Stephen Cooper (ice hockey)

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Stephen Cooper
Born	(1966-11-11) 11 November 1966 Durham, England, United Kingdom
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Defender
Shot	Left
Played for	Durham Wasps Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm Newcastle Riverkings Nottingham Panthers Hull Thunder Coventry Blaze
National team	Great Britain
Playing career	1980–2002

Stephen Cooper (born 11 November 1966) is a retired British ice hockey player. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame and is the older brother of fellow Hall of Fame member, Ian Cooper.

Awards and honours

• Named to the BHL Premier Division All Stars second team in 1985.
• Named to the BHL British Premier Division All Stars team in 1987 and 1988.
• Named to the BHL Division 1 All Stars team in 1989.
• Awarded the Alan Weeks Trophy as best British defenceman 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–00
• Named to the BHL Premier Division All Stars team in 1990, 1993, 1994.
• Named World Championships Pool B Best Defenceman in 1993.
• Named to the BNL All Stars second team in 2001.
• Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

Career statistics

Club

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Durham Wasps	ELN		5	0	1	1	0
1981–82	Durham Wasps	ELN		14	1	2	3	2
1982–83	Durham Wasps	BHL 1		24	7	9	16	12		4	0	1	1	4
1983–84	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		32	7	15	22	30		4	2	2	4	7
1984–85	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		35	23	35	58	57		4	2	1	3	6
1985–86	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		35	19	36	55	57		5	1	4	5	10
1986–87	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		33	14	25	39	74		6	2	7	9	12
1987–88	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		34	21	50	71	44		6	5	7	12	8
1988–89	Cardiff Devils	BHL 1		24	14	41	55	48
1989–90	Cardiff Devils	BHL Prem		30	19	40	59	47		6	4	2	6	10
1990–91	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		35	33	50	83	106		8	6	16	22	10
1991–92	Durham Wasps	BHL Prem		36	17	36	53	62		8	5	7	12	8
1992–93	Cardiff Devils	BHL Prem		35	14	51	65	40		8	4	5	9	12
1993–94	Cardiff Devils	BHL Prem		44	30	84	114	71		8	6	10	16	30
1994–95	Cardiff Devils	BHL Prem		27	12	17	29	18		7	5	5	10	2
1995–96	Cardiff Devils	BHL Prem		35	18	37	55	48		6	2	5	7	6
1996–97	Manchester Storm	ISL		33	4	7	11	20		6	0	1	1	0
1997–98	Manchester Storm	ISL		28	4	9	13	20		9	0	3	3	2
1998–99	Newcastle Riverkings	ISL		19	2	5	7	12		6	0	1	1	0
1999–00	Nottingham Panthers	ISL		42	2	8	10	22		6	0	0	0	4
2000–01	Hull Thunder	BNL		25	4	23	27	44
2001–02	Coventry Blaze	BNL		11	5	6	11	74
2002–03	Coventry Blaze	BNL		44	9	34	43	79		10	6	6	12	10

International

				Tournament
Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	Great Britain	World Junior Championships Pool C		5	1	3	4	14
1990	Great Britain	World Championships Pool D
1992	Great Britain	World Championships Pool C		5	1	4	5	4
1993	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B		7	0	4	4	6
1994	Great Britain	World Championships Pool A		6	0	1	1	4
1999	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B		7	0	0	0	2
1999	Great Britain	World Championships Pool A Qualifiers		3	1	0	1	0
2000	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B		7	2	4	6	2

External links

• British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
• Stephen Cooper profile at Eurohockey.com
• Stephen Cooper's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database