London Dragons
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London Dragons | |
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City | London, United Kingdom |
League | BUIHA |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Division | A-Team - Div 1 Checking B-Team - Div 1 Non-Checking C-Team - Div 3 Non-Checking |
Founded | 2002 |
Home arena | Lee Valley Ice Centre |
Colours | Red, White, and Black |
Owner(s) | Angela Jelfs |
General manager | Michael D'Aprix |
Head coach | A-Team - Clive Vergnaud B-Team - Kalle Uusitalo C-Team - Kalle Uusitalo |
Captain | A-Team - Nicolas Carnovale B-Team - Jacob Finnilä C-Team - Emmu Salo |
Website | LondonDragons.com |
Franchise history | |
2005 - Present | London Dragons |
2002 - 2005 | London Purples |
The University of London Dragons, formerly known as the University of London Union Purples, are a British student ice hockey team based in London, England.[1] They compete in three divisions under the British Universities Ice Hockey Association. Dragons are the most successful student ice hockey team in the history of British university ice hockey.
Dragons A have won the Division 1 playoff final (or SuperFinal) in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and the Tier 1 Nationals tournament in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2012. Dragons B have also been performing increasingly better in recent years and the development squad, Dragons C, was the runner-up in the Tier 5 Nationals Tournament of 2018.[2][3][4]
Past Club Presidents & Captains[]
Club Presidents
Season | Name |
2002–03 | Terry Han |
2003–04 | Matt LeRiche |
2004–05 | Viktor Pesenti |
2005–06 | Don Needham |
2006–07 | Carlos Davila |
2007–08 | James O'Brien |
2008–09 | Nils Paajanen |
2009–10 | Nils Paajanen |
2010–11 | Felix Franck |
2011–12 | Tom Liddell |
2012–13 | Donald MacPherson |
2013–14 | Henrik England |
2014–15 | Artur Fedotovs |
2015–16 | Bobby Gard-Storry |
2016–17 | Bobby Gard-Storry |
2017–18 | Michael Armitage |
2018–19 | Joshua Stones |
2019–20 | Michael D'Aprix |
Past Captains A hyphen means that the team didn't play that year. There also were no records of the first two Captains of the Dragons B-team.
Season | Dragons A | Dragons B | Dragons C |
2002–03 | Terry Han | - | - |
2003–04 | Russell Ellis | ? | - |
2004–05 | Vicente Garcia | ? | - |
2005–06 | Vicente Garcia | Thomas Sheppard | - |
2006–07 | Don Needham | Daniel Phillips | - |
2007–08 | Dmitry Strusevich | Dennis Vinokourov | - |
2008–09 | Dmitry Strusevich | James Carpenter | - |
2009–10 | Dmitry Strusevich | Sebastian Meng | - |
2010–11 | Dmitry Strusevich | Sebastian Meng | - |
2011–12 | Kalle Uusitalo | Tom Liddell | - |
2012–13 | Kalle Uusitalo | Michal Barabas | - |
2013–14 | Kalle Uusitalo | - | - |
2014–15 | Kalle Uusitalo | Max Pinkney | - |
2015–16 | Matthew Arnold | Max Pinkney | - |
2016–17 | Samuli Kanerva | Anton Olsson | Gabe Osterheut |
2017–18 | Samuli Kanerva | Anton Olsson | Joshua Stones |
2018–19 | Michael D'Aprix | Anton Olsson | Caroline O'Riordan |
2019–20 | Nicolas Carnovale | Viktor Finnilä | Emmu Salo |
Current rosters & management[]
Committee 2019-20
- President - Michael D'Aprix
- Secretary -Sam Zdatny
- Treasurer - Connor Daly
London Dragons A - 2019-20[5]
The rosters are accurate as of December, 2019.
Nationality | # | Name | Position | Birthplace |
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![]() | 39 | Tourenne, Romain | G | Saintes, FRA |
![]() | Preisinger, Kristof | D | Budapest, HUN | |
![]() | 6 | Zhou, Richard | D | Mississauga, ON, CAN |
![]() | 46 | Kim, Nicholas | D | New City, NY, USA |
![]() | 52 | Kryatalov, Mikhail | D | Cherepovets, RUS |
![]() | 63 | Nykstelis, Marius | D | Kaunas, LTU |
![]() | 65 | Baillis, Luc | D | Paris, FRA |
![]() | 80 | Carnovale, Nicolas (C) | D | Toronto, ON, CAN |
![]() | 92 | Nguenti, Mark | D | Silver Spring, MD, USA |
![]() | Nádraský, Daniel | F | Letnany, CZE | |
![]() | 16 | Minajevs, Aleksandrs | F | Jurmala, LAT |
![]() | 19 | Girard, Raphael (A) | F | Montreal, QC, CAN |
![]() | 20 | Zdatny, Samuel | F | Chicago, IL, USA |
![]() | 24 | Rehak, Omar | F | London, GBR |
![]() | 29 | Daly, Connor | F | Hong Kong, CHN |
![]() | 47 | Kolosnicins, Ilija | F | Riga, LAT |
![]() | 62 | Yiu, Justin | F | Hong Kong, CHN |
![]() | 97 | D'Aprix, Michael | F | Philadelphia, PA, USA |
Team Management | ||
Clive Vergnaud | Head Coach | Geneva ![]() |
Lukas Frlicka | Assistant Coach | Spišská Nová Ves ![]() |
Kalle Uusitalo | Assistant Coach / Media Officer | Kangasala ![]() |
Yasin Sridhar | Compliance Officer | London, ON ![]() |
London Dragons B - 2019-20[6]
The rosters are accurate as of December, 2019.
Team Management | ||
Kalle Uusitalo | Head Coach | Kangasala ![]() |
Mikhail Kryatalov | Assistant Coach | Cherepovets ![]() |
Aleksandrs Minajevs | Assistant Coach | Jurmala ![]() |
Marius Nykstelis | Assistant Coach | Kaunas ![]() |
London Dragons C - 2019-20[7]
The rosters are accurate as of December, 2019.
Nationality | # | Name | Position | Birthplace |
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![]() | Zdatny, Samuel | G | Chicago, IL, USA | |
![]() ![]() | 1 | Chan, Arthur | G | Hong Kong, CHN |
![]() | 24 | Walker, James | D | Solihull, GBR |
![]() | 26 | Salo, Emmu (C) | D | Vantaa, FIN |
![]() | 42 | Coates, Louis | D | Edinburgh, SCO |
![]() | 50 | Butler, Robert | D | Norwich, GBR |
![]() | 13 | Snashall, Shaina | F | Chippenham, GBR |
![]() | 28 | Rogers, Riot | F | Bad Soden, GER |
![]() | 31 | Jaworska, Anna Maria | F | Wroclaw, POL |
![]() | 41 | Adams, Francis | F | London, GBR |
![]() | 44 | Rees, Sarah (A) | F | Burton-on-Trent, GBR |
![]() | 62 | Norris, Rebecca | F | Luton, GBR |
![]() | 77 | Stute, Ciara | F | Arnsberg, GER |
![]() | 89 | Nevile, Charlie | F | London, GBR |
![]() | 99 | Felix, Carl (A) | F | Los Baños, PHL |
Team Management | ||
Kalle Uusitalo | Head Coach | Kangasala ![]() |
Mikhail Kryatalov | Assistant Coach | Cherepovets ![]() |
Aleksandrs Minajevs | Assistant Coach | Jurmala ![]() |
Marius Nykstelis | Assistant Coach | Kaunas ![]() |
Achievements[]
- 2003 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2004 - National Championships Finalists Finalists
- 2005 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2008 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2008 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2008 - Tigers Isle of Wight Tournament Silver
- 2009 - National Championships Finalists
- 2010 - BUIHA Division 1: South Conference Winners
- 2011 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2012 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Winners
- 2013 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2013 - National Championships: Rawlinson Plate Finalists
- 2015 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
- 2017 - BUIHA Division 1: Cup Winners
Retired numbers[]
# | Name | Position | Birthplace | Achievements | Notes |
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11 | Clive Vergnaud |
D |
Geneva, ![]() |
BUIHA Division 1 Playoff Champion *2005, 2008 *2017 (as a coach) BUIHA Tier 1 Nationals Champion *2008 & 2013 |
* Won the coveted BUIHA Double (Division 1 & Tier 1 Nationals championships) in 2008
* Has won Division 1 titles both as a player and a coach * Played for Dragons on three occasions over 10 years. |
23 | Max Pinkney |
D |
Aylesbury, ![]() |
Head of the Dragons Development Academy * 2013-16 |
* Coached both Dragons B & C teams (2013–16)
* Dragons B captain 2014-16 |
88 | Kalle "Crazy Viking" Uusitalo |
RW |
Kangasala, ![]() |
BUIHA Division 1 Playoff Champion *2010, 2013 & 2015 *2017 (as a coach) BUIHA Tier 1 Nationals Champion *2012 |
* Served as the Dragons A Captain for four seasons (2011-2015)
* Has won Division 1 titles both as a player and a coach * Play-by-play / Color commentator for BUIHA during Nationals Tournaments |
Membership Universities[]
Students from the following universities can join the club as Full Members:[8]
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Central School of Speech & Drama
- The Courtauld Institute of Art
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- St George's, University of London
- School of Oriental and African Studies
- University College London
- University of London Institute in Paris
- City University London
- School of Advanced Study
- London School of Economics
- Queen Mary University
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Holloway
- Royal Veterinary College
- Institute of Cancer Research
- UCL Institute of Education
- King's College London
- London Business School
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
References[]
- ^ "Student Central - Ice Hockey". Student Central - Ice Hockey.
- ^ British Universities Ice Hockey Association
- ^ "BUIHA Archive". British Universities. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "London Dragons - BUIHA". London Dragons - BUIHA. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "London Dragons Rosters". London Dragons Rosters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "London Dragons Rosters". London Dragons Rosters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "London Dragons Rosters". London Dragons Rosters. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Student Central - Ice Hockey". Student Central - Ice Hockey.
External links[]
- University ice hockey teams in England
- Ice hockey clubs established in 2002
- 2002 establishments in England
- English sports team stubs