The Invicta Mustangs are an ice hockey team in Gillingham in Kent, England. They compete in the South 2 (Wilkinson) division of the National Ice Hockey League.
The Mustangs are a senior team, with players signed to seasonal contracts.
Club roster 2022–23 NetmindersNo.Nat.PlayerAgeCatchesLast season50Lucy Gruber 24LeftInvicta Mustangs54Keiran Wyatt 22LeftInvicta Mustangs
DefencemenNo.Nat.PlayerAgeShootsLast Season4Aaron Ferris 26RightInvicta Mustangs16Jarvis Mewett 26RightInvicta Mustangs20Tom Dennis 32RightInvicta Mustangs37Joe Gibson 20LeftStreatham Hawks42Michael Stokes 31RightInvicta Mustangs44Matthew Bell 18RightInvicta Mustangs71Regan O'Neil - A23RightInvicta Mustangs84Sam Oliver 20RightInvicta Mustangs
ForwardsNo.Nat.PlayerAgeShootsLast Season3Ed Stedman 18RightInvicta Mustangs9Wes Jackson 33LeftInvicta Mustangs10Joe Bliss 29RightInvicta Mustangs11Kevin Lake - C47RightInvicta Mustangs12Tom Mallett 29RightInvicta Mustangs17Jake Stedman - A23RightInvicta Mustangs19Luke Thirkettle 23RightInvicta Dynamos46Brad Gutridge 36RightInvicta Mustangs48James Laming 23RightInvicta Mustangs57Anthony Baskerville 33RightInvicta Mustangs95Jack Rowland 27RightInvicta Mustangs96Kwame Holt 28LeftInvicta Mustangs
Statistical records
Top ten appearances League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season Players in bold are still active with the club. PlayerNo.Nat.PlayerNumber of seasonsAppearances 1 Michael Stokes (D)12232 2 Bradley Gutridge (C)10189 3 Kevin Lake (C)10185 4 Tom Dennis (D)10175 5 Tom Mallett (C/RW)9175 6 Jake Luton (LW)8156 7 Richard Smith (F)8149 8 Aaron Ferris (D/LW)8136 9 Matthew Drake (F)713110 Anthony Baskerville (LW)6116
Top ten points scorers League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season Players in bold are still active with the club. PlayerNo.Nat.PlayerNumber of games playedPoints 1 Kevin Lake (C)185334 2 Jake Luton (LW)156174 3 Michael Stokes (D)232153 4 Tom Dennis (D)175144 5 Matthew Drake (F)131133 6 Daniel Fudger (F)65124 7 Bradley Gutridge (C)189107 8 Joe Bliss (LW)5082 9 Richard Smith (F)1498210 Peter Beerling (D)8381
Top ten goal scorers League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season Players in bold are still active with the club. PlayerNo.Nat.PlayerNumber of games playedGoals scored 1 Kevin Lake (C)185122 2 Jake Luton (LW)15696 3 Matthew Drake (F)13168 4 Daniel Fudger (F)6561 5 Bradley Gutridge (C)18950 6 Michael Stokes (D)23247 7 Joe Bliss (LW)5047 8 Jake Stedman (C/RW)8845 9 Tom Dennis (D)17540 10 Richard Harris (LW)5340
Top ten assists League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season Players in bold are still active with the club. PlayerNo.Nat.PlayerNumber of games playedAssists 1 Kevin Lake (C)185212 2 Micheal Stokes (D)232106 3 Tom Dennis (D)175104 4 Jake Luton (LW)15678 5 Matthew Drake (F)13165 6 Daniel Fudger (F)6563 7 Bradley Gutridge (C)18957 8 Peter Beerling (D)8357 9 Richard Smith (F)14951 10 James Fraser (F)7444
Top ten penalty minutes League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season Players in bold are still active with the club. PlayerNo.Nat.PlayerNumber of games playedPIM 1 Bradley Gutridge (C)189570 2 Aaron Ferris (D/LW)136460 3 Tom Dennis (D)175447 4 Richard Smith (F)149421 5 Kevin Lake (C)185361 6 Michael Stokes (D)232344 7 Jake Stedman (C/RW)88306 8 Matthew Drake (F)131301 9 Regan O'Neil (D)82271 10 Joshua Carle (D)87252
Top ten points per game League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season (players with under 20 appearances not included) Players in bold are still active with the club. PlayerNo.Nat.PlayerNumber of games playedPPG 1 Daniel Clayton (F)221.86 2 Kevin Lake (C)1851.81 3 Joe Bliss (LW)501.64 4 Jamie Smith (F)391.49 5 Peter Carey (F)431.37 6 Laurence Billing (F)331.24 7 Jake Luton (LW)1561.12 8 James Fraser (F)741.05 9 Martin Rider (F)231.04 10 Matthew Drake (F)1311.02
Season-by-season record
Invicta Mustangs season-by-season record Season League GP W T L OTL PTS GF GA League position 2001–02 ENL 18 3 2 13 – 8 59 123 9th 2002–03 ENL 20 8 4 8 - 20 52 55 3rd 2008–09 ENL2 32 14 4 14 - 32 131 114 5th 2009–10 ENL2 20 14 2 4 - 30 148 51 4th 2010–11 ENL2 24 12 1 11 - 25 132 117 7th 2011–12 ENL2 24 5 3 16 - 13 61 115 12th 2012–13 NIHL2 South 22 9 3 10 - 21 130 110 7th 2013–14 NIHL2 South 22 3 2 17 - 8 64 133 12th 2014–15 NIHL2 South East 20 1 0 19 - 2 40 147 6th 2015–16 NIHL2 South East 18 1 1 16 - 3 33 179 6th 2016–17 NIHL2 South East 20 6 3 11 - 15 73 90 3rd 2017–18 NIHL2 South 26 7 – 18 1 15 75 161 12th 2018–19 NIHL2 South 28 8 – 19 1 17 89 152 11th 2019–20 NIHL2 South East 20 13 - 5 0 26 146 54 3rd 2021–22 NIHL2 South 22 16 - 5 1 33 117 63 5th Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
Retired numbers 7 – in honour of Danny Terry
Other ice hockey teams based in Gillingham Invicta Dynamics (ladies senior team) Invicta Dynamos (mens senior team) Invicta Colts (under 18's) Invicta Mavericks (under 16's) Invicta Chargers (under 14's) Invicta Stampede (under 12's) Invicta Buckeroos (under 10's) Invicta Knights (recreational) Medway Madness (recreational) Medway Eagles (beginner recreational) Medway Marauders (recreational)
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