 45490
1990Great BritainWorld Championships Pool D45380
1991Great Britain World Championships Pool C 871810
1992Great BritainWorld Championships Pool C564104
1993Great Britain World Championships Pool B 50000
1993Great BritainOlympic Qualifiers40000
1994Great Britain World Championships Pool A

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Scott Neil's profile at hockeydb.com". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Scott Neil - player profile and career stats". European Hockey.Net. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

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