Stevie Lyle

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Stevie Lyle
Born (1979-12-04) 4 December 1979 (age 44)
Cardiff, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Cardiff Devils
Manchester Storm
Guildford Flames
Bracknell Bees
Sheffield Steelers
HC Eppan Pirates
Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz
Basingstoke Bison
Belfast Giants
Swindon Wildcats
National teamFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Playing career 1994–2017

Stevie Lyle (born 4 December 1979 in Cardiff, Wales) is a British former professional ice hockey goaltender. Lyle started and finished his career playing for the Swindon Wildcats of the English Premier Ice Hockey League. Lyle also played at international level for the Great Britain national ice hockey team.

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Playing career

Lyle began his career as a teenager for his hometown Cardiff Devils. He had a brief junior career in the Ontario Hockey League for the Plymouth Whalers in 1997 before returning to Cardiff. In 2001, the Devils went bankrupt and left the British Ice Hockey Superleague, forcing Lyle to find a new club. [1] He signed with the Manchester Storm, but in 2002, the Storm folded due to financial problems and Lyle returned to Cardiff, who were now playing in the British National League. In 2003, Lyle joined the Guildford Flames as their starting goalie. In 2004, he played two games in the Elite League (which replaced the defunct Superleague) with the Sheffield Steelers, and spent the remainder of the season in the National League with the Bracknell Bees. Lyle then had spells in Italy and France before returning to the UK in 2007 with the Basingstoke Bison, [2] but after just 11 games with the team, he signed with the Belfast Giants as a replacement for Canadian Philippe DeRouville who was cut from the team due to poor performances. [3] Lyle performances for the Giants earned him their player of the year award. [4] Lyle re-signed with the Giants for the 2008–09 season along with Nathan Craze and Adam Cree, before returning home to the Cardiff Devils for the 2009–10 season on a three-year contract. [5] After spending the 2012–13 season with the Basingstoke Bison, he joined the Swindon Wildcats as the first choice goalie. On 17 February 2015, it was announced that Lyle would replace Ryan Aldridge as Swindon's player/head coach following the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. [6]

Lyle retired after the 2016–17 season and was inducted into the UK Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018 [7]

International career

Lyle also served as the starting goalie for Great Britain.

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References

  1. ↑ Lyle leaves Devils lair on www.news.co.uk
  2. ↑ Hockey Sports Passion Player Profile Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine on www.sportpassion.com
  3. ↑ Stevie Lyle Moves To Cardiff Devils… on www.belfastgiants.com
  4. ↑ British Netminder of the Year Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine on www.ihjuk.co.uk
  5. ↑ Lyle makes Devils return on www.walesonline.com
  6. ↑ Lyle New Wildcats Coach for 2015–16 on www.swindonwildcats.com
  7. ↑ "Lyle and Huddlestone enter Hall of Fame". BBC Sport.
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