1995–96 Guildford Flames season

The 1995–96 season, was the Guildford Flames' fourth year of ice hockey. They competed in the British League Division One. Ivan Brown, once a member of the Winnipeg Jets' coaching staff, joined as a full-time coach from the start of season.

Guildford Flames
Season 1995–96
LeagueBritish League Division One
CoachIvan Brown
Home Ice RinkGuildford Spectrum
League position6th out of 14
Benson & Hedges Cup3rd in Group C
Playoff Record3rd in Promotion Playoff Group

The fourth season saw the team go from strength to strength, Guildford appointed Ivan Brown (former Winnipeg Jets coach) as a new non-player coach. Flames' finished one place higher than in the previous season and made their first appearance in the Promotion playoffs. Finishing third in a playoff group so close that three more goals would have put them in first place. This was also the season which on Sunday 17 December 1995, saw Andy Sparks gets his number retired in a ceremony after a match with the Bracknell Bees at the Guildford Spectrum. In a fitting tribute in front of a full house, his no. 15 shirt was the first to be retired and hung from the rafters.[1]

Standings

League standings
Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Manchester Storm52492153918599
Blackburn Hawks523713244027876
Bracknell Bees523513442023374
Swindon Wildcats523515247228072
Dumfries Border Vikings523416239524070
Guildford Flames523216438423468
Paisley Pirates523019342839863
Telford Tigers522625136934053
Medway Bears521830429637340
Chelmsford Chieftains521631526737737
Peterborough Pirates521435327443431
Solihull Barons521039327650423
Billingham Bombers52645124266513
Murrayfield Royals5244711725339

Benson and Hedges Cup – Group C
Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Sheffield Steelers8710812614
Nottingham Panthers8710672114
Guildford Flames825142635
Swindon Wildcats826040734
Peterborough Pirates816131783

Playoff Group A
Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Milton Keynes Kings642042278
Bracknell Bees642031258
Guildford Flames623137385
Blackburn Hawks614133533

Player statistics
Player GP G A PTS PIMS
Fred Perlini661067117788
Troy Kennedy645811217064
Ryan Campbell65589915793
Terry Kurtenbach64446711166
Paul Thompson67344983205
Rylan Ferster3238306820
Elliott Andrews5825295442
Drew Chapman60182846130
Dave Gregory386232987
Nick Rothwell60121729148
Andy Allan666182470
Mario Bellanger8915248
Darrin Zinger429142358
Luc Chabot10981712
Andy Sparks341251759
Paulo Silva2051116118
Barrie Aisbitt54781539
Ville Lilija17771464
Ronnie Evans-Harvey27471140
Billy Rawles124266
Wayne Trunchion312028
Joe Johnston60000
Peter Morley30000
Ilka Larva10000
Sam Mager10000

Netminders
Netminder Iced Mins SOG GA SV % SO GAA
Dave Graham382051118714587.7854.24
Dean Russell-Samways259854927884.1534.75
Steve Butler1989564411582.1407.71
Ron Charbonneau5148851187.0614.46

Results
DateOpponentVenueResultCompetition
Saturday 19 August 1995Basingstoke BisonAwayLost 8–5Challenge
Sunday 20 August 1995Basingstoke BisonHomeLost 6–5Challenge
Sunday 27 August 1995Swindon WildcatsHomeWon 13–3Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Sunday 3 September 1995Peterborough PiratesAwayLost 6–4Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Saturday 9 September 1995Nottingham PanthersAwayLost 10–2Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Sunday 10 September 1995Sheffield SteelersHomeLost 13–2Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Saturday 16 September 1995Sheffield SteelersAwayLost 12–5Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Sunday 17 September 1995Nottingham PanthersHomeLost 10–3Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Saturday 23 September 1995Swindon WildcatsAwayWon 7–3Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Sunday 24 September 1995Peterborough PiratesHomeTied 6–6Benson & Hedges Cup – Group C
Saturday 30 September 1995Blackburn HawksHomeLost 13–6League
Sunday 1 October 1995Solihull BaronsAwayWon 18–8League
Wednesday 4 October 1995Medway BearsHomeTied 7–7League
Saturday 7 October 1995Paisley PiratesAwayWon 5–3League
Sunday 8 October 1995Murrayfield RoyalsAwayWon 8–1League
Saturday 14 October 1995Manchester StormHomeLost 8–5League
Sunday 15 October 1995Peterborough PiratesAwayTied 9–9League
Saturday 21 October 1995Dumfries Border VikingsAwayLost 5–2League
Sunday 22 October 1995Billingham BombersAwayWon 8–4League
Saturday 28 October 1995Bracknell BeesAwayLost 11–7League
Sunday 29 October 1995Chelmsford ChieftainsHomeWon 11–2League
Wednesday 1 November 1995Swindon WildcatsHomeWon 6–3League
Saturday 4 November 1995Peterborough PiratesHomeWon 10–1League
Sunday 5 November 1995Blackburn HawksAwayLost 8–5League
Sunday 12 November 1995Dumfries Border VikingsHomeLost 8–6League
Saturday 18 November 1995Peterborough PiratesAwayWon 9–4League
Sunday 19 November 1995Paisley PiratesHomeWon 5–3League
Sunday 26 November 1995Chelmsford ChieftainsAwayWon 6–1League
Wednesday 29 November 1995Telford TigersHomeWon 5–2League
Sunday 3 December 1995Swindon WildcatsAwayLost 8–3League
Saturday 9 December 1995Solihull BaronsHomeWon 9–5League
Sunday 10 December 1995Murrayfield RoyalsHomeWon 12–0League
Saturday 16 December 1995Billingham BombersHomeWon 8–2League
Sunday 17 December 1995Bracknell BeesHomeTied 4–4League
Saturday 23 December 1995Medway BearsAwayWon 8–3League
Tuesday 26 December 1995Solihull BaronsAwayWon 21–2League
Sunday 31 December 1995Telford TigersHomeWon 9–3League
Friday 5 January 1996Manchester StormAwayLost 8–5League
Saturday 6 January 1996Dumfries Border VikingsAwayLost 4–3League
Wednesday 10 January 1996Medway BearsHomeWon 7–3League
Saturday 13 January 1996Chelmsford ChieftainsHomeWon 13–5League
Sunday 14 January 1996Swindon WildcatsHomeLost 7–3League
Saturday 20 January 1996Telford TigersAwayWon 7–1League
Sunday 21 January 1996Murrayfield RoyalsHomeWon 20–0League
Saturday 27 January 1996Bracknell BeesAwayWon 5–4League
Sunday 28 January 1996Dumfries Border VikingsHomeWon 6–4League
Tuesday 30 January 1996Bracknell BeesHomeLost 6–3League
Thursday 1 February 1996Chelmsford ChieftainsAwayWon 4–2League
Saturday 3 February 1996Paisley PiratesAwayLost 13–3League
Sunday 4 February 1996Murrayfield RoyalsAwayWon 9–3League
Saturday 10 February 1996Manchester StormHomeLost 6–2League
Sunday 11 February 1996Blackburn HawksAwayLost 5–1League
Tuesday 13 February 1996Blackburn HawksHomeWon 5–3League
Saturday 17 February 1996Solihull BaronsHomeWon 14–3League
Sunday 18 February 1996Billingham BombersHomeWon 9–0League
Tuesday 20 February 1996Medway BearsAwayTied 3–3League
Thursday 22 February 1996Swindon WildcatsAwayLost 7–5League
Saturday 24 February 1996Telford TigersAwayWon 7–3League
Sunday 25 February 1996Billingham BombersAwayWon 13–4League
Wednesday 28 February 1996Manchester StormAwayLost 11–2League
Saturday 2 March 1996Peterborough PiratesHomeWon 14–1League
Sunday 3 March 1996Paisley PiratesHomeWon 10–0League
Saturday 9 March 1996Milton Keynes KingsHomeLost 8–3Playoff Group A
Sunday 10 March 1996Bracknell BeesAwayLost 5–4Playoff Group A
Saturday 16 March 1996Bracknell BeesHomeWon 6–3Playoff Group A
Sunday 17 March 1996Blackburn HawksHomeTied 6–6Playoff Group A
Saturday 23 March 1996Milton Keynes KingsAwayLost 7–6Playoff Group A
Sunday 24 March 1996Blackburn HawksAwayWon 12–9Playoff Group A

References
  1. "History 1995–1996". Guildford Flames. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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