The Bracknell Hornets is an ice hockey team from

Bracknell Bracknell () is a large town and civil parish in Berkshire, England, the westernmost area within the Greater London Built-up Area, Greater London Urban Area and the administrative centre of the Bracknell Forest, Borough of Bracknell Forest. It l ...

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, who play in the

NIHL South Division 1 The NIHL South Division 1 is the top-level league in the Southern Region of the British National Ice Hockey League setup. It forms one of four NIHL divisions, of a total of 43 teams, which are divided regionally. The NIHL was reorganised for the ...

. In 2009/10 they won the league playoffs.

History

Bracknell have been a part of the ENL since its creation in the 2000/2001 season playing at "The Hive" (the nickname for the

John Nike Leonard John Nike OBE DL (5 July 1935 – 25 December 2016) was an English businessman, and a Bracknell-based leisure and hotel entrepreneur. He was best known for being the owner of the eponymous John Nike Leisuresport chain of dry ski slope ...

Leisuresport Complex), and traditionally play their home games on Saturdays. The team is run under the banner of the Bracknell Ice Hockey Club, the Hornets being their senior team with the aim of encouraging junior players to progress through the ranks. In recent times strong links have been forged with the

Bracknell Bees The Bees Ice Hockey Club are an ice hockey team from Slough, Berkshire, UK. They compete in the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) National League, the second tier of English Ice Hockey. History Early years The Bracknell Bees were formed in ...

with players on 2 way contracts between the 2 clubs.

Club roster 2020–21

2020/21 Outgoing

External links

Official website
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