Ricky Plant
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Rick Plant (Born November 23, 1977) is a British ice hockey player from Telford,UK. He plays right wing. Note: In the Picture, below right, Rick Plant is the one scoring the goal if it is not too clear.
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg/14 st 0 lb) |
| EPIHL Team F. teams |
Guildford Flames Telford Tigers Blackburn Hawks Milton Keyens Kings |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | November 23, 1977 , Telford, UK |
| Pro career | 1994 – present |
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[edit] Career
Rick Plant began his career with local side Telford Tigers in 1994. He spent 3 years away from his local side with Milton Keynes Kings, Blackburn Hawks, Swindon Icelords and Guildford Flames.
He returned to Telford for a year in 98/99, before joining the Guildford Flames again where he played until 2004.
In March 2004 he tested positive for "A banned Class 'A' stimulant". He was banned for 18 months from the game. Flames who have a very much admired 'drug-freeze' program vowed to give Plant all the 'assistance' he needed in the 'unfortunate circumstances'.[1]
In September 2005, the Flames announced that Rick Plant would be joining the team again after serving his ban. He swiftly showed fans that he had lost none of his scoring ability scoring 72 points in 47 EPIHL league games, followed by 53 points in 2006/2007.
He signed up to play for Guildford for the 2007/08 season and assigned the club captaincy.[2].
Scoring 22+42, he slowly gained confidence as a captian in taking charge on the ice. The Club comfirmed in late May 2008 that he would be returning for his 10th year in a Flames Shirt for the 2008/09 season, coming off his first as a title winning captain. [3]
Plant is the Flames top scoring British player of All-time, and fifth overall.
[edit] Year by Year
| Team | Year | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford Tigers | 1994-95 | BL | 41 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 16 | |
| Team Great Britain | 1995 | WJC C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Milton Keynes Kings | 1995-96 | BL | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | |
| Blackburn Hawks | 1995-96 | BL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swindon IceLords | 1996-97 | BL | 51 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 8 | |
| Guildford Flames | 1997-98 | BNL | 50 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 38 | |
| Telford Tigers | 1998-99 | BNL+Cup | 41 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 6 | |
| Guildford Flames | 1999-00 | BNL+Cup | 56 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 50 | |
| Guildford Flames | 2000-01 | BNL+Cup | 68 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 18 | |
| Guildford Flames | 2001-02 | BNL+Cup | 54 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 63 | |
| Guildford Flames | 2002-03 | BNL+Cup | 58 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 56 | |
| Guildford Flames | 2003-04 | BNL+Cup | 53 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 20 | |
| BANNED | 2004-05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Guildford Flames | 2005-06 | EPL+Cup | 59 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 42 | |
| Guildford Flames | 2006-07 | EPL+Cup | 62 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 109 | |
| Guildford Flames | 2007-08 | EPL+Cups | 61 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 76 |
[edit] Medals and Titles
| Club | Year | Title/Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Telford Tigers | 1996-97 | British Premier League Winner |
| Guildford Flames | 1997-98 | British National League Winner, British National League Play-Off Winner , British National League Southern Conference Winner |
| Guildford Flames | 2000-01 | ntl: Christmas Cup Winner, British National League Winner, British National League Playoff Winner |
| Guildford Flames | 2003-04 | British National League Playoff Winner |
| Guildford Flames | 2005-06 | English Premier League Regular Season Winner |
| Guildford Flames | 2006-07 | English Premier (Knock-out) Cup Winner |
| Guildford Flames | 2007-08 | English Premier League Regualar Season Winner |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Plant given 18-month ban Friday 5 March, 2004. Retrieved May 18 2007"
- ^ "Rick Plant Returns to GuildfordMay 18 2007. Retrieved May 18 2007"
- ^ "Plant Makes It A Decade May 23 2008. Retrieved May 24 2008"
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