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.
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.
In the 2021/22 season, the club achieved success winning the NIHL South Division 1 and the following NIHL South Cup.
Club honours
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 (*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import) NetmindersNo.Nat.PlayerCatchesDate of birthPlace of birthAcquired Contract42 Danny Milton L Ashford, England 2022 from Raiders 222/2395 Tom Annetts L Reading, England 2021 from Raiders 222/2397 Nathan Gregory R Woking, England 2017 from Bracknell Hornets22/23
DefencemenNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract11 Henry Aiken L Winchester, England 2022 from Invicta Dynamos22/2313 James Warman R Telford, England 2015 from Bristol Pitbulls22/2318 Tomasz Skokan* L Sanok, Poland 2022 from Unia Oswiecim22/2323 Jack Hoppes R 2005 (age 17)England 2021 from Streatham U18Two-Way33 Milique Martelly L London, England 2021 from Streatham U18Two-Way37 Samuel Waller 'A' R Swindon, England 202122/2361 Jordan Gregory 'A' R Woking, England 2017 from Bracknell Hornets22/23
ForwardsNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthAcquiredContract10 Brandon Miles R London, England 2019 from Invicta Dynamos22/2314 Ben Paynter R Southampton, England 2019 from Bracknell Bees22/2315 Ziggy Beesley R Basingstoke, England 2018 from Raiders IHC22/2319 Scott Bailey R London, England 2018 from Invicta Dynamos22/2324 Vanya Antonov L Moscow, Russia 2019 from Bracknell Bees22/2349 Ryan Watt 'C' R Irvine, Scotland 2019 from Bracknell Bees22/2351 Jared Lane R Chertsey, England 2022 from Guildford Phoenix22/2357 Danny Ingoldsby R Frimley, England 2019 from Basingstoke Bison22/2363 Josh Ealey-Newman L Warfield, England 2021 from Bracknell Bees22/2378 Ben Ealey-Newman L Warfield, England 2020 from Bracknell Hornets22/2392 Conner Smith R London, England 2019 from Lee Valley Lions22/23
Team StaffNo.Nat.NameAcquiredRolePlace of birthJoined From14 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 +OutgoingNo.Nat.PlayerShootsDate of birthPlace of birthLeaving For8 Andrew Cook R Whitley Bay, England Retired55 Michael Farn L Durham, England Retired
Notable players Ken Johannson Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and general manager of the United States national men's ice hockey team
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.https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/71611/fred-perlini= Elite prospects Database
References
External links Current Streatham Hockey website