Ricky Plant

Ricky Plant (born 23 November 1977) is a British ice hockey player from Telford, UK. He plays right wing.

Ricky Plant
Plant is the goal scorer.
Born (1977-11-23) 23 November 1977
Telford, UK
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
EPIHL team
Former teams		 Guildford Flames
Telford Tigers
Blackburn Hawks
Milton Keynes Kings
Playing career 1994–present

Career

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 and Guildford 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 'drug-freeze' program vowed to give Plant all the 'assistance' he needed in the 'unfortunate circumstances'.[1]

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.[2]

Scoring 22+42, he slowly gained confidence as a captain in taking charge on the ice. The Club confirmed 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.[3]

Plant is the Flames top scoring British player of All-time, and third overall. On 31 January Plant became only the 2nd Flames player of all time to achieve 500 points, with an assist against the Wightlink Raiders.

Year by Year
Team Year League GP G A Pts PIM
Telford Tigers1994-95BL4118203816
Team Great Britain1995WJC C51010
Milton Keynes Kings1995-96BL42471132
Blackburn Hawks1995-96BL20000
Swindon IceLords1996-97BL511316298
Guildford Flames1997-98BNL5024184238
Telford Tigers1998-99BNL+Cup411219316
Guildford Flames1999-00BNL+Cup5619264550
Guildford Flames2000-01BNL+Cup6812263818
Guildford Flames2001-02BNL+Cup547212863
Guildford Flames2002-03BNL+Cup5813162956
Guildford Flames2003-04BNL+Cup5311243520
BANNED2004-05------
Guildford Flames2005-06EPL+Cup5929568542
Guildford Flames2006-07EPL+Cup62234871109
Guildford Flames2007-08EPL+Cups6122426476
Guildford Flames2008-09EPL+Cup5519345379
Guildford Flames2009-10EPL+Cup5725295424

Medals and Titles
Club Year Title/Cup
Telford Tigers1996-97British Premier League Winner
Guildford Flames1997-98British National League Winner, British National League Play-Off Winner, British National League Southern Conference Winner
Guildford Flames2000-01ntl: Christmas Cup Winner, British National League Winner, British National League Playoff Winner
Guildford Flames2003-04British National League Playoff Winner
Guildford Flames2005-06English Premier League Regular Season Winner
Guildford Flames2006-07English Premier (Knock-out) Cup Winner
Guildford Flames2007-08English Premier League Regular Season Winner
Guildford Flames2009-10English Premier (Knock-out) Cup Winner

References
  1. "Plant given 18-month ban". BBC. 5 March 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
  2. "Rick Plant Returns to Guildford". Guildford Flames. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.
  3. "Plant Makes It A Decade". Guildford Flames. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.


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