Romford Raiders

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Romford Raiders
Romford Raiders
League: EPIHL
Founded: 1987
Home Ice: Romford Ice Arena
Capacity: 1,500
Ice Size: 184ft x 85ft
City:

Romford, London, England

Colours:

White, Gold, and Blue

Head Coach:

Rob Stewart

Ownership:

Snow Blades Ltd

Website:

romfordraiders.co.uk

The Romford Raiders are an ice hockey team based at the Romford Ice Arena in Romford in the London Borough of Havering in East London, England. The team colours are white, gold and blue.

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[edit] History

The club was founded in 1987 and coached by Gord Jeffrey, who went on to become a hero amongst the Romford fans. Some of the best-known players to play for the Raiders include Rob Stewart, Dave Whistle and Mike Ellis, all of whom went on to play and coach at the highest levels in the UK.

Romford's first ever match was played on 13th September 1987, against Oxford City Stars.

[edit] Current Squad

No. Position Player
2 Flag of Slovakia DF Pavol Valko
5 Flag of England DF David Oliver
6 Flag of England FW Danny Marshall
7 Flag of England FW Michael Timms
9 Flag of England FW Grant Taylor
11 Flag of England DF Robert Jenner
12 Flag of England FW Shaun Wallis
14 Flag of England DF Luke Bramble
19 Flag of England FW Danny Hammond
10 Flag of England DF Tyrone Miller
24 Flag of England DF Mark Williams
26 Flag of England DF Adam Copland
32 Flag of England GK Mark Lee
33 Flag of England GK Carl Ambler
44 Flag of Lithuania FW Andrius Kaminskas
72 Flag of England FW Norman Pinnington
92 Flag of Slovakia FW Andrej Sporina
37 Flag of Slovakia FW Erik Bochna
21 Flag of England FW Andrew Sharp

[edit] Honours

  • 1987/1988: Heineken League Division 2 Champions; promoted to Division 1.
  • 1989/1990: Heineken League Division 2 runners-up; promoted back to Division 1 after play-offs.
  • 1990/1991: Fourth in Division 1; narrowly missed on promotion to the Premier Leagure.
  • 1991/1992: Reached play-offs.
  • 1996/1997: English League (Southern Conference) Champions.
  • 2000/2001: English Premier League play-off Champions.
  • 2001/2002: English Premier League Cup Winners.
  • 2004/2005: English Premier League Cup Winners; reached play-off finals.

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