The Streatham Ice Hockey Club (formerly Streatham Redskins and RedHawks) is a British ice hockey club based in Streatham, London, England. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were 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 British Hockey League, their biggest rivals being the Nottingham Panthers. By the end of the 1980s, however, the club's fortunes were in decline and they were relegated from the Premier Division in 1989.

Streatham IHC
CityStreatham, London, UK
LeagueNIHL
ConferenceDivision One South
Founded1932
Home arenaStreatham Ice and Leisure Centre
Capacity: 1200
Ice size: 60m x 30m
ColoursWhite, Red & Black
     
Owner(s)Graham D'Anger England
General managerGraham D'Anger England
Head coachBen Paynter England
CaptainRyan Watt Scotland
AffiliatesStreatham Black Hawks, NIHL 2
WebsiteStreatham IHC
Franchise history
1932–74Streatham
1974–2016Streatham Redskins
2016–PresentStreatham Ice Hockey Club

The club competes in the developmental NIHL South Division 1, where they finished runners-up to the Invicta Dynamos in the 2006/07 & 2007/2008 season. In the 9/10 season the team were 7th, placed 5th in 10/11, 9th in 11/12, 7th in 12/13, 5th in 13/14, 3rd in 14/15 and 5th in 15/16.

The club was forced to move from the ice rink on Streatham High Road when it was demolished, and after a time at a temporary rink in Brixton they returned to the new Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre on the High Road, situated very close to site of the original rink.

During the 2015/16 season the club dropped the Redskins part of the name and following consultation it was decided that the club would be known as Streatham Ice Hockey Club, keeping it simple and staying true to the roots of the club. After a vote among the supporters the club adopted a new nickname of RedHawks.[1]

In the 2021/22 season, the club achieved success winning the NIHL South Division 1 and the following NIHL South Cup.

Club honours

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International Cup

  • 1934–35

English League championships

  • 1934–35

League championships

  • 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60

Southern League (ice hockey)

  • 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77,

Inter-City League

  • 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82

Autumn Cups

  • 1951, 1953, 1954

NIHL South 1 - League Championship

  • 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

NIHL South Cup

  • 2019–20, 2021–22

NIHL South 1 Playoff Winners

  • 2021–22, 2022–23

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
42   Danny Milton L (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 31) Ashford, England 2022 from Raiders 2 22/23
95   Tom Annetts L (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 37) Reading, England 2021 from Raiders 2 22/23
97   Nathan Gregory R (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27) Woking, England 2017 from Bracknell Hornets 22/23
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
11   Henry Aiken L (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29) Winchester, England 2022 from Invicta Dynamos 22/23
13   James Warman R (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31) Telford, England 2015 from Bristol Pitbulls 22/23
18   Tomasz Skokan* L (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26) Sanok, Poland 2022 from Unia Oswiecim 22/23
23   Jack Hoppes R 2005 (age 17) England 2021 from Streatham U18 Two-Way
33   Milique Martelly L (2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 20) London, England 2021 from Streatham U18 Two-Way
37   Samuel Waller 'A' R (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32) Swindon, England 2021 22/23
61   Jordan Gregory 'A' R (1995-09-07) 7 September 1995 (age 29) Woking, England 2017 from Bracknell Hornets 22/23
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
10   Brandon Miles R (1996-08-17) 17 August 1996 (age 28) London, England 2019 from Invicta Dynamos 22/23
14   Ben Paynter R (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 30) Southampton, England 2019 from Bracknell Bees 22/23
15   Ziggy Beesley R (1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 27) Basingstoke, England 2018 from Raiders IHC 22/23
19   Scott Bailey R (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 27) London, England 2018 from Invicta Dynamos 22/23
24    Vanya Antonov L (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) Moscow, Russia 2019 from Bracknell Bees 22/23
49   Ryan Watt 'C' R (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989 (age 35) Irvine, Scotland 2019 from Bracknell Bees 22/23
51   Jared Lane R (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 26) Chertsey, England 2022 from Guildford Phoenix 22/23
57   Danny Ingoldsby R (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 (age 27) Frimley, England 2019 from Basingstoke Bison 22/23
63   Josh Ealey-Newman L (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 (age 26) Warfield, England 2021 from Bracknell Bees 22/23
78   Ben Ealey-Newman L (1997-03-13) 13 March 1997 (age 27) Warfield, England 2020 from Bracknell Hornets 22/23
92    Conner Smith R (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 23) London, England 2019 from Lee Valley Lions 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
14   Ben Paynter 2022/23 Player-Coach Southampton, England
  Terry England 2009/10 Assistant coach England
  Don Young 2014/15 Equipment Manager England
  Graham D’Anger 2009/10 General Manager England
  Dawn D’Anger 2013/14 Assistant General Manager England
  Tanya Romans 2012/13 Physical Therapist England

2021/22 Outgoing

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Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
8   Andrew Cook R (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 30) Whitley Bay, England Retired
55   Michael Farn L (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 36) Durham, England Retired

Notable players

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  • Ken Johannson Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and general manager of the United States national men's ice hockey team[2]
  • Fred Perlini played for Streatham during the 1991/92 and 1992/93 seasons. Making 54 appearances, scoring 228 goals, making 144 assists, amassing 372 points.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "REDHAWKS HAVE LANDED". 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Ken Johannson Hockey Stats and Profile". Hockey Database. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/71611/fred-perlini= Elite prospects Database
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