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Manchester Storm are delighted to announce the return of forward Scott Simmonds for the 2022-23 campaign.  The dogged forechecking forward has made quite the impression with the Elite League during his 102 appearances – amassing 59 points (22G 37A) and earning the reputation of one of the best two-way forwards within the league.  A consistent player…

Manchester Storm are excited to announce their new starting netminder Hayden Lavigne, most recently of Pensacola Ice Flyers (SPHL), ahead of the 2022-23 EIHL campaign. The 6ft3 goaltender is extremely well-travelled, within a relatively short professional career to date – with multiple loan spells between ECHL franchises between 2020 and 2022.  Lavigne comes from good…

Hello Storm fans! We hope that you’re all having a great summer and not missing Storm too much! Having just about recovered from the last season, it’s already time to turn our attention to the upcoming season with our new signings arriving imminently. The new signings are only half of the off-season excitement though as…

Manchester Storm are delighted to announce the first competitive fixture of the 2022/23 Elite League season will be against Coventry Blaze. The fixture is locked in for Saturday 10th September with a 7PM face-off (Doors open 6PM) – Tickets for this fixture will be available shortly and an announcement will be made once Planet Ice…

Manchester Storm are delighted to announce the home 2022/23 pre-season schedule ahead of the upcoming Elite League season. Manchester Storm return to the Storm Shelter on Sunday 28th August taking on Cardiff Devils as the warm up to the 2022/23 Elite League season begins. Focus then shifts to Wednesday 31st August as Manchester take on…

Manchester Storm are excited to announce the return of British blueliner Zach Sullivan for his third full season in Manchester.  Sullivan has played in the Elite League since 2014 and with 345 league appearances now under his belt, the stay-at-home defencemen looks set to build upon an impressive tenure in the top flight and stake…

First of all, I’d like to thank you all for another warm welcome! I can’t be more excited to be back for my seventh year with the organisation. Manchester has become a home for myself and my wife and can’t wait for next season to get here to see our amazing supporters again. It was…

Manchester Storm are thrilled to announce the return of franchise cornerstone Dallas Ehrhardt, for his sixth full EIHL season; alongside his playing duties, Ehrhardt has opted to move-up from the captaincy into the player-assistant coach role for the first time ahead of 2022/23 EIHL campaign. The blueliner is the most capped player in franchise history,…

Defenceman of the Coventry Blaze last season Joey Raats, has recently been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and due to the severity has been forced to retire from hockey, and is unable to work without any insurance. Joey is reaching out to his family and friends for help during this difficult period, and…

The 2022/23 Premier Sports Elite League season is only 100 days away, we can reveal! Agreed at last week’s fixtures meeting, the opening game of season 22/23 will take place on Friday 9 September. Two teams will play that night, although you’ll have to wait a bit longer to find out who’ll be stepping onto…

Manchester Storm are delighted to announce Go Goodwins as a club partner ahead of the 2022/23 Elite League season! Go Goodwins will once again provide the club with the best in class transport for the duration of the upcoming season. The club would like to thank Sally & Wes Goodwin for their continued support. ‘Go…