Coventry Blaze
| Coventry Blaze | |
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 2015–16 Coventry Blaze season
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| City | Coventry, England |
| League | Elite Ice Hockey League |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Home arena | SkyDome Arena |
| Colours | Black, dark/light blue & white |
| Head coach |
 Danny Stewart
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| Captain |
 Jordan Pietrus
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| Media | BBC Coventry & Warwickshire |
| Affiliates |
Coventry Blaze (ENL) Milton Keynes Lightning |
| Franchise history | |
| 1965–1996 | Solihull Barons |
| 1996–2000 | Solihull Blaze |
| 2000–present | Coventry Blaze |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 4 (2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10) |
| Challenge Cups | 2 (2004–05, 2006–07) |
| Playoff championships | 2 (2004–05, 2014–15) |
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
The Coventry Blaze head coach is currently Danny Stewart.
Former Coaches for the Blaze include Paul Thompson, who also coached the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team while Coach of the Blaze. Thompson stood down as coach in 2013 and former player Mathias Soderstrom took over but was replaced in 2014 by Sheffield Steelers Assistant Coach Marc Le Febvre. Le Febvre was then replaced by first Steven Goertzen in a short term role in November 2014, and then a month later replaced by Chuck Weber who agreed to coach until the end of the season. After an initial tough start Weber against all odds took Blaze to the play off final beating favourites Sheffield Steelers 4-2. Weber subsequently signed for a further season and again reached the final of the play offs however this time Blaze lost 2-0 to Nottingham Panthers. Weber's departure was announced soon after, and was swiftly replaced by ex player Danny Stewart who returned to the club from the Fife Flyers.
The Solihull Barons evolved into Solihull Blaze before the start of the 1996–97 season, finishing second in the southern division of the British National League during the league's inaugural season. For the following season the team joined the newly formed "national division" of the English National Ice Hockey League for its inaugural season; during which members of the higher division played a dual set of fixtures; one set amongst themselves and another amongst all of the teams within the ENIHL. This season was one of the most successful on record as Blaze were victorious in both competitions and their respective play-offs. Nine goals in each leg of the play off final against Chelmsford Chieftains gave Blaze their third trophy of the season.
The Blaze left the ENIHL along with the rest of the national division during the course of the 1998-99 season, with the division becoming the English Premier League. In November 1998, they were losing finalists in the English Cup, but the side were once again crowned league champions in March with a victory in Chelmsford on 20 March. Play-off success followed in April with a 5–3 two-legged victory over season-long rivals, Milton Keynes Kings.
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