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Altrincham Aces

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Altrincham Aces
CityAltrincham, Greater Manchester
LeagueNIHL
ConferenceDivision Two North
Founded1961, 2015
Home arenaAltrincham Ice Dome
ColoursNavy, Red & White
     
Head coachElliott Bayne
AffiliatesManchester Storm, EIHL
Websitealtrinchamaces.net
Franchise history
1986-1995Trafford Metros
1961-86, 95-93, 2015-Altrincham Aces

The Altrincham Aces are a semi-professional and amateur ice hockey team of the English National Ice Hockey League, based out of the Altrincham Ice Dome, situated on Oakfield Road in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England.

The team was initially founded in 1961, the team were based out of the old Altrincham Ice Rink, situated on Devonshire Road in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, and played until 2003, when the rink was sold,[1] then demolished to make way for a new housing development.

During the period 1986–1995, the team was known as the Trafford Metros, as the team was in part funded by Trafford council. This name was revived in 2009, but then altered to the Manchester Minotaurs in 2013. Until recently the team was affiliated to the Manchester Phoenix a team playing in the English Premier League.[2]

In the course of the team's existence, they played in a variety of regional and national leagues, in the largely amateur structure of the sport within the UK.

In 2015 the Aces were re-formed and entered the English National Ice Hockey League.[3] The team, alongside Widnes Wild, are affiliated to the Manchester Storm (2015–).

Club roster 2022-23

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

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
England Lewis McBride (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31) Altrincham, England 2019 from Blackburn Eagles 22/23
England Evan Coles L (2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 24) Sheffield, England 2022 from Widnes Wild Two-Way
England Bayley Hodkinson 2003 (age 19) England 2022 from Blackburn Hawks Two-Way
England Cameron Valentine-Higgs 2004 (age 18) England 2021 from Manchester U18 22/23
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
16 England Max Sullivan 2001 (age 21) Baguley, England 2018 from Manchester U18 22/23
Czech Republic David Kameníček Prostejov, Czechia 2019 from Bradford Bulldogs 22/23
England James Ashton (1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 41) England 2022 22/23
Hungary Dávid Zsombor Kovács (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) Budapest, Hungary 2022 from Blackburn Hawks 2 22/23
England Cameron Williams 2002 (age 20) England 2022 from Widnes U18 22/23
England Ben McLellan 2004 (age 18) England 2022 from Widnes U18 22/23
England James Best 2005 (age 17) England 2022 from Manchester U18 22/23
England Charles Phillips 2006 (age 16) England 2022 from Widnes U18 22/23
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
5 England Sam Dunford R (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 36) Blackpool, England 2017 from Blackburn Eagles 22/23
England Bradley Chapman Ilkley, England 2018 from Bradford U18 22/23
England Carl Price (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 35) England 2021 from Blackburn Hawks 2 22/23
England CJ Ashton L (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 (age 27) England 2021 from Kingston Diamonds 22/23
England Dalton Thompson (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21) England 2022 from Swindon Wildcats 2 22/23
England Romeo Nixon 2003 (age 19) England 2021 from Manchester U18 22/23
England Billy King 2003 (age 19) England 2021 from Manchester U18 22/23
England Elliot Hunt 2003 (age 19) England 2022 from Manchester U18 22/23
England Grace Garbett L (2003-08-09) 9 August 2003 (age 21) England 2022 from Solihull Vixens Two-Way
England Jake Frost 2004 (age 18) England 2022 from Sutton Sting 22/23
England Luke Mullarkey 2004 (age 18) England 2022 from Widnes U18 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
England Elliott Bayne 2016-17 Head coach England Manchester Minotaurs, NIHL 1
England Lee McBride 2018/19 Assistant coach England
England Adam Summerfield 2022/23 Goaltending Coach Whitehaven, England Manchester Storm Academy, England U16
England Beth Aldred 2019/20 Physical Therapist England
England Rob Hutchinson 2016/17 General Manager England

2021/22 Outgoing

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Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
7 England Alex Parry (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 32) England Deeside Dragons, NIHL 1
15 England Luke Watson 1995 (age 27) England Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 1
17 Northern Ireland Andrew Hopkins 1997 (age 25) Northern Ireland Widnes Wild, NIHL 1
18 England Jonathon Williamson L 1994 (age 28) England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1
27 England Dylan Harcourt (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21) England Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 1
46 England Cameron Kushnirenko 1999 (age 23) England Sutton Sting,NIHL 2
88 England Christopher Keating 1988 (age 34) England Deeside Dragons, NIHL 1

References

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  1. ^ "Skating on thin ice?". Messenger Newspapers. Newsquest Media Group. 12 December 2001.
  2. ^ "The Metros are back! - ENL - Manchester Phoenix". Archived from the original on 21 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Altrincham Aces". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 23 April 2018.