Phil Hamer
Encyclopedia
Phil Hamer is an English
semi-professional ice hockey
player, currently playing for the Manchester Phoenix
in the ENL. Hamer was the first player to be promoted through the Phoenix youth system and make an EIHL appearance for the Phoenix.
Hamer had impressed at junior level with the Phoenix, and his opportunity came towards the end of the 2007-08 season, with Phoenix head coach Tony Hand's
decision to release Rhys McWilliams
from the Phoenix roster. Hamer stepped into the role with relish and started five regular season games for the Phoenix in the 2007-08 season. His work rate and effort impressed Hand enough to ensure his permanent promotion to the senior squad for the following 2008-09 term. Following several appearances for the Phoenix, Hamer was dropped although he still plays for the ENL side also named Manchester Phoenix.
Hamer initially chose shirt number 17 but after the signing of veteran defenceman Dwight Parrish
in May 2008, he would voluntarily change to become number 76.
Hamer is also an accomplished Inline Hockey
player and he was a FIRS
World Champion in 2008 at Under 18 level, whilst playing for Great Britain
. He was the tournaments top point scorer and was voted on to the Dream Team. Hamer was also Alternate Captain.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
semi-professional 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...
player, currently playing for the Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in...
in the ENL. Hamer was the first player to be promoted through the Phoenix youth system and make an EIHL appearance for the Phoenix.
Hamer had impressed at junior level with the Phoenix, and his opportunity came towards the end of the 2007-08 season, with Phoenix head coach Tony Hand's
Tony Hand
Tony Hand MBE is a Scottish ice hockey player who became the first British-raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. He is currently player-coach of the Manchester Phoenix...
decision to release Rhys McWilliams
Rhys McWilliams
Rhys McWilliams is an English professional ice hockey player, currently playing with the Coventry Blaze organisation at ENIHL level. In the year 2000 he began his professional career, making his debut for the Solihull Barons as a young forward having also featured for their U-19 team, the...
from the Phoenix roster. Hamer stepped into the role with relish and started five regular season games for the Phoenix in the 2007-08 season. His work rate and effort impressed Hand enough to ensure his permanent promotion to the senior squad for the following 2008-09 term. Following several appearances for the Phoenix, Hamer was dropped although he still plays for the ENL side also named Manchester Phoenix.
Hamer initially chose shirt number 17 but after the signing of veteran defenceman Dwight Parrish
Dwight Parrish
Dwight Parrish is a retired American professional ice hockey player.- North American career :Parrish began his career playing at NCAA level for Ferris State University in his home state of Michigan...
in May 2008, he would voluntarily change to become number 76.
Hamer is also an accomplished Inline Hockey
Inline hockey
Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey in the United States, is a sport similar to ice hockey but played with inline skates. Like its parent sport, skaters on two teams use hockey sticks to direct a disk-shaped puck into the opponent's goal; however, various details of the game, such as...
player and he was a FIRS
FIRS
The FIRS Index is a share index of the 13 privatisation-investment funds listed on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange , established on 29 July 2004...
World Champion in 2008 at Under 18 level, whilst playing for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. He was the tournaments top point scorer and was voted on to the Dream Team. Hamer was also Alternate Captain.
Career stats
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007-08 | Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in... |
EIHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in... |
EIHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
External links
- Phil Hamer Personal Profile, Manchester Phoenix Official Website
- 'Hamer Gets The Phoenix Call', Manchester Phoenix Official Website, 09/05/08
- 'Hamer Happy To Change Shirt Number', Manchester Phoenix Official Website, 05/06/08