Kevin Conway

Kevin Scott Conway (born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player who has played mainly in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Kevin Conway began his major junior ice hockey career with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) during the 1980–81 season.
The following season, 1981–82, Conway joined the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds also in the OHL. He helped them to finish second in their division and to the quarter finals of the playoffs. Staying with the Greyhounds again for the 1982–83 season, Conway helped the team to finish first in their division, win the Hamilton Spectator Trophy and to the final of the playoffs where they were defeated by the Oshawa Generals.
After just two games with the Greyhounds at the start of the 1983–84 season, Conway moved on to play with the Kingston Canadians. Although the Canadians finished bottom of their division that season and did not qualify for the playoffs, Conway still finished as the league's top scorer and in sixth place in the scoring leaders chart with 65 goals and 65 assists for 130 points in 63 games. Conway also won the William Hanley Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player.
===Club===
Conway started his professional career by signing for the Toledo Goaldiggers in the International Hockey League (IHL) and playing ten games for them during the 1983–84 season. The following season, 1984–85, Conway split between the Goaldiggers and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles also of the IHL.
In 1985, Conway signed for the Ayr Bruins in the Premier Division of the British Hockey League (BHL). Conway played for the Bruins for one season — taking the goal scoring record and being named to the 1986 Premier Division all-star team — before returning to North America and the IHL to play for the Indianapolis Checkers at the beginning of the 1986–87 season. Conway finished the season back in the United Kingdom with the Durham Wasps who he helped to win the Heinekin Championship at Wembley Arena. He started the 1987–88 season with Durham before finishing it with the Telford Tigers in Division 1 of the BHL and earning himself the British Ice Hockey Writers Association Player of the Year trophy. After a further season with the Tigers, Conway moved to the Cleveland Bombers for the 1989–90 season, again in Division 1, where he earned a place on the Division 1 All-star team of 1990. Conway helped the Bombers to promotion to the Premier Division and stayed with them for the 1990–91 season.
Conway started his long association with Basingstoke when he joined the Beavers in the 1991–92 season playing in Division 1 of the BHL. Conway stayed with the Basingstoke team for seven seasons, helping them to promotion to the Premier Division in 1993 and into the newly formed Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL) in 1996 when the team changed its name to the Basingstoke Bison. During his time with Basingstoke, Conway earned himself two more Division 1 All-star places in 1992 and 1993 and finished as the team's all time leading scorer with 950 points. In honour of his achievements at the club, Basingstoke retired his number 10 shirt in 2005.
Conway spent the following ISL season, 1998–99, with the Newcastle Riverkings before splitting the 1999–00 season with Hull Thunder in the British National League (BNL) and the Chelmsford Chieftains in the English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL), whom he helped to win the league and playoff championships. He joined the Solihull Barons in the 2000–01 season with whom he stayed until he retired from professional ice hockey in 2004. In his final season with Solihull, Conway was the leading goal, assist and point scorer for the team.
After briefly coaching his son's junior ice hockey team, the Kingston River Rats, Conway was persuaded to come out of retirement by the Solway Sharks coach, Kevin Doherty, to play for the Sharks in the 2006–07 season in the Scottish National League and the Northern League. Conway continues to play for the Sharks in the 2007–08 season in the newly formed Scottish Premier Hockey League and the Northern League.
===International===
Conway made his first appearance for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at the Pool C World Championships held in Hull in 1992. Conway made an immediate impact for the team, scoring his first goal just 2 minutes and 16 seconds into his first game against Australia. Helping the GB team to win the tournament and gain promotion to Pool B, Conway scored 13 goals and 10 assists — making him the tournament leading scorer.
Conway also appeared in the 1993 GB team which won promotion to Pool A by sweeping all teams at the Pool B tournament held in Holland. Conway was again the leading scorer for GB with 19 points from 8 goals an 11 assists.
Conway played for the GB team a total of 58 times between 1992 and 1999 and scored a total of 66 points from 33 goals and 33 assists.
==Awards and honours==
*Awarded the William Hanley Trophy for the OHL's most sportsmanslike player in 1983–84.
*Named to the BHL Premier Division All-star in 1986.
*Named the BIHWA BHL Division 1 Player of the Year in 1987–88.
*Named to the BHL Division 1 All-star team in 1990,
*Number 10 shirt retired by Basingstoke Bison in 2005.
*Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.
==Records==
*Most goals (6) and most powerplay goals (4) in one game for Kingston Canadians against Belleville Bulls on 3 February 1983.
*Leading goal scorer in the OHL in 1983–84.
*Leading goal scorer in the BHL Premier Division in 1985–86.
*Leading points scorer in the BHL Division 1 South in 1987–88.
*Leading scorer in the 1992 World Championships Pool C.
*All time leading points scorer for Basingstoke Bison.
*Leading goal, assist and points scorer for the Solihull MK Kings in 2003–04.
==Career statistics==
===Club===
  	  	  	 	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
1980–81	Oshawa Generals 	OHL 	 	9 	0 	4 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	36 	7 	6 	12 	33 	 	13 	5 	6 	11 	6
1982–83	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	67 	57 	65 	122 	30 	 	16 	7 	5 	12 	6
1983–84	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	OHL 	 	2 	3 	0 	3 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84	Kingston Canadians 	OHL 	 	61 	62 	65 	127 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	10 	3 	7 	10 	5 	 	13 	5 	10 	15 	12
1984–85	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	46 	17 	12 	29 	39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	IHL 	 	36 	13 	14 	27 	11 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1985–86	Ayr Bruins 	BHL 	 	35 	129 	98 	227 	69 	 	4 	6 	8 	14 	11
1986–87	Indianapolis Checkers 	IHL 	 	29 	11 	8 	19 	29 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87	Durham Wasps 	BHL 	 	19 	53 	48 	101 	14 	 	5 	9 	15 	24 	13
1987–88	Durham Wasps 	BHL 	 	2 	3 	8 	11 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88	Telford Tigers 	BHL 	 	29 	148 	104 	252 	106 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89	Telford Tigers 	BHL 	 	24 	80 	86 	166 	71 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90	Cleveland Bombers 	BHL 	 	32 	107 	81 	188 	52 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91	Cleveland Bombers 	BHL 	 	36 	48 	46 	94 	66 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92	Basingstoke Beavers 	BHL 	 	36 	100 	75 	175 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93	Basingstoke Beavers 	BHL 	 	31 	87 	84 	171 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94	Basingstoke Beavers 	BHL 	 	44 	64 	64 	128 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95	Basingstoke Beavers 	BHL 	 	44 	47 	76 	123 	28 	 	4 	3 	5 	8 	4
1995–96	Basingstoke Beavers 	BHL 	 	36 	35 	33 	68 	40 	 	6 	4 	4 	8 	6
1996–97	Basingstoke Bison 	ISL 	 	41 	26 	23 	49 	22 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	0
1997–98	Basingstoke Bison 	ISL 	 	42 	18 	21 	39 	20 	 	6 	1 	7 	8 	2
1998–99	Newcastle Riverkings 	ISL 	 	42 	16 	19 	35 	10 	 	6 	2 	3 	5 	0
1999–00	Hull Thunder 	BNL 	 	13 	8 	8 	16 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00	Chelmsford Chieftains 	EPIHL 	 	8 	6 	6 	12 	6 	 	4 	3 	3 	6 	0
2000–01	Solihull Barons 	EPIHL 	 	30 	41 	40 	81 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02	Solihull Barons 	EPIHL 	 	23 	27 	34 	61 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04	Solihull MK Kings 	EPIHL 	 	24 	15 	17 	32 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07	Solway Sharks 	SNL 	 	15 	19 	14 	33 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07	Solway Sharks 	Northern League	 	18 	17 	27 	44 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08	Solway Sharks 	SNL 	 	13 	6 	14 	20 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08	Solway Sharks 	Northern League	 	17 	9 	15 	24 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
 	  	  	 	Tournament	Tournament	Tournament	Tournament	Tournament
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1992 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool C	 	5 	13 	10 	23 	6
1993 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B	 	7 	8 	11 	19 	8
1994 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool A	 	6 	2 	1 	3 	6
1997 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B	 	7 	2 	3 	5 	0
1999 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B	 	7 	1 	3 	4 	8
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
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Category:Born in 1963
Category:Ayr Bruins players
Category:Basingstoke Beavers players
Category:Basingstoke Bison players
Category:British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Category:British ice hockey players
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Category:Chelmsford Chieftains players
Category:Cleveland Bombers players
Category:Durham Wasps players
Category:Hull Thunder players
Category:Indianapolis Checkers players
Category:Kingston Canadians alumni
Category:Newcastle Riverkings players
Category:Oshawa Generals alumni
Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles players
Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alumni
Category:Solihull Barons players
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Category:Solway Sharks players
Category:Telford Tigers players
Category:Toledo Goaldiggers players