Davey Lawrence
Encyclopedia
Davey Lawrence is a former ice hockey
goaltender
who played for the Sheffield Steelers
in the Elite Ice Hockey League
between 2003-04 and 2007-08 seasons. During the 2008-09 Season he played for the Telford Tigers
and now plays for Basingstoke Bison
in the English Premier Ice Hockey League
for the 2009-10 season. After the 2009-10 season Davey Lawrence retired from ice hockey after 7 successful seasons. He has now moved back to his home town of Barnsley and started his own joinery and building services business to which he is now working hard to make a success.
. He attended Lees Hill infant school followed by Ardsley Oaks Junior School. Upon reaching his teenage years he attended Darfield Foulstone High School, taking his GCSE exams. After school life he attended Barnsley College and worked as an apprentice joiner for B.A. Haxby Barnsley LTD.
in 2003 and stayed with the club until 2007-08. He also represented Great Britain U18s in Latvia at the 2003-04 world junior championships and the U20s in 2004-05 and 2005-06. At the 2004-05 world championships they gained gold medal status, and within doing so Davey also gained the accolade of goaltender of the tournament. After serving time with Sheffield Steelers
Davey left the club and moved south to Shropshire, where he plied his trade with the Telford Tigers
. In 2009-10 he made the move towards the capital where he enjoyed his last professional season with the newly demoted Basingstoke Bison
before venturing into the business for which he now hopes to make a success.
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...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who played 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 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...
between 2003-04 and 2007-08 seasons. During the 2008-09 Season he played for the Telford Tigers
Telford Tigers
The Telford Tigers are an English Premier League ice hockey team that formed in 2001 under the name Telford Wild Foxes.A previous Telford Tigers team had existed between 1985 and 1999.- Early history :...
and now plays for Basingstoke Bison
Basingstoke Bison
The Basingstoke Bison are an English Ice Hockey club from Basingstoke. They currently compete in the English Premier Ice Hockey League and have previously been members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and its successor the Elite Ice Hockey League- History :...
in the English Premier Ice Hockey League
English Premier Ice Hockey League
The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association...
for the 2009-10 season. After the 2009-10 season Davey Lawrence retired from ice hockey after 7 successful seasons. He has now moved back to his home town of Barnsley and started his own joinery and building services business to which he is now working hard to make a success.
Early life
He was born to parents Janet Ives and David Lawrence in Ardsley, BarnsleyBarnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
. He attended Lees Hill infant school followed by Ardsley Oaks Junior School. Upon reaching his teenage years he attended Darfield Foulstone High School, taking his GCSE exams. After school life he attended Barnsley College and worked as an apprentice joiner for B.A. Haxby Barnsley LTD.
Career
He signed his first professional contract aged 18 for the Sheffield SteelersSheffield 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 2003 and stayed with the club until 2007-08. He also represented Great Britain U18s in Latvia at the 2003-04 world junior championships and the U20s in 2004-05 and 2005-06. At the 2004-05 world championships they gained gold medal status, and within doing so Davey also gained the accolade of goaltender of the tournament. After serving time with 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...
Davey left the club and moved south to Shropshire, where he plied his trade with the Telford Tigers
Telford Tigers
The Telford Tigers are an English Premier League ice hockey team that formed in 2001 under the name Telford Wild Foxes.A previous Telford Tigers team had existed between 1985 and 1999.- Early history :...
. In 2009-10 he made the move towards the capital where he enjoyed his last professional season with the newly demoted Basingstoke Bison
Basingstoke Bison
The Basingstoke Bison are an English Ice Hockey club from Basingstoke. They currently compete in the English Premier Ice Hockey League and have previously been members of the Ice Hockey Superleague and its successor the Elite Ice Hockey League- History :...
before venturing into the business for which he now hopes to make a success.