Stephen Cooper

Stephen Cooper (born in Durham, England) is a retired British ice hockey player. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame and is the older brother of fellow Hall of Fame member, Ian Cooper.
==Awards and honours==
*Named to the BHL Premier Division All Stars second team in 1985.
*Named to the BHL British Premier Division All Stars team in 1987 and 1988.
*Named to the BHL Division 1 All Stars team in 1989.
*Awarded the Alan Weeks Trophy as best British defenceman 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–00
*Named to the BHL Premier Division All Stars team in 1990, 1993, 1994.
*Named World Championships Pool B Best Defenceman in 1993. 
*Named to the BNL All Stars second team in 2001.
*Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.
==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	Durham Wasps 	ELN 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
1981–82	Durham Wasps 	ELN 	 	14 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982–83	Durham Wasps 	BHL 1 	 	24 	7 	9 	16 	12 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	4
1983–84	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	32 	7 	15 	22 	30 	 	4 	2 	2 	4 	7
1984–85	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	35 	23 	35 	58 	57 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	6
1985–86	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	35 	19 	36 	55 	57 	 	5 	1 	4 	5 	10
1986–87	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	33 	14 	25 	39 	74 	 	6 	2 	7 	9 	12
1987–88	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	34 	21 	50 	71 	44 	 	6 	5 	7 	12 	8
1988–89	Cardiff Devils 	BHL 1 	 	24 	14 	41 	55 	48 	 	 	 	 	 	
1989–90	Cardiff Devils 	BHL Prem	 	30 	19 	40 	59 	47 	 	6 	4 	2 	6 	10
1990–91	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	35 	33 	50 	83 	106 	 	8 	6 	16 	22 	10
1991–92	Durham Wasps 	BHL Prem	 	36 	17 	36 	53 	62 	 	8 	5 	7 	12 	8
1992–93	Cardiff Devils 	BHL Prem	 	35 	14 	51 	65 	40 	 	8 	4 	5 	9 	12
1993–94	Cardiff Devils 	BHL Prem	 	44 	30 	84 	114 	71 	 	8 	6 	10 	16 	30
1994–95	Cardiff Devils 	BHL Prem	 	27 	12 	17 	29 	18 	 	7 	5 	5 	10 	2
1995–96	Cardiff Devils 	BHL Prem	 	35 	18 	37 	55 	48 	 	6 	2 	5 	7 	6
1996–97	Manchester Storm 	ISL 	 	33 	4 	7 	11 	20 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
1997–98	Manchester Storm 	ISL 	 	28 	4 	9 	13 	20 	 	9 	0 	3 	3 	2
1998–99	Newcastle Riverkings	ISL 	 	19 	2 	5 	7 	12 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
1999–00	Nottingham Panthers 	ISL 	 	42 	2 	8 	10 	22 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
2000–01	Hull Thunder 	BNL 	 	25 	4 	23 	27 	44 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001–02	Coventry Blaze 	BNL 	 	11 	5 	6 	11 	74 	 	 	 	 	 	
2002–03	Coventry Blaze 	BNL 	 	44 	9 	34 	43 	79 	 	10 	6 	6 	12 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
 	  	  	 	Tournament	Tournament	Tournament	Tournament	Tournament
Year 	Team 	Event 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1986 	Great Britain	World Junior Championships Pool C 	 	5 	1 	3 	4 	14
1990 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool D 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool C 	 	5 	1 	4 	5 	4
1993 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B 	 	7 	0 	4 	4 	6
1994 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool A 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	4
1999 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
1999 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool A Qualifiers	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2000 	Great Britain	World Championships Pool B 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
*British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
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Category:Born in 1966
Category:British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
Category:Cardiff Devils players
Category:Coventry Blaze players
Category:Durham Wasps player
Category:British ice hockey players
Category:Hull Thunder players
Category:Manchester Storm players
Category:Newcastle Riverkings players
Category:Nottingham Panthers players
Category:Retired in 2002