# Jason Coles

Jason Coles (born 16 September 1973) is a British retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently the head of the Wightlink Tigers in the English National Ice Hockey League (NIHL).
Coles played four seasons (1990 - 1994) of major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), scoring 13 goals and 20 assists for 24 points, while earning 310 penalty minutes, in 186 games played.
He began his professional career during the 1993-94 season with the St. Thomas Wildcats of the Colonial Hockey League. He went on to play 17 seasons, predominantly with the Wightlink Raiders of the English Premier Ice Hockey League, but also with the Bracknell Bees of the British Ice Hockey Superleague, and in the ECHL with the Pee Dee Pride and Birmingham Bulls, before retiring as a player following the 2011-12 season.
With the 2012-13 season, Coles took on the position of head coach with the Wightlink Tigers of the English National Ice Hockey League after being a player-coach with the team the previous year.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1990–91 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1991–92 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 58 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992–93 | Niagara Falls Thunder | OHL | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 28 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | St. Thomas Wildcats | CoHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Hamilton Kilty B's | OPJHL | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Bracknell Bees | BD1 | 51 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Bracknell Bees | BISL | 42 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997–98 | Fayetteville Force | CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Pee Dee Pride | ECHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Limburger EG | Germany2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kingston Hawks | BNL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1999–00 | Isle of Wight Raiders | EPIHL | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Solihull Blaze | BNL | 32 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2000–01 | Isle of Wight Raiders | EPIHL | 29 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Isle of Wight Raiders | EPIHL | 24 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 118 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002–03 | Isle of Wight Raiders | EPIHL | 34 | 39 | 38 | 77 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 |
| 2003–04 | Wightlink Raiders | EPIHL | 31 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 106 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | Wightlink Raiders | EPIHL | 29 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 85 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2005–06 | Wightlink Raiders | EPIHL | 47 | 47 | 22 | 69 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | Wightlink Raiders | EPIHL | 37 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Wightlink Raiders | EPIHL | 40 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Wightlink Raiders | EPIHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Vectis Tigers | ENL 2 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Wightlink Tigers | ENL 2 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Wightlink Tigers | ENL 2 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Wightlink Tigers | ENL 2 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EPIHL totals | EPIHL totals | EPIHL totals | 289 | 252 | 207 | 459 | 740 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 57 |