Widnes Wild
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox hockey team
| team = Widnes Wild
| colour =black
| colour text =#f0d648
| logo = Widnes Wild Logo.png
| logosize = 200px
| league = NIHL
| conference =
| division = Division One North
| founded = 2013
| operated =
| arena = Planet Ice Widnes
Capacity: 500
Ice size: 56m x 28m
| colours = Black, Gold & White
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| owner = North West Winter Sports Club, Chairman
Matt Lloyd (Paralympian)
| GM = Jon Anderson
| coach = Richard Haggar
| captain =
| affiliates =Widnes Wild Women, WNIHL 2
| parentclub =
| farmclub = Widnes Junior Wild
| website = http://www.widneswild.co.uk/
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The Widnes Wild[http://www.widneswild.co.uk/ Widnes Wild] are an English ice hockey team from the town of Widnes. They were formed in 2013. They currently compete in the Moralee Conference of the English Ice Hockey Association National Ice Hockey League (North).[http://www.runcornandwidnesweeklynews.co.uk/news/runcorn-widnes-news/widnes-wild-ice-hockey-club-5862476/ Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News]
League history
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! Season ! Position ! Wins ! Draws ! Losses !± |
2013-14
|5 |11 |1 |16 | -50 |
-50 |
2014-15
|4 |20 |2 |14 |37 |
2015-16
|2 |19 |3 |6 |86 |
2016-17
|2 |20 |4 |4 |59 |
2017-18
|2 |23 | |9 |82 |
2018-19
|1 |28 | |4 |140 |
2019-20
|4 |15 | |7 |51 |
[http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=14039 Elite Prospects]
Club roster 2022-23
(*) Denotes a non-British trained player (Import)
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colspan="10" style="background:black; color:#f0d648;” | Netminders |
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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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|35 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Evan Coles | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|2000|02|13|df=yes}} | align=left|Sheffield, England | align=left| 2021 from Bradford Bulldogs |
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|39 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Miles Finney | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1993|10|16|df=yes}} | align=left|England | align=left| 2022 from Sheffield Steeldogs |22/23 |
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| | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Jake Lowndes | | align=left| 2002 (age 20) | align=left|England | align=left| 2022 |22/23 |
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! colspan="11" style="background:black; color:#f0d648;” | Defencemen |
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!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 |
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|5 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Rhys Edwards | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|2006|06|04|df=yes}} | align=left|England | align=left| 2022 from Bradford Bulldogs |
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|15 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Lee Kemp | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1988|01|18|df=yes}} | align=left|Nottingham, England | align=left| 2015 |22/23 |
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|18 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Jonathon Williamson | L | align=left| 1994 (age 28) | align=left|England | align=left| 2022 from Altrincham Aces |22/23 |
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|20 | {{flagicon|WAL}} | align=left| Bez Hughes | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1995|05|02|df=yes}} | align=left|Wrexham, Wales | align=left| 2016 from Telford Tigers NIHL |22/23 |
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|71 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Jack Murray | | align=left| {{Birth date and age|2001|05|23|df=yes}} | align=left|Blackpool, England | align=left| 2021 from Blackburn Hawks |22/23 |
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|84 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Thomas Jackson | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1995|05|21|df=yes}} | align=left|Glossop, England | align=left| 2014 from Hull Jets |22/23 |
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|86 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Kieron Furlong | | align=left| 2002 (age 20) | align=left|England | align=left| 2021 from Hull Jets |22/23 |
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|91 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Calum Ruddick | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1990|12|19|df=yes}} | align=left|Manchester, England | align=left| 2022 from Blackburn Hawks |22/23 |
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! colspan="11" style="background:black; color:#f0d648;”| Forwards |
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!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 |
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|9 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Ken Armstrong | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1985|06|14|df=yes}} | align=left|Sale, England | align=left| 2013 from Blackburn Eagles |22/23 |
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|10 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Nathan Britton | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1993|03|20|df=yes}} | align=left|Sheffield, England | align=left| 2021 from Sheffield Senators |22/23 |
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|14 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Joe Wyatt | | align=left| 1990 (age 32) | align=left|England | align=left| 2021 from Altrincham Aces |22/23 |
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|16 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Michael Gilbert | | align=left| 1997 (age 25) | align=left|England | align=left| 2017 from Altrincham Aces |22/23 |
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|17 | {{flagicon|NIR}} | align=left| Andrew Hopkins | | align=left| 1997 (age 25) | align=left|Northern Ireland | align=left| 2022 from Altrincham Aces |22/23 |
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|19 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Richard Haggar | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1991|01|26|df=yes}} | align=left|Hull, England | align=left| 2021 from Hull Jets |22/23 |
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|23 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Josh Reynolds | | align=left| 2002 (age 20) | align=left|England | align=left| 2022 from Bradford Bulldogs |22/23 |
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|24 | {{flagicon|SVK}} | align=left| Adam Jasečko | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|2004|09|13|df=yes}} | align=left|Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia | align=left| 2022 from Hull Jets |
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|44 | {{flagicon|GER}} | align=left| Daniel Haid | | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1993|12|02|df=yes}} | align=left|Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany | align=left| 2019 from Chemnitz Crashers |22/23 |
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|63 | {{flagicon|SCO}} | align=left| Joe Coulter | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1995|06|12|df=yes}} | align=left|Dumfries, Scotland | align=left| 2022 from Leeds Knights |22/23 |
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|89 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Matthew Barlow | L | align=left| 1999 (age 23) | align=left|Partington, England | align=left| 2021 from Bradford Bulldogs |22/23 |
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|94 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Joe Greaves | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1992|07|17|df=yes}} | align=left|Royton, England | align=left| 2021 from Blackburn Hawks |22/23 |
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colspan="10" style="background:black; color:#f0d648;”" | Team Staff |
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!width=5%|No. !width=5%|Nat. !!width=22%|Name !width=7%|Acquired !width=16%|Role !width=20%|Place of birth !width=24%|Joined From |
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|19 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Richard Haggar | 2020/21 | align=left| Player-Coach | align=left| Hull, England | align=left| |
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| | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Jason Coles | 2021/22 | align=left| Assistant coach | align=left| England | align=left| |
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| | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Mark Gillingham | 2013/14 | align=left| Assistant coach | align=left| Blackpool, England | align=left| Fylde Flyers, NIHL 2 |
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| | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Jon Anderson | 2015/16 | align=left| General Manager | align=left| Widnes, England | align=left| |
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| | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Louis Rosslyn | 2021/22 | align=left| Equipment Manager | align=left| England | align=left| |
2021/22 Outgoing
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|+ ! colspan="7" style="background:black; color:#f0d648;”|Outgoing |
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! width="5%" |No. ! width="5%" |Nat. !Player ! width="7%" |Shoots ! width="16%" |Date of birth ! width="20%" |Place of birth ! width="24%" |Leaving For |
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|4 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Tom Brierley | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1989|10|26|df=yes}} | align=left| Cleethorpes, England |
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|13 | {{flagicon|LAT}} | align=left| Vladislavs Vulkanovs | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1998|02|28|df=yes}} | align=left| Ventspils, Latvia | align=left| Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL National |
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|28 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Chris Wilcox | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1986|12|25|df=yes}} | align=left| Solihull, England | align=left| Hull Seahawks, NIHL National |
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|32 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Harrison Walker | L | align=left| {{Birth date and age|2002|06|25|df=yes}} | align=left| Bradford, England | align=left| Leeds Knights, NIHL National |
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|56 | {{flagicon|ENG}} | align=left| Tom Stubley | R | align=left| {{Birth date and age|1998|11|30|df=yes}} | align=left| York, England | align=left| Hull Seahawks, NIHL National |