- Ricky Plant
Rick Plant (Born
November 23 1977 ) is a Britishice hockey player fromTelford ,UK . He plays right wing.Note: In the Picture, below right, Rick Plant is the one scoring the goal if it is not too clear.Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team =Guildford Flames
league =EPIHL
image_size = 140px
position = Right Wing
shoots = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 210
nationality = UK
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|11|23
birth_place =Telford , UK
former_teams =Telford Tigers Blackburn Hawks Milton Keynes Kings
career_start = 1994Career
Rick Plant began his career with local side
Telford Tigers in 1994. He spent 3 years away from his local side with Milton Keynes Kings,Blackburn Hawks ,Swindon Icelords andGuildford Flames .He returned to Telford for a year in 98/99, before joining the Guildford Flames again where he played until 2004.
In March 2004 he tested positive for "A banned Class 'A' stimulant". He was banned for 18 months from the game. Flames who have a very much admired ' [http://www.guildfordflames.com/drug_freeze drug-freeze] ' program vowed to give Plant all the 'assistance' he needed in the 'unfortunate circumstances'. [" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3536937.stm Plant given 18-month ban] Friday 5 March, 2004. Retrieved May 18 2007"]
In September 2005, the Flames announced that Rick Plant would be joining the team again after serving his ban. He swiftly showed fans that he had lost none of his scoring ability scoring 72 points in 47
EPIHL league games, followed by 53 points in 2006/2007.He signed up to play for Guildford for the 2007/08 season and assigned the club captaincy. [" [http://www.guildfordflames.com/rick_plant_returns_to_guildford_for_07_08 Rick Plant Returns to Guildford] May 18 2007. Retrieved May 18 2007"] .
Scoring 22+42, he slowly gained confidence as a captain in taking charge on the ice. The Club comfirmed in late May 2008 that he would be returning for his 10th year in a Flames Shirt for the 2008/09 season, coming off his first as a title winning captain. [" [http://www.guildfordflames.com/plant_makes_it_a_decade_with_the_club Plant Makes It A Decade] May 23 2008. Retrieved May 24 2008"]
Plant is the Flames top scoring British player of All-time, and fifth overall.
Year by Year
Medals and Titles
External links
* [http://www.guildfordflames.com Guildford Flames]
* [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=30078 Hockeydb.com Profile]References
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