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Earls Court Rangers
Earls Court Rangers were an early English ice hockey team that played in the English National League. They were formed in 1935 and disbanded in 1953. They played their home games at the Earls Court Arena in west London, England at Empress Hall; played only 9 seasons interrupted in 1939 by World War II. Empress Hall In September 1953, the British Ice Hockey association announced that in the upcoming season the Earls Court Rangers would not play. The club's directors chose not to play that season because its headquarters, Empress Hall in London, was undergoing structural alterations. The alterations were expected to take three months, but in fact the Empress Hall was never rebuilt and now Earls Court 2 and Lillie Road Bus and Tube Depot stand in its spot. The team was formed in 1935 and played in the league every year until 1940, then from 1948 to 1953. From 1940 to 1947, Empress Hall was under government requisition. 1937 Fixtures Earl Nicholson, of Harringay Greyhounds, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English National League
The English National League was an early ice hockey league in England. It was founded in 1935 by most of the teams who had previously competed in the English League. It was suspended during the Second World War, but returned in 1946. In 1954 the league merged with the Scottish National League to form the British National League. Champions :1936: Wembley Lions :1937: Wembley Lions :1938: Harringay Racers :1939: Harringay Greyhounds :1940: Harringay Greyhounds :1947: Brighton Tigers :1948: Brighton Tigers :1949: Harringay Racers :1950: Streatham :1951: Nottingham Panthers :1952: Wembley Lions :1953: Streatham :1954: Nottingham Panthers ReferencesA to Z encyclopaedia of ice hockey See also *British ice hockey league champions The British ice hockey league champions are the winners of the regular season of the highest ice hockey league in the United Kingdom, currently the Elite Ice Hockey League. Previously, the highest league has been the British National League (1954� .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near the area in front of the net called the '' goal crease'' (often referred to simply as '' the crease''). Goaltenders tend to stay at or beyond the top of the crease to cut down on the angle of shots. In the modern age of goaltending there are two common styles, butterfly and hybrid (hybrid is a mix of the traditional stand-up style and butterfly technique). Because of the power of shots, the goaltender wears special equipment to protect the body from direct impact. Goaltenders are one of the most important players on the ice, as their performance may greatly impact the outcome or score of the game. One-on-one situations, such as breakaways and shootouts, have the tendency to showcase a goaltender's pure skill, or lack thereof. No more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey Teams In London
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Defunct Ice Hockey Teams In The United Kingdom
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Earls Court Rangers
Earls Court Rangers were an early English ice hockey team that played in the English National League. They were formed in 1935 and disbanded in 1953. They played their home games at the Earls Court Arena in west London, England at Empress Hall; played only 9 seasons interrupted in 1939 by World War II. Empress Hall In September 1953, the British Ice Hockey association announced that in the upcoming season the Earls Court Rangers would not play. The club's directors chose not to play that season because its headquarters, Empress Hall in London, was undergoing structural alterations. The alterations were expected to take three months, but in fact the Empress Hall was never rebuilt and now Earls Court 2 and Lillie Road Bus and Tube Depot stand in its spot. The team was formed in 1935 and played in the league every year until 1940, then from 1948 to 1953. From 1940 to 1947, Empress Hall was under government requisition. 1937 Fixtures Earl Nicholson, of Harringay Greyhounds, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Canadians
The Wembley Monarchs were an ice hockey team in the United Kingdom. They were founded in 1929 as the Grosvenor House Canadians, transferred to Wembley Canadians for the 1934–35 season and became the Monarchs in 1936. The team played in the English League (ice hockey), English League 1931–35, 1936–37 and in the English National League 1935–36, 1937–50. The Grosvenor House Canadians played their home matches at the Park Lane Rink but from 1934 the Wembley Arena, Empire Pool in Wembley Park, London, (now the SSE Arena) was the home ice for the Canadians/Monarchs (which they shared with the Wembley Lions). Foreign players faced heavy fines and deportation if found to have engaged in on-ice violence or unsportsmanlike conduct, so bar brawls and fights in the locker rooms with opposing players after games were far from uncommon. The Grosvenor House Canadians won the English League in 1933-34 but the only success as the Monarchs came in 1948 when they won the English Autumn Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress State Building
The Empress State Building is a high rise building on the West Brompton/Earl's Court border in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (West London). Its full address is Empress State Building, Empress Approach, Lillie Road, West Brompton, London, SW6 1TR. History The building is named after the Empress Hall which formerly stood on the site, and in tribute to the Empire State Building. It was completed in 1962 for the Admiralty on the site of the former Empress Hall and ice rink as a commercial building and was tall with 28 floors, designed by Stone, Toms & Partners and was briefly the tallest commercial building in London until Millbank Tower was built in 1962. It was renovated in 2003 to a design by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Three floors and were added to its height. Plus a frontal extension of 5 meters 'Orbit' is the name given to the private revolving bar on the top floor which offers panoramic views of London.The revolving bar element was shut down This building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wyman
James Robert Wyman (27 April 1909 – 25 June 1978), also known as Bob Wyman, was a British ice hockey player who played in Great Britain. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Wyman was also a successful schoolboy athlete, becoming the English schoolboy long jump champion when he was 15 years old, and speed skater, having held the British indoor half mile record and then winning the 440 yards outdoor crown in January 1934 — a feat which earned a Gallaher cigarette card. During World War II, Wyman served with the Royal Navy and reached the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. Career Club Having learned to play ice hockey whilst living in London in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Wyman's first season playing senior ice hockey was spent with the Grosvenor House Canadians during the 1933–34 season in the English League. The team moved to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Willson
Donald Walter Willson (January 13, 1913 – March 23, 1967) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1937–38 and 1938–39 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1935 to 1948, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. Biography Willson was born in Chatham, Ontario, but grew up in Bradford, Ontario. In 1929 he joined the junior hockey team the Newmarket Redmen, and played with them in the Memorial Cup four times, winning in 1933. He moved on to the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in 1933, and was a member of the 1934 Memorial Cup-winning team. In 1934, Willson entered senior hockey with the Oshawa Chevies for a season, then moved to England to play in the English National League with the Earls Court Rangers for two seasons. Willson returned to North America for the 1937–38 season, when Willson played for the Verdun Maple Leafs and 18 games for the Montreal Canadiens. Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McNeil (ice Hockey)
George McNeil (July 26, 1914 – December 24, 1997) was an ice hockey player and coach and baseball player and manager, who represented United Kingdom internationally at both sports. Baseball McNeil played baseball in the semi-professional Yorkshire League, 1937, and Yorkshire-Lancashire League, 1938 and 1939, in the United Kingdom. He played regularly for the Yorkshire County representative side including against the USA Test Series side in 1938. He started the 1937 season with Scarborough Seagulls but when they folded in August concluded the season at Hull. For the 1938 season he played third base for Leeds Oaks who he had joined as coach and captain. In August 1938, at just 24 years of age, he represented the Great Britain national baseball team as player-manager in a Test Series against the United States national baseball team preparing for the 1940 Olympic Games. The British team which did consist largely of Canadians playing baseball professionally in the UK, won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre (ice Hockey)
The centre (or center in the United States) in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the sideboards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and therefore often end up covering more ice surface than any other player. Centres are ideally strong, fast skaters who are able to back-check quickly from deep in the opposing zone. Generally, centres are expected to be gifted passers more so than goal scorers, although there are exceptions - typically larger centres who position themselves directly in front of the net in order to score off rebounds. They are also expected to have exceptional "ice vision", intelligence, and creativity. They also generally are the most defensively-oriented forwards on the ice, as they are expected to play the role of the third player in defense, after the defencemen. Centres usually play as part of a line of players that are substituted frequently to keep fresh and keep th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Lee (ice Hockey)
Robert James Lee (December 28, 1911 – December 31, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played one game for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1949. Career Lee played for the Baltimore Orioles in the Eastern Hockey League between 1934 and 1936, the Brighton Tigers in 1936–37 and between 1946 and 1954, the Earls Court Rangers between 1937 and 1939, the Quebec Aces between 1939 and 1942, the Montreal Royals and the Montreal Canadiens in 1942–43, and the Wembley Lions in 1945–46. See also *List of players who played only one game in the NHL This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ... References * 1911 births 1974 deaths Brighton Tigers players British Ice Hockey Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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