1995–96 Guildford Flames season
Guildford Flames |
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Season 1995–96 |
League |
Coach |
Home Ice Rink |
League position |
Benson & Hedges Cup |
Playoff Record |
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.
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.
Standings
League standings
Team |
Pld. |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manchester Storm |
52 |
49 |
2 |
1 |
539 |
185 |
99 |
Blackburn Hawks |
52 |
37 |
13 |
2 |
440 |
278 |
76 |
Bracknell Bees |
52 |
35 |
13 |
4 |
420 |
233 |
74 |
Swindon Wildcats |
52 |
35 |
15 |
2 |
472 |
280 |
72 |
Dumfries Border Vikings |
52 |
34 |
16 |
2 |
395 |
240 |
70 |
Guildford Flames |
52 |
32 |
16 |
4 |
384 |
234 |
68 |
Paisley Pirates |
52 |
30 |
19 |
3 |
428 |
398 |
63 |
Telford Tigers |
52 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
369 |
340 |
53 |
Medway Bears |
52 |
18 |
30 |
4 |
296 |
373 |
40 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
52 |
16 |
31 |
5 |
267 |
377 |
37 |
Peterborough Pirates |
52 |
14 |
35 |
3 |
274 |
434 |
31 |
Solihull Barons |
52 |
10 |
39 |
3 |
276 |
504 |
23 |
Billingham Bombers |
52 |
6 |
45 |
1 |
242 |
665 |
13 |
Murrayfield Royals |
52 |
4 |
47 |
1 |
172 |
533 |
9 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C
Team |
Pld. |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sheffield Steelers |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
81 |
26 |
14 |
Nottingham Panthers |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
67 |
21 |
14 |
Guildford Flames |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
42 |
63 |
5 |
Swindon Wildcats |
8 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
40 |
73 |
4 |
Peterborough Pirates |
8 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
78 |
3 |
Playoff Group A
Team |
Pld. |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milton Keynes Kings |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
42 |
27 |
8 |
Bracknell Bees |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
31 |
25 |
8 |
Guildford Flames |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
37 |
38 |
5 |
Blackburn Hawks |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
33 |
53 |
3 |
Results
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday 19 August 1995 |
Basingstoke Bison |
Away |
Lost 8-5 |
Challenge |
Sunday 20 August 1995 |
Basingstoke Bison |
Home |
Lost 6-5 |
Challenge |
Sunday 27 August 1995 |
Swindon Wildcats |
Home |
Won 13-3 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Sunday 3 September 1995 |
Peterborough Pirates |
Away |
Lost 6-4 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Saturday 9 September 1995 |
Nottingham Panthers |
Away |
Lost 10-2 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Sunday 10 September 1995 |
Sheffield Steelers |
Home |
Lost 13-2 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Saturday 16 September 1995 |
Sheffield Steelers |
Away |
Lost 12-5 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Sunday 17 September 1995 |
Nottingham Panthers |
Home |
Lost 10-3 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Saturday 23 September 1995 |
Swindon Wildcats |
Away |
Won 7-3 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Sunday 24 September 1995 |
Peterborough Pirates |
Home |
Tied 6-6 |
Benson & Hedges Cup - Group C |
Saturday 30 September 1995 |
Blackburn Hawks |
Home |
Lost 13-6 |
League |
Sunday 1 October 1995 |
Solihull Barons |
Away |
Won 18-8 |
League |
Wednesday 4 October 1995 |
Medway Bears |
Home |
Tied 7-7 |
League |
Saturday 7 October 1995 |
Paisley Pirates |
Away |
Won 5-3 |
League |
Sunday 8 October 1995 |
Murrayfield Royals |
Away |
Won 8-1 |
League |
Saturday 14 October 1995 |
Manchester Storm |
Home |
Lost 8-5 |
League |
Sunday 15 October 1995 |
Peterborough Pirates |
Away |
Tied 9-9 |
League |
Saturday 21 October 1995 |
Dumfries Border Vikings |
Away |
Lost 5-2 |
League |
Sunday 22 October 1995 |
Billingham Bombers |
Away |
Won 8-4 |
League |
Saturday 28 October 1995 |
Bracknell Bees |
Away |
Lost 11-7 |
League |
Sunday 29 October 1995 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
Home |
Won 11-2 |
League |
Wednesday 1 November 1995 |
Swindon Wildcats |
Home |
Won 6-3 |
League |
Saturday 4 November 1995 |
Peterborough Pirates |
Home |
Won 10-1 |
League |
Sunday 5 November 1995 |
Blackburn Hawks |
Away |
Lost 8-5 |
League |
Sunday 12 November 1995 |
Dumfries Border Vikings |
Home |
Lost 8-6 |
League |
Saturday 18 November 1995 |
Peterborough Pirates |
Away |
Won 9-4 |
League |
Sunday 19 November 1995 |
Paisley Pirates |
Home |
Won 5-3 |
League |
Sunday 26 November 1995 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
Away |
Won 6-1 |
League |
Wednesday 29 November 1995 |
Telford Tigers |
Home |
Won 5-2 |
League |
Sunday 3 December 1995 |
Swindon Wildcats |
Away |
Lost 8-3 |
League |
Saturday 9 December 1995 |
Solihull Barons |
Home |
Won 9-5 |
League |
Sunday 10 December 1995 |
Murrayfield Royals |
Home |
Won 12-0 |
League |
Saturday 16 December 1995 |
Billingham Bombers |
Home |
Won 8-2 |
League |
Sunday 17 December 1995 |
Bracknell Bees |
Home |
Tied 4-4 |
League |
Saturday 23 December 1995 |
Medway Bears |
Away |
Won 8-3 |
League |
Tuesday 26 December 1995 |
Solihull Barons |
Away |
Won 21-2 |
League |
Sunday 31 December 1995 |
Telford Tigers |
Home |
Won 9-3 |
League |
Friday 5 January 1996 |
Manchester Storm |
Away |
Lost 8-5 |
League |
Saturday 6 January 1996 |
Dumfries Border Vikings |
Away |
Lost 4-3 |
League |
Wednesday 10 January 1996 |
Medway Bears |
Home |
Won 7-3 |
League |
Saturday 13 January 1996 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
Home |
Won 13-5 |
League |
Sunday 14 January 1996 |
Swindon Wildcats |
Home |
Lost 7-3 |
League |
Saturday 20 January 1996 |
Telford Tigers |
Away |
Won 7-1 |
League |
Sunday 21 January 1996 |
Murrayfield Royals |
Home |
Won 20-0 |
League |
Saturday 27 January 1996 |
Bracknell Bees |
Away |
Won 5-4 |
League |
Sunday 28 January 1996 |
Dumfries Border Vikings |
Home |
Won 6-4 |
League |
Tuesday 30 January 1996 |
Bracknell Bees |
Home |
Lost 6-3 |
League |
Thursday 1 February 1996 |
Chelmsford Chieftains |
Away |
Won 4-2 |
League |
Saturday 3 February 1996 |
Paisley Pirates |
Away |
Lost 13-3 |
League |
Sunday 4 February 1996 |
Murrayfield Royals |
Away |
Won 9-3 |
League |
Saturday 10 February 1996 |
Manchester Storm |
Home |
Lost 6-2 |
League |
Sunday 11 February 1996 |
Blackburn Hawks |
Away |
Lost 5-1 |
League |
Tuesday 13 February 1996 |
Blackburn Hawks |
Home |
Won 5-3 |
League |
Saturday 17 February 1996 |
Solihull Barons |
Home |
Won 14-3 |
League |
Sunday 18 February 1996 |
Billingham Bombers |
Home |
Won 9-0 |
League |
Tuesday 20 February 1996 |
Medway Bears |
Away |
Tied 3-3 |
League |
Thursday 22 February 1996 |
Swindon Wildcats |
Away |
Lost 7-5 |
League |
Saturday 24 February 1996 |
Telford Tigers |
Away |
Won 7-3 |
League |
Sunday 25 February 1996 |
Billingham Bombers |
Away |
Won 13-4 |
League |
Wednesday 28 February 1996 |
Manchester Storm |
Away |
Lost 11-2 |
League |
Saturday 2 March 1996 |
Peterborough Pirates |
Home |
Won 14-1 |
League |
Sunday 3 March 1996 |
Paisley Pirates |
Home |
Won 10-0 |
League |
TBC |
Blackburn Hawks |
Away |
Won 12-9 |
Playoff Group A |
TBC |
Bracknell Bees |
Away |
Lost 5-4 |
Playoff Group A |
TBC |
Blackburn Hawks |
Home |
Tied 6-6 |
Playoff Group A |
TBC |
Bracknell Bees |
Home |
Won 6-3 |
Playoff Group A |
TBC |
Milton Keynes Kings |
Home |
Lost 8-3 |
Playoff Group A |
TBC |
Milton Keynes Kings |
Away |
Lost 7-6 |
Playoff Group A |