Guildford Lightning are a women’s ice hockey team who play their home games at Guildford’s Spectrum Leisure Centre, just like their male counterparts, the Guildford Flames. The Lightning competes at the top level in the country; Women’s Premier League which is the league above the Division One and a smaller Under 16s Women’s League. The team exists within the Guildford Flames Junior Ice Hockey Club, which also has teams at U10’s (Firestreakes), U12’s (Fireflies), U14’s (Firestorm), U16’s (Firestars) and U18’s (Phoenix). The Lightning finished third last season, eight points behind eventual winners Bracknell Queen Bees.
Women’s Ice Hockey in Great Britain is administered by the English and Scottish Ice Hockey Associations and has proven to be one of the fastest growing areas of the game. The British Women’s Leagues (BWL) were formed with five teams in 1984 and the founding members of the league were; the Brighton Amazons, Cambridge University, Oxford University, Peterborough Ravens and the Solihull Vixens. This season there will be seven other teams battling it out for the title as well as the Guildford Lightning, and they are the Sheffield Shadows, Kingston Diamonds, Slough Phantoms, Solihull Vixens, Streatham Storm, Bracknell Queen Bees and MK Falcons
2013/2014 Roster:
Coaches and Managers
Jon Leslie, Head Coach
Chris Tilden, Coach
Steve Baker, Coach
Debbie Lake, Manager
Connie Everard, Manager
Players
#1 Samantha Bolwell, Netminder
#2 Lucy Johnson, Forward // Captain
#3 Kirsty Lake, Defence
#4 Charmaine Easton, Forward
#9 Kirsty England, Defence
#10 Laura Foot, Defence
#11 Amy Lack, Forward
#12 Kristin Hissong, Defence // Assistant Captain
#14 Josie Griffiths, Defence // Assistant Captain
#16 Ali Emery, Defence
#19 Anna-Marie Baisden, Forward
#29 Jordan Wiltshire, Forward
#31 Laura Price, Forward
Meghan Sullivan, Defence
Page Parker, Forward
Lydia Zaprihacova, Forward
Honours:
2011-12 Premier League Playoff Runners-Up
2008-09 Chairman’s Cup Playoff Runners-Up
2008-09 Swindon Tournament Winners
2007-08 EIHA Premier Sportsmanship Award
2006-07 EIHA Premier Sportmanship Award
2003-04 Chairman’s Cup Playoff Runners-Up
2002-03 Swindon Tournament Winners
2001-02 Premier League Champions
2001-02 Chairman’s Cup Playoff Runners-Up
2000-01 Premier League Champions
2000-01 Chairman’s Cup Playoff Champions
2000-01 Swindon Tournament Winners
1993-94 Southern Conference League Champions
1993-94 Knockout Cup Winners
James Martin
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