Wightlink Tigers
| Wightlink Tigers | |
|---|---|
| City | Ryde, Isle of Wight |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Southern |
| Division | 2 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Folded | 2016 |
| Home arena |
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| Colours | White, Orange, Black |
| Franchise history | |
| 2007 - 2009 | Vectis Tigers |
| 2009 - 2016 | Wightlink Tigers |
The Wightlink Tigers was an amateur English ice hockey team from the Isle of Wight. The team was founded in July 2007 as the Vectis Tigers, and played at Ryde Arena, Isle of Wight.[1] From the 2009–10 season onwards the team played as the Wightlink Tigers, after sponsors Wightlink. In its last competitive season (2015-16) the Tigers played in Division 2 of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) Southern Conference (SC).[1] Many of the team's roster moved to the newly formed Wightlink Buccaneers, which debuted in the 2016–17 season in NIHL SC Division 2.
Season-by-season record
[edit]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2007-08 | ENL | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 162 | 9th | Did not qualify for playoffs |
| 2008-09 | ENL 2 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 204 | 144 | 2nd | Placement game loss (Manchester Phoenix ENL) |
| 2009-10 | ENL 2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 142 | 8th | Playoffs not held |
| 2010-11 | ENL 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 189 | 145 | 4th | Playoffs not held |
| 2011-12 | ENL 2 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 118 | 131 | 11th | Playoffs not held |
| 2012-13 | NIHL 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 135 | 90 | 2nd | Playoffs not held |
| 2013-14 | NIHL 2 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 79 | 99 | 8th | Playoffs not held |
| 2014-15 | NIHL 2 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 56 | 88 | 4th | Did not qualify for playoffs |
| 2015-16 | NIHL 2 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 142 | 5th | Did not qualify for playoffs |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wightlink Tigers". Euro Hockey. 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- "Wightlink Tigers". Team stats at Eliteprospects.