Paul Dixon Paul Dixon ( Born August 4 , 1973 ) is an ice hockey defenceman , player - coach ; from Sunderland , England . He is currently the Player / Head Coach of the Guildford Flames . Playing career . After working his way through the Durham Wasps youth system , he made his first appearance for the senior side in the 1989 / 90 season . After the 1990 / 91 season , Dixon moved to the Hull based Humberside Seahawks where he helped them gain promotion to the Heineken League Premier Division Dixon then played a season with the Sheffield Steelers where he and the team achieved the same feat . He moved back home to play for the Durham Wasps for 3 years until they were sold and moved to Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1996 , where he spent another 3 years playing for the Newcastle based team , who are now known as Newcastle Vipers . In the summer of 1999 Dixon made the move South to Surrey based outfit the Guildford Flames where he remains as Player / Head Coach . From the start of his Flames career Dixon was given the ' Alternate Captain ' position , after being awarded the Alan Weeks Trophy in 2001 , he was made captain of the side , a position he held until taking over as head coach in 2007 . Thus making him the longest serving Flames captain . During his time with the Flames , Dixon was selected to the British National League first all - star team on three occasions ( 2001 , 2004 & 2005 ) and the second team once ( 2003 ) , as well as the English Premier Ice Hockey League first all - star team in 2006 & 2007 . and second all - star team in 2008 and 2009 . Since 1999 , he has helped the Surrey team to a Christmas Cup championship as well as a BNL league title , two BNL play - off championships , 2 EPIHL League titles and the EPIHL Cup . He currently sits in 7th for the Guildford Flames all - time , and is the second highest scoring defenceman . Playing Record . Year by Year Record Includes Play - Offs & Cups " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalty Minutes . All Stats from either Eurohockey . net ' or Guildford Flames ' websites " Coaching career . For the 2005 / 2006 season , Head Coach Stan Marple announced that Dixon would be undertaking Assistant Coach duties while still playing for the Guildford Flames . During the 2006 / 2007 Season , Marple announced it would be his last and that Dixon would take over as Player / Head Coach after the season His first new signing was forward Lukas Smital from local rivals the Bracknell Bees . In his first season as Flames coach Dixon led his team to another EPIHL Championship with a 30 - 5 - 5 league regular season record , earning him EPIHL coach of the year . 2008 / 09 was less successful with a 3rd place finish in the league and no silver wear with a regular season record of 34 - 17 - 3 . Coaching Career Statistics . Including League , Cups and Playoffs International play . Dixon was first selected to play for Team GB in the 1995 IIHF World Championship Division I ( Formerly Pool B ) . Between 1995 and 2004 , Dixon made 54 Appearances scoring 4 goals and adding 15 assists . It was widely thought that Dixon had retired from International Ice Hockey , which was disproved in January 2008 with Dixon ’ s inclusion into the GB squad for the Euro tournament in France , although he had to pull out through injury . International Playing Record . Year by Year Record " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalty Minutes . All Stats from either Eurohockey . net "