The Streatham Ice Hockey Club (formerly Streatham Redskins and RedHawks) is a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the name Redskins in 1974. During the 1980s, the club were one of the leading teams in the British Hockey League, their biggest rivals being the Nottingham Panthers. By the end of the 1980s, however, the club's fortunes were in decline and they were relegated from the Premier Division in 1989.
| Streatham IHC | |
|---|---|
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| City | Streatham, London, UK |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Division One South |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Home arena | Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre Capacity: 1200 Ice size: 60m x 30m |
| Colours | White, Red & Black |
| Owner(s) | Graham D'Anger  |
| General manager | Graham D'Anger |
| Head coach | Ben Paynter |
| Captain | Ryan Watt  |
| Affiliates | Streatham Black Hawks, NIHL 2 |
| Website | Streatham IHC |
| Franchise history | |
| 1932–74 | Streatham |
| 1974–2016 | Streatham Redskins |
| 2016–Present | Streatham Ice Hockey Club |
The club competes in the developmental NIHL South Division 1, where they finished runners-up to the Invicta Dynamos in the 2006/07 & 2007/2008 season. In the 9/10 season the team were 7th, placed 5th in 10/11, 9th in 11/12, 7th in 12/13, 5th in 13/14, 3rd in 14/15 and 5th in 15/16.
The club was forced to move from the ice rink on Streatham High Road when it was demolished, and after a time at a temporary rink in Brixton they returned to the new Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre on the High Road, situated very close to site of the original rink.
During the 2015/16 season the club dropped the Redskins part of the name and following consultation it was decided that the club would be known as Streatham Ice Hockey Club, keeping it simple and staying true to the roots of the club. After a vote among the supporters the club adopted a new nickname of RedHawks.[1]
In the 2021/22 season, the club achieved success winning the NIHL South Division 1 and the following NIHL South Cup.
Club honours
International Cup
- 1934–35
- 1934–35
- 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60
- 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77,
- 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82
- 1951, 1953, 1954
NIHL South 1 - League Championship
- 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NIHL South Cup
- 2019–20, 2021–22
NIHL South 1 Playoff Winners
- 2021–22, 2022–23
Club roster 2022-23
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |
| 42 | | Danny Milton | L | 28 July 1993 | Ashford, England | 2022 from Raiders 2 | 22/23 | |
| 95 | | Tom Annetts | L | 26 June 1987 | Reading, England | 2021 from Raiders 2 | 22/23 | |
| 97 | | Nathan Gregory | R | 11 July 1997 | Woking, England | 2017 from Bracknell Hornets | 22/23 | |
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 11 | | Henry Aiken | L | 27 September 1995 | Winchester, England | 2022 from Invicta Dynamos | 22/23 | |||
| 13 | | James Warman | R | 13 March 1993 | Telford, England | 2015 from Bristol Pitbulls | 22/23 | |||
| 18 |  | Tomasz Skokan* | L | 22 June 1998 | Sanok, Poland | 2022 from Unia Oswiecim | 22/23 | |||
| 23 | | Jack Hoppes | R | 2005 (age 17) | England | 2021 from Streatham U18 | Two-Way | |||
| 33 | | Milique Martelly | L | 5 June 2004 | London, England | 2021 from Streatham U18 | Two-Way | |||
| 37 | | Samuel Waller 'A' | R | 6 February 1992 | Swindon, England | 2021 | 22/23 | |||
| 61 | | Jordan Gregory 'A' | R | 7 September 1995 | Woking, England | 2017 from Bracknell Hornets | 22/23 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 10 | | Brandon Miles | R | 17 August 1996 | London, England | 2019 from Invicta Dynamos | 22/23 | |||
| 14 | | Ben Paynter | R | 28 November 1994 | Southampton, England | 2019 from Bracknell Bees | 22/23 | |||
| 15 | | Ziggy Beesley | R | 15 June 1997 | Basingstoke, England | 2018 from Raiders IHC | 22/23 | |||
| 19 | | Scott Bailey | R | 13 January 1997 | London, England | 2018 from Invicta Dynamos | 22/23 | |||
| 24 |  | Vanya Antonov | L | 12 May 1997 | Moscow, Russia | 2019 from Bracknell Bees | 22/23 | |||
| 49 | | Ryan Watt 'C' | R | 8 December 1989 | Irvine, Scotland | 2019 from Bracknell Bees | 22/23 | |||
| 51 | | Jared Lane | R | 31 March 1998 | Chertsey, England | 2022 from Guildford Phoenix | 22/23 | |||
| 57 | | Danny Ingoldsby | R | 22 May 1997 | Frimley, England | 2019 from Basingstoke Bison | 22/23 | |||
| 63 | | Josh Ealey-Newman | L | 20 August 1998 | Warfield, England | 2021 from Bracknell Bees | 22/23 | |||
| 78 | | Ben Ealey-Newman | L | 13 March 1997 | Warfield, England | 2020 from Bracknell Hornets | 22/23 | |||
| 92 |  | Conner Smith | R | 23 October 2001 | London, England | 2019 from Lee Valley Lions | 22/23 | |||
| Team Staff | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | |||
| 14 | | Ben Paynter | 2022/23 | Player-Coach | Southampton, England | ||||
| | Terry England | 2009/10 | Assistant coach | England | |||||
| | Don Young | 2014/15 | Equipment Manager | England | |||||
| | Graham D’Anger | 2009/10 | General Manager | England | |||||
| | Dawn D’Anger | 2013/14 | Assistant General Manager | England | |||||
| | Tanya Romans | 2012/13 | Physical Therapist | England | |||||
2021/22 Outgoing
| Outgoing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
| 8 | | Andrew Cook | R | 26 July 1994 | Whitley Bay, England | Retired |
| 55 | | Michael Farn | L | 23 June 1988 | Durham, England | Retired |
Notable players
- Ken Johannson Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and general manager of the United States national men's ice hockey team[2]
- Fred Perlini played for Streatham during the 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons. Making 54 appearances, scoring 228 goals, making 144 assists, amassing 372 points.[3]