Stephen Cooper

Stephen Cooper
Position	Defender
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Teams	Durham Wasps Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm Newcastle Riverkings Nottingham Panthers Hull Thunder Coventry Blaze
Nationality	British
Born	(1966-11-11)11 November 1966, Durham, England
Pro Career	1980 – 2002

Stephen Cooper (born 11 November 1966(1966-11-11) 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						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
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
• Stephen Cooper - player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Stephen Cooper's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database