Russell Cowley

Russell Cowley (born August 12, 1983) is a Canadian-born British professional ice hockey player currently attached to Milton Keynes Lightning. Cowley last played for the Coventry Blaze of the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He played either as a forward or more recently as a defenceman.
== Playing career ==
Cowley started his career at Swindon Phoenix in 2000 before joining Coventry Blaze in the BNL in 2001. He stayed with the Blaze as they progressed into the EIHL, and was part of the team that won the Grand Slam (league, challenge cup & playoffs) in 2004–05. He signed for rivals Cardiff Devils in 2006 but returned to Coventry the following season, helping the Blaze to another two league titles in 2008 and 2010.
Cowley played for the England under-18 and under-20 teams in his junior international career, and played on the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.
Although Cowley usually plays as a forward, he has played a number of games on defence for Coventry over recent seasons and was signed as a full-time defenceman for the 2011/12 season.
In March 2017, Cowley announced his intention to retire.
Despite his retirement announcement, Cowley played for the Basingstoke Bison in the NIHL in the 2018-19 season - a tier below the EIHL, a league in which Cowley had played in for most of his career.
A year later, Cowley signed for the Milton Keynes Lightning, whom had recently entered the reformatted NIHL.https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/20903/russell-cowley/ 
== Career statistics ==
===Regular season & playoffs===
  	  	  	 	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
2000–01 	Swindon Phoenix 	EngL 	 	17 	6 	10 	16 	6 	 	2 	1 	1 	2 	0
2001–02 	Swindon Lynx 	EngL 	 	9 	8 	13 	21 	2 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2001–02 	Coventry Blaze 	BNL 	 	20 	2 	0 	2 	2 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	2
2002–03 	Coventry Blaze 	BNL 	 	29 	5 	5 	10 	6 	 	10 	0 	2 	2 	4
2003–04 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	42 	3 	6 	9 	14 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0
2004–05 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	45 	8 	14 	22 	16 	 	10 	3 	3 	6 	4
2005–06 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	37 	6 	16 	22 	34 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	2
2006–07 	Cardiff Devils 	EIHL 	 	40 	5 	10 	15 	28 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	2
2007–08 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	53 	15 	35 	50 	41 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2008–09 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	52 	15 	30 	45 	26 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2009–10 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	56 	10 	31 	41 	40 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	8
2010–11 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	51 	10 	21 	31 	44 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2011–12 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	54 	3 	15 	18 	36 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2012–13 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	35 	6 	10 	16 	55 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2013–14 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	47 	4 	12 	16 	28 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0
2014–15 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	52 	5 	12 	17 	33 	 	4 	0 	4 	4 	0
2015–16 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	49 	8 	11 	19 	34 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	2
2016–17 	Coventry Blaze 	EIHL 	 	47 	0 	9 	9 	22 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2018–19 	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL 	 	38 	17 	32 	49 	12 	 	4 	0 	5 	5 	0
EIHL totals	EIHL totals 	EIHL totals	 	641 	96 	227 	323 	449 	 	51 	9 	16 	25 	20
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2001 	Great Britain U18 	WJC18–D2 	4 	2 	2 	4 	14
2001 	Great Britain U20 	WJC20–D2 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2002 	Great Britain U20 	WJC20–D2 	4 	1 	3 	4 	6
2003 	Great Britain U20 	WJC20–D2 	5 	7 	7 	14 	2
2003 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2004 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2005 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2006 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	1 	3 	4 	2
2007 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2008 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2009 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	4 	4 	0
2010 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2011 	Great Britain 	WC–D1 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2015 	Great Britain 	WC–D1B 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
2016 	Great Britain 	WC–D1B 	5 	3 	3 	6 	2
2017 	Great Britain 	WC–D1B 	5 	1 	0 	0 	2
Junior international totals	Junior international totals	Junior international totals	17	10	12	22 	24
Senior international totals	Senior international totals	Senior international totals	60	7 	17	24 	24
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:Basingstoke Bison players
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Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards