would take over as player/head coach after the season. His first new signing was star forward Lukas Smital from local rivals the Bracknell Bees. In his first season as Flames coach Dixon led his team to another EPIHL Championship with a 30–5–5 league regular season record, earning him EPIHL coach of the year. 2008/09 was less successful with a 3rd-place finish in the league and no silverware with a regular season record of 34–17–3. Coaching Career statistics Including League, Cups and Playoffs International play Dixon was first selected to play for Team GB in the 1995 IIHF World Championship Division I (Formerly Pool B). Between 1995 and 2004, Dixon made 54 Appearances scoring 4 goals and adding 15 assists. It was widely thought that Dixon had retired from International Ice Hockey, which was disproved in January 2008 with Dixon's inclusion into the GB squad for the Euro tournament in France, although he had to pull out through injury. International playing record Year-by-year record Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes. All stats from either Eurohockey.net Honours and awards Best defenceman at the European Junior Championships Pool C 1990–91 Player's Player 1999–00 Best British Defenceman 2000–01 Named to the BNL All Star First Team 2000–01, 2003–04 and 2004–05 Named to the BNL All Star Second Team 2002–03 Named to the EPIHL All Star Team First 2005–06 and 2006–07 Named to the EPIHL All Star Team Second 2007–08 Named EPIHL Coach of the Year 2007–08 External links Eurohockey.net Profile Guildford Flames Official Website References 1973 births British Hockey League players British National League (1996–2005) players Durham Wasps players English ice hockey defencemen English Premier Ice Hockey League players Guildford Flames players Newcastle Cobras players Newcastle Riverkings players Sportspeople from Sunderland Living people Ice hockey player-coaches