Coventry Blaze NIHL

Coventry Blaze NIHL
CityCoventry, West Midlands
LeagueNIHL Division 2 North
Founded2007
Home arenaCoventry Skydome
ColorsBlack, dark/light blue & white
       
Head coachSean Alderson
CaptainDaniel Kent
AffiliateCoventry Blaze
Website[1]
Franchise history
2007 – 2012Coventry Blaze (ENL)
2012 – PresentCoventry 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]

  1. ^ "Coventry Blaze NIHL at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Coventry Blaze ENL at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ NIHL Blaze (16 July 2019). "NIHL Blaze on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ Coventry Blaze NIHL (29 April 2020). "NIHL BLAZE SET TO RETURN". Facebook. Retrieved 8 July 2020.