2012–13 Guildford Flames season

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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|'''Season 2012-13'''
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|League||[[EPIHL]]
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|GM/Head Coach||[[Paul Dixon (ice hockey)|Paul Dixon]]
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|Home Ice Rink||[[Guildford Spectrum]]
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|League position||1st (Champions)
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|Premier Cup||Champions
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|[[Play-Offs]]||Runners-up
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[[Image:Guildfordflamesjerseyssmall.gif|right|The current team jerseys, for both away and home.]]
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During the '''2012-13 season''', the [[Guildford Flames]] participated in the semi-professional [[EPIHL|English Premier Ice Hockey League]]. It was the 21st year of Ice Hockey played by the Guildford Flames and the sixth season under [[Paul Dixon (ice hockey)|Paul Dixon]] as head coach.

The Flames, for the first time in their history, secured a back to back trophy by winning the league championship for the second time in as many seasons, thanks to a loss for the [[Basingstoke Bison]], along with a single point during a 2-1 overtime loss at the [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] on Saturday 16 March 2013. Just four days later a capacity Spectrum witnessed a ‘double, double’ when the Flames repeated last year’s entire trophy haul with a 5-3 Cup win, 9-5 on aggregate, over the visiting [[Slough Jets]].

The Flames ended the regular league season with 79 points from 54 games. They won the league by a five point margin with the Basingstoke Bison finishing as runners-up with 74 points from 54 games.

The Manchester Phoenix captured the playoff title, and brought a halt to the Flames treble bid, with a 5-2 victory.

==Schedule And Results==

===Pre-season===
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!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Competition!!Goalscorer(s)
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|Saturday 8 September 2012||[[Basingstoke Bison]]||Away||Drawn 2-2||align="center"|N/A||Challenge||Curtis Huppe, Nathan Rempel
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|Sunday 9 September 2012||[[Basingstoke Bison]]||Home||Drawn 1-1||align="center"|1,628||Challenge||Jozef Kohut
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===Regular Season===
The league consists of 54 games. The first home and away league games against each opponent (a total of 18 games) counts for both League and Cup table points.
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{{legend2|white|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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! colspan=2 style="background:#005488; color:white;" | <span style="color:white;">2012–13 Game log</span>
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">September: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 2–0–0)
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Home''' || '''Score''' || '''Visitor''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Competition''' || '''Pts'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || September 15 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 8-2 || [[Telford Tigers]] || || Mark Lee || 1,624 || 1–0–0 || League-Cup || 2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || September 16 || [[Bracknell Bees]] || 3-6 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 2–0–0 || League-Cup || 4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3 || September 23 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-2 || [[Milton Keynes Lightning]] || || Mark Lee || 1,868 || 3–0–0 || League-Cup || 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4 || September 29 || [[Slough Jets]] || 0-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 4–0–0 || League-Cup || 8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 5 || September 30 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-6 || [[Bracknell Bees]] || || Tom Annetts || 1,508 || 4–1–0 || League-Cup || 8
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">October: 4–3–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–1–1)</span></div>
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Home''' || '''Score''' || '''Visitor''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Competition''' || '''Pts'''
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 6 || October 6 || [[Swindon Wildcats]] || 6-2 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Dean Skinns || N/A || 4–2–0 || League-Cup || 8
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 7 || October 7 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 4-5 || [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] || OT || Dimitry Zimozdra || 1,714 || 4–2–1 || League-Cup || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 8 || October 13 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 2-4 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || || Steve Fone || 1,503 || 4–3–1 || League-Cup || 9
|- align="center" bgcolor="white"
| 9 || October 14 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || 4-3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || OT || Steve Fone || N/A || 4–3–2 || League-Cup || 10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 10 || October 20 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || 3-7 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 5–3–2 || League-Cup || 12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 11 || October 21 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 6-2 || [[Basingstoke Bison]] || || Mark Lee || 1,557 || 6–3–2 || League-Cup || 14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 12 || October 27 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-2 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || || Mark Lee || 1,736 || 7–3–2 || League-Cup || 16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 13 || October 28 || [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] || 3-7 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 8–3–2 || League-Cup || 18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 14 || October 31 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 4-5 || [[Swindon Wildcats]] || || Dean Skinns || 1,587 || 8–4–2 || League-Cup || 18
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">November: 4–2–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–2–0)</span></div>
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Home''' || '''Score''' || '''Visitor''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Competition''' || '''Pts'''
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| 15 || November 4 || [[Bracknell Bees]] || 4-3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Tom Annetts || N/A || 8–5–2 || League || 18
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| 16 || November 10 || [[Basingstoke Bison]] || 3-1 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Stevie Lyle || 1,042 || 8–6–2 || League-Cup || 18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 17 || November 11 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 3-2 || [[Basingstoke Bison]] || || Mark Lee || 1,420 || 9–6–2 || League || 20
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 18 || November 17 || [[Slough Jets]] || 3-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || 527 || 10–6–2 || League || 22
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 19 || November 18 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 6-3 || [[Slough Jets]] || || Mark Lee || 1,520 || 11–6–2 || League-Cup || 24
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| 20 || November 24 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 3-1 || [[Telford Tigers]] || || Mark Lee || 1,801 || 12–6–2 || League || 26
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">December: 9–1–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 6–1–0)</span></div>
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| '''#''' || '''Date''' || '''Home''' || '''Score''' || '''Visitor''' || '''OT''' || '''Decision''' || '''Attendance''' || '''Record''' || '''Competition''' || '''Pts'''
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| 21 || December 1 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 4-3 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || || Mark Lee || 1,675 || 13–6–2 || League || 28
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 22 || December 2 || [[Telford Tigers]] || 1-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 14–6–2 || League-Cup || 30
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| 23 || December 5 || [[Telford Tigers]] || 1-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 15–6–2 || League || 32
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| 24 || December 8 || [[Milton Keynes Lightning]] || 1-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 16–6–2 || League-Cup || 34
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 25 || December 9 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || 3-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 17–6–2 || League-Cup || 36
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| 26 || December 15 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 3-2 || [[Bracknell Bees]] || PSO || Mark Lee || 1,572 || 18–6–2 || League || 38
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 27 || December 22 || [[Basingstoke Bison]] || 1-0 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || 1,330 || 18–7–2 || League || 38
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 28 || December 23 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-2 || [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] || || Mark Lee || 1,957 || 19–7–2 || League || 40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 29 || December 28 || [[Swindon Wildcats]] || 5-7 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 20–7–2 || League || 42
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 30 || December 30 || [[Telford Tigers]] || 1-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 21–7–2 || League || 44
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">January: 7–2–0 (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 1–2–0)</span></div>
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| 31 || January 1 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 3-1 || [[Swindon Wildcats]] || || Mark Lee || 2,060 || 22–7–2 || League || 46
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| 32 || January 5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 3-0 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || || Mark Lee & James Hadfield || 1,555 || 23–7–2 || League || 48
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| 33 || January 6 || [[Bracknell Bees]] || 4-6 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || 1,291 || 24–7–2 || League || 50
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| 34 || January 12 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || 6-1 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Steve Fone || N/A || 24–8–2 || League || 50
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| 35 || January 13 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-2 || [[Basingstoke Bison]] || || Mark Lee || 1,672 || 25–8–2 || League || 52
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| 36 || January 20 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 4-2 || [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] || || Mark Lee || 1,572 || 26–8–2 || League || 54
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| 37 || January 26 || [[Milton Keynes Lightning]] || 2-1 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Stephen Wall || 1,155 || 26–9–2 || League || 54
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| 38 || January 27 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 7-4 || [[Telford Tigers]] || || Mark Lee || 1,770 || 27–9–2 || League || 56
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| 39 || January 30 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 6-4 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || || Mark Lee || 1,785 || - || Cup Semi Final, First Leg || -
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">February: 8–1–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 4–0–0)</span></div>
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| 40 || February 2 || [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] || 3-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || James Hadfield || N/A || 28–9–2 || League || 58
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 41 || February 3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 1-2 || [[Milton Keynes Lightning]] || || Stephen Wall || 1,802 || 28–10–2 || League || 58
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 42 || February 9 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 7-4 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || || Mark Lee || 1,662 || 29–10–2 || League || 60
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 43 || February 10 || [[Slough Jets]] || 2-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 30–10–2 || League || 62
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 44 || February 16 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 7-6 || [[Bracknell Bees]] || OT || Mark Lee || 1,855 || 31–10–2 || League || 64
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 45 || February 17 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || 2-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || 32–10–2 || League || 66
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 46 || February 20 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 7-1 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || || Mark Lee || 2,016 || 33–10–2 || League || 68
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 47 || February 23 || [[Milton Keynes Lightning]] || 2-3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || 1,203 || 34–10–2 || League || 70
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| 48 || February 24 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 4-3 || [[Slough Jets]] || || Mark Lee || 1,661 || 35–10–2 || League || 72
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#8B2942; color:white;" "><span style="color:white;">March: 7–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–3–1)</span></div>
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| 49 || March 2 || [[Manchester Phoenix]] || 4-3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Andrew Jaszczyk || N/A || - || Cup Semi Final, Second Leg || -
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 50 || March 3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 7-1 || [[Milton Keynes Lightning]] || || Mark Lee & James Hadfield || 1,603 || 36–10–2 || League || 74
|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
| 51 || March 6 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || 6-3 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Damien King || N/A || 36–11–2 || League || 74
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| 52 || March 9 || [[Basingstoke Bison]] || 4-2 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Stevie Lyle || 1,495 || 36–12–2 || League || 74
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 53 || March 13 || [[Slough Jets]] || 2-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || - || Cup Final, First Leg || -
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| 54 || March 16 || [[Sheffield Steeldogs]] || 2-1 || [[Guildford Flames]] || OT || Dalibor Sedlar || N/A || 36–12–3 || League || 75
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| 55 || March 17 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-4 || [[Swindon Wildcats]] || PSO || Mark Lee & James Hadfield || 1,942 || 37–12–3 || League || 77
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 56 || March 20 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 5-3 || [[Slough Jets]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || - || Cup Final, Second Leg || -
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 57 || March 23 || [[Swindon Wildcats]] || 3-5 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || James Hadfield || N/A || 38–12–3 || League || 79
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| 58 || March 24 || [[Slough Jets]] || 5-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Dan Milton || 1,775 || 38–13–3 || League || 79
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 59 || March 30 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || 1-4 || [[Guildford Flames]] || || Mark Lee || N/A || - || Playoff QF, 1st Leg || -
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 60 || March 31 || [[Guildford Flames]] || 7-2 || [[Peterborough Phantoms]] || || Mark Lee & James Hadfield || 2,083 || - || Playoff QF, 2nd Leg || -
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===Playoff Finals Weekend===
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!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Competition!!Goalscorer(s)
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|Saturday 6 April 2013||[[Milton Keynes Lightning]]||[[SkyDome Arena]]||Won 3-2||align="center"|2,536||Playoff Semi-Final||Nathan Rempel (2), David Longstaff
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Sunday 7 April 2013||[[Manchester Phoenix]]||[[SkyDome Arena]]||Lost 5-2||align="center"|2,536||Playoff Final||Nathan Rempel & Branislav Kvetan
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==External links==
*[http://www.guildfordflames.com Official Guildford Flames website]

==References==
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