Stephen Cooper
Retired British ice hockey player

Stephen Cooper

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Retired British ice hockey player
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11 November 1966(Durham, United Kingdom)
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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
1989 Great Britain World Championships Pool D 4 3 4 7 4
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
1996 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 0 3 3 6
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