2015–16 Invicta Dynamos season

The 2015-16 season was the Dynamos 19th season of operation. They competed in the NIHL South Division 1.
The previous season's captain, Anthony Leone joined the Chelmsford Chieftains during the off-season, meaning Nicky Lewis took the C and led the team for the 2015/16 campaign.

Roster moves

In

25 May 2015 - (R-S) Scottish netminder, Mark McGill signs for a second season in Gillingham.
3 June 2015 - (R-S) Adam McNicoll re-signs for the team, following a successful previous season with them.
12 June 2015 - (NP) 19 year old Jacob Ranson becomes the Dynamos first new signing for the 15/16 campaign, joining from league rivals London Raiders.
19 June 2015 - (R-S) Nicky Lewis shows his loyalty and signs for his 7th consecutive season in Kent, he was later announced as the team's new captain.
22 June 2015 - (R-S) Harrison Lillis confirmed as returning for another season with the club.
26 June 2015 - (NP) Former Invicta Dynamos junior, 18 year old Bailey Wootton is the club's second new face, joining Jacob Ranson in swapping London Raiders for Gillingham.
3 July 2015 - (R-S) Steve Nightingale returns for a second season.
6 July 2015 - (NP) 17 year old defenceman Andy Henderson makes it a trio of Scotsmen, as he joins the club from the Ontario Hockey Academy.
10 July 2015 - (NP) Ex-Elite League defenceman, Slovakian Michal Benadik joins the team to take up one of the club's 2 permitted import slots.
31 July 2015 - (NP) 20 year old Conor Redmond, a former Belfast Giants junior, signs for the club from Slough Jets.
7 August 2015 - (R-S) Brad Gutridge signs a new contract with the club, seeing him ice for his second season at NIHL 1 level.
7 August 2015 - (R-S) On the same day as Gutridge's return is announced, the Dynamos confirm the re-signing of Jack Lee for a second season.
12 August 2015 - (NP) 19 year old Joshua Condren becomes the third player to swap London Raiders for Kent as he joins Ranson and Wootton for the '15/16 season.
20 August 2015 - (R-S) Elliott Dewey returns for a second consecutive season with the club.
21 August 2015 - (NP) Latvian forward Erik Ozollapa fills the club's second import slot, joining from Norwegian side Tønsberg Vikings.
25 August 2015 - (NP) Another former Dynamos junior joins the senior team, this time in the shape of 19 year old Jarvis Mewett.
4 September 2015 - (NP) Moving quickly to replace the injured Michal Benadik, head coach Kevin Parrish announces the signing of Slovakian defenceman Ondrej Zosiak, filling the import slot vacated by Benadik.
15 September 2015 - (R-S) Arran Strawson signs for a 4th consecutive season, despite previously being announced as joining the Hull Pirates of the EPL.
20 September 2015 - (R-S) Grant Baxter shows no sign of hanging up his skates as he joins for another term in Gillingham.
20 September 2015 - (NP) Damien Welch, a former Invicta Dynamo returns to help bolster the club's blue line for the new campaign.
24 October 2015 - (NP) Netminder Damien King joins the club from Milton Keynes Thunder as replacement for Mark McGill.
29 October 2015 - (NP) Former Dynamos #83, Steve Osman returns for another stint with the club, after requesting release from Oxford City Stars.
15 December 2015 - (NP) 2014/15 Supporter's Player of the Year, Callum Fowler returns to Gillingham, having iced earlier in the season for the EPL's Bracknell Bees.
2 February 2016 - (NP) Former Medway Bears and Romford Raiders shot-stopper Glen Rodbourne replaces Steve Nightingale, providing backup for Damien King.

Out

4 September 2015 - Having been announced as signing less than two months earlier, a severe injury forces Michal Benadik to leave the club, without having made a single appearance.
14 October 2015 - Netminder Mark McGill leaves the club.
21 January 2016 - Andy Henderson seeks new career opportunities in Scotland, leaving the Dynamos.
2 February 2016 - Steve Nightingale calls time on his Dynamos tenure, having only played 212 minutes this season.

Players for 2015/16 season including stats

As of 23 February 2016

#

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth (Age)

Debut

2015/16 Appearances

2015/16 Goals

2015/16 Assists

2015/16 PIM

Goaltenders

1

Damien King

31/10/2015

41

0

1

8

29

Mark McGill

6

0

0

0

35

Steve Nightingale

13/09/2014

5

0

0

0

35

Glen Rodbourne

21/02/2016

2

0

0

0

Defencemen

10

Ondrej Zosiak (I)

20/09/2015

50

8

24

20

13

Elliott Dewey

13/09/2014

50

1

6

52

15

Damien Welch

02/09/2001

33

0

3

20

16

Jarvis Mewett

20/09/2015

50

0

2

14

20

Adam McNicoll

07/09/2013

28

9

10

16

42

Andy Henderson

20/09/2015

25

4

4

20

61

Arran Strawson

08/09/2012

50

14

31

84

87

Harrison Lillis

03/09/2011

50

1

3

82

Forwards

7

Nicky Lewis

05/09/2009

39

13

9

34

9

Erik Ozollapa (I)

20/09/2015

45

42

47

114

14

Haydn Wootton

17

0

1

0

18

Conor Redmond

20/09/2015

49

14

24

24

25

Taylor Wootton

15

0

1

0

33

Bailey Wootton

20/09/2015

33

11

11

43

38

Grant Baxter

05/09/1998

25

0

0

8

46

Brad Gutridge

26/10/2014

28

2

3

24

71

Jack Lee

10/01/2015

48

2

1

40

83

Steve Osman

13/09/2014

41

29

37

45

88

Joshua Condren

20/09/2015

49

12

12

24

91

Callum Fowler

2010

20

21

27

32

95

Jacob Ranson

20/09/2015

50

11

15

30

Fixtures and results

NIHL South Division 1

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Man of the Match

'''Sunday 20 September 2015

Bracknell Hornets

'''Home

7 - 4

Nicky Lewis

Saturday 3 October 2015

Streatham Redskins

Away

3 - 4

Arran Strawson

Sunday 11 October 2015

Wightlink Raiders

'''Home

2 - 1

Harrison Lillis

'''Sunday 25 October 2015

Streatham Redskins

'''Home

0 - 5

Andy Henderson

'''Saturday 31 October 2015

Cardiff NIHL Devils

'''Home

1 - 1

Damien King

Sunday 1 November 2015

Solent Devils

Away

2 - 2

Joshua Condren

Saturday 7 November 2015

Streatham Redskins

Away

4 - 5

Damien King

'''Sunday 8 November 2015

London Raiders

'''Home

6 - 1

Damien King

Saturday 14 November 2015

Oxford City Stars

Away

4 - 1

Conor Redmond

'''Sunday 15 November 2015

Milton Keynes Thunder

'''Home

6 - 5

Andy Henderson

'''Saturday 21 November 2015

Cardiff NIHL Devils

'''Home

6 - 1

Steve Osman

Sunday 22 November 2015

Chelmsford Chieftains

Away

3 - 3

Conor Redmond

'''Sunday 29 November 2015

Solent Devils

'''Home

3 - 1

Taylor Wootton

'''Saturday 5 December 2015

Milton Keynes Thunder

'''Home

4 - 2

Damien King

Sunday 6 December 2015

Chelmsford Chieftains

Away

6 - 2

Damien King

Saturday 12 December 2015

London Raiders

Away

1 - 3

Damien King

'''Sunday 13 December 2015

Oxford City Stars

'''Home

2 - 2

Jacob Ranson

Saturday 19 December 2015

Bracknell Hornets

Away

3 - 4

Conor Redmond

'''Sunday 20 December 2015

London Raiders

'''Home

7 - 1

Callum Fowler

'''Sunday 10 January 2016

Bracknell Hornets

'''Home

7 - 3

Steve Osman

Saturday 16 January 2016

London Raiders

Away

0 - 3

Damien King

'''Sunday 17 January 2016

Wightlink Raiders

'''Home

4 - 4

Harrison Lillis

Saturday 23 January 2016

Bracknell Hornets

Away

2 - 6

Eriks Ozollapa

Sunday 24 January 2016

Wightlink Raiders

Away

4 - 4

Jacob Ranson

'''Saturday 30 January 2016

Oxford City Stars

'''Home

5 - 1

Eriks Ozollapa

Sunday 31 January 2016

Milton Keynes Thunder

Away

2 - 6

Steve Osman

'''Sunday 7 February 2016

Solent Devils

'''Home

6 - 2

Jacob Ranson

Saturday 13 February 2016

Wightlink Raiders

Away

4 - 2

Joshua Condren

'''Sunday 14 February 2016

Chelmsford Chieftains

'''Home

3 - 4

Arran Strawson

Saturday 20 February 2016

Cardiff NIHL Devils

Away

2 - 6

Conor Redmond

Saturday 5 March 2016

Solent Devils

Away

3 - 9

Eriks Ozollapa

'''Sunday 6 March 2016

Chelmsford Chieftains

'''Home

1 - 2

Damien King

Saturday 12 March 2016

Oxford City Stars

Away

7 - 6

Callum Fowler

Sunday 13 March 2016

Milton Keynes Thunder

Away

0 - 9

Eriks Ozollapa

Saturday 19 March 2016

Cardiff NIHL Devils

Away

2 - 4

Adam McNicoll

'''Sunday 20 March 2016

Streatham Redskins

'''Home

4 - 0

Conor Redmond

NIHL South Division 1 Playoffs

Quarter-Final

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Man of the Match

Saturday 2 April 2016

Milton Keynes Thunder

Away

4 - 3

Nicky Lewis

'''Sunday 3 April 2016

Milton Keynes Thunder

'''Home

4 - 0

Ondrej Zosiak

Semi-Final

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Man of the Match

Saturday 9 April 2016

Wightlink Raiders

Away

7 - 2

Conor Redmond

'''Sunday 10 April 2016

Wightlink Raiders

'''Home

0 - 0

Damien King

NIHL Southern Cup

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Man of the Match

'''Sunday 27 September 2015

Streatham Redskins

'''Home

7 - 4

Ondrej Zosiak

Sunday 4 October 2015

Chelmsford Chieftains

Away

11 - 0

Conor Redmond

Saturday 17 October 2015

London Raiders

Away

4 - 4

Nicky Lewis

'''Sunday 18 October 2015

Chelmsford Chieftains

'''Home

1 - 5

Nicky Lewis

Semi-Final

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Man of the Match

Saturday 27 February 2016

Streatham Redskins

Away

1 - 0

Damien King

'''Sunday 28 February 2016

Streatham Redskins

'''Home

3 - 5

Nicky Lewis

Southeast Trophy

Date

Opponent

Venue

Result

Man of the Match

'''Thursday 1 October 2015

Chelmsford Chieftains

'''Home

2 - 4

Ondrej Zosiak

Thursday 28 January 2016

Chelmsford Chieftains

Away

9 - 1

Saturday 6 February 2016

London Raiders

Away

2 - 7

Steve Osman

'''Sunday 21 February 2016

London Raiders

'''Home

7 - 0

Damien Welch