Adam Summerfield (born 30 August 1990 in

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) is an

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professional

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who played for the

Manchester Phoenix Manchester Phoenix was a semi professional ice hockey team from Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in 2003 as a result of the efforts of supporters group ''Friends of Manchester Ice Hockey'' to bring top-level ice hockey back to Ma ...

in the EPL. Summerfield played at Under-16 level with the Flintshire Flames, the junior team of the Flintshire Freeze. This led to his selection for the Under-18 squad of the Manchester Phoenix following trials at the Altrincham Ice Dome. Summerfield was promoted to the Elite League squad, replacing Aran Fox and Summerfield made his short debut coming on to replace

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in a 5-2 loss for the Phoenix in Yorkshire against the

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. Summerfield continued to make a number of appearances for the rest of the season, but was still employed as back-up. He was re-signed by the Phoenix to play for the organisation in the 2009/10 season of the EPL.

External links

Adam Summerfield Personal Profile
Manchester Phoenix Official Website.
"Summerfield Shutout as U-18s Keep On Winning"
Manchester Phoenix Official Website, 04/12/07. 1990 births Living people English ice hockey goaltenders Manchester Phoenix players {{England-icehockey-bio-stub