Stephen Cooper

Stephen Cooper (born 11 November 1966) is a retired British ice hockey player. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame and is the older brother of fellow Hall of Fame member, Ian Cooper.

Awards and honours Named to the BHL Premier Division All Stars second team in 1985. Named to the BHL British Premier Division All Stars team in 1987 and 1988. Named to the BHL Division 1 All Stars team in 1989. Awarded the Alan Weeks Trophy as best British defenceman 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–00 Named to the BHL Premier Division All Stars team in 1990, 1993, 1994. Named World Championships Pool B Best Defenceman in 1993. Named to the BNL All Stars second team in 2001. Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2003.

Career statistics

Club Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1980–81 Durham Wasps ELN 5 0 1 1 0 1981–82 Durham Wasps ELN 14 1 2 3 2 1982–83 Durham Wasps BHL 1 24 7 9 16 12 4 0 1 1 4 1983–84 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 32 7 15 22 30 4 2 2 4 7 1984–85 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 35 23 35 58 57 4 2 1 3 6 1985–86 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 35 19 36 55 57 5 1 4 5 10 1986–87 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 33 14 25 39 74 6 2 7 9 12 1987–88 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 34 21 50 71 44 6 5 7 12 8 1988–89 Cardiff Devils BHL 1 24 14 41 55 48 1989–90 Cardiff Devils BHL Prem 30 19 40 59 47 6 4 2 6 10 1990–91 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 35 33 50 83 106 8 6 16 22 10 1991–92 Durham Wasps BHL Prem 36 17 36 53 62 8 5 7 12 8 1992–93 Cardiff Devils BHL Prem 35 14 51 65 40 8 4 5 9 12 1993–94 Cardiff Devils BHL Prem 44 30 84 114 71 8 6 10 16 30 1994–95 Cardiff Devils BHL Prem 27 12 17 29 18 7 5 5 10 2 1995–96 Cardiff Devils BHL Prem 35 18 37 55 48 6 2 5 7 6 1996–97 Manchester Storm ISL 33 4 7 11 20 6 0 1 1 0 1997–98 Manchester Storm ISL 28 4 9 13 20 9 0 3 3 2 1998–99 Newcastle Riverkings ISL 19 2 5 7 12 6 0 1 1 0 1999–00 Nottingham Panthers ISL 42 2 8 10 22 6 0 0 0 4 2000–01 Hull Thunder BNL 25 4 23 27 44 2001–02 Coventry Blaze BNL 11 5 6 11 74 2002–03 Coventry Blaze BNL 44 9 34 43 79 10 6 6 12 10

International Tournament Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1986 Great Britain World Junior Championships Pool C 5 1 3 4 14 1989 Great Britain World Championships Pool D 4 3 4 7 4 1990 Great Britain World Championships Pool D 1992 Great Britain World Championships Pool C 5 1 4 5 4 1993 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 0 4 4 6 1994 Great Britain World Championships Pool A 6 0 1 1 4 1996 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 0 3 3 6 1999 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 0 0 0 2 1999 Great Britain World Championships Pool A Qualifiers 3 1 0 1 0 2000 Great Britain World Championships Pool B 7 2 4 6 2