Coventry Blaze NIHL | |
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City | Coventry, West Midlands |
League | NIHL Division 2 North |
Founded | 2007 |
Home arena | Coventry Skydome |
Colors | Black, dark/light blue & white |
Head coach | Sean Alderson |
Captain | Daniel Kent |
Affiliate | Coventry Blaze |
Website | [1] |
Franchise history | |
2007 – 2012 | Coventry Blaze (ENL) |
2012 – Present | Coventry NIHL Blaze |
The Coventry Blaze NIHL are a British ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They are the NIHL affiliate of Coventry Blaze of the EIHL.[1] The team started life as the Coventry Blaze (ENL) in 2007, changing their name to the Coventry Blaze NIHL ahead of the 2012–13 season.[2] The team often provides many juniors competitive ice time. The team withdrew from the 2019–20 season, after being unable to replace the players that had left during the off-season, returning to NIHL action ahead of the 2020–21 season.[3][4]