Scott Neil
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Andrew Scott Neil, known as Scott Neil, (born August 1, 1962 in Edinburgh
, Scotland
, United Kingdom
) is a retired British
ice hockey
player who played in the United Kingdom
between 1985 and 2002. He also played for the Great Britain national team between 1989 and 1994. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
Neil is currently the owner of the Edinburgh Capitals
in the British Elite Ice Hockey League
.
in Edinburgh, Neil went to university in Canada. When he returned to the United Kingdom he rejoined the Edinburgh setup as a senior player with the Murrayfield Racers
in 1985 playing in the Premier Division of the British Hockey League
. In his seven seasons with the Racers, he helped the team to win the league championship
in 1986–87 and 1987–88; the Norwich Union Trophy in 1985; and reaching the playoff finals
weekend at Wembley Arena
every year bar one and winning the playoffs in 1986. He was also twice named the British All Star team.
In 1992, Neil joined the Sheffield Steelers
in Division 1 of the British Hockey League. In his five seasons with the Steelers, he helped them to gain promotion to the Premier Division as well as to win the grand slam of the Benson & Hedges Cup, the league championship and the playoff championship in 1994–95; as well as the playoff championship in 1996 and 1997 and the league championship in 1995–96.
Neil returned to Edinburgh in 1997 where he had helped form the Murrayfield Royals, who later changed their name to the Edinburgh Capitals
. Neil retired from playing at the end of the 2001–02 season. He also coached
the Capitals for the 2006–07 season after the previous coach, and his cousin, Tony Hand
, left to coach the Manchester Phoenix
. However, the following season, 2007–08, he hired Doug Christiansen to coach the Capitals.
and taking part in the Olympic Qualifiers in 1993. In total Neil scored 23 goals
and 12 assists
for 35 points
in the games he played for his country.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) is a retired British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
between 1985 and 2002. He also played for the Great Britain national team between 1989 and 1994. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
Neil is currently the owner of the Edinburgh Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals
The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League.They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh...
in the British Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
.
Club
After playing junior ice hockeyJunior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
in Edinburgh, Neil went to university in Canada. When he returned to the United Kingdom he rejoined the Edinburgh setup as a senior player with the Murrayfield Racers
Murrayfield Racers
The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1952 changing their name to the Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship 4 times in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972...
in 1985 playing in the Premier Division of the British Hockey League
British Hockey League
The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...
. In his seven seasons with the Racers, he helped the team to win the league championship
British ice hockey league champions
The British ice hockey league champions are the winners of the highest ice hockey league in the United Kingdom, currently the Elite Ice Hockey League...
in 1986–87 and 1987–88; the Norwich Union Trophy in 1985; and reaching the playoff finals
British Championship
The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. It has been run under various formats and titles since 1930 and contested annually since 1966...
weekend at Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...
every year bar one and winning the playoffs in 1986. He was also twice named the British All Star team.
In 1992, Neil joined the Sheffield Steelers
Sheffield Steelers
The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
in Division 1 of the British Hockey League. In his five seasons with the Steelers, he helped them to gain promotion to the Premier Division as well as to win the grand slam of the Benson & Hedges Cup, the league championship and the playoff championship in 1994–95; as well as the playoff championship in 1996 and 1997 and the league championship in 1995–96.
Neil returned to Edinburgh in 1997 where he had helped form the Murrayfield Royals, who later changed their name to the Edinburgh Capitals
Edinburgh Capitals
The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League.They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh...
. Neil retired from playing at the end of the 2001–02 season. He also coached
Coach (ice hockey)
Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games....
the Capitals for the 2006–07 season after the previous coach, and his cousin, Tony Hand
Tony Hand
Tony Hand MBE is a Scottish ice hockey player who became the first British-raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. He is currently player-coach of the Manchester Phoenix...
, left to coach the Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix
Manchester Phoenix are a professional ice hockey team from Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey to bring top-level ice hockey back to Manchester after Manchester Storm folded in...
. However, the following season, 2007–08, he hired Doug Christiansen to coach the Capitals.
International
Neil played for the Great Britain national team seven times between 1989 and 1994. During this time he helped the team gain promotion from Pool D to Pool A of the Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsIce Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
and taking part in the Olympic Qualifiers in 1993. In total Neil scored 23 goals
Goal (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
and 12 assists
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
for 35 points
Point (ice hockey)
Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
in the games he played for his country.
Awards and honours
- Named to the Premier LeagueBritish Hockey LeagueThe British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...
British All Star team in 1988 and 1989. - Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
Club
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... | Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... | A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... | Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... | PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Murrayfield Racers Murrayfield Racers The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1952 changing their name to the Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship 4 times in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972... |
BHL Prem British Hockey League The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League... |
28 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1986–87 | Murrayfield Racers | BHL Prem | 36 | 42 | 52 | 94 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Murrayfield Racers | BHL Prem | 36 | 71 | 57 | 128 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Murrayfield Racers | BHL Prem | 36 | 82 | 41 | 123 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Murrayfield Racers | BHL Prem | 32 | 66 | 37 | 103 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Murrayfield Racers | BHL Prem | 36 | 60 | 41 | 101 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Murrayfield Racers | BHL Prem | 35 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League... |
BHL 1 British Hockey League The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League... |
32 | 47 | 52 | 99 | 18 | |||||||
| 1993–94 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL Prem | 57 | 48 | 54 | 102 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL Prem | 44 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Sheffield Steelers | BHL Prem | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | |||||||
| 1996–97 1996–97 ISL season The 1996–97 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the inaugrual season of the Ice Hockey Superleague .The league was formed by the owners of the Ayr Scottish Eagles, Basingstoke Bison, Bracknell Bees, Cardiff Devils, Manchester Storm, Newcastle Cobras, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers... |
Sheffield Steelers | ISL Ice Hockey Superleague The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom... |
32 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Murrayfield Royals Edinburgh Capitals The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League.They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh... |
BNL British National League The British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the... |
40 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 20 | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Edinburgh Capitals Edinburgh Capitals The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League.They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh... |
BNL | 26 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Edinburgh Capitals | BNL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Edinburgh Capitals | BNL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
International
| Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
| 1989 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool D | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool D | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1991 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool C | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1992 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool C | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| 1993 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | Great Britain | Olympic Qualifiers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Great Britain | World Championships Pool A Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
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