| Tony Hand MBE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 August 1967 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| EPL team Former teams |
Manchester Phoenix Murrayfield Racers Edinburgh Racers Sheffield Steelers Ayr Scottish Eagles Dundee Stars Edinburgh Capitals Belfast Giants | ||
| National team |
 Great Britain | ||
| NHL draft |
252nd overall, 1986 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1983–2015 | ||
Anthony Hand MBE (born 15 August 1967) is a Scottish former ice hockey player and coach. He was the first British player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986.
Nicknamed Two point Tony, he holds several national records, and scored over 4000 points in his career, more than any professional hockey player at any level. Still over a point-per-game scorer deep into his forties, Hand retired after the 2015 EPIHL league finals, after his Manchester Phoenix team lost.[1]
Hand served as the head coach of the Great Britain national team, a position he assumed in 2011 and resigned from in 2013.[2] Until the franchise folded in January 2017, he was the coach of the Manchester Phoenix. In 2017, Hand received the Torriani Award from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2017, and inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.
- ^ Lambert, Dave (19 July 2015). "The Scottish Wayne Gretzky Finally Hangs Up His Skates". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Hand steps down as GB head coach". BBC Sport.