The Altrincham Aces are a semi-professional and amateur ice hockey team of the English National Ice Hockey League, based in the Altrincham Ice Dome, situated on Oakfield Road in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England.
The team was initially founded in 1961, the team were based in the old Altrincham Ice Rink, situated on Devonshire Road in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England, and played until 2003, when the rink was sold, 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.
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. The team, alongside Widnes Wild, are affiliated to the Manchester Storm (2015–).
Club roster 2022-23 (*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import) NetmindersNo.Nat.PlayerCatchesDate of birthPlace of birthAcquired Contract Lewis McBride Altrincham, England 2019 from Blackburn Eagles22/23 Evan Coles L Sheffield, England 2022 from Widnes WildTwo-Way Bayley Hodkinson 2003 (age 19)England 2022 from Blackburn HawksTwo-Way Cameron Valentine-Higgs 2004 (age 18)England 2021 from Manchester U1822/23
DefencemenNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract16 Max Sullivan 2001 (age 21)Baguley, England 2018 from Manchester U1822/23 David Kameníček Prostejov, Czechia 2019 from Bradford Bulldogs22/23 James Ashton England 202222/23 Dávid Zsombor Kovács Budapest, Hungary 2022 from Blackburn Hawks 222/23 Cameron Williams 2002 (age 20)England 2022 from Widnes U1822/23 Ben McLellan 2004 (age 18)England 2022 from Widnes U1822/23 James Best 2005 (age 17)England 2022 from Manchester U1822/23 Charles Phillips 2006 (age 16)England 2022 from Widnes U1822/23
ForwardsNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract5 Sam Dunford R Blackpool, England 2017 from Blackburn Eagles22/23 Bradley ChapmanIlkley, England 2018 from Bradford U1822/23 Carl Price England 2021 from Blackburn Hawks 222/23 CJ Ashton L England 2021 from Kingston Diamonds22/23 Dalton Thompson England 2022 from Swindon Wildcats 222/23 Romeo Nixon 2003 (age 19)England 2021 from Manchester U1822/23 Billy King 2003 (age 19)England 2021 from Manchester U1822/23 Elliot Hunt 2003 (age 19)England 2022 from Manchester U1822/23 Grace Garbett L England 2022 from Solihull VixensTwo-Way Jake Frost 2004 (age 18)England 2022 from Sutton Sting22/23 Luke Mullarkey 2004 (age 18)England 2022 from Widnes U1822/23
Team StaffNo.Nat.NameAcquiredRolePlace of birthJoined From Elliott Bayne 2016-17 Head coach England Manchester Minotaurs, NIHL 1 Lee McBride 2018/19 Assistant coach England Adam Summerfield 2022/23 Goaltending Coach Whitehaven, England Manchester Storm Academy, England U16 Beth Aldred 2019/20 Physical Therapist England Rob Hutchinson 2016/17 General Manager England
2021/22 Outgoing +OutgoingNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthLeaving For7 Alex Parry England Deeside Dragons, NIHL 115 Luke Watson 1995 (age 27) England Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 117 Andrew Hopkins 1997 (age 25) Northern Ireland Widnes Wild, NIHL 118 Jonathon Williamson L 1994 (age 28) England Widnes Wild, NIHL 127 Dylan Harcourt England Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 146 Cameron Kushnirenko 1999 (age 23) England Sutton Sting, NIHL 288 Christopher Keating 1988 (age 34) England Deeside Dragons, NIHL 1
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