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Raiders IHC

{{Short description|British ice hockey team}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}

{{distinguish|Raiders IHC 2}}

{{Pro hockey team

| text_color = #ffa600

| bg_color = #061c41

| team = Raiders IHC

| logo = Raiders IHC Logo.png

| logosize = 200px

| city = Romford

| league = NIHL

| founded = 1987

| name1 = Romford Raiders

| dates1 = 1987 – 2013

| name2 = London Raiders

| dates2 = 2013 – 2018

| name3 = Raiders

| dates3 = 2018 – 2023

| name4 = Romford Raiders

| dates4 = 2024 – present

| arena = Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre{{cite web |url=https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/sapphire-ice-leisure/ |title=Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre}}

| colours = White, Gold and Blue
{{color box|white}} {{color box|#F69B19}} {{color box|#0D172B}}

| coach =

| captain =

| affiliates = Romford Buccaneers, NIHL 1

| website = [http://www.romfordraiders.co.uk Romford Raiders]

|

|division=National League

}}

Raiders IHC is an ice hockey team based in Romford, participating in the National Division of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), the second tier of British ice hockey.

They were known as the Romford Raiders when they were based at the Romford Ice Arena in the London Borough of Havering. They were founder members of the English Premier Ice Hockey League but have competed in the NIHL since 2012. Their development team was the Romford Spitfires, which played in Division 2 of the NIHL before being succeeded in 2009/10 by the Romford Fury.

The team moved to Leyton, East London, in 2013, when it adopted the new name London Raiders. Its team colours are white, gold, and blue, and fans of the team are known as the Gold and Blue Army.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/goldandbluearmy?lang=en|title=Gold and Blue Army (@Goldandbluearmy) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-05}} The team returned to Romford in 2018, keeping the Raiders name until 2024 when they reverted to Romford Raiders under former owner John Scott.

History

File:LondonRaidersLogo.png

The club was founded in 1987 under the name Romford Raiders and coached by Gord Jeffrey, who went on to become a hero amongst the Romford fans.

Some of the best-known players to play for the Raiders include Rob Stewart,{{Cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=64908|title=Rob Stewart|website=Elite Prospects|access-date=2017-09-07}} Dave Whistle{{Cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/staff.php?staff=3602|title=David Whistle Team Staff Profile|website=www.eliteprospects.com|access-date=2017-09-07}} and Mike Ellis,{{Cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=33616|title=Mike Ellis hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com|website=www.hockeydb.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-07}} all of whom went on to play and coach at the highest levels in the UK.

The Raiders' first-ever match was played on Sunday 13 September 1987, against the Oxford City Stars. Romford's first captain, Erskine Douglas, also scored the Raiders' first-ever goal.

On 28 November 2010, during an English National League game against the Bracknell Hornets, Danny Marshall scored his 1,232nd point as a Raider when he assisted on a short-handed goal by Frankie Harvey. With that point, Marshall became the club's all-time leading scorer, surpassing Gord Jeffrey's long-standing record.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team_all-time_stats.php?team=17163&alltime=A&seasontype=|title=Elite Prospects - Players' All-Time Stats for London Raiders|website=www.eliteprospects.com|access-date=2017-09-07}}

In 2013, the Romford Ice Arena was sold by Havering Council to investors. The team subsequently had to move to Lee Valley Ice Centre and became the London Raiders.{{Cite web|url=https://icenationuk.wordpress.com/2013/06/21/nihl-romford-raiders-find-salvation-in-their-darkest-hour/|title=NIHL News – Romford Raiders Find Salvation In Their Darkest Hour|website=Ice Nation UK|date=21 June 2013|access-date=2017-09-07}}

On February 3, 2018, the Raiders played their first game at their new home back in Romford, the [https://www.everyoneactive.com/centre/sapphire-ice-leisure/ Sapphire Ice and Leisure Centre]. Raiders would come back to win 5–2 against the Cardiff Fire in front of a sell-out crowd. Former Romford Junior Olegs Lascenko scored the team's first-ever goal at the new venue, however, it was Cardiff's Jackson Price who scored the first goal overall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/sport/lascenko-leaves-mark-on-history-with-first-raiders-goal-on-new-romford-ice-1-5387960|title=Romford Recorder - Lascenko leaves mark with first Raiders goal on new Romford Ice|website=Romford Recorder|date=9 February 2018|access-date=2018-02-14}}

Season Records

The following list details the Raiders' finishes in the league and notes any playoff success.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17163&teamhistory=complete|title=London Raiders Team History and Standings|website=Elite Prospects|access-date=2017-09-07}}

= League =

class="wikitable"

| SEASON

|LEAGUE

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime Wins}}

!{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime Losses}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|Pt|Points}}

|RANK

|POSTSEASON

style="background:#fbd009

|1987 - 1988

|Heineken League Division 2

|26

|25

|1

|0

| -

| -

|379

|213

|51

|Champion

|Promoted

1988 - 1989

|Heineken League Division 1

|24

|6

|2

|16

| -

| -

|145

|201

|14

|11

|Relegated

1989 - 1990

|Heineken League Division 2

|24

|17

|1

|6

| -

| -

|217

|152

|35

|2

|Promoted

1990 - 1991

|Division 1

|40

|23

|2

|15

| -

| -

|293

|245

|48

|4

|Qualification loss

1991 - 1992

|Division 1

|36

|15

|5

|16

| -

| -

|262

|256

|35

|6

|Qualification

1992 - 1993

|Division 1

|32

|12

|4

|16

| -

| -

|221

|239

|28

|5

| -

1993 - 1994

|Division 1 South

|44

|27

|5

|12

| -

| -

|328

|235

|59

|2

|

1994 - 1995

|Division 1 South

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

1995 - 1996

|Division 2 South

|22

|16

|0

|6

| -

| -

|178

|75

|32

|3

|Final group South

1996 - 1997

|English League South

|22

|20

|1

|1

| -

| -

|192

|46

|41

|1

|Qualification South

1997 - 1998

|English League South

|20

|11

|3

|6

| -

| -

|195

|88

|25

|5

|Championship Round South

1998 - 1999

|English Premier League

|32

|12

|3

|17

| -

| -

|155

|168

|27

|8

|Did not make playoffs

1999 - 2000

|English Premier League

|24

|5

|2

|17

| -

| -

|78

|127

|12

|5

|Did not make playoffs

style="background:#fbd009

|2000 - 2001

|English Premier League

|32

|21

|2

|9

| -

| -

|174

|106

|44

|4

|Champion

2001 - 2002

|English Premier League

|28

|18

|2

|8

| -

| -

|169

|79

|38

|4

|Qualification

2002 - 2003

|English Premier League

|42

|19

|6

|17

| -

| -

|218

|199

|44

|8

|Qualification

2003 - 2004

|English Premier League

|32

|21

|2

|9

| -

| -

|198

|131

|44

|3

|Qualification

2004 - 2005

|English Premier League

|32

|17

|2

|13

| -

| -

|144

|113

|36

|4

|Semifinal loss

2005 - 2006

|English Premier League

|48

|24

|5

|19

| -

| -

|214

|204

|53

|7

|Qualification

2006 - 2007

|English Premier League

|44

|14

|4

|25

| -

|1

|175

|234

|33

|9

|Did not make playoffs

2007 - 2008

|English Premier League

|40

|16

| -

|20

|1

|3

|137

|176

|37

|8

|Qualification

2008 - 2009

|English Premier League

|54

|22

| -

|24

|5

|3

|197

|259

|57

|6

|Quarterfinal loss

2009 - 2010

|English Premier League

|54

|5

| -

|46

|1

|2

|147

|370

|14

|10

|Did not make playoffs

2010 - 2011

|English National League South Division 1

|40

|29

|5

|6

| -

| -

|244

|101

|63

|3

|Conference SF loss South 1

style="background:#fbd009

|2011 - 2012

|English National League South Division 1

|36

|31

|0

|5

| -

| -

|235

|93

|62

|Champion

|Conference Final loss South 1

2012 - 2013

|NIHL South Division 1

|32

|22

|2

|8

| -

| -

|205

|115

|46

|3

|Semifinal loss South

2013 - 2014

|NIHL South Division 1

|32

|17

|3

|12

| -

| -

|142

|128

|37

|4

|Quarterfinal loss South

2014 - 2015

|NIHL South Division 1

|36

|9

|3

|24

| -

| -

|120

|191

|21

|8

|Semifinal loss South

2015 - 2016

|NIHL South Division 1

|36

|11

|2

|23

| -

| -

|135

|174

|24

|8

|Quarterfinal loss South

2016 - 2017

|NIHL South Division 1

|28

|11

|4

|13

| -

| -

|92

|105

|26

|5

|Semifinal loss South

2017 - 2018

|NIHL South Division 1

| 32

| 16-

| -

| 13

| 2

| 1

| 121

| 106

| 37

| 4

|Conference SF loss

= Cups =

class="wikitable"

| SEASON

|LEAGUE

!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime Wins}}

!{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime Losses}}

!{{Tooltip|F|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|A|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|Pt|Points}}

|RANK

|POSTSEASON

1988 - 1989

|Autumn Trophy

|6

|2

|1

|3

| -

| -

|43

|62

|5

|3

|Did not make playoffs South & East

1989 - 1990

|Autumn Trophy

|4

|1

|0

|3

| -

| -

|33

|38

|2

|3

|Did not make playoffs South East

1990 - 1991

|Autumn Cup

|8

|1

|0

|7

| -

| -

|45

|70

|2

|5

|Did not make playoffs Group C

1991 - 1992

|Autumn Cup

|8

|2

|0

|6

| -

| -

|38

|66

|4

|5

|Did not make playoffs Group C

1992 - 1993

|B&H Cup

|6

|1

|0

|5

| -

| -

|34

|63

|2

|4

|Did not make playoffs Group B

Club roster 2022-23

Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/17163/raiders-ihc|title=Raiders IHC - Elite Prospects|website=www.eliteprospects.com}}

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

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!width=5%|No.

!width=5%|Nat.

!!width=22%|Player

!width=7%|Catches

!width=16%|Date of birth

!width=20%|Place of birth

!width=24%|Acquired

|Contract

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|32

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Bradley Windebank

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2002|07|24|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Harold Wood, England

| align="left" | 2018 from Chelmsford Mohawks

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|35

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Ben Clements

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1987|7|21|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" | 2022 from Invicta Dynamos

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|39

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Ethan James

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1999|03|18|df=yes}}

| align="left" |London, England

| align="left" | 2019 from Essa Stallions

|22/23

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colspan="11" style="background:#061c41; color:#ffa600;"| Defencemen
style="background:#ddd;"

!width=5%|No.

!width=5%|Nat.

!!width=22%|Player

!width=7%|Shoots

!width=16%|Date of birth

!width=20%|Place of birth

!width=24%|Acquired

|Contract

style="background:#eee;"

|3

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Elliott Dewey

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1997|3|10|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Basingstoke, England

| align="left" | 2022 from Basingstoke Bison

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|11

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Tom Relf 'A'

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1998|02|24|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Frimley, England

| align="left" | 2021 from Sheffield Steeldogs

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|13

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Daniel Scott 'A'

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1992|04|30|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Chatham, England

| align="left" | 2018 from Basingstoke Bison

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|14

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Jack Cooper

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1996|7|3|df=yes}}

| align="left" |London, England

| align="left" | 2014 from Harringay Racers

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|21

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Callum Wells

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1998|04|18|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Harold Hill, England

| align="left" | 2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|43

|{{flagicon|Scotland}}

| align="left" | Ethan Reid

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2002|6|3|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Scotland

| align="left" | 2022 from Chelmsford Chieftains

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|55

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Sean Barry

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1994|03|20|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" | 2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Marco Pascale

| R

| align="left" |2003 (age 19)

| align="left" |England

| align="left" | 2022 from Raiders IHC 2

|Two-Way

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colspan="11" style="background:#061c41; color:#ffa600;"| Forwards
style="background:#ddd;"

!width=5%|No.

!width=5%|Nat.

!!width=22%|Player

!width=7%|Shoots

!width=16%|Date of birth

!width=20%|Place of birth

!width=24%|Acquired

|Contract

style="background:#eee;"

|10

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Brandon Ayliffe

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1998|06|25|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Harold Wood, England

| align="left" | 2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|12

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Mikey Power

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2000|6|20|df=yes}}

| align="left" |London, England

| align="left" | 2022 from MK Lightning

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|19

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Harry Gulliver

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1999|9|14|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Essex, England

| align="left" | 2022 from Manchester Storm

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|29

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Jake Sylvester

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1997|10|21|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" | 2017 from Chelmsford Chieftains

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|51

|{{flagicon|Slovakia

}}

| align="left" | Erik Piatak*

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1986|03|06|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia

| align="left" | 2019 from DEAC

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|57

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Ashley Jackson

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1987|8|27|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Tunbridge Wells, England

| align="left" | 2022 from Invicta Dynamos

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|63

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Aaron Connolly 'C'

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1993|06|01|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Northfleet, England

| align="left" | 2018 from Basingstoke Bison

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|86

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Tommy Huggett

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2002|07|13|df=yes}}

| align="left" |England

| align="left" | 2018 from Chelmsford Mohawks

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|89

|{{flagicon|UK}}{{flagicon|SVK}}

| align="left" | Blaho Novak

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1993|03|21|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Bratislava, Slovakia

| align="left" | 2022 from Unattached

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|95

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Jacob Ranson

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1995|08|09|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Romford, England

| align="left" | 2019 from Streatham IHC

|22/23

style="background:#eee;"

|98

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Tjay Anderson

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2004|11|30|df=yes}}

| align="left" |England

| align="left" | 2021 from Raiders U18

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|UK}}

| align="left" | Adam Laishram

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1997|4|8|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Ashburn, ON, Canada

| align="left" | 2022 from MK Lightning

|Cover

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Harvey Briggs

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2003|6|19|df=yes}}

| align="left" |England

| align="left" | 2021 from Streatham IHC

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" | Adam Erskine

| R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2005|2|10|df=yes}}

| align="left" |England

| align="left" | 2021 from Raiders U18

|Two-Way

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|Croatia}}

| align="left" | Matthieu Gomercic*

| L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1997|07|21|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Winnipeg, MB, Canada

| align="left" | 2022 from Atlanta Gladiators

|22/23

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! colspan="11" style="background:#061c41; color:#ffa600;" |Team Staff

style="background:#ddd;"

! width="5%" |No.

! width="5%" |Nat.

!Name

! width="7%" |Position

! width="16%" |Acquired

! width="20%" |Place of birth

! width="24%" |Joined From

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Sean Easton

|Head Coach

| align="left" |2017

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" |Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1

style="background:#eee;"

|35

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Ben Clements

|Player-Assistant Coach

| align="left" |2022

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" |

style="background:#eee;"

|55

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Sean Barry

|Player-Assistant Coach

| align="left" |2022

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" |

style="background:#eee;"

|

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Erin Rose

|Physical Therapist

| align="left" |2021

| align="left" |England

| align="left" |

{{Cite web|url=http://raidersicehockey.com/roster|title=Roster|website=Raiders Ice Hockey}}

2021/22 Outgoing

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|+

colspan="11" style="background:#061c41; color:#ffa600;" | Outgoing
style="background:#ddd;"

! width="5%" |No.

! width="5%" |Nat.

! !width="22%" |Player

! width="7%" |Shoots

! width="16%" |Date of birth

! width="20%" |Place of birth

! width="24%" |Leaving For

style="background:#eee;"

|15

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |J.J. Pitchley

|R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1994|1|28|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Romford, England

| align="left" |Bees IHC, NIHL

style="background:#eee;"

|17

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Rio Grinell Parke

|L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1999|2|25|df=yes}}

| align="left" |London, England

| align="left" |MK Lightning, NIHL

style="background:#eee;"

|24

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Ollie Baldock

|R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1998|1|15|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Chelmsford, England

| align="left" |Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1

style="background:#eee;"

|36

|{{flagicon|England

}}

| align="left" |Callum Burnett

|R

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|2001|1|19|df=yes}}

| align="left" |England

| align="left" |Chelmsford Chieftains, NIHL 1

style="background:#eee;"

|91

|{{flagicon|Czechia

}}

| align="left" |Lukas Sladkovsky

|L

| align="left" |{{Birth date and age|1996|4|10|df=yes}}

| align="left" |Prague, Czech Republic

| align="left" |Peterborough Phantoms, NIHL

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://romfordraiders.co.uk Romford Raiders Official Site]
  • [http://www.nihlnational.com NIHL League Official Site]
  • [http://raidersicehockey.com London Raiders Official Site]
  • [http://www.eurohockey.com/club/547-london-raiders.html London Raiders statistics at eurohockey.com]
  • [http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=17163 London Raiders statistics at Elite Prospects]
  • [http://www.hockeydb.com/stte/romford-raiders-7753.html Romford Raiders page at Hockey DB]

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Category:Sport in the London Borough of Havering

Category:Ice hockey teams in London

Category:Romford

Category:Viking Age in popular culture