Ian Cooper

Ian Edward Cooper (born in Durham, England) is a retired British ice hockey player. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame and is the younger brother of fellow Hall of Fame member, Stephen Cooper. He has a daughter and son named Lola and Felix Cooper. He is married to Ruth Cooper.

Playing career . Club Cooper started his senior ice hockey career with the Durham Wasps during the 1984–85 season when he was still playing junior ice hockey with the Wasps' junior team, the Durham Hornets. Appearing for the Wasps 30 times that season, he scored just three goals. His career took off the following season when he appeared exclusively for the Wasps and scored 38 goals and 36 assists in all competitions and helped the Wasps to retain their British Hockey League (BHL) Premier Division title. Named to the BHL Division 1 British Players all star team in 1989. Ahearne Medal for contributions to the sport in 1996.

Career statistics

Club Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1984–85 Durham Wasps BHL 19 3 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 1985–86 Durham Wasps BHL 35 29 24 53 42 5 1 5 6 0 1986–87 Durham Wasps BHL 35 23 25 48 35 6 5 5 10 6 1987–88 Durham Wasps BHL 33 48 49 97 72 6 7 5 12 18 1988–89 Cardiff Devils BHL 24 64 48 112 113 – – – – – 1989–90 Cardiff Devils BHL 32 48 53 101 94 6 8 9 17 14 1990–91 Durham Wasps BHL 33 44 63 107 116 8 11 17 28 34 1991–92 Durham Wasps BHL 36 51 49 100 140 7 12 7 19 28 1992–93 Cardiff Devils BHL 36 51 55 106 56 8 12 13 25 32 1993–94 Cardiff Devils BHL 34 54 64 118 58 8 7 14 21 28 1994–95 Cardiff Devils BHL 44 52 71 123 95 5 7 10 17 6 1995–96 Cardiff Devils BHL 36 35 40 75 103 6 0 7 7 18 1996–97 Cardiff Devils ISL 41 16 17 33 62 7 4 5 9 2 1997–98 Cardiff Devils ISL 28 4 7 11 78 9 1 4 5 12 1998–99 London Knights ISL 36 4 11 15 28 6 1 1 2 6 1999–00 London Knights ISL 18 3 4 7 51 – – – – – 1999–00 Guildford Flames BNL 7 1 8 9 14 6 1 4 5 6 2000–01 Basingstoke Bison BNL 2 ??? ??? ??? ??? – – – – – 2000–01 Chelmsford Chieftains EPIHL 10 5 18 23 16 – – – – –

International Tournament Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1986 Great Britain World Junior Championships Pool C 5 1 2 3 2 1986 Great Britain European Junior Championships Pool C 4 3 0 3 6 1991 Great Britain World Championships Pool C 8 4 2 6 16 1992 Great Britain World Championships Pool C 5 3 6 9 8 1993 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 4 4 8 6 1994 Great Britain World Championships Pool A 6 1 0 1 4 1995 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 2 1 0 1 2 1997 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 0 0 0 12 1999 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 1 2 3 2 1999 Great Britain World Championships Pool A Qualifiers 1 0 0 0 0 2000 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 2 2 4 10

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