Paul Dixon (ice hockey)

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team = Guildford Flames
league = EPIHL


image_size = 155px
position = Defence/Head Coach
shoots = Right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 185
nickname = Digger
nationality = UK
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|08|4
birth_place = Sunderland, UK
former_teams = Durham Wasps
Humberside Seahawks
Sheffield Steelers
Newcastle Vipers
career_start = 1989

Paul Dixon (Born August 4 1973) is an ice hockey defenceman, player-coach; from Sunderland, England. He is currently the Player/Head Coach of the Guildford Flames.

Playing career

After working his way through the Durham Wasps youth system, he made his first appearance for the senior side in the 1989/90 season. After the 1990/91 season, Dixon moved to the Hull based Humberside Seahawks where he helped them gain promotion to the Heineken League Premier Division Dixon then played a season with the Sheffield Steelers where he and the team achieved the same feat. He moved back home to play for the Durham Wasps for 3 years until they were sold and moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1996, where he spent another 3 years playing for the Newcastle based team, who are now known as Newcastle Vipers.

In the summer of 1999 Dixon made the move South to Surrey based outfit the Guildford Flames where he remains as Player/Head Coach. From the start of his Flames career Dixon was given the 'Alternate Captain' position, after being awarded the Alan Weeks Trophy in 2001, he was made captain of the side, a position he held until taking over as head coach in 2007. Thus making him the longest serving Flames captain. During his time with the Flames, Dixon was selected to the British National League first all-star team on three occasions (2001, 2004 & 2005) and the second team once (2003), as well as the English Premier Ice Hockey League first all-star team in 2006 & 2007. [" [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/allstarteams.htm British League All-star Teams] ". No Date. Retrieved on May 14th 2007.] and second all-star team in 2008. Since 1999, he has helped the Surrey team to an championship as well as a BNL league title, two BNL play-off championships, 2 EPIHL League titles and the EPIHL Cup. He currently sits in 8th for All-time Flames points, and is the second highest scoring defenceman.

Playing Record

Year by Year Record

Includes Play-Offs & Cups

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes. All Stats from either Eurohockey.net' or Guildford Flames' websites "

Honours and awards

*Best defenceman at the European Junior Championships Pool C 1990–91
*Player's Player 1999–00
*Best British Defenceman 2000–01
*Named to the BNL All Star First Team 2000–01, 2003–04 and 2004–05
*Named to the BNL All Star Second Team 2002–03
*Named to the EPIHL All Star Team First 2005–06 and 2006–07
*Named to the EPIHL All Star Team Second 2007–08
*Named EPIHL Coach of the Year 2007–08

External links

* [http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=8101 Eurohockey.net Profile]
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* [http://www.guildfordflames.com Guildford Flames Official Website]

References