Slough Jets
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Slough Jets are an 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...

 team from Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...

, Berkshire
Berkshire
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, England
England
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. They are the current 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...

 (EPIHL) Cup champions for the 2010–11 season. The team was founded in 1986 after the construction of the Slough Ice Arena in Montem Lane in Slough. With the help of Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan is a retired ice hockey player and coach. He played for Streatham Redskins between 1981 and 1987 before joining Slough Jets, whom he played for until he retired at the end of the 1998–99 season. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at three world...

 who had previously been with Streatham Redskins
Streatham Redskins
The Streatham Redskins are a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were oginally founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the name Redskins in 1974. During the 1980s, the club were one of the leading teams in...

 the Slough Jets were formed. The Slough Jets are one of the few clubs in the UK who from their foundation have continued to play to the present day without interruption or a change of name. They currently play in the EPIHL, which is the second tier of UK
United Kingdom
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 hockey. The Slough Jets' home rink is the Slough Ice Arena, which is also known as the "Hangar". The Slough Jets also have a thriving junior programme (Slough Junior Jets Academy or SJJA) with under 10s, 12s, 14s (A & B), 16s and 18s teams.

For the season 2009–10 Slough are coached by Peter Russell who joined after spells in the previous season at the Swindon Wildcats
Swindon Wildcats
The Swindon Wildcats are a professional ice hockey team based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. They are member of the English Premier Ice Hockey League . Since their inception, the Wildcats have played their home games at the 2800 capacity Link Centre. The club was founded in 1986, as the Swindon...

 and the Bracknell Bees
Bracknell Bees
The Bracknell Bees are an ice hockey team from Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.-Early years:The Bracknell Bees were formed in 1987, under the ownership of John Nike OBE. Bees began life in the Heineken League Division Two, under the leadership of former Durham Wasps and Nottingham Panthers forward, Jamie...

.

For the 2010-11 season, Slough Jets ENL
Slough Jets ENL
The Slough ENL Jets is an ice hockey team based in Slough, England. The team was set up for the start of the 2010/11 season, following the folding of the previous ENL team, the Slough Harrier Hawks....

 were introduced into the ENL League 2, coached by current Jet Adam Greener

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Jets. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Slough Jets seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA PIM
2006-07  44 29 11 2 2 62 203 140 935
2007-08  40 28 9 0 3 59 195 105 730
2008-09  54 31 21 0 2 64 217 179 --
2009-10
2009–10 Slough Jets season
-League standings:Bold- Qualified for Playoffs-Playoffs:Aggregate Scores for Quarter Finals*Slough Jets Playoff CHAMPIONS!!-Premier Cup:Bold- Qualified for Playoffs-Premier Cup Finals:Aggregate Scores...

 
54 37 13 0 4 80 251 145 --
2010-11
2010–11 Slough Jets season
-League standings:Bold- Qualified for Playoffs-Playoffs:Aggregate Scores for Quarter FinalsGuildford Flames are PLAY-OFF Champions- Manchester Phoenix vs. Sheffield Steeldogs:- Basingstoke Bison vs. Milton Keynes Lightning:...

 
54 40 13 0 0 81 245 170 590

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed EPIHL regular season.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Jets player











Points Goals Assists
Player GP G A Pts P/G
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan is a retired ice hockey player and coach. He played for Streatham Redskins between 1981 and 1987 before joining Slough Jets, whom he played for until he retired at the end of the 1998–99 season. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at three world...

 
455 562 502 1064 2.39
Joe Stefan 350 369 450 819 2.34
Brian Mason 278 233 444 677 2.44
Scott Rex 163 313 307 620 3.8
Derek Higdon 231 294 317 611 2.65
Richard Boprey 115 273 270 543 4.72
David Heath 482 174 297 471 0.98
Nick Cross 345 154 174 319 0.92
Rob Coutts 230 129 172 301 1.31
Steve Moria 137 109 192 301 2.2

Player GP G
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan is a retired ice hockey player and coach. He played for Streatham Redskins between 1981 and 1987 before joining Slough Jets, whom he played for until he retired at the end of the 1998–99 season. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at three world...

 
455 562
Joe Stefan 350 369
Scott Rex 163 313
Derek Higdon 231 294
Richard Boprey 115 273
Brian Mason 278 233
David Heath 482 174
Nick Cross 345 154
Danny Gratton 87 136
Rob Coutts 230 129

Player GP A
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan
Gary Stefan is a retired ice hockey player and coach. He played for Streatham Redskins between 1981 and 1987 before joining Slough Jets, whom he played for until he retired at the end of the 1998–99 season. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at three world...

 
455 502
Joe Stefan 350 450
Brian Mason 278 444
Derek Higdon 231 317
Scott Rex 163 307
David Heath 482 297
Richard Boprey 115 270
Steve Moria 137 192
Warren Rost 528 178
Nick Cross 345 174


Franchise individual records

  • Most goals in a season: Derek Higdon, 96 (1993–94)
  • Most assists in a season: Brian Mason, 112 (1993–94)
  • Most points in a season: Scott Rex, 192 (1993–94)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Mike Flanagan, 252 (1995–96)
  • Most goals in a season, defenceman: Brian Mason, 48 (1993–94)
  • Most assists in a season, defenceman: Brian Mason, 74 (1990–91)
  • Most points in a season, defenceman: Brian Mason, 160 (1993–94)

Club roster 2010–11

Goaltenders
Number |Player Catches Place of Birth
45   Gregg Rockman L Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
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, England
England
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40   Ryan Bainborough L Oxford
Oxford
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, England
England
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Defencemen
Number |Player Shoots Place of Birth
2   Jan Krajíček L Prostějov
Prostejov
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, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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43   Paddy Ward R Scotland
Scotland
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71   John Connolly R Scotland
Scotland
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7   Adam Greener R England
21   Andy Munroe R England
22   Billy Phillips - 2 way contract with Romford Raiders - R England
15   Matt Jordan - 2 way contract with Slough ENL Jets - L England

Forwards
Number |Player Shoots Place of Birth
30   Darius Pliskauskas L Elektrėnai
Elektrenai
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, Lithuania
Lithuania
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9   Doug Sheppard R Georgetown, Ontario
Georgetown, Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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25   Adam Calder L Portage la Prairie, Canada
Canada
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97   Joe Greener L England
74   Slava Koulikov L Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
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, Russia
Russia
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13   Dan Davies R England
16   Michael Bowman R Durham
Durham
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, England
49   Ryan Watt R England
11   Carl Thompson R Langley, Berkshire, England
73   Shaun Thompson R Langley, Berkshire, England
15   Aaron Connolly - 2 way contract with Chelmsford Chieftans - R Chelmsford
Chelmsford
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, England
15   Stas Prokofiev - 2 way contract with Slough ENL Jets - R london
London
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, England

Confirmed close season departures 2010–11

  Jan Melichar to Swindon Wildcats EPIHL
/
  Peter Jasik to Bracknell Bees
/
  Ryan Watt to Swindon Wildcats - Returns mid season -
/
  Ciaran Long to Basingstoke Bison
/
  Sam Waller to Bracknell Bees
/
  Peter Poljaček to TBC
/
  Joe Myers to Cardiff Devils
/
  Blaz Emersic to MK Lightning (departs mid season 10/11)
/
  Scott Spearing to Bracknell Bees (departs mid season 10/11)

Club honours

  • 2010–11
    • English Premier Cup Champions
  • 2009–10
    • EPIHL Play-Off Champions
    • English Premier League Runners-up
    • English Premier cup semi-finalists
  • 2008–09
    • EPIHL Play-Off Semi-finalists
  • 2007–08
    • EPIHL Play-Off Champions
    • English Premier League Runners-up
    • EPIHL Premier Cup Runners-up
  • 2005–06 Season
    • English Premier League Runners-up
  • 1998–99 Season
    • British National League
      British National League
      The British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the...

       Champions
  • 1997–98 Season
    • Benson & Hedges Plate Winners
  • 1994–95 Season
    • British Division 1 Champions
  • 1990–91 Season
    • British Division 1 Champions
  • 1989–90 Season
    • Heineken League Division One Champions
    • Southern Cup Champions
  • 1988–89 Season
    • London Cup Champions

Previous coaches

Doug Sheppard -PRESENT- Peter Russell Steve Moria Andy Hannah Warren Rost Joe Stefan Scott Rex Gary Stefan Charlie Colon Richard Boprey Paul Ferguson
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