1992–93 Guildford Flames season

Guildford Flames
Season 1992–93
LeagueBritish League Division One
Player/CoachMike Urquhart
Home Ice RinkAlexandra Palace & Guildford Spectrum
League position1st in English League D1 Conference B, English League championship runners-up

The 1992–93 season, was the Guildford Flames first ever year of Ice Hockey. They competed in the English League Division One. Guildford's first ever competitive game was a 12–1 away victory at the Sunderland Chiefs on 17 October 1992. Due to the Guildford Spectrum not being completed in time for the start of the season, the Flames trained at Slough. The Guildford Flames played the majority of their away fixtures in the early stages of the season, using Alexandra Palace in North London when home fixtures were unavoidable.

The Guildford Flames eventually opened the £28 million council owned arena on Saturday 23 January 1993, when they thrashed the Stevenage Sharks 13–3, in front of 2,139 spectators. Andy Sparks scored the first-ever goal at the Spectrum at just 1.33 into the game.

After finishing with a record of twenty-five wins, six losses and one draw, the Guildford Flames lost the league championship at Solihull Barons with a three goal aggregate defeat. The first game played on 7 April 1993 saw the Guildford Flames pick up a slender 7–6 victory on home ice, however the return leg played on 10 April 1993 saw the Barons win 10–6 and secure a 16–13 aggregate victory. The Flames then finished joint third with surprise contenders Bristol Bulldogs in the qualification play-off standings.

Standings

English League – Conference A

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Solihull Barons 32 23 7 2 394 199 48
Bristol Bulldogs 32 19 11 2 270 189 40
Trafford Metros 31 19 12 0 254 210 38
Blackburn Hawks 32 18 13 1 325 204 37
Oxford City Stars 32 11 20 1 234 352 23
Sunderland Chiefs 32 2 29 1 172 471 5

English League – Conference B

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Guildford Flames 32 25 6 1 357 201 51
Chelmsford Chieftains 32 22 7 3 357 168 47
Streatham Redskins 31 19 12 0 363 262 38
Wightlink Raiders 32 15 17 0 285 316 30
Stevenage Sharks 32 10 22 0 256 400 20
Basingstoke Bulldogs 32 2 29 1 134 429 5

Qualification Play-offs – Group A

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Trafford Metros 4 4 0 0 51 26 8
Solihull Barons 4 2 2 0 42 34 4
Paisley Pirates 4 0 4 0 23 56 0

Qualification Play-offs – Group B

Team Pld. W L T GF GA Pts.
Chelmsford Chieftains 6 6 0 0 56 26 12
Bristol Bulldogs 6 3 3 0 43 47 6
Guildford Flames 6 3 3 0 46 51 6
Streatham Redskins 6 0 6 0 50 71 0

Player statistics

Player GP G A PTS PIMS
Sean Murphy 40 117 163 280 46
Dave McGahan 40 138 124 262 86
Darrin Zinger 35 43 72 115 40
Andy Sparks 30 38 26 64 53
Danny O'Hanlon 40 24 23 47 54
Gary Shearer 39 22 24 46 102
Leigh Baker 40 14 9 23 24
Dave Wilson 40 8 17 25 55
Mike Urquhart 34 7 11 18 41
Steve Condren 34 0 9 9 54
Phil Adams 6 3 3 6 6
Chris Wilson 40 2 2 4 16
Darren Peries 16 0 0 0 0

Netminders

Netminder Iced Mins SOG GA SV % SO GAA
Mike Kelland 29 1577 905 162 82.09 0 6.16
Mike Shead 11 496 310 66 78.71 0 7.98
Mo Kadhim 8 267 156 36 76.92 0 8.09
Simon Burns 1 60 38 4 89.47 0 4.00

Results

Pre-Season

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendance
Tuesday 20th October 1992Milton Keynes KingsAwayTied 9-9-

British League Division One

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendance
Saturday 17 October 1992Sunderland ChiefsAwayWon 12–1-
Saturday 16 January 1993Sunderland ChiefsHome (played at Alexandra Palace)Won 24–6-
Sunday 17 January 1993Basingstoke BulldogsAwayWon 16–2-
Saturday 23 January 1993Stevenage SharksHomeWon 13–32,139
Sunday 24 January 1993Streatham RedskinsAwayWon 11–5-
Wednesday 3 February 1993Streatham RedskinsHomeWon 8–6-
Wednesday 24 February 1993Streatham RedskinsAwayWon 13–7-
Wednesday 3 March 1993Streatham RedskinsHomeLost 12–6-
N/ABasingstoke BulldogsAwayWon 9–7-
N/ABasingstoke BulldogsHomeWon 12–3-
N/ABasingstoke BulldogsHomeWon 18–3-
N/ABlackburn HawksHomeLost 9–4-
N/ABlackburn HawksAwayWon 7–3-
N/ABristol BulldogsHomeWon 13–7-
N/ABristol BulldogsAwayWon 7–4-
N/AChelmsford ChieftainsAwayTied 8–8-
N/AChelmsford ChieftainsAwayWon 9–6-
N/AChelmsford ChieftainsHomeLost 10–3-
N/AChelmsford ChieftainsHomeLost 14–5-
N/AOxford City StarsHomeWon 17–7-
N/AOxford City StarsAwayWon 6–2-
N/ASolihull BaronsHomeWon 15–3-
N/ASolihull BaronsAwayWon 11–9-
N/AStevenage SharksHomeWon 24–3-
N/AStevenage SharksAwayWon 9–6-
N/AStevenage SharksAwayLost 13–8-
N/ATrafford MetrosHomeLost 16–12-
N/ATrafford MetrosAwayWon 6–5-
N/AWightlink RaidersHomeWon 11–4-
N/AWightlink RaidersHomeWon 14–4-
N/AWightlink RaidersAwayWon 14–8-
N/AWightlink RaidersAwayWon 12–5-

Conference Championship Play-off Final

DateOpponentVenueResultNotes
Wednesday 7 April 1993Solihull BaronsHomeWon 7–6
Saturday 10 April 1993Solihull BaronsAwayLost 10–6Solihull win 16–13 on aggregate

Qualification Play-offs Group B

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendance
N/ABristol BulldogsAwayWon 9–8-
N/ABristol BulldogsHomeLost 7–2-
N/AChelmsford ChieftainsAwayLost 4–3-
N/AChelmsford ChieftainsHomeLost 10–6-
N/AStreatham RedskinsHomeWon 14–12-
N/AStreatham RedskinsAwayWon 12–10-

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