Invicta Dynamos
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| Invicta Dynamos | |
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| City | Gillingham, Kent |
| League | National Ice Hockey League |
| Division | NIHL 1 South |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Home arena | Planet Ice, Gillingham Capacity: 1,200 |
| Colours | White, Blue & Grey |
| Owners | Kevin & Sarah Parrish |
| Head coach | Karl Lennon |
| Captain | Aaron Connolly |
| Website | Invicta Dynamos |
The Invicta Dynamos are the senior, semi-professional, ice hockey team based in Gillingham in Kent. They were founded in 1997 and play their home games at Planet Ice, Gillingham, which they share with the Invicta Mustangs.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1997 by David Hodge replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the EPIHL until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a lack of sponsorship. Invicta is one of the larger clubs at this level and has enjoyed a period of sustained success including winning the ENIHL Grand Slam in 2005/6. The most successful season in the Dynamos history came in the 2001/02 season when they were the champions of the EPIHL, winning the league and playoffs and losing the cup final to local rivals the Romford Raiders.
The club's fiercest rivalry has traditionally been with the Raiders IHC and to a slightly lesser extent the Chelmsford Chieftains, with the Dynamos competing in the same league as the two Essex clubs for its first six seasons. However more recently a healthy rivalry has developed with Streatham IHC due to the geographical proximity of the two clubs.
Players
[edit]Current Roster
[edit]As of 31st March 2026
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of Birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Previous Team | Contract | ||
| 64 | 
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Nikolai Divall | 2008 | England | 2025/26 | Invicta U18 | Junior | |||
| 1 |
|
Heath Prentice | L | 6 August 2008 | London, England | 2025/26 | Invicta Mustangs | Junior | ||
| 32 |
|
Brad Windebank | L | 24 July 2002 | London, England | 2024/25 | Raiders IHC | |||
| Defencemen | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of Birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Previous Team | Contract | |
| 7 |
|
Leonard Eeles | L | 23 May 2009 | Redhill, England | 2025/26 | Invicta U19 | Two-way | |
| 17 | 
|
Danny Gatenby* | L | 17 September 1998 | Kelowna, BC, Canada | 2025/26 | University of Victoria | ||
| 87 |
|
Harrison Lillis | R | 17 October 1993 | Chatham,England | 2011/12 | Invicta Mustangs | ||
| 13 |
|
Daniel Scott | R | 30 April 1992 | Chatham,England | 2023/24 | Raiders IHC | ||
| 84 |
|
Michael Stokes | R | 1 March 1991 | Chatham,England | 2022/23 | Invicta Mustangs | ||
| 61 |
|
Arran Strawson | R | 11 June 1987 | Sheffield, England | 2012/13 | Wightlink Raiders | ||
| 18 |
|
Preston Tombs | R | 8 March 2006 | Guildford, England | 2025/26 | Peterborough Phantoms | Two-way | |
| 75 |
|
Dylan Worthy | L | 17 August 2008 | Maidstone, England | 2024/25 | Invicta U19 | Junior | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of Birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Previous Team | Contract | |||
| 24 |
|
Dylan Chard | R | 30 July 2008 | England | 2024/25 | Invicta U18 | Junior | |||
| 63 |
|
Aaron Connolly | L | 1 June 1993 | Northfleet, England | 2024/25 | Raiders IHC | ||||
| 21 |
|
Andrew Heath | L | 19 May 2006 | London, England | 2025/26 | Binghampton Buzz | Two-way | |||
| 14 |
|
Luca Pascale | 6 August 2003 | London, England | 2025/26 | Romford Raiders | |||||
| 15 |
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Harrison Prentice | R | 8 July 2007 | London, England | 2025/26 | Boston Jr. Bruins | ||||
| 9 |
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Cameron Pywell | 28 September 1998 | England | 2024/25 | Sheffield Scimitars | |||||
| 95 |
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Jacob Ransom | R | 9 August 1995 | Romford, England | 2025/26 | Berkshire Bees | ||||
| 26 |
|
Andy Smith | L | 26 October 1984 | England | 2004/05 | Guildford Phoenix | ||||
| 28 | 
|
Mads Thune* | L | 19 May 1994 | Herlev, Denmark | 2023/24 | Gladsaxe Bears | ||||
| 67 |
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Jared Vigar | 13 January 2006 | England | 2025/26 | Guildford Phoenix | |||||
Current Staff
[edit]As of 31st March 2026
| Team Staff | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat. | Name | Role | Date of Birth | Place of birth | Acquired | ||
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Karl Lennon | Head Coach | 29 July 1983 | Chatham, England | 2022/23 | ||
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Phil Chard | Assistant Coach | 27 February 1970 | England | 2022/23 | ||
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Neil Ratcliffe | Equipment Manager | 2022/23 | ||||
Seasons
[edit]| Season | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | P | W | OW | L | OTL/SOL | T | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2012-13 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 19 | - | 12 | - | 1 | 175 | 124 | 39 | 4th | Semi Finals |
| 2013-14 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 21 | - | 7 | - | 4 | 198 | 114 | 46 | 3rd | Semi Finals |
| 2014-25 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 25 | - | 11 | - | 0 | 202 | 140 | 50 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2015-16 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 23 | - | 7 | - | 6 | 153 | 92 | 52 | 2nd | Semi Finals |
| 2016-17 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 16 | - | 10 | - | 2 | 113 | 99 | 34 | 2nd | Champions |
| 2017-18 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - | 88 | 137 | 22 | 8th | Quarter FInals |
| 2018-19 | NIHL 1 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | - | 66 | 232 | 8 | 8th | Quarter Finals |
| 2019-20 | NIHL1 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | - | 174 | 158 | 34 | 5th | Cancelled |
| 2020-21 | Season Cancelled | |||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NIHL 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | 142 | 156 | 30 | 6th | Quarter Finals |
| 2022-23 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | - | 132 | 127 | 29 | 4th | Semi Finals |
| 2023-24 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 132 | 105 | 33 | 5th | Quarter Finals |
| 2024-25 | NIHL 1 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | - | 181 | 129 | 60 | 5th | Semi Finals |
| 2025-26 | NIHL 1 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | 93 | 70 | 51 | 4th | - |
Top 5 All-time points scorers
[edit]- As of 07/07/19
Source:[1]
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smith | 426 | 528 | 511 | 1039 |
| Elliott Andrews | 370 | 263 | 342 | 605 |
| Callum Fowler | 270 | 239 | 356 | 595 |
| A.J. Smith | 276 | 138 | 234 | 372 |
| Matthew Beveridge | 140 | 150 | 182 | 332 |
Club Honours
[edit]Source:[2]
1997-98
[edit]English Division 1 Southern Champions
2001-02
[edit]EPIHL Champions
EPIHL Playoff Champions
2002-03
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
2003-04
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
Kent & Essex Cup Champions
2004-05
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
2005-06
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
ENIHL Playoff Champions
ENIHL Cup Champions
2006-07
[edit]ENIHL Southern (Conference B) Champions
2007-08
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
2009-10
[edit]ENIHL Southern Champions
2014-15
[edit]NIHL Southern Cup Champions
Other Ice Hockey teams based in Gillingham
[edit]- Invicta Dynamics (Ladies)
- Invicta Mustangs (Second senior team)
- Invicta Colts (Under 18's)
- Invicta Junior Dynamos (Under 16's)
- Invicta Dynamites (Under 14's)
- Invicta Devils (Under 12's)
- Invicta Imps (Under 10's)
- Invicta Knights (Recreational)
- Medway Madness (Recreational)
- Medway Eagles (Beginner Recreational)
- Medway Marauders (Recreational)
- Kent Knights (University)
References
[edit]- ^ "All-Time Stats". invictadynamos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Club Honours". Invictadynamos.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.