(although Chris Brant did play the first part of the 1994 / 1995 season with the Bracknell Bees). In his first full season Chris Brant accumulated 203 points in 51 league games (3.98 points per game). This native North American, nicknamed The Chief, became known at the Hive for his war-dance, performed at centre-ice after every hat-trick that season. Alongside his scoring record he accumulated 166 penalty minutes. Brant stayed with the Bees for six seasons and was a member of the 1999–2000 Sekonda Superleague championship winning team. Dave Whistle was a Canadian that had played in the British Leagues since 1991. He joined the Bracknell Bees in 1995 and although he was a talented forward, who finished in the top ten scorers in Division 1 on 3 occasions (Source – The Hockey Database), Whistle will be remembered by the fans at Bracknell for his coaching success. In 1998 Whistle was appointed a head coach. In only his second season he built a team that became the Sekonda Super league champions 1999–2000. 2009/10 Sekonda Superleague final table Lukas Smital a player from the Czech republic joined the Bees in 2004. He played at Bracknell for three seasons. In 2006–07 Smital led the team to win the English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL), becoming the second highest points scorer in the league with 109 points League stats at hockeydb.com In the same season the Bracknell Bees went on to win the Playoff finals to win the double. After a spell with the Guildford Flames, Lukas returned to the Bees in 2011 as assistant coach, as well as head coach of the Bracknell Hornets. In 2013, Smital stepped down as the Hornets Head Coach, while retaining the position as the head coach of Bracknell Ice Hockey Club (For whom, Hornets are the senior team). During the 2013/14 season, Smital took over from Gareth Cox as head coach of the Bees Club roster 2022-23 (*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import) 2021/22 Outgoing References External links Ice hockey clubs established in 1987 Ice hockey teams in England Sport in Bracknell EPIHL teams 1987 establishments in England