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Manchester Phoenix 
City Manchester, England League English Premier Ice Hockey League Founded 2003 Home arena Altrincham Ice Dome Colors White, Black, Red
Owner(s) 
Neil MorrisHead coach Tony Hand, MBECaptain Luke BoothroydAffiliates Trafford Metros Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in 2002.
Phoenix were founder members of the Elite Ice Hockey League upon its formation in 2003, playing in the 17,500 capacity MEN Arena. The cost of using such a large facility proved financially untenable, and Phoenix suspended playing operations in 2004 pending the construction of a smaller purpose built ice facility. Construction of the Altrincham Ice Dome commenced in 2006, and the club returned to the Elite League for the 2006/07 season. After three seasons in the EIHL, the club joined the English Premier Ice Hockey League on 30 April 2009.
Despite this, the club were ranked at 200 in the IIHF 'top 250' club rankings at the end of the 2008/2009 season, being the only current EPIHL club listed.[1] As of the 2009/2010 rankings, they are no longer ranked.
Origins
FOMIH logo from 2003
In 2002, the Manchester Storm, once the best-supported Ice Hockey club in Europe, ran into serious financial trouble and was folded. Initially fans protested against SMG, the company who owned the Manchester Evening News Arena as it was perceived that troubles had arisen due to SMG's disinterest in continuing to house the Storm at the Manchester Evening News Arena. This soon turned into a rally in support of the team and a supporters group known as 'The Friends of Manchester Storm' was established after Gary Cowan, the owner of the Storm officially announced he was finalising the organisation's operations due to unsustainable debts.[2] Once it became clear that the Storm were not to return, FOMS changed their name, becoming the 'Friends Of Manchester Ice Hockey', or 'FOMIH'.[3]
This group had two established aims, namely to bring top level professional ice hockey back to Manchester and to ensure the creation of a new ice rink facility in the region. In 2003, a club was formed and with fans choosing to symbolically title the team the 'Manchester Phoenix', rising from the ashes of the Storm.
Initial playing operations
Phoenix logo from 2003–2007The newly formed Manchester Phoenix would be one of the founding members of the British Elite Ice Hockey League and played out of the MEN Arena for their inaugural season. Under player-coach Rick Brebant, and later Paul Heavey, the team finished sixth out of eight in the league, the final qualifying place for the playoffs. Phoenix finished second in their Playoff group ahead of the Belfast Giants, qualifying for the semi-final, where they were beaten 6-1 by the Nottingham Panthers.[4]
Despite an impressive beginning, with 3,600 turning out for the first home game against the London Racers, crowds would not be consistent and it soon became apparent that ice hockey at the busiest indoor venue in Europe would no longer be viable with the season's average attendance being just 2,150 per game, falling far short of the rumoured number of 3,000 needed to cover costs. As a result, the Phoenix temporarily suspended playing operations at the end of the 2003-04 season.[5]
In May 2004 the Phoenix announced that they had the funding to construct a new temporary ice rink but problems arose as to exactly where to locate the facility. As a result, the deadline for inclusion in the EIHL passed, and the Phoenix withdrew from the 2004-05 season. The club had still not managed to build a new venue by the following year, and announced that the Phoenix would not be part of the 2005-06 season either.[6] In November 2005, the club announced details of a new rink to be built in partnership with Nikal, David McLean and Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. The new rink would seat 2,026, with 24 wheelchair spaces, and standing for approx 4-500.[7] Planning permission for the rink was finally granted in early January 2006 and construction began on 30 March, with the rink to be sited in Altrincham.[8]
With progress being made, the Phoenix confirmed their inclusion in the EIHL once again, for the 2006/07 season with the Ice Dome scheduled to host its first game on 24 September 2006. The Phoenix also announced the appointment of Tony Hand as player/head coach. This was regarded as a huge step forward for the organisation, as Hand is regarded by many as the greatest British ice hockey player of all time. Unfortunately for Hand and the team, unexpected delays followed and so in the interim Phoenix home games were held at either IceSheffield or Deeside Leisure Centre. After further construction and two further missed completion dates, the rink eventually opened with a reduced capacity of 1,000 on 25 February 2007, with Phoenix playing host to the Basingstoke Bison.[9] It was the first time professional hockey had been played in Manchester for almost three years. The remaining 700 seats were installed over the following months, with the Dome completely ready for the beginning of the 2007/08 season.
For further information, please see 2006-07 Manchester Phoenix season.
2007/08 season
During May 2007 the squad was rebuilt, with club captain Scott Basiuk and forwards Matt Rich, K. C. Timmons, Adam Walker, Brett Clouthier and defenceman Simon Mangos all re-signing to Tony Hand's team as well as the additions of Rhys McWilliams from the Solihull Barons, Jeff MacMillan from the ECHL's Phoenix RoadRunners and clinching the signing of former NHL player Scott Fankhouser as first choice goaltender.[10]
The season started well for the Phoenix, with Fankhouser winning EIHL player of the week early in the season.[11] This didn't last though, and results began to slide. Hand reacted to this by releasing K. C. Timmons and signing former Fresno Falcons forward Luke Stauffacher in his place in order to try and create more goal scoring opportunities. Timmons would sign for the Coventry Blaze, and would answer his critics by scoring a hat-trick against the Phoenix at the Ice Dome in December 2007.[12]
Form continued to be hard to find for the Phoenix though. Despite scoring significant numbers of goals, the Phoenix defence proved to be anything but watertight and high scoring games became a regular occurrence. Manchester closed the regular season on 23 April with a 6-2 away loss to the Hull Stingrays, finishing 7th in the EIHL. This was perceived by many fans to be somewhat of an underachievement by the organisation.
The Phoenix's seventh placed finish ensured a post-season matchup with their fiercest rivals, the Sheffield Steelers. Again two high scoring games would follow; the Phoenix lost 5-4 in Sheffield, ensuring a tense return leg at the Ice Dome. Despite scoring four goals, the Phoenix defence again proved to be a problem, with the game ending 4-4 in front of a sell out crowd of 2150. The draw meant that the Phoenix exited the playoffs in the first round for the second year in a row.[13]
2008/09 season
For Game-By-Game Log see 2008-09 Manchester Phoenix Season
During the close-season, the Phoenix again re-built their squad. Tony Hand was again appointed head coach and moved to strengthen the British contingent of the squad, re-signing Carl Graham and Adam Walker, fully promoting Phil Hamer from the U-18 squad and on 16 May, announced the signing of Team G.B. defenceman Luke Boothroyd. Soon after, the Phoenix re-signed a familiar face in Dwight Parrish, who had iced for both the Manchester Storm and the Phoenix in their debut season. Alex Dunn and Josh Garbutt were the final two defencemen signed by Hand.
Hand also signed several more non-British players to the Phoenix roster, re-signing fans favourite Brett Clouthier, and offering Canadian duo Grant Jacobsen and David-Alexandre Beauregard their first taste of European hockey, as well as signing Odessa Jackalopes pair Kenton Smith and Nathan Ward. Smith would also be named club captain. Bruce Mulherin, Luke Fulghum and the hard-hitting Kyle Bruce completed the forward lines for the Phoenix. Manchester brought in first choice Team GB Goaltender Stephen Murphy who had previously played with Tony Hand in Dundee. Phoenix also re-signed Adam Summerfield as backup for Murphy.[14] Soon after the season had started however, Grant Jacobsen left Manchester to return to Texas and was replaced by Lucas Burnett.
On Sunday 15 February 2009, the Phoenix made club history after beating the Basingstoke Bison 6 - 1 (11 - 3 on aggregate) in the semi-final second leg of the challenge cup, booking a place in their first Cup Final and a two-legged tie with the Belfast Giants in March. There was to be no fairytale ending for the Phoenix, as the Belfast Giants lifted the Challenge Cup. Phoenix were also beaten in the Final of the British Knockout Cup by the same opponents. Manchester would be defeated in two legs by the eventual EIHL Playoff runners up, the Nottingham Panthers.[15]
Despite the two cup final defeats, the 2008/09 season was a positive one for on-ice operations for Manchester, with the team playing an attractive and far more successful style than in previous years. They would finish the season in sixth place but had spent much of the season in a far higher league position. The Phoenix fans also enjoyed the play of David-Alexandre Beauregard, who won several awards for 'EIHL Player of the Season' and, as a result of his play is regarded by many Phoenix fans as the greatest player to wear the shirt. Problems arose off-ice though, and the club again struggled to balance the books. As a result, at the end of the season, the club declared its intention to move into the English Premier Ice Hockey League.[16]
2009/10 season
Squad re-structuring for the 2009/10 season, the Phoenix' first outside of the EIHL, began immediately with the announcement by the organisation that not only would Tony Hand continue to play, but that he had signed a three year deal as Phoenix Head Coach. Adam Walker, Luke Boothroyd, Carl Graham and Adam Summerfield were also confirmed as having been re-signed from the 2008/09 roster. They would be joined in a Phoenix shirt by returning goaltender Steve Fone as well as exciting British defenceman Joe Graham, young Scottish forward Iain Bowie and Phoenix ENIHL regular Ben Wood.[17]
Soon after Tony Hand would announce an exciting double coup with the addition of experienced EIHL and Calder Cup winner Andre Payette [18] as well as the confirmation of Ed Courtenay in a player/assistant coach role.[19] Ed Courtenay (Retired) And Carl Graham (To Bracknell Bees) have since left the Manchester Phoenix. However, 3 additions to the squad have been made in the form of Ryan Johnson, Stephen Wallace & Max Drakeley.
The team finished the season in 3rd place,[20] and qualified for the EPL post season play-offs. They defeated the Peterborough Phantons 6-5 on aggregate in the quarter finals [21] to progress to the finals weekend in Coventry, where they were defeated in their semi final by the Slough Jets.[22]
2010/11 season
The off season saw a major squad restructuring by player/coach Tony Hand, with a significant number of new signings, such as Pavel Gomeniuk,[23] Ben Morgan,[24] and highly rated youngster Rob Farmer.[25] Farmer however was later released from his contract after being drafted onto the roster of the Ottawa 67s in the Canadian Hockey League.[26] The club also announced the return of a few popular players such as Steve Fone,[27] and Luke Boothroyd.
However, this was tempered by the fact that longstanding club GM Andy Costigan was stepping aside from his role, which he had filled since the clubs inception, due to pressures in his personal life[28]
Shortly after the start of the season, the team announced that one of the new signings from the summer, Dean Holland, was being released from his contract at his own request, and that they would begin to search for a replacement player with immediate effect.[29] This search took until mid November, when they announced the signing of controversial former Sheffield Steelers and Edinburgh Capitals enforcer Andrew Sharp.[30]
On 27 March 2011, Manchester Phoenix played Swindon Wildcats at home on the last day of the season. Going into the game, Manchester Phoenix needed a single point to secure the league title. They beat Swindon 5-2 picking up two points and therefore were crowned league champions, earning the club's first major trophy.[31]
2011-2012 season
The club began its work on building a squad to defend EPIHL title it claimed in the 2010-2011 season on 27 March, when it announced that player/coach Tony Hand had extended his contract by a further 3 seasons in addition to the one left on his current contract. This extension would keep him at the club until 2015[32]
On 10 May 2011, the club announced 2 signings for the forthcoming season. Tom Duggan was announced as a returning player from the 2010-11 squad, and Slava Koulikov was announced as having been signed from the Slough Jets.[33][34] The squad building continued on 24 May when the club announced that Luke Boothroyd and Ladislav Harabin would be returning for the 2011-2012 season.[35]
During the off season, it was announced that the club had set a new record for Season Ticket sales, having sold over 440, offering some proof that the move away from the EIHL has been a success both on and off the ice.[36][37]
On 30 October 2011, the club suffered a 3-0 defeat at home to the Basingstoke Bison, which ended a club record run of 212 consecutive games in which the Phoenix had scored at least 1 goal.
ENL affiliate
In the summer of 2007, the Manchester Phoenix organisation announced the creation of a team to ice in the English National Ice Hockey League, the amateur level below the EPL. The creation of this semi-professional team was seen as the final step in a completely integrated youth development program. The team originally iced in the 'North 2' division of the ENL, but were promoted after a playoff win over the Blackburn Hawks.[38] They initially bore the Phoenix name and play at the Altrincham Ice Dome, as does the senior team.
The team is currently coached by Paul 'Nipper' Bayliss. From August 2009, the team was re-named to become the Trafford Metros,[39] honouring the history of the team who skated on the Devonshire Road ice rink in Altrincham. Despite the name change, the Metros will continue to be the ENL affiliate of the Manchester Phoenix.
Supporters club
MPSC Logo 2009 – presentFor the first season of the Manchester Phoenixs' existence, the role of a 'Supporters' or 'Booster' club was fulfilled by the Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey (FOMIH) group. This was a multi-tiered entity, with different levels of membership giving different benefits.[40] FOMIH continued to exist during the clubs non-playing seasons, but was not continued once the team resumed its on ice activities.
The Manchester Phoenix was without any form of official or unofficial supporters group until midway through the 2009-2010 season, when the official Manchester Phoenix Supporters Club (MPSC) was launched. Currently, the supporters club is actively engaged in the raising of funds for the team, and has run a number of events designed to do as such. The Supporters Club also helped to pay the wages of one of the players during the 2009-2010 season, and is doing the same during the 2010-2011 season.[41] The Supporters Club is run by an elected board of volunteers, taken from the membership.
Community work
Logo of the Community Sports FoundationThe Manchester Phoenix also announced that during the 2010-2011 season, they would be launching their latest venture, which was to be the Manchester Phoenix Community Sports Foundation,.[42][43] This is the official charity of the Manchester Phoenix. The intentions of the foundation are to deliver a positive message to deprived children in the north west of England, and to promote a healthier lifestyle and access to sports.
Attendance
The club has attracted a significantly lower set of attendance figures than the Manchester Storm did. During the teams first season the average attendance for all home league fixtures was given as 2,267,[44] in a 17,245 seat arena (although only approx 4,500 seats were made available for public use during games). When the move to Altrincham was completed, the attendance averaged 800,[45] climbing to 1,027 in the 09-10 season.[46] This makes the club the third best attended club in the EPIHL, behind the Guildford Flames, and the ninth overall in Great Britain.[47]
EPIHL roster 2010/2011
Goaltenders Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth 30 Adam Summerfield L 2007 Whitehaven, England 31 Steve Fone L 2009 Sheffield, England Defencemen Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 4 Luke Boothroyd R 2008 Huddersfield, England 6 Ben Morgan R 2010 Sheffield, England 13 Max Drakeley R 2009 London, England 15 Ben Wood R 2009 Manchester, England 40 
Pavel Gomenyuk L 2010 Kiev, Ukraine 44 
Ladislav Harabin L 2010 Poprad, Slovakia Forwards Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth 2 James Archer R F 2010 Sheffield, England 8 Greg Wood R C 2009 Sheffield, England 9 Tony Hand R C 2006 Edinburgh, Scotland 12 James Neil R C 2009 Nottingham, England 14 Stephen Wallace L LW 2010 Billingham, England 16 Joe Miller R C 2011 Cardiff, Wales 19 Tom Duggan R F 2010 Reading, England 28 
Marcus Kristoffersson L RW 2010 Östersund, Sweden 39 
Curtis Huppe R RW 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 64 Andrew Sharp R F 2010 Langley, British Columbia, Canada Staff Number Staff Member Position Acquired Place of Birth 9 Tony Hand Player/Head Coach 2006 Edinburgh, Scotland -- Paul Bayliss Assistant Coach 2008 England -- Paul Turner Equipment Manager 2005 Sheffield, England Non-returning players
Players confirmed as not returning to the club from the 2009/10 season;
Non-Returning Players Number Player Acquired Released Released To 5 Adam Walker 2006 2010 Braehead Clan 7 Robert Lachowitcz 2009 2010 Nottingham Panthers 10 Ed Courtenay 2009 2010 Retired Club records
Appearances: Tony Hand: 264 regular season appearances. (2006–present)[48]
Points (Overall): Tony Hand: 464 during the regular season (2006–present)[49]
Points (Season): Tony Hand: 133 during regular season (2010–2011)[50]
Goals (Season): Marcus Kristoffersson: 62 regular season (2010–2011 season)[51]
PIMS: Brett Clouthier 442PIMS
Attendance Single Game (MEN Arena): 3,600 (estimate), Vs. London Racers, 14 September 2003[52]
Attendance Single Game (Altrincham): 2,100 (estimate), Vs. Sheffield Steelers, 30 March 2008
Games between shut-outs: 212, between 15 March 2008 (2-0 loss to Cardiff Devils) to 30 October 2011 (3-0 loss to Basingstoke Bison).[53] (details taken from clubs official results database)
Honours and awards
2003/04
2006/07
2007/08
- Joe Tallari - EIHL First Team All Star
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Hard As Ice' - Brett Clouthier
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Best Newcomer' - Joe Tallari
2008/09
- Runner Up 2008/09 Knockout Cup
- Runner Up 2008/09 Challenge Cup
- Elite League Player of the Year - David-Alexandre Beauregard
- Best British Netminder - Stephen Murphy
- Best British Forward - Tony Hand
- David-Alexandre Beauregard - EIHL First Team All Star
- Tony Hand - EIHL Second Team All Star
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Fans Favourite' - David-Alexandre Beauregard
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Forward of the Year' - David-Alexandre Beauregard
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Hard As Ice' - Brett Clouthier
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Best Newcomer' - David-Alexandre Beauregard
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Player of the Year' - David-Alexandre Beauregard
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - 'Outstanding Achievement' - Tony Hand
- 'Man of Ice' Awards - '4000 Points Total' - Tony Hand
2010-2011
- English Premier League Champions
- 'EPIHL All Star 1st Team'- Steve Fone, Ladislav Harabin, Marcus Kristoffersson, Tony Hand[54]
- 'EPIHL All Star 2nd Team'- Pavel Gomenyuk, Curtis Huppe[55]
- 'EPIHL Player of the Year'- Tony Hand[56]
- 'EPIHL Coach of the Year'- Tony Hand[57]
Retired numbers
- #17
Dwight Parrish - Jersey retired for services to ice hockey in Manchester.
Head coaches
Individuals who have been appointed Head Coach of the Manchester Phoenix;
- 2003-04 Rick Brebant
- 2004 Paul Heavey
- 2006- Tony Hand
Club captains
Players who have captained the Manchester Phoenix;
- 2003-04
- #41 George Awada
- 2006-08
- #06 Scott Basiuk
- 2008-09
- #05 Kenton Smith
- 2009-11
- #04 Luke Boothroyd
Two-team players
Players who have featured for both the Manchester Phoenix and the Manchester Storm in league fixtures;
- #09 Mark Bultje
- #15 Mike Morin
- #17 Dwight Parrish
- #18 Alan Hough
- #21 Jeff Sebastian
- #91 Nick Poole
- #93 Rick Brebant
NHL draftees
Players who have played for the Manchester Phoenix who have been selected in NHL entry drafts;
NHL Draftees Position Player Draft Position Draft Year Draft Team F Tony Hand 252nd 1986 Edmonton Oilers RW Ed Courtenay 5th 1991 Exp San Jose Sharks D Jeff Sebastian 115th 1991 Winnipeg Jets LW Andre Payette 244th 1994 Philadelphia Flyers LW David Beauregard 271st 1994 San Jose Sharks G Scott Fankhouser 276th 1994 St. Louis Blues D Mike Lankshear 66th 1996 Toronto Maple Leafs LW K.C. Timmons 141st 1998 Colorado Avalanche LW Brett Clouthier 50th 1999 New Jersey Devils D Jeff MacMillan 215th 1999 Dallas Stars C Brian Passmore 199th 2000 Minnesota Wild RW Kyle Bruce 231st 2001 Florida Panthers C Grant Jacobsen 270th 2001 St. Louis Blues D Radoslav Hecl 208th 2002 Buffalo Sabres Footnotes
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