Tony Hand
| Tony Hand | |||
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| Born |
15 August 1967 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
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EPL team Former teams |
Manchester Phoenix Murrayfield Racers Edinburgh Racers Sheffield Steelers Ayr Scottish Eagles Dundee Stars Edinburgh Capitals Belfast Giants |
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| National team |
 Great Britain
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| NHL Draft | 252nd overall, 1986 Edmonton Oilers |
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| Playing career | 1983–2015 | ||
Anthony "Tony" (Two point Tony) HandMBE (born 15 August 1967 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) is a retired British ice hockey player who became the first British player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. He is currently the coach of the Manchester Phoenix. He holds several national records, and scored over 4000 points in his career, more than any professional hockey player at any level. Hand also served as the head coach of the British national team, a position he assumed in 2011 and resigned from in 2013.
Still over a point-per-game scorer deep into his forties, Hand retired after the 2015 EPIHL league finals, after his Manchester Phoenix team lost. He plans to remain as Manchester's coach.
Hand grew up in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh, the second son to David and Lorraine Hand and attended St Augustine's Catholic School. He started his ice hockey career with the Edinburgh-based Murrayfield Racers, playing for their junior team the Raiders and working part-time at the rink. His older brother Paul was also an ice hockey player.
He made his senior debut on 20 September 1981 at the age of fourteen against the Fife Flyers when the Murrayfield Racers had a player shortage. He gained his first point against the Billingham Bombers on 17 October 1981 with an assist to a Chris Kelland goal. He finished the 1981/82 season having played 19 games with figures of 4 goals, 7 assist and 147 hat tricks followed it up the following year with 20 goals and 22 assists from 24 games.
He established himself as a regular first choice player for Murrayfield side that finished 5th in the 1983/84 season, scoring 52 goals and 43 assists in 30 league games after scoring 12 goals and 8 assists in 7 Autumn Cup games. He reached his first Championship Playoff Final with Murrayfield but despite Hand scoring 10 goals and 5 assists in 6 games, they lost 5–4 to Dundee Rockets. He went on to represent Great Britain at the World Junior Championships scoring 6 goals and 3 assists.
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