Ashley Tait is a British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 forward

Forward (ice hockey)

In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...

 who currently plays for the Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers

The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 of the ELITE Ice Hockey League

Elite Ice Hockey League

Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...

 EIHL. During Tait's career he has also played for Nottingham Panthers

Nottingham Panthers

The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 (EIHL), Kingston Hawks (BNL), Coventry Blaze

Coventry Blaze

Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...

 (EIHL) and Ritten Renon (LIHG). Tait has also played in over 50 GB senior internationals.

Playing career

Tait played junior hockey for Nottingham Panthers

Nottingham Panthers

The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 and progressed through the ranks playing in their ISL team in the 1999–2000 season.

After a move to Kingston Hawks, where he played two seasons in the BNL

BNL

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, Tait then moved back to the Nottingham Panthers

Nottingham Panthers

The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 for three full seasons in the Super League.

Tait moved to Coventry Blaze

Coventry Blaze

Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...

 in 2002, a year in which the BNL

BNL

BNL may refer to:* Barenaked Ladies, a rock band from Canada* Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, an Italian bank* Block nested loop, an algorithm used to join data in a relational database* British National League, a defunct ice hockey league...

 saw Coventry Blaze win the League and Play Off Championship. Coventry Blaze then made their move into the Elite League

Elite League

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 in 2003.

In 2004-2005 Tait was a member of the Blaze Grand Slam team and scored the Grand Slam winning goal against Nottingham in the play-off finals at the NIC

NIC

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, one of Tait’s 29 goals that season.

Tait took over as Blaze Team Captain in 2007 and the team secured the League Championship and Play Off title before his move to Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers

The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 in 2007.

Tait scored 32 goals for the Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers

The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

in 2008.

Career highlights

Powerplay Player of the month (Feb 04)

Best Forward (03-04 Coventry Blaze)

Elite League All Star Team (04-05)

Elite League Champion (04-05 Coventry Blaze)

Elite Challenge Cup Winner (04-05 Coventry Blaze)

Elite Playoff Champion (04-05 Coventry Blaze)

Elite League Champion (06-07 Coventry Blaze)

Elite Challenge Cup Winner (06-07 Coventry Blaze)

Elite Playoff Champion (07-08 Sheffield Steelers)

Elite League Champion (08-09 Sheffield Steelers)

Elite Playoff Champion (08-09 Sheffield Steelers)

Elite League Champion (10-11 Sheffield Steelers)

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