Sheffield Scimitars (2020) Explained

The Sheffield Scimitars are an ice hockey team that plays their home games at the iceSheffield in Sheffield. They play in the NIHL 2 Laidler Conference and are affiliated with the Sheffield Steeldogs of the National League.^[1] In 2020, Sheffield Academy announced their senior team would once again be known as the Sheffield Scimitars. ^[2]

Season-by-season record^[3]

	Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	Pts.	Rank	Post Season
2010-2011	ENL 2	24	1	0	23	-	-	74	200	2	7	No playoffs held
2011-2012	ENL 2	28	10	2	16	-	-	116	154	22	5	No playoffs held
2012-2013	NIHL 2	24	14	2	8	-	-	123	76	30	4	No playoffs held
2013-2014	NIHL 2	28	10	2	16	-	-	86	117	22	7	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NIHL 2	36	27	0	9	-	-	204	125	54	3	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	NIHL 1	31	0	0	31	-	-	58	250	0	9	Relegated
2016-2017	NIHL 2	28	14	6	8	-	-	133	95	34	4	Final loss
2017-2018	NIHL 2	36	19	-	13	2	1	222	134	44	6	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NIHL 2	31	15	-	11	2	3	173	126	37	5	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NIHL 2	26	10	-	10	4	2	133	112	21	5	Playoffs Cancelled

Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

Netminders
width=5%	No.	width=5%	Nat.	width=22%	Player	width=7%	Catches	width=16%	Date of birth	width=20%	Place of birth	width=24%	Acquired	Contract
29		Brandon Stones	L	7 February 1993	Nottingham, England	2022 from MK Lightning	22/23
31		Thomas Hovell	R	20 September 1995	Nottingham, England	2021 from Nottingham Lions	22/23

Defencemen
width=5%	No.	width=5%	Nat.	width=22%	Player	width=7%	Shoots	width=16%	Date of birth	width=20%	Place of birth	width=24%	Acquired	Contract
11		William Harper		2002 (age 20)	England	2018 from Sheffield U20	22/23
12		Jake Howis		1999 (age 23)	England	2021	22/23
19		Shaun Wild	L	12 September 1993	Sheffield, England	2014 from Invicta Dynamos	22/23
24		Euan Williams	L	7 May 2006	England	2022 from Sheffield U18	22/23
28		Sam Colton		2002 (age 20)	England	2019 from Ontario Hockey Academy U18 AA	22/23
33		Oliver Turner		19 January 2006	England	2021 from Sheffield U18	22/23
52		Luke Reid	R	25 February 2004	Swindon, England	2022 from Swindon Wildcats 2	22/23

Forwards
width=5%	No.	width=5%	Nat.	width=22%	Player	width=7%	Shoots	width=16%	Date of birth	width=20%	Place of birth	width=24%	Acquired	Contract
2		William Szollosy		2003 (age 19)	England	2022 from Sheffield Titans	22/23
9		Cameron Pywell		28 September 1998	England	2021 from Nottingham Lions	22/23
14		Scott Morris	R	9 March 1988	Sheffield, England	2021 from Sutton Sting	22/23
15		Harry Hopkins	R	1999 (age 23)	England	2021 from Nottingham Lions	22/23
20		Michael Danečko	L	23 June 2004	Havirov, Czechia	2021 from Sheffield U18	22/23
21		Ben Roebuck		2005 (age 17)	England	2021 from Sheffield U18	22/23
23		Sam Rodgers		2000 (age 22)	England	2019 from Sheffield U20	22/23
34		Samuel Keeling		30 March 2006	England	2021 from Sheffield U18	22/23
51		William Newcombe		2002 (age 20)	England	2017 from Sheffield U20	22/23
81		Benjamin Cutts	R	4 February 2006	Nottingham, England	2022 from Sheffield U18	22/23
82		Isaac Tse		2004 (age 18)	England	2022 from Ontario Hockey Academy U18 AA	22/23

2021/22 Outgoing

Outgoing

No.	Nat.	Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth	Leaving For
3		Ruskin Hughes	R	16 June 1997	London, England	Invicta Dynamos, NIHL 1
32		Warren Tait	R	17 April 1981	Nottingham, England	Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL National
91		Cam Brownley	R	3 February 1997	Sheffield, England	Hull Seahawks, NIHL National

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIHL League Structure. EIHA.
2. Web site: NIHL: familiar name returns as Sheffield announce ‘Scimitars’ as their senior team – English Ice Hockey Association. en-GB. 2020-05-29.
3. Web site: Sheffield Steeldogs. Eliteprospects.com.