1992–93 Guildford Flames season

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Season 1992–93
League British League Division One
Player/Coach Mike Urquhart
Home Ice Rink Alexandra Palace & Guildford Spectrum
League position 1st in English League D1 Conference B, English League championship runners-up

The 1992–93 season, was the Guildford Flames first ever year of Ice Hockey. They competed in the English League Division One. Guildford's first ever competitive game was a 12–1 away victory at the Sunderland Chiefs on 17 October 1992. Due to the Guildford Spectrum not being completed in time for the start of the season, the Flames trained at Slough. The Guildford Flames played the majority of their away fixtures in the early stages of the season, using Alexandra Palace in North London when home fixtures were unavoidable.

The Guildford Flames eventually opened the £28 million council owned arena on Saturday 23 January 1993, when they thrashed the Stevenage Sharks 13–3, in front of 2,139 spectators. Andy Sparks scored the first-ever goal at the Spectrum at just 1.33 into the game.

After finishing with a record of twenty-five wins, six losses and one draw, the Guildford Flames lost the league championship at Solihull Barons with a three goal aggregate defeat. The first game played on 7 April 1993 saw the Guildford Flames pick up a slender 7–6 victory on home ice, however the return leg played on 10 April 1993 saw the Barons win 10–6 and secure a 16–13 aggregate victory. The Flames then finished joint third with surprise contenders Bristol Bulldogs in the qualification play-off standings.

Standings[]

English League – Conference A[]

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Solihull Barons 32 23 7 2 394 199 48
Bristol Bulldogs 32 19 11 2 270 189 40
Trafford Metros 31 19 12 0 254 210 38
Blackburn Hawks 32 18 13 1 325 204 37
Oxford City Stars 32 11 20 1 234 352 23
Sunderland Chiefs 32 2 29 1 172 471 5

English League – Conference B[]

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Guildford Flames 32 25 6 1 357 201 51
Chelmsford Chieftains 32 22 7 3 357 168 47
Streatham Redskins 31 19 12 0 363 262 38
Wightlink Raiders 32 15 17 0 285 316 30
Stevenage Sharks 32 10 22 0 256 400 20
Basingstoke Bulldogs 32 2 29 1 134 429 5

Qualification Play-offs – Group A[]

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Trafford Metros 4 4 0 0 51 26 8
Solihull Barons 4 2 2 0 42 34 4
Paisley Pirates 4 0 4 0 23 56 0

Qualification Play-offs – Group B[]

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Chelmsford Chieftains 6 6 0 0 56 26 12
Bristol Bulldogs 6 3 3 0 43 47 6
Guildford Flames 6 3 3 0 46 51 6
Streatham Redskins 6 0 6 0 50 71 0


Player statistics[]

Player GP G A PTS PIMS
Sean Murphy 40 117 163 280 46
Dave McGahan 40 138 124 262 86
Darrin Zinger 35 43 72 115 40
Andy Sparks 30 38 26 64 53
Danny O'Hanlon 40 24 23 47 54
Gary Shearer 39 22 24 46 102
Leigh Baker 40 14 9 23 24
Dave Wilson 40 8 17 25 55
Mike Urquhart 34 7 11 18 41
Steve Condren 34 0 9 9 54
Phil Adams 6 3 3 6 6
Chris Wilson 40 2 2 4 16
Darren Peries 16 0 0 0 0

Netminders[]

Netminder Iced Mins SOG GA SV % SO GAA
Mike Kelland 29 1577 905 162 82.09 0 6.16
Mike Shead 11 496 310 66 78.71 0 7.98
Mo Kadhim 8 267 156 36 76.92 0 8.09
Simon Burns 1 60 38 4 89.47 0 4.00

Results[]

Pre-Season[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
Tuesday 20 October 1992 Milton Keynes Kings Away Tied 9-9 -

British League Division One[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
Saturday 17 October 1992 Sunderland Chiefs Away Won 12–1 -
Sunday 18 October 1992 Blackburn Hawks Away Won 7–3 -
Sunday 25 October 1992 Solihull Barons Away Won 11–9 -
Sunday 1 November 1992 Bristol Bulldogs Away Won 7–4 -
Sunday 8 November 1992 Wightlink Raiders Away Won 14–8 -
Sunday 6 December 1992 Trafford Metros Away Won 6–5 -
Sunday 13 December 1992 Basingstoke Bulldogs Away Won 9–7 -
Sunday 27 December 1992 Oxford City Stars Away Won 6–2 -
Sunday 3 January 1993 Chelmsford Chieftains Away Tied 8–8 -
Saturday 16 January 1993 Sunderland Chiefs Home (played at Alexandra Palace) Won 24–6 -
Sunday 17 January 1993 Basingstoke Bulldogs Away Won 16–2 -
Saturday 23 January 1993 Stevenage Sharks Home Won 13–3 2,139
Sunday 24 January 1993 Streatham Redskins Away Won 11–5 -
Wednesday 3 February 1993 Streatham Redskins Home Won 8–6 1,989
Saturday 6 February 1993 Solihull Barons Home Won 15–3 2,033
Sunday 7 February 1993 Chelmsford Chieftains Away Won 9–6 550
Thursday 11 February 1993 Stevenage Sharks Home Won 24–3 2,382
Saturday 13 February 1993 Blackburn Hawks Home Lost 9–4 -
Wednesday 24 February 1993 Streatham Redskins Away Won 13–7 -
Wednesday 3 March 1993 Streatham Redskins Home Lost 12–6 -
Sunday 7 March 1993 Wightlink Raiders Home Won 11–4 -
Thursday 11 March 1993 Wightlink Raiders Home Won 14–4 1,872
Saturday 13 March 1993 Oxford City Stars Home Won 17–7 2,483
Sunday 14 March 1993 Wightlink Raiders Away Won 12–5 750
Sunday 28 March 1993 Bristol Bulldogs Home Won 13–7 -
N/A Basingstoke Bulldogs Home Won 12–3 -
N/A Basingstoke Bulldogs Home Won 18–3 -
N/A Chelmsford Chieftains Home Lost 10–3 -
N/A Chelmsford Chieftains Home Lost 14–5 -
N/A Stevenage Sharks Away Won 9–6 -
N/A Stevenage Sharks Away Lost 13–8 -
N/A Trafford Metros Home Lost 16–12 -

League Championship Play-off Final[]

Solihull won the two-legged tie 16–13 on aggregate.

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
Wednesday 7 April 1993 Solihull Barons Home Won 7–6 2,379
Saturday 10 April 1993 Solihull Barons Away Lost 10–6 850

Qualification Play-offs Group B[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
Sunday 4 April 1993 Chelmsford Chieftains Away Lost 4–3 850
Thursday 8 April 1993 Bristol Bulldogs Home Lost 7–2 2,466
Sunday 11 April 1993 Streatham Redskins Home Won 14–12 2,196
Thursday 15 April 1993 Chelmsford Chieftains Home Lost 10–6 -
Saturday 17 April 1993 Bristol Bulldogs Away Won 9–8 -
Sunday 18 April 1993 Streatham Redskins Away Won 12–10 -

References[]

  • Roberts, Stewart (1993). The Ice Hockey Annual 1993–94. East Sussex: Caldra House Ltd. ISBN 0-9515086-4-4.

External links[]

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