Invicta Mustangs

The Invicta Mustangs are an ice hockey team in Gillingham in Kent England. They compete in the South 2 (Wilkinson) division of the National Ice Hockey League.^[1]

Invicta Mustangs
City	Gillingham, Kent
League	NIHL 2 South (Wilkinson)
Founded	1998
Home arena	Planet Ice, Gillingham Capacity: 1,200
Colours	White, Blue & Red
Head coach	Ali Rodger
Captain	Kevin Lake
Affiliate	Invicta Dynamos
Website	Invicta Mustangs

The Mustangs are a senior team, with players signed to seasonal contracts.^{[citation needed]}

Club roster 2022–23

Netminders
No.	Nat.	Player	Age	Catches	Last season
50		Lucy Gruber [2]	24	Left	Invicta Mustangs
54		Keiran Wyatt [3]	22	Left	Invicta Mustangs

Defencemen
No.	Nat.	Player	Age	Shoots	Last Season
4		Aaron Ferris [4]	26	Right	Invicta Mustangs
16		Jarvis Mewett [5]	26	Right	Invicta Mustangs
20		Tom Dennis [6]	32	Right	Invicta Mustangs
37		Joe Gibson [7]	20	Left	Streatham Hawks
42		Michael Stokes [8]	31	Right	Invicta Mustangs
44		Matthew Bell [9]	18	Right	Invicta Mustangs
71		Regan O'Neil - A[10]	23	Right	Invicta Mustangs
84		Sam Oliver [11]	20	Right	Invicta Mustangs

Forwards
No.	Nat.	Player	Age	Shoots	Last Season
3		Ed Stedman [12]	18	Right	Invicta Mustangs
9		Wes Jackson [13]	33	Left	Invicta Mustangs
10		Joe Bliss [14]	29	Right	Invicta Mustangs
11		Kevin Lake - C[15]	47	Right	Invicta Mustangs
12		Tom Mallett [16]	29	Right	Invicta Mustangs
17		Jake Stedman - A[17]	23	Right	Invicta Mustangs
19		Luke Thirkettle [18]	23	Right	Invicta Dynamos
46		Brad Gutridge [19]	36	Right	Invicta Mustangs
48		James Laming [20]	23	Right	Invicta Mustangs
57		Anthony Baskerville [21]	33	Right	Invicta Mustangs
95		Jack Rowland [22]	27	Right	Invicta Mustangs
96		Kwame Holt [23]	28	Left	Invicta Mustangs

Statistical records

Top ten appearances

League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season ^[24]

Players in bold are still active with the club.

Player
No.	Nat.	Player	Number of seasons	Appearances
1		Michael Stokes (D)	12	232
2		Bradley Gutridge (C)	10	189
3		Kevin Lake (C)	10	185
4		Tom Dennis (D)	10	175
5		Tom Mallett (C/RW)	9	175
6		Jake Luton (LW)	8	156
7		Richard Smith (F)	8	149
8		Aaron Ferris (D/LW)	8	136
9		Matthew Drake (F)	7	131
10		Anthony Baskerville (LW)	6	116

Top ten points scorers

League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season ^[25]

Players in bold are still active with the club.

Player
No.	Nat.	Player	Number of games played	Points
1		Kevin Lake (C)	185	334
2		Jake Luton (LW)	156	174
3		Michael Stokes (D)	232	153
4		Tom Dennis (D)	175	144
5		Matthew Drake (F)	131	133
6		Daniel Fudger (F)	65	124
7		Bradley Gutridge (C)	189	107
8		Joe Bliss (LW)	50	82
9		Richard Smith (F)	149	82
10		Peter Beerling (D)	83	81

Top ten goal scorers

League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season ^[26]

Players in bold are still active with the club.

Player
No.	Nat.	Player	Number of games played	Goals scored
1		Kevin Lake (C)	185	122
2		Jake Luton (LW)	156	96
3		Matthew Drake (F)	131	68
4		Daniel Fudger (F)	65	61
5		Bradley Gutridge (C)	189	50
6		Michael Stokes (D)	232	47
7		Joe Bliss (LW)	50	47
8		Jake Stedman (C/RW)	88	45
9		Tom Dennis (D)	175	40
10		Richard Harris (LW)	53	40

Top ten assists

League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season ^[27]

Players in bold are still active with the club.

Player
No.	Nat.	Player	Number of games played	Assists
1		Kevin Lake (C)	185	212
2		Micheal Stokes (D)	232	106
3		Tom Dennis (D)	175	104
4		Jake Luton (LW)	156	78
5		Matthew Drake (F)	131	65
6		Daniel Fudger (F)	65	63
7		Bradley Gutridge (C)	189	57
8		Peter Beerling (D)	83	57
9		Richard Smith (F)	149	51
10		James Fraser (F)	74	44

Top ten penalty minutes

League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season ^[28]

Players in bold are still active with the club.

Player
No.	Nat.	Player	Number of games played	PIM
1		Bradley Gutridge (C)	189	570
2		Aaron Ferris (D/LW)	136	460
3		Tom Dennis (D)	175	447
4		Richard Smith (F)	149	421
5		Kevin Lake (C)	185	361
6		Michael Stokes (D)	232	344
7		Jake Stedman (C/RW)	88	306
8		Matthew Drake (F)	131	301
9		Regan O'Neil (D)	82	271
10		Joshua Carle (D)	87	252

Top ten points per game

League, cup & play-offs; as at end of 2021/22 season (players with under 20 appearances not included) ^[29]

Players in bold are still active with the club.

Player
No.	Nat.	Player	Number of games played	PPG
1		Daniel Clayton (F)	22	1.86
2		Kevin Lake (C)	185	1.81
3		Joe Bliss (LW)	50	1.64
4		Jamie Smith (F)	39	1.49
5		Peter Carey (F)	43	1.37
6		Laurence Billing (F)	33	1.24
7		Jake Luton (LW)	156	1.12
8		James Fraser (F)	74	1.05
9		Martin Rider (F)	23	1.04
10		Matthew Drake (F)	131	1.02

Season-by-season record

Invicta Mustangs season-by-season record Season League GP W T L OTL PTS GF GA League position 2001–02 ENL 18 3 2 13 – 8 59 123 9th [30] 2002–03 ENL 20 8 4 8 - 20 52 55 3rd [31] 2008–09 ENL2 32 14 4 14 - 32 131 114 5th [32] 2009–10 ENL2 20 14 2 4 - 30 148 51 4th [33] 2010–11 ENL2 24 12 1 11 - 25 132 117 7th [34] 2011–12 ENL2 24 5 3 16 - 13 61 115 12th [35] 2012–13 NIHL2 South 22 9 3 10 - 21 130 110 7th [36] 2013–14 NIHL2 South 22 3 2 17 - 8 64 133 12th [37] 2014–15 NIHL2 South East 20 1 0 19 - 2 40 147 6th [38] 2015–16 NIHL2 South East 18 1 1 16 - 3 33 179 6th [39] 2016–17 NIHL2 South East 20 6 3 11 - 15 73 90 3rd [40] 2017–18 NIHL2 South 26 7 – 18 1 15 75 161 12th [41] 2018–19 NIHL2 South 28 8 – 19 1 17 89 152 11th [42] 2019–20 NIHL2 South East 20 13 - 5 0 26 146 54 3rd [43] 2021–22 NIHL2 South 22 16 - 5 1 33 117 63 5th [44] Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

Retired numbers

7 – in honour of Danny Terry ^[45]

Other ice hockey teams based in Gillingham

• Invicta Dynamics (ladies senior team)
• Invicta Dynamos (mens senior team)
• Invicta Colts (under 18's)
• Invicta Mavericks (under 16's)
• Invicta Chargers (under 14's)
• Invicta Stampede (under 12's)
• Invicta Buckeroos (under 10's)
• Invicta Knights (recreational)
• Medway Madness (recreational)
• Medway Eagles (beginner recreational)
• Medway Marauders (recreational)