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 
Club 	Year 	League 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
Durham Wasps 	89-90 	BHL 	39 	2 	11 	13 	12
Durham Wasps 	90-91 	BHL 	53 	4 	9 	13 	28
Humberside Seahawks 	91-92 	BHL 	52 	13 	17 	30 	32
Sheffield Steelers 	92-93 	BNL 	40 	11 	22 	33 	28
Durham Wasps 	93-94 	BNL 	58 	14 	29 	43 	40
Durham Wasps 	94-95 	BNL 	51 	9 	26 	35 	28
Durham Wasps 	95-96 	BNL 	47 	8 	25 	33 	28
Newcastle Cobras 	96-97 	ISL 	50 	0 	8 	8 	8
Newcastle Cobras 	97-98 	ISL 	54 	5 	10 	15 	20
Newcastle Riverkings	98-99 	ISL 	52 	4 	2 	6 	6
Guildford Flames 	99-00 	BNL 	50 	7 	32 	39 	30
Guildford Flames 	00-01 	BNL 	62 	5 	27 	32 	40
Guildford Flames 	01-02 	BNL 	37 	2 	12 	14 	22
Guildford Flames 	02-03 	BNL 	59 	8 	23 	31 	36
Guildford Flames 	03-04 	BNL 	64 	10 	40 	50 	16
Guildford Flames 	04-05 	BNL 	68 	6 	37 	43 	22
Guildford Flames 	05-06 	EPL 	50 	11 	27 	38 	24
Guildford Flames 	06-07 	EPL 	59 	12 	46 	58 	66
Guildford Flames 	07-08 	EPL 	54 	9 	38 	47 	48
Guildford Flames 	08-09 	EPL 	57 	7 	30 	37 	32
Career Totals 	Career Totals	Career Totals	GP 	G 	A 	Pts.	PiMs
 	 	 	1056	147	471	618 	564
BHL 	BHL 	BHL 	144 	19 	37 	56 	72
BNL 	BNL 	BNL 	536 	80 	273	353 	290
ISL 	ISL 	ISL 	156 	9 	20 	29 	32
EPL 	EPL 	EPL 	230 	39 	141	180 	170
==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
  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year 	Team 	League	Games 	W 	L 	OT/T 	% 	 	Finish	Playoffs
2007-08	Guildford Flames	EPIHL 	61 	43 	13 	5 	0.745 	 	1th 	Lost Semi-final
2008-09	Guildford Flames	EPIHL 	61 	38 	18 	5 	0.664 	 	3rd 	Lost Semi-final
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==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
Competition 	Year	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
World Championships Group B 	95 	5 	1	1 	2 	2
World Championships Group B 	96 	7 	1	1 	2 	14
World Championships Group B 	97 	7 	0	1 	1 	0
World Championships Group B 	98 	4 	0	2 	2 	2
World Championships Quailfication	99 	3 	0	0 	0 	0
World Championships Group B 	99 	7 	0	1 	1 	0
World Championships Group B 	00 	7 	0	2 	2 	0
World Championships Division 1 	01 	5 	1	2 	3 	0
World Championships Division 1 	02 	5 	0	3 	3 	2
World Championships Division 1 	04 	4 	1	2 	3 	4
Totals 	 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
GB Totals 	 	54	4	15	19 	24
==Honours and awards==
*Best defenceman at the European Junior Championships Pool C 1990–91
*Player's Player 1999–00
*Best British Defenceman 2000–01
*Named to the BNL All Star First Team 2000–01, 2003–04 and 2004–05
*Named to the BNL All Star Second Team 2002–03
*Named to the EPIHL All Star Team First 2005–06 and 2006–07
*Named to the EPIHL All Star Team Second 2007–08
*Named EPIHL Coach of the Year 2007–08
==External links==
*Eurohockey.net Profile
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*Guildford Flames Official Website
Category:Born in 1973
Category:Durham Wasps player
Category:British hockey players
Category:Guildford Flames player
Category:Newcastle Cobras player
Category:Newcastle Riverkings player