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{{Infobox national hockey team | {{Infobox national hockey team | ||
| Name = | | Name = {{Team flag|Mercury|nolink=y}} | ||
| Badge = | | Badge = | ||
| Badge_size = | | Badge_size = | ||
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| Nickname = The Blizzard | | Nickname = The Blizzard | ||
| General Manager = | | General Manager = | ||
| Coach = {{Team flag| | | Coach = {{Team flag|Mercury|name=Anthony Chapman}} | ||
| Asst Coach = | | Asst Coach = | ||
| Captain = [[Owen Fraser]] | | Captain = [[Owen Fraser]] | ||
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| Top scorer = | | Top scorer = | ||
| Most points = | | Most points = | ||
| Home Stadium = [[Mercury Ice Arena]], [[Mercury]] ( | | Home Stadium = [[Mercury Ice Arena]], [[Mercury]] (19,000) | ||
| MHL zone = | | MHL zone = | ||
| MHL code = MER | | MHL code = MER | ||
| Team_Colors = {{Color box|gold}} {{Color box|white}} {{Color box|red}} | |||
| First game = {{Team flag-rt|Mercury|nolink=y}} 7–3 {{Team flag|Nova England|ice hockey}}<br><small>([[Mercury Ice Arena]], [[Mercury (city)|Mercury]], 18 Dec 2013)<br>[[2014 MHL World Championships – 'B' Conference qualification|2014 MHL World Championships qualification]]</small> | |||
| Largest win = {{Team flag-rt|Mercury|nolink=y}} 11–0 {{Team flag|River Warriors|ice hockey|old 3}}<br><small>([[Port Barret Arena]], [[Port Barret]], 06 Apr 2014)<br>[[2014 MHL World Championships#'B' Conference|2014 MHL World Championships 'B' Conference]]</small> | |||
| Largest loss = {{Team flag-rt|Mercury|nolink=y}} 0–3 {{Team flag|Senya|ice hockey}}<br><small>([[Mercury Ice Arena]], [[Mercury (city)|Mercury]], 13 Jan 2018)<br>Friendly</small> | |||
| World champ apps = 4 | |||
| Team_Colors = {{Color box| | |||
| First game = | |||
| Largest win = | |||
| Largest loss = | |||
| World champ apps = | |||
| World champ first = 2014 | | World champ first = 2014 | ||
| World champ best = | | World champ best = Winners ([[2019 MHL World Championships|2019]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The team was founded in 2013, and joined the [[MHL]] in time to compete in the [[2013 MHL World Championships – 'B' Conference qualification|2013 MHL World Championships qualification]] tournament. Mercury finished in first place in the group, with two wins and two draws, securing promotion to the 'B' Conference for the [[2014 MHL World Championships|2014 edition]]. They were again successful in finishing top of the division, gaining a second successive promotion, to the 'A' Conference, and also qualifying for the play-offs, where they were defeated by [[Craitland national ice hockey team|Craitland]] after a shoot-out in their elimination quarter-final. | |||
Mercury's [[2017 MHL World Championships|first campaign]] in the top flight came after a three-year MHL hiatus, and saw them pick up 3 wins, including one in overtime, to finish third in the conference, again advancing to the play-offs, where they defeated [[River Warriors national ice hockey team|River Warriors]] in the elimination quarter-final, before being knocked out by [[Birgeshir national ice hockey team|Birgeshir]] in overtime, although securing their first top-four finish in doing so. | |||
The team again remained in the 'A' Conference for the [[2018 MHL World Championships|2018 season]], winning three of their five group games to finish in second place, and securing a quarter-final place. The team again faltered in overtime for the third consecutive tournament, losing 3–2 to [[Nova English Korea national ice hockey team|Nova English Korea]]. Their performance secured them automatic qualification to the [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Micras Games#Men's tournament|2018 Micras Games]], where they won the group, picking up four wins from five, their only slip-up coming against Nova English Korea. Mercury knocked out [[Senya national ice hockey team|Senya]] in the quarter-finals, with a 4–3 overtime win, before sweeping aside [[Gerenia national ice hockey team|Gerenia]] 6–1 in the semi-finals, and eventually securing their first ever major title, with a 7–3 defeat of [[Birgeshir national ice hockey team|Birgeshir]] in the final. | |||
In 2019, the team's good run of form continued in the [[2019 MHL World Championships|World Championships]], as once again, they finished second in the conference, winning five out of seven games in the process, and advanced to the quarter-finals. Mercury thrashed [[Lakkvia national ice hockey team|Lakkvia]] 7–3, before beating Birgeshir 1–0 in the semi-finals, setting up their first ever final, against two-time champions Senya, which they won 4–3, giving them their first [[MHL World Championships]] title. | |||
==Squad== | ==Squad== | ||
The following players represented Mercury at the [[ | The following players represented Mercury at the [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Micras Games|2018 Micras Games]]. | ||
* '''Head Coach:''' {{Team flag| | * '''Head Coach:''' {{Team flag|Mercury|name=Anthony Chapman}} | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" | ||
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|align=left|[[Thomas Garnett]] (starting) | |align=left|[[Thomas Garnett]] (starting) | ||
|29 | |29 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Nafferton Panthers}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|36||G | |36||G | ||
|align=left|[[Kevin Porter]] | |align=left|[[Kevin Porter]] | ||
|31 | |31 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kuiper Jets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan="5"|Defencemen | !colspan="5"|Defencemen | ||
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|align=left|[[Daniel Chambers]] | |align=left|[[Daniel Chambers]] | ||
|27 | |27 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Nafferton Panthers}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|24||D | |24||D | ||
|align=left|[[Felix Hammond]] | |align=left|[[Felix Hammond]] | ||
|21 | |21 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kuiper Jets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|29||D | |29||D | ||
|align=left|[[Dennis Haagensen]] | |align=left|[[Dennis Haagensen]] | ||
|30 | |30 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Mercury Hornets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|42||D | |42||D | ||
|align=left|[[Zac Kennedy]] (A) | |align=left|[[Zac Kennedy]] (A) | ||
|27 | |27 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Mercury Hornets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|55||D | |55||D | ||
|align=left|[[Callum Black]] | |align=left|[[Callum Black]] | ||
|23 | |23 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Bisminster Battalion}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|68||D | |68||D | ||
|align=left|[[Robert Miller]] | |align=left|[[Robert Miller]] | ||
|26 | |26 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kincester Kraken}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|93||D | |93||D | ||
|align=left|[[Kian Barnes]] | |align=left|[[Kian Barnes]] | ||
|19 | |19 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kuiper Jets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan="5"|Forwards | !colspan="5"|Forwards | ||
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|align=left|[[Logan Shaw]] | |align=left|[[Logan Shaw]] | ||
|20 | |20 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Bisminster Battalion}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2||LW | |2||LW | ||
|align=left|[[Joseph Willis]] | |align=left|[[Joseph Willis]] | ||
|25 | |25 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kuiper Jets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6||C | |6||C | ||
|align=left|[[Lars Thøgersen]] (A) | |align=left|[[Lars Thøgersen]] (A) | ||
|26 | |26 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Mercury Hornets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9||RW | |9||RW | ||
|align=left|[[Reg Weeks]] | |align=left|[[Reg Weeks]] | ||
|28 | |28 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kuiper Jets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|16||RW | |16||RW | ||
|align=left|[[Johan Davidsen]] | |align=left|[[Johan Davidsen]] | ||
|24 | |24 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Nafferton Panthers}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|20||LW | |20||LW | ||
|align=left|[[Joseph Byrne]] | |align=left|[[Joseph Byrne]] | ||
|32 | |32 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Tow Law Bears}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|71||C | |71||C | ||
|align=left|[[Owen Fraser]] (C) | |align=left|[[Owen Fraser]] (C) | ||
|31 | |31 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Nafferton Panthers}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|82||LW | |82||LW | ||
|align=left|[[Christopher Gardiner]] | |align=left|[[Christopher Gardiner]] | ||
|28 | |28 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Mercury Hornets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|91||RW | |91||RW | ||
|align=left|[[Sean Burton]] | |align=left|[[Sean Burton]] | ||
|22 | |22 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kuiper Jets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|93||RW | |93||RW | ||
|align=left|[[Ellis Reynolds]] | |align=left|[[Ellis Reynolds]] | ||
|25 | |25 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Mercury Hornets}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|99||LW | |99||LW | ||
|align=left|[[Emery Vaughan]] | |align=left|[[Emery Vaughan]] | ||
|19 | |19 | ||
|align=left| | |align=left|{{Team flag|Mercury|name=Kincester Kraken}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Chronological competitive participation== | ==Chronological competitive participation== | ||
{{See also|Mercury national ice hockey team statistics}} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%" | |||
|- | |||
!width=5% rowspan=2|Season | |||
!width=50% colspan=11|Group stage | |||
!width=40% rowspan=2 colspan=3|Knock-out stages | |||
!width=5% rowspan=2|Position | |||
|- | |||
! width=22%| Div !!width=4%| Pld !!width=4%| RW !!width=4%| OTW !!width=4%| OTL !!width=4%| RL !!width=4%| F !!width=4%| A !!width=4%| GD !!width=4%| Pts !! width=6%|Pos | |||
|- | |||
| 2013 | |||
| [[2014 MHL World Championships – 'B' Conference qualification|'B' Conference qualification]] || 4 || 2 ||colspan=2| 2 || 0 || 17 || 8 || +9 || '''8''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' | |||
!colspan=3| | |||
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' | |||
|- | |||
| 2014 | |||
| [[2014 MHL World Championships#'B' Conference|'B' Conference]] || 5 || 3 ||colspan=2| 2 || 0 || 29 || 13 || +16 || '''11''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st ↑''' | |||
!width=5%|EQF: | |||
|width=20%| {{Team flag|Craitland|ice hockey}} | |||
|width=7%| 3–4 {{Hockey OT|SO}} | |||
|5th | |||
|- | |||
| 2017 | |||
| [[2017 MHL World Championships#'A' Conference|'A' Conference]] || 5 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 4 || +1 || '''8''' ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd | |||
!EQF:<br>ESF: | |||
| {{Team flag|River Warriors|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Birgeshir|ice hockey}} | |||
| 2–0 <br> 1–2 {{Hockey OT}} | |||
|bgcolor=#BBF3FF|4th | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 2018 | |||
| [[2018 MHL World Championships#'A' Conference|'A' Conference]] || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 14 || 10 || +4 || '''9''' ||bgcolor=silver|2nd | |||
!QF: | |||
| {{Team flag|Nova English Korea|ice hockey}} | |||
| 2–3 {{Hockey OT|SO}} | |||
|5th | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ice hockey at the 2018 Micras Games#Men's tournament|Micras Games]] || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 20 || 10 || +10 || '''12''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' | |||
!QF:<br>SF:<br>F: | |||
| {{Team flag|Senya|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Gerenia|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Birgeshir|ice hockey}} | |||
| 4–3 {{Hockey OT}} <br> 6–1 <br> 7–3 | |||
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' | |||
|- | |||
| 2019 | |||
| [[2019 MHL World Championships#'A' Conference|'A' Conference]] || 7 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 44 || 24 || +20 || '''15''' ||bgcolor=silver|2nd | |||
!QF:<br>SF:<br>F: | |||
| {{Team flag|Lakkvia|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Birgeshir|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Senya|ice hockey}} | |||
| 7–3 <br> 1–0 <br> 4–3 | |||
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2| 2020 | |||
| [[2020 MHL World Championships#'A' Conference|'A' Conference]] || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 24 || 10 || +14 || '''12''' ||bgcolor=silver|2nd | |||
!QF:<br>SF:<br>3P: | |||
|{{Team flag|Mar Sara|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Floria|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Birgeshir|ice hockey}} | |||
|4–3<br>3–6<br>2–1 | |||
|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd | |||
|- | |||
| [[2020 Ice Hockey World Cup|World Cup]] || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 13 || 14 || −1 || '''3<sup>[2]</sup>''' ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd | |||
!PO:<br>QF: | |||
|{{Team flag|Nova English Korea|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Floria|ice hockey}} | |||
|6–1<br>1–4 | |||
|7th | |||
|- | |||
| 2021 | |||
| [[2021 MHL World Championships#Group B|'A' Conference]] || 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 8 || +9 || '''11''' ||bgcolor=silver|2nd | |||
!QF:<br>SF:<br>3rd: | |||
| {{Team flag|Hurmu|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Floria|ice hockey}}<br>{{Team flag|Mar Sara|ice hockey}} | |||
| 3–1 <br> 1–2 <br> 4–2 | |||
|bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd | |||
|} | |||
<sup>[2]</sup> - Two points awarded per regulation win instead of three. | |||
==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
*'''[[MHL World Championships]]: | *'''[[MHL World Championships]]: 1''' | ||
**[[2019 MHL World Championships|2019]] | |||
**[[2020 MHL World Championships|2020]], [[2021 MHL World Championships|2021]] — Third place | |||
**[[2017 MHL World Championships|2017]] — Fourth place | **[[2017 MHL World Championships|2017]] — Fourth place | ||
**[[2014 MHL World Championships#'B' Conference|2014]] — 'B' Conference champions | |||
**[[2014 MHL World Championships – 'B' Conference qualification|2013]] — 'B' Conference qualification champions | |||
*'''[[Micras Games]]: 1''' | |||
**[[Ice hockey at the 2018 Micras Games#Men's tournament|2018]] | |||
==Flag== | ==Flag== | ||
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!2013– | !2013– | ||
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| | |{{Team flag big|Mercury|flag}} | ||
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[[Category:National ice | {{National sports teams of Mercury}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 22 May 2021
Nickname(s) | The Blizzard |
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Head coach | Anthony Chapman |
Captain | Owen Fraser |
Home stadium | Mercury Ice Arena, Mercury (19,000) |
MHL code | MER |
MHL ranking | 3 |
Highest MHL ranking | 1 (2018) |
Lowest MHL ranking | 13 (2013) |
Team colours | |
First international | |
Mercury 7–3 Nova England (Mercury Ice Arena, Mercury, 18 Dec 2013) 2014 MHL World Championships qualification | |
Biggest win | |
Mercury 11–0 River Warriors (Port Barret Arena, Port Barret, 06 Apr 2014) 2014 MHL World Championships 'B' Conference | |
Biggest defeat | |
Mercury 0–3 Senya (Mercury Ice Arena, Mercury, 13 Jan 2018) Friendly | |
MHL World Championships | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2014) |
Best result | Winners (2019) |
The Mercury national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team that represents Mercury.
History
The team was founded in 2013, and joined the MHL in time to compete in the 2013 MHL World Championships qualification tournament. Mercury finished in first place in the group, with two wins and two draws, securing promotion to the 'B' Conference for the 2014 edition. They were again successful in finishing top of the division, gaining a second successive promotion, to the 'A' Conference, and also qualifying for the play-offs, where they were defeated by Craitland after a shoot-out in their elimination quarter-final.
Mercury's first campaign in the top flight came after a three-year MHL hiatus, and saw them pick up 3 wins, including one in overtime, to finish third in the conference, again advancing to the play-offs, where they defeated River Warriors in the elimination quarter-final, before being knocked out by Birgeshir in overtime, although securing their first top-four finish in doing so.
The team again remained in the 'A' Conference for the 2018 season, winning three of their five group games to finish in second place, and securing a quarter-final place. The team again faltered in overtime for the third consecutive tournament, losing 3–2 to Nova English Korea. Their performance secured them automatic qualification to the 2018 Micras Games, where they won the group, picking up four wins from five, their only slip-up coming against Nova English Korea. Mercury knocked out Senya in the quarter-finals, with a 4–3 overtime win, before sweeping aside Gerenia 6–1 in the semi-finals, and eventually securing their first ever major title, with a 7–3 defeat of Birgeshir in the final.
In 2019, the team's good run of form continued in the World Championships, as once again, they finished second in the conference, winning five out of seven games in the process, and advanced to the quarter-finals. Mercury thrashed Lakkvia 7–3, before beating Birgeshir 1–0 in the semi-finals, setting up their first ever final, against two-time champions Senya, which they won 4–3, giving them their first MHL World Championships title.
Squad
The following players represented Mercury at the 2018 Micras Games.
- Head Coach: Anthony Chapman
No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Club |
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Goaltenders | ||||
31 | G | Thomas Garnett (starting) | 29 | Nafferton Panthers |
36 | G | Kevin Porter | 31 | Kuiper Jets |
Defencemen | ||||
17 | D | Daniel Chambers | 27 | Nafferton Panthers |
24 | D | Felix Hammond | 21 | Kuiper Jets |
29 | D | Dennis Haagensen | 30 | Mercury Hornets |
42 | D | Zac Kennedy (A) | 27 | Mercury Hornets |
55 | D | Callum Black | 23 | Bisminster Battalion |
68 | D | Robert Miller | 26 | Kincester Kraken |
93 | D | Kian Barnes | 19 | Kuiper Jets |
Forwards | ||||
1 | C | Logan Shaw | 20 | Bisminster Battalion |
2 | LW | Joseph Willis | 25 | Kuiper Jets |
6 | C | Lars Thøgersen (A) | 26 | Mercury Hornets |
9 | RW | Reg Weeks | 28 | Kuiper Jets |
16 | RW | Johan Davidsen | 24 | Nafferton Panthers |
20 | LW | Joseph Byrne | 32 | Tow Law Bears |
71 | C | Owen Fraser (C) | 31 | Nafferton Panthers |
82 | LW | Christopher Gardiner | 28 | Mercury Hornets |
91 | RW | Sean Burton | 22 | Kuiper Jets |
93 | RW | Ellis Reynolds | 25 | Mercury Hornets |
99 | LW | Emery Vaughan | 19 | Kincester Kraken |
Chronological competitive participation
Season | Group stage | Knock-out stages | Position | ||||||||||||
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Div | Pld | RW | OTW | OTL | RL | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | |||||
2013 | 'B' Conference qualification | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 8 | 1st | 1st | ||||
2014 | 'B' Conference | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 11 | 1st ↑ | EQF: | Craitland | 3–4 SO | 5th | |
2017 | 'A' Conference | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 3rd | EQF: ESF: |
River Warriors Birgeshir |
2–0 1–2 OT |
4th |
2018 | 'A' Conference | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 | 2nd | QF: | Nova English Korea | 2–3 SO | 5th |
Micras Games | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 12 | 1st | QF: SF: F: |
Senya Gerenia Birgeshir |
4–3 OT 6–1 7–3 |
1st | |
2019 | 'A' Conference | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 15 | 2nd | QF: SF: F: |
Lakkvia Birgeshir Senya |
7–3 1–0 4–3 |
1st |
2020 | 'A' Conference | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 12 | 2nd | QF: SF: 3P: |
Mar Sara Floria Birgeshir |
4–3 3–6 2–1 |
3rd |
World Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 3[2] | 3rd | PO: QF: |
Nova English Korea Floria |
6–1 1–4 |
7th | |
2021 | 'A' Conference | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 11 | 2nd | QF: SF: 3rd: |
Hurmu Floria Mar Sara |
3–1 1–2 4–2 |
3rd |
[2] - Two points awarded per regulation win instead of three.
Honours
Flag
Mercury has used the following flag during the entirety of its MHL affiliation:
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