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England Russell Cowley
#27 Swindon Wildcats / NIHL - 23/24
4-time EIHL Champion 4
Date of Birth
Aug 12, 1983
Position
C/D
Age
41
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
England
Shoots
L
Youth Team
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Status
Retired

Able to seamlessly switch between defense and any of the forward positions. Prides himself on being defensively responsible. Offense does not come naturally but is able to contribute when afforded the opportunity.
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Russell Cowley Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Swindon Chill EPIHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Great Britain U18 EJC-18 D1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
2000-01 Swindon Phoenix EPIHL 17* 6* 10* 16* 6* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
Swindon Cougars England U19 11* 22* 26* 48* 32* -* | Playoffs 9 15 12 27 43 -
Great Britain U18 WJC-18 D2 4* 2* 2* 4* 14* -1* |
Great Britain U20 WJC-20 D2 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2001-02 Swindon Lynx EPIHL 9* 8* 13* 21* 2* -* |
Coventry Blaze BNL 20* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
Great Britain U20 WJC-20 D2 4* 1* 3* 4* 6* -3* |
2002-03 Coventry Blaze BNL 29* 5* 5* 10* 6* -* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 4 -
Great Britain U20 WJC-20 D2 5* 7* 7* 14* 2* 17* |
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2003-04 Coventry Blaze EIHL 44* 3* 6* 9* 14* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2004-05 Coventry Blaze EIHL 28* 6* 8* 14* 16* -* | Playoffs 10 3 3 6 4 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2005-06 Coventry Blaze EIHL 37* 6* 16* 22* 34* -* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 2 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 1* 3* 4* 2* 1* |
2006-07 Cardiff Devils EIHL 40* 5* 10* 15* 28* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* 1* |
2007-08 Coventry Blaze EIHL 53* 15* 35* 50* 41* -* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2008-09 Coventry Blaze EIHL 52* 15* 30* 45* 26* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 4* 4* 0* 0* |
Great Britain OGQ 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2009-10 Coventry Blaze EIHL 56* 10* 31* 41* 40* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 8 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |
2010-11 Coventry Blaze EIHL 47* 10* 22* 32* 42* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
Great Britain WC D1 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2011-12 Coventry Blaze EIHL 54* 3* 15* 18* 36* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2012-13 Coventry Blaze “A” EIHL 35* 6* 10* 16* 55* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Coventry Blaze “A” EIHL 47* 4* 12* 16* 28* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
2014-15 Coventry Blaze “A” EIHL 52* 5* 12* 17* 33* -* | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 0 -
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2015-16 Coventry Blaze “A” EIHL 49* 8* 11* 19* 34* -* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 2 -
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 3* 3* 6* 2* 4* |
Great Britain OGQ 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* 1* |
2016-17 Coventry Blaze “A” EIHL 47* 0* 9* 9* 22* -* |
Great Britain WC D1B 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 2* |
2017-18 Did not play * * * * * * |
2018-19 Basingstoke Bison “C” NIHL 1 38* 17* 32* 49* 12* -* | Playoffs 4 0 5 5 0 -
2019-20 Milton Keynes Lightning “C” NIHL 34* 16* 37* 53* 12* -* |
2020-21 Milton Keynes Lightning “C” NIHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Milton Keynes Lightning “C” NIHL 44* 13* 33* 46* 20* -* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 0 -
2022-23 Swindon Wildcats NIHL 49* 22* 48* 70* 30* -* |
2023-24 Swindon Wildcats NIHL 46* 14* 25* 39* 26* -* | Playoffs 7 0 5 5 2 -

Russell Cowley Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Coventry Blaze Crossover Cup 12* 2* 6* 8* 2* -* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2005-06 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 8* 3* 1* 4* 10* -* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL KO Cup 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
2006-07 Cardiff Devils EIHL Cup 4* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
Cardiff Devils EIHL KO Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2007-08 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL KO Cup 6* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2008-09 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL KO Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Coventry Blaze Continental Cup 3* 2* 1* 3* -* -* |
2009-10 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
2010-11 Coventry Blaze Continental Cup 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2011-12 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 8* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
2012-13 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2013-14 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2014-15 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 11* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2015-16 Coventry Blaze Continental Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* 2* 3* |
Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* |
2016-17 Coventry Blaze EIHL Cup 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2018-19 Basingstoke Bison NIHL Autumn Cup 6* 3* 9* 12* 4* -* |
2021-22 Milton Keynes Lightning NIHL Cup 6* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2022-23 Swindon Wildcats NIHL Cup 17* 9* 16* 25* 2* -* |
2023-24 Swindon Wildcats NIHL Cup 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |

Russell Cowley Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BNL 2 49* 7* 5* 12* 0.24* 8* -* | 2 14 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.21 * 6 * - *
Continental Cup 3 9* 5* 4* 9* 1.00* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Crossover Cup 1 12* 2* 6* 8* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 14 641* 96* 227* 323* 0.50* 449* -* | 13 51 9 * 16 * 25 * 0.49 * 20 * - *
EIHL Cup 13 83* 16* 13* 29* 0.35* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL KO Cup 4 16* 3* 6* 9* 0.56* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 D1 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
England U19 1 11* 22* 26* 48* 4.36* 32* -* | 1 9 15 * 12 * 27 * 3.00 * 43 * - *
EPIHL 3 27* 14* 23* 37* 1.37* 8* -* | 1 2 1 * 1 * 2 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
NIHL 5 173* 65* 143* 208* 1.20* 88* -* | 2 16 1 * 10 * 11 * 0.69 * 2 * - *
NIHL 1 1 38* 17* 32* 49* 1.29* 12* -* | 1 4 0 * 5 * 5 * 1.25 * 0 * - *
NIHL Autumn Cup 1 6* 3* 9* 12* 2.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NIHL Cup 3 25* 9* 21* 30* 1.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OGQ 2 6* 3* 1* 4* 0.67* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1 9 45* 2* 13* 15* 0.33* 18* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WC D1B 3 15* 5* 4* 9* 0.60* 6* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 D2 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 14* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D2 3 13* 8* 10* 18* 1.38* 10* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Russell Cowley Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/03/2024
05/03/2024 Confirmed Swindon Wildcats Retired
06/23/2023
06/23/2023 Extension Swindon Wildcats Swindon Wildcats
09/22/2022
09/22/2022 Confirmed Milton Keynes Lightning Swindon Wildcats
09/05/2021
09/05/2021 Extension Milton Keynes Lightning Milton Keynes Lightning
05/15/2020
05/15/2020 Extension Milton Keynes Lightning Milton Keynes Lightning
04/28/2019
04/28/2019 Confirmed Basingstoke Bison Milton Keynes Lightning
07/18/2018
07/18/2018 Confirmed No team Basingstoke Bison
04/19/2016
04/19/2016 Extension Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze
04/13/2015
04/13/2015 Extension Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze
04/19/2013
04/19/2013 Extension Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze
05/02/2012
05/02/2012 Extension Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze
05/07/2009
05/07/2009 Extension Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 17 retired by Coventry Blaze

Cult/Star player for Coventry Blaze