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
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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