203:. The team had great success in their second season of existence under head coach Mark Hobson, finishing the season with a 20-4-0 record, missing out on the league title by just three points. However, after finishing the regular season in 2nd place, success was to come in the post-season with victory in the promotion playoffs, granting the team promotion to the
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affiliate to begin play in time for the 2007/2008 season under the name "Manchester
Phoenix ENL". The creation of the ENL team was seen as being the final step for an integrated development system, taking players from under 10 level right through the junior system, onwards to the ENL and finally to
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were initially unable (or unwilling) to do so, as they wished to focus their energies on starting the senior EIHL side, and the hastily announced juniors. They did, however express the idea that if a third party wished to come forward and run an
154:(ENL) side from the rink, then they would be only too happy to assist in any way they could (citation to follow). Rumours of an ENL team increased upon the conclusion of the 2006/2007 season when the
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Phoenix ENL began their first season of play in the
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National Ice Hockey League North, Moralee Conference
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988:Oxford University Ice Hockey Club
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54:Manchester Phoenix ENL 2007-2009
1534:British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
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1104:British Ice Hockey Association
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156:English Ice Hockey Association
120:team currently playing in the
90:White, Red, Black & Purple
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1086:Vic Batchelder Memorial Award
1066:British Netminder of the Year
944:Coventry and Warwick Panthers
137:When the construction of the
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438:National Ice Hockey League
58:Manchester Minotaurs 2013-
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1539:Ice Hockey Journalists UK
1081:Player of the Year Trophy
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1179:Scottish National League
1076:Ice Hockey Annual Trophy
1071:Coach of the Year Trophy
917:British University Teams
727:Scottish National League
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1423:Princes Ice Hockey Club
1408:Niagara Ice Hockey Club
1144:English National League
473:Milton Keynes Lightning
170:the professional side.
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1159:Ice Hockey Superleague
1154:English Premier League
953:Huddersfield Ice Hawks
933:Caledonia Steel Queens
869:Telford Wrekin Raiders
1119:British Hockey League
994:Southampton Spitfires
892:Peterborough Penguins
889:Oxford Midnight Stars
832:Milton Keynes Falcons
695:Peterborough Phantoms
575:Milton Keynes Thunder
565:Chelmsford Chieftains
478:Peterborough Phantoms
240:Paul 'Nipper' Bayliss
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1499:Wightlink Buccaneers
1418:Peterborough Pirates
1358:Manchester Minotaurs
1288:Harringay Greyhounds
1139:English League North
1061:Best British Forward
1025:British Championship
985:Nottingham Mavericks
866:Solway Sharks Ladies
793:Bracknell Queen Bees
297:on 24 February 2014.
211:Return of the Metros
201:ENL North Division 2
114:Manchester Minotaurs
19:Manchester Minotaurs
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1438:Sheffield Scimitars
1378:Milton Keynes Kings
1313:Humberside Seahawks
1268:Earls Court Rangers
1248:Dunfermline Vikings
1238:Castlereagh Knights
1215:Ayr Scottish Eagles
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998:St Andrews Typhoons
863:Sheffield Shadows B
860:Nottingham Vipers B
829:Kingston Diamonds B
765:North Ayrshire Wild
670:Basingstoke Buffalo
488:Sheffield Steeldogs
423:Nottingham Panthers
365:Scottish Ice Hockey
139:Altrincham Ice Dome
81:Altrincham Ice Dome
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1475:TDC Northern Stars
1461:Stevenage Strikers
1442:Sheffield Spartans
1388:Murrayfield Racers
1363:Manchester Phoenix
1333:Liverpool Leopards
1328:Lancashire Raptors
1223:Blackpool Seagulls
978:Newcastle Wildcats
820:Bracknell Firebees
760:Kirkcaldy Kestrels
750:Edinburgh Capitals
643:Sheffield Senators
428:Sheffield Steelers
279:on 15 August 2009.
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1433:Sheffield Lancers
1398:Newcastle Jesters
1278:Flintshire Freeze
1258:Durham City Wasps
1205:Aldershot Bullets
1164:Inter-City League
1056:Alan Weeks Trophy
982:Northumbria Kings
974:Manchester Metros
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901:Streatham Storm B
872:Widnes Wild Women
835:Sheffield Shadows
826:Chelmsford Cobras
800:Nottingham Vipers
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628:Bradford Bulldogs
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1455:Stevenage Oilers
1403:Newcastle Vipers
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1323:Kilmarnock Storm
1293:Harringay Racers
1243:Dumfries Vikings
1219:Blackburn Eagles
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924:Birmingham Lions
886:Coventry Phoenix
880:Division 1 South
851:Division 1 North
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690:Lee Valley Lions
685:Invicta Mustangs
680:Haringey Huskies
663:South Division 2
610:North Division 2
553:South Division 1
544:Whitley Warriors
529:Nottingham Lions
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