Daryl Lipsey (born 26 June 1963) is a Canadian professional player and coach of ice hockey. Apart from two professional seasons in Canada he has played the majority of his career in the United Kingdom (from 1984 to 1997). Although he retired as a player in 1997, he continued to coach until 2005. He is also known under the nickname 'Mr. Swindon Hockey' after being the Swindon ice hockey team's Player-Coach for 9 seasons and their Head Coach for one season.

Biography

Lipsey began his career playing with the Battleford Barons of the

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior 'A' ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and one of nine member leagues of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of ...

in 1982–83. He then played just one more season in Canada with the

North Battleford North Stars The Battlefords North Stars are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, that plays in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. The teams was founded in 1973 as the Battleford Barons and has been known as the ...

before leaving Canada to join Bournemouth Stags of the British Hockey League in England. He spent two seasons with the Stags before joining the

Swindon Wildcats The Swindon Wildcats are a professional ice hockey team based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. They play in the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL). Since their inception, the Wildcats have played their home games at the 1600-capacity Link Centre ...

for the 1986–1987 season. He played and coached the Wildcats for nine seasons. In 1995–96, he joined the Manchester Storm in the position of player and assistant coach. He ended his playing career during the 1996-1997

Ice Hockey Superleague The British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL, also known as the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague from 1998 to 1999 for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Devised in 1995, it replaced ...

season, but continued on the team staff for Manchester Storm for six seasons, and the

' team staff for two years. His coaching career finished at

Swindon Swindon () is a town and unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Wiltshire, England. As of the 2021 Census, the population of Swindon was 201,669, making it the largest town in the county. The Swindon un ...

in the 2004-2005

EPIHL The English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) was an ice hockey league of 10 teams, all of which were based in England. Headquartered in Blackpool, the EPIHL was one of two professional ice hockey leagues in the United Kingdom (the other being th ...

season, then Lipsey became Swindon's 'Team Consultant' for one more season before retiring completely from the sport.

Statistics

''For meanings of abbreviations, see ice hockey statistics.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipsey, Daryl 1963 births Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian ice hockey coaches Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Manchester Storm (1995–2002) players Living people Sportspeople from North Battleford Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England