User:Stangerssnare/sandbox
LUTON TOWN F.C. RELATED
[edit]PLAYERS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM
[edit]- As of 07 April 2025
Player | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Season signed | International appearances between | At Luton | |||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
Tim Krul | GK | ![]() |
The Hague | 3 April 1988 | Norwich City | 17 August 2023 | 2011-2021 | 2023-2025 | |||||
Thomas Kaminski | GK | ![]() |
Dendermonde | 23 October 1992 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 August 2023 | 2024-Present | 2023-Present | |||||
Ethan Horvath | GK | ![]() |
Highlands Ranch, Colorado | 9 June 1995 | Nottingham Forest (Loan) | 2 July 2022 | 2016-Present | 2022-2023 | |||||
Simon Sluga | GK | ![]() |
Rijeka | 17 March 1993 | ![]() |
19 July 2019 | 2019-2022 | 2019-2022 | |||||
Marek Štěch | GK | ![]() |
Prague | 28 January 1990 | ![]() |
14 June 2017 | 2014 | 2017-2020 | |||||
David Forde | GK | ![]() |
Galway | 20 December 1979 | Cardiff (Loan) | 1 August 2007 | 2011-2016 | 2007 | |||||
Dino Šeremet | GK | ![]() |
Ljubljana | 16 August 1980 | ![]() |
16 July 2004 | N/A | 2004-2005 | |||||
Morten Hyldgaard | GK | ![]() |
Herning | 26 January 1978 | ![]() |
1 July 2004 | N/A | 2004 | |||||
Lars Hirschfeld | GK | ![]() |
Edmonton | 17 October 1978 | Tottenham (Loan) | 1 August 2003 | 2000-2013 | 2003 | |||||
Cédric Berthelin | GK | ![]() |
Courrières | 25 December 1976 | ![]() |
1 August 2002 | N/A | 2002 | |||||
Ian Feuer | GK | ![]() |
Las Vegas | 21 May 1971 | West Ham | 15 January 1995 | 1992 | 1995-1998 | |||||
Juergen Sommer | GK | ![]() |
New York City | 27 February 1969 | ![]() |
1 July 1991 | 1994-1998 | 1991-1995 | |||||
Andy Petterson | GK | ![]() |
Fremantle, Western Australia | 26 September 1969 | Youth Academy | 1 July 1988 | N/A | 1988-1994 | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
Gabriel Osho | CB/DM | ![]() |
Reading | 14 August 1998 | Reading | 18 November 2020 | 2024-Present | 2020-2024 | |||||
Mads Andersen | CB | ![]() |
Albertslund | 27 December 1997 | Barnsley | 3 July 2023 | N/A | 2023-Present | |||||
Issa Kaboré | RB | ![]() |
Bobo-Dioulasso | 12 May 2001 | Manchester City (Loan) | 21 July 2023 | 2019-Present | 2023-2024 | |||||
Daiki Hashioka | RB | ![]() |
Saitama | 17 May 1999 | ![]() |
30 January 2024 | 2019-Present | 2024-Present | |||||
Amari'i Bell | CB/LB | ![]() |
Burton upon Trent | 5 May 1994 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 July 2021 | 2021-Present | 2021-2025 | |||||
Mark McGuinness | CB | ![]() |
Slough | 5 January 2001 | Cardiff City | 20 August 2024 | 2024-Present | 2024-Present | |||||
Erik Pieters | CB | ![]() |
Tiel | 7 August 1988 | West Brom | 19 December 2024 | 2010-2014 | 2024-25 | |||||
Christ Makosso | CB | ![]() |
Brazzaville | 9 June 2004 | ![]() |
1 January 2025 | 2022-Present | 2025-Present | |||||
Peter Kioso | RB/LB | ![]() |
Dublin | 15 August 1999 | Hartlepool | 22 January 2020 | 2024-Present | 2020-2022 | |||||
Cameron Carter-Vickers | CB | ![]() |
Southend-on-Sea | 31 December 1997 | Tottenham (Loan) | 30 January 2020 | 2017-Present | 2020 | |||||
Donervon Daniels | CB | ![]() |
Plymouth, Montserrat | 24 November 1991 | Blackpool | 1 September 2020 | 2021-Present | 2019-2020 | |||||
Frankie Musonda | CB | ![]() |
Bedford | 12 December 1997 | Youth Academy | 2015 | 2022-Present | 2015-2020 | |||||
Magnus Okuonghae | CB | ![]() |
Lagos | 16 February 1986 | Colchester | 1 July 2015 | N/A | 2015-16 | |||||
János Kovács | CB | ![]() |
Budapest | 11 September 1985 | Lincoln/Hereford | 26 January 2010/19 September 2011 | N/A | 2010/ 2011-2013 | |||||
Will Antwi | CB | ![]() |
Epsom | 19 October 1982 | Dag & Red | 29 July 2011 | 2003 | 2011-12 | |||||
Curtis Osano | CB | ![]() |
Nakuru | 8 March 1987 | Rushden & Diamonds | 29 July 2011 | N/A | 2011-12 | |||||
Adam Newton | LB/RB | ![]() |
Grays, Essex | 4 December 1980 | Brentford | 28 May 2009 | 2004-2015 | 2009-2011 | |||||
Zdeněk Kroča | CB | ![]() |
Zlín | 29 September 1980 | ![]() |
4 August 2010 | N/A | 2010-11 | |||||
Chris Coyne | CB | ![]() |
Brisbane | 20 December 1978 | ![]() |
15 July 2001 | 2008-09 | 2001-2008 | |||||
Jarosław Fojut | CB | ![]() |
Legionowo | 17 October 1987 | Bolton (Loan) | 31 August 2007 | N/A | 2007-08 | |||||
Carlos Edwards | RB/RW | ![]() |
Diego Martin | 24 October 1978 | Wrexham | 1 July 2005 | 1999-2017 | 2005-2007 | |||||
Kevin Foley | CB/DM | ![]() |
London | 1 November 1984 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2002 | 2009-2012 | 2002-2007 | |||||
Markus Heikkinen | CB/DM | ![]() |
Katrineholm | 13 October 1978 | ![]() |
1 July 2005 | 2002-2011 | 2005-2007 | |||||
Curtis Davies | CB | ![]() |
Leytonstone | 15 March 1985 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2003 | 2023-2024 | 2003-2005 | |||||
Emmerson Boyce | CB | ![]() |
Aylesbury | 24 September 1979 | Youth Academy | 1 July 1998 | 2008-2016 | 1998-2004 | |||||
Efe Sodje | CB | ![]() |
Greenwich | 5 October 1972 | Macclesfield | 1 July 1999 | 2000-2004 | 1999-2000 | |||||
Vidar Riseth | CB\DM | ![]() |
Frosta Municipality | 21 April 1972 | ![]() |
1 July 1995 | 1997-2007 | 1995-1996 | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
Marvelous Nakamba | DM | ![]() |
Hwange | 19 January 1994 | Aston Villa | 20 July 2023 | 2015-Present | 2023-Present | |||||
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu | DM | ![]() |
Hendon | 22 March 1994 | West Ham United | 28 January 2014 | 2021 | 2013-2025 | |||||
Albert Sambi Lokonga | CM | ![]() |
Verviers | 22 October 1999 | Arsenal (Loan) | 1 September 2023 | 2021-Present | 2023-24 | |||||
Fred Onyedinma | AM | ![]() |
Lagos | 24 November 1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 May 2021 | N/A | 2021-24 | |||||
Shandon Baptiste | DM | ![]() |
Grenada | 8 April 1998 | Brentford | 6 July 2024 | 2017-2018 | 2024-Present | |||||
Lamine Fanne | DM | ![]() ![]() |
Kandiounkou | 30 January 2004 | ![]() |
30 August 2024 | N/A | 2025-Present | |||||
Victor Moses | RM | ![]() |
Kaduna | 12 December 1990 | ![]() |
10 September 2024 | 2012-2018 | 2024-2025 | |||||
Isaiah Jones | RM | ![]() |
Lambeth | 26 June 1999 | Middlesbrough | 10 January 2025 | 2024-Present | 2025-Present | |||||
Thelo Aasgaard | AM | ![]() |
Liverpool | 2 June 2002 | Wigan Athletic | 28 January 2025 | 2025-Present | 2025-Present | |||||
Eunan O'Kane | DM | ![]() |
Feeny | 10 July 1990 | Leeds (Loan) | 31 August 2018/30 January 2020 | 2016-17 | 2018/ 2020-2021 | |||||
Solomon Taiwo | AM/DM | ![]() |
Lagos | 29 April 1985 | Bromley | 7 March 2013 | N/A | 2013-2015 | |||||
David Viana | DM | ![]() |
Strasbourg | 22 January 1992 | ![]() |
30 September 2013 | N/A | 2013-14 | |||||
Arnaud Mendy | CM | ![]() |
Évreux | 10 February 1990 | Macclesfield | 19 October 2012 | 2011-2014 | 2012-13 | |||||
Yaser Kasim | CM | ![]() |
Baghdad | 10 May 1991 | Brighton (Loan) | 12 July 2012 | 2014-2021 | 2012-2013 | |||||
Andre Boucaud | CM | ![]() |
Enfield, London | 10 October 1984 | York | 31 January 2012 | 2004-2021 | 2012-13 | |||||
Pavel Besta | DM | ![]() |
Ostrava | 2 September 1982 | ![]() |
12 August 2010 | N/A | 2010-11 | |||||
Ahmet Brković | AM | ![]() |
Dubrovnik | 23 September 1974 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2001 | N/A | 2001-2008 | |||||
Boncho Genchev | AM | ![]() |
General Toshevo | 7 July 1964 | Ipswich | 1 July 1995 | 1990-1996 | 1995-1997 | |||||
Geoff Aunger | CM | ![]() |
Red Deer, Alberta | 4 February 1968 | ![]() |
1 July 1993 | 1992-1997 | 1993-1994 | |||||
Roy Wegerle | CM | ![]() ![]() |
Pretoria | 19 March 1964 | Chelsea | 1 July 1988 | 1992-1998 | 1988-89 | |||||
Emeka Nwajiobi | AM/RW | ![]() |
Nibo Awka | 25 May 1959 | Dulwich Hamlet | 1 July 1983 | 1983-1985 | 1983-1988 | |||||
Tom Krauß | DM | ![]() |
Leipzig | 22 June 2001 | ![]() |
22 August 2024 | N/A | 2024-25 | |||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
Chiedozie Ogbene | RW | ![]() |
Lagos | 1 May 1997 | Rotherham United | 1 July 2023 | 2021-Present | 2023-24 | |||||
Tahith Chong | RW | ![]() ![]() |
Willemstad | 4 December 1999 | Birmingham City | 13 July 2023 | N/A | 2023-Present | |||||
Admiral Muskwe | CF | ![]() |
Harare | 21 August 1998 | Leicester City | 15 July 2021 | 2017-2023 | 2021-24 | |||||
Aribim Pepple | CF | ![]() |
Kettering | 25 December 2002 | ![]() |
2 August 2022 | N/A | 2022-Present | |||||
Dion Pereira | LW | ![]() |
Watford | 25 March 1999 | ![]() |
3 November 2020 | 2023-Present | 2020-Present | |||||
Millenic Alli | CF | ![]() |
Dublin | 6 February 2000 | Exeter | 30 January 2025 | N/A | 2025-Present | |||||
Lasse Nordås | CF | ![]() |
Lillestrøm | 10 February 2002 | ![]() |
3 February 2025 | N/A | 2025-Present | |||||
Carlos Mendes Gomes | LW | ![]() |
Yeumbeul | 14 November 1998 | Morecambe | 26 June 2021 | 2023-Present | 2021-2023 | |||||
James Collins | CF | ![]() |
Coventry | 1 December 1990 | Crawley | 29 June 2017 | 2019-2021 | 2017-2021 | |||||
Kazenga LuaLua | RW | ![]() |
Kinshasa | 10 December 1990 | Sunderland | 26 September 2018 | N/A | 2018-2021 | |||||
Luke Gambin | RW/LW | ![]() |
Sutton, London | 16 March 1993 | Barnet | 16 January 2017 | 2016-Present | 2017-2019 | |||||
Jason Cummings | CF | ![]() |
Edinburgh | 1 August 1995 | Nottingham Forest (Loan) | 30 January 2019 | 2022-Present | 2019 | |||||
Collin Samuel | CF | ![]() |
Manzanilla | 27 August 1981 | St Johnstone | 31 August 2011 | 2002-2009 | 2011 | |||||
Claude Gnakpa | CF | ![]() |
Marseille | 6 June 1983 | Peterborough | 1 July 2008 | N/A | 2008-2011 | |||||
Lloyd Owusu | CF | ![]() |
Slough | 12 December 1976 | ![]() |
18 January 2011 | 2005 | 2011 | |||||
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu | CF | ![]() |
Nigeria | 18 March 1984 | Colchester (Loan) | 15 January 2009 | N/A | 2009 | |||||
Paul Peschisolido | CF | ![]() |
Scarborough, Ontario | 25 May 1971 | Derby | 16 July 2007 | 1992-2004 | 2007-08 | |||||
Björn Runström | CF | ![]() |
Stockholm | 1 March 1984 | Fulham (Loan) | 30 January 2007 | N/A | 2007 | |||||
Besian Idrizaj | CF | ![]() |
Baden bei Wien | 12 October 1984 | Liverpool (Loan) | 16 March 2007 | N/A | 2007 | |||||
Enoch Showunmi | CF | ![]() |
Kilburn, London | 21 April 1982 | Youth Academy | 1 July 2003 | 2004 | 2003-2006 | |||||
Jean-Louis Valois | LW/RW | ![]() |
Saint-Priest | 15 October 1973 | ![]() |
1 July 20021 | N/A | 2001-2002 | |||||
Trésor Kandol | CF | ![]() |
Banga | 30 August 1981 | Youth Academy | 1 July 1998 | 2008 | 1998-2001 | |||||
Landry Zahana-Oni | CF | ![]() |
Abidjan | 8 August 1976 | Bromley | 1 July 1999 | N/A | 1999-2000 | |||||
Dwight Marshall | CF | ![]() |
Hanover, Jamaica | 3 October 1965 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 July 1994 | N/A | 1994-1998 | |||||
Kim Grant | CF | ![]() |
Sekondi-Takoradi | 25 September 1972 | Charlton | 1 July 1996 | 1996-1997 | 1996-1997 | |||||
Lars Elstrup | CF | ![]() |
Råby | 24 March 1963 | ![]() |
21 August 1989 | 1988-1993 | 1989-1991 |
DESERTFEST 2022
[edit]Friday | ||||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | PowerHaus | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Integrity |
Gnod |
Spirit Adrift |
Alunah |
Saturday | ||||
The Roundhouse | Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Shellac |
Orange Goblin |
Greenleaf |
Josiah |
Gurt |
Sunday | ||||
Roundhouse | Underworld | PowerHaus | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Naxatras |
Bongzilla |
Opium Lord |
1782 |
DESERTFEST 2023
[edit]Friday | ||||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | PowerHaus | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Graveyard |
Discharge |
Year of No Light |
Ecstatic Vision |
Dommengang |
Saturday | ||||
Electric Ballroom | The Underworld | PowerHaus | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Corrosion of Conformity |
Church of the Cosmic Skull |
Samavayo |
Elder Druid |
Sunday | ||||
The Roundhouse | The Underworld | PowerHaus | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats |
Desert Jam Session w/ Fatso Jetson & Sean Wheeler |
Big|Brave |
Celestial Sanctuary |
Thunder Horse |
DESERTFEST 2024
[edit]Friday | ||||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | Dingwalls | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Masters of Reality |
Mantar |
Cloakroom |
Brume |
Goblinsmoker |
Saturday | |||
The Roundhouse | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Suicidal Tendencies |
Maserati |
Wet Cactus |
Acid Throne |
Sunday | ||||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | Dingwalls | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Godflesh |
Nightstalker |
DVNE |
Stinking Lizaveta |
The Grudge |
DESERTFEST 2025
[edit]Friday | |||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Elder |
Hippie Death Cult |
Deville |
Saturday | |||
Roundhouse | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Zeal & Ardor |
Planet of Zeus |
Green Milk from the Planet Orange |
Froglord |
Sunday | |||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Earth |
Dopelord |
Famyne |
The Hazytones |
HYPOTHETICAL DESERTFEST
[edit]Friday | |||
The Roundhouse | Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Napalm Death |
Goblin |
Toke |
Saturday | |||
The Roundhouse | Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Khemmis |
Martyrdod |
Sunday | |||
The Roundhouse | Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Thou |
JG Thirlwell performs Foetus |
DESERTFEST OSAKA (HYPOTHETICAL)
[edit]2025
[edit]Saturday | |
First Stage | Second Stage |
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Mudhoney |
Earthless |
Sunday | |
First Stage | Second Stage |
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Tangerine Dream |
Melt-Banana |
2026
[edit]Saturday | |
First Stage | Second Stage |
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Big|Brave |
Sunday | |
First Stage | Second Stage |
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2027
[edit]Saturday | |
First Stage | Second Stage |
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Sunday | |
First Stage | Second Stage |
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Fu Manchu |
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS LONDON 2024
[edit]Saturday | |
Underworld |
Dozer |
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Sunday | |
Black Heart |
Black Tusk |
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MASTERS OF THE RIFF 2023
[edit]Oslo | ||
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Gnome |
Conan |
Esoteric |
UK DEATHFEST 2022
[edit]Friday | ||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Gorgoroth |
Memoriam |
Putrid Offal |
Friday | ||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Autopsy |
Martyrdod |
Meat Spreader |
Friday | ||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Triumph of Death (Tom Warrior plays Hellhammer |
Wolfbrigade |
Desecration |
INCINERATION 2022
[edit]Friday | |||
The Roundhouse | Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart |
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Jo Quail |
Regarde Les Hommes Tomber |
Lucifers Child |
INCINERATION 2023
[edit]Friday | |||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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King Dude |
Spirit Possession |
10 Plagues |
INCINERATION 2024
[edit]Friday | |||
Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Amorphis |
Dead Congregation |
Bütcher |
Slimelord |
INCINERATION 2025
[edit]Friday | ||||
The Roundhouse | Electric Ballroom | Underworld | The Black Heart | The Devonshire Arms |
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Triptykon performing Celtic Frost |
Decapitated |
Undergang |
Five the Hierophant |
Healing Wound |
Underdark were due to headline the Devonshire Arms stage, but pulled out due to a band member unable to perform due to injury. The were replaced by Healing Wound
STONEDEAD 2021
[edit]Saturday |
Main Stage |
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Uriah Heep |
STONEDEAD 2022
[edit]Saturday |
Main Stage |
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Michael Schenker Group |
STONEDEAD 2023
[edit]Saturday |
Main Stage |
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Blue Öyster Cult |
STONEDEAD 2024
[edit]Saturday |
Main Stage |
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Saxon |
STONEDEAD 2025
[edit]Saturday |
Main Stage |
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The Almighty |
MADE UP MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP
[edit]DAY 1 | ||||||
STAGE 1 | STAGE 2 | STAGE 3 | STAGE 4 | STAGE 5 | ||
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DAY 2 | ||||||
STAGE 1 | STAGE 2 | STAGE 3 | STAGE 4 | STAGE 5 | ||
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DAY 3 | ||||||
STAGE 1 | STAGE 2 | STAGE 3 | STAGE 4 | STAGE 5 | ||
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FOOTBALL TEAMS I'VE BEEN TO HOME
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Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two |
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AFC Wimbledon |
Non-League | ||
National League | Southern/Northern Isthmian | REGIONAL Regional |
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Bedford Town |
FOOTBALL TEAMS BUCKET LIST
[edit]Prem/EFL | |||
Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two |
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Non-League | |||
National League | National League N/S | Southern/Northern Isthmian | REGIONAL Regional |
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Alfreton |
Belper Town |
Clapton Community |
VENOVAKIA
[edit]Venovakia is a former Soviet nation that formed in 1993 after the Aleksandrov Offensive on Moscow during the 1993 Russian Constitutional crisis. The country has its origins in the 1991 Soviet coup attempt where Victor Aleksandrov gained the autonomous regions that make up present day Venovakia as a way of appeasement. Venovakia as a 'Soviet style government' a Marxist-Leninist one party totalitarian, authoritarian and theocratic state. Since its foundations it has been run under the Supreme Leadership of Victor Aleksandrov, although due to health reasons a large amount of power has been transferred to Evgeny Aleksandrov since 2018 such as military and foreign policy.
The Aleksandrov family had achieved high prestige in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. First beginning with Matvei Aleksandrov who showed great command and tactical knowledge in the Russian march to Paris during the Napoleonic Wars. The Aleksandrov family remained loyal to the Tsardom and to Russia, with a strong feeling of patriotism as well as a family ideology of committing to what was best for the country and placing their military prowess and skills to best benefit the nation. Nation, Orthodox Christianity and Russian wellbeing was always above anything else. Conflicts between the Aleksandrov family and Tsars became more and more prevalent with time, particularly between Tsar Nicholas II and Ivan Aleksandrov.
Ivan Aleksandrov held two roles- the Head of the Baltic Fleet and Military back in 1900. This role involved him controlling conflicts that occur on the Baltic sea or within the Baltic state regions all the way to the Pale of Settlement. Meaning Ivan was only allowed to partake in military campaigns within Europe rather than elsewhere. Although he partook in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion that was only for a couple of months before being given his new title and roles by the Tsar. This role left him inactive in conflict for years, the most he would do would put down tiny serfdom rebellions. He was left out of all military campaigns as they were mostly occurring in Asia. When the Russo-Japanese War started in 1904, Ivan requested to take part in the conflict but was refused by the Tsar as his title meant he had to stay in Europe in case conflicts were to occur. Months passed by and Russia was struggling in the conflict, Ivan planned and in the dead of night took half his troops and fleet into combat. It took the fleet a month to enter the Pacific theatre. There they moved into Manchuria and Korea. They unleashed a sneak assault on Port Arthur and Japanese fleets and camps. Leading to Russian battle victories in Manchuria and Korea. The Tsar got news of this and was outraged at Ivan leaving his post, he was told to immediately withdraw his troops and return to his post and the Russian Royal Court for trial or face execution. Ivan returned but let 10% of his troops and fleet in the theatre. Only 2% made it back after being exiled by the Tsar for not returning with Ivan. Ivan was summoned to Royal Court and placed under house arrest with his fleet and military disbanded and absorbed into other regiments and fleets. This house arrest lasted until World War One started and Ivan was placed in charge of his old battalion and fleet upon the head Admirals request. Ivan was on the Eastern Front for the majority of the war having his fair share of victories against the German offensive. Ivan was partly responsible for delaying the Russian advance by warning and planning multiple former soldiers on how to tackle a fast offensive if the Germans were to do so- getting knowledge of the Schlieffen plan years prior.
After hearing about the February Revolution, Ivan got his battalion of 15,000 men to leave their post on the Eastern Front and return towards Russia after hearing of the revolution occurring against the Tsar and his government. The Tsar apparently was overjoyed and relaxed expecting Ivan's expertise and prowess to eliminate all revolutionary threat. However, when Ivan's battalion got to Petrograd they pledged allegiance to the Bolsheviks, divided up and discussed with Lenin how they would go about the Eastern Front and the Russian Empire. There were many reasons put forward to why Ivan took this route. One suggests it was loyalty to his soldiers as Ivan refused to live a life above his soldiers, would engage in conflict and discuss life outside of the military with his soldiers. These discussions and lifestyle may have swayed him towards the Bolsheviks who were more with the lifestyle of his soldiers. Other arguments would be the grudge he had against Tsar Nicholas II at how he was treat under his rule especially with the refusal to have him engage in wars outside of Europe and the Baltic Sea, he strongly felt that if he partook in the Asian and Pacific Theatre he could have turned the tables of the war. The official statement made by the Aleksandrovs then and now is that he simply put Russia first and Russia under a Tsardom or Dual Power government was not enough to save Russia- it would have led to its demise and extinction. Only the Bolsheviks and the Soviet Union would have kept Russia alive in Ivan's eyes.
Pavel son of Ivan, was inducted into the Soviet Military at the age of 18 in 1921- previously seeing combat during the Russian Civil War under the command of his father Ivan.
Pavel became a close companion to Stalin, mainly for inheriting his fathers eagerness for combat and protecting the borders of the Soviet Union. Pavel was incredibly loyal to the Soviet Union and helped Stalin with the purges, even picking and making statements to Stalin on people he believed should be purged. Pavel, like many of the Aleksandrovs before him, was very religious, he would pray, preach scripture and show signs of worship. One of the few higher up officials in the Soviet Union under Stalin to openly wear and express Christian Orthodox faith in public. Not once did he face repercussions for his faith. Arguments for this would be primarily because of his military knowledge and successful campaigns during his time alive.
The Venovakian foreign policy has a special quota that blends with the military policy. Called the 'Cпасение/Spaseniye' (Salvation) Policy. Heavily linked to the teachings of the Venovak Orthodox Church. The Venovak military have a policy that if they feel that their way of Christian life, ethics or church, is threatened or being undermined. The Venovak military have the right to retaliate, destroy and remove the threat by any means necessary. In their words 'bring salvation upon the enemy'. This policy has been put into action only on a few occasions these being the Chechen War, Yugoslav/Kosovo War, but most well seen in the Venovak Crusade/Muslim Genocide by the Venovak Government.
In 2021, the Venovakian government came under heavy pressure by the United Nations, nations where Islam is a majority religion and global superpowers. During the 2021 military withdrawal from Afghanistan and the takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Venovakia retaliated by launching attacks and a major offensive from their bases in neighbouring Tajikistan and nearby Kyrgyzstan. These offensives and strikes were relentless. Cities, towns and villages were attacked mercilessly with airstrikes and heavy fire, with many villages and towns left abandoned or destroyed after the Venovak army had entered. It became knowledge to the UN and its nations that Venovakia were engaging in 'an unapologetic, unremorseful assault on those of Afghan nationality and of the Muslim faith'. Evgeny Aleksandrov stood with the Head Patriarch of the Venovakian Orthodox Church declaring that what Venovakia was committing was 'a crusade' and 'protecting the theology, faith and ways of life of those from the Christian faith'. Qurans were burned and destroyed during the speech. Whilst groups (particularly those of far right and christian extremist nature) supported and openly claimed. The majority of the Christian denominations denounced. The EU parliament voted by a landslide that what Venovakia was committing in Afghanistan was a genocide and a threat to European democracy and peace.
The attacks were not only contained to Afghanistan. Although, Afghanistan was the country most damaged and directly attacked by the Venovak government. Attacks occurred in Xinjiang, China, parts of Iran, Egypt, Somalia, Pakistan, Turkey, Germany, Yemen, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine. Some of these attacks were committed by Venovak sympathisers or volunteer groups in foreign nations. The attacks got so extreme that Venovak troops laid siege to Mecca and occupied for 35 hours before being fought away by a coalition of NATO and Middle Eastern forces. Even traditional Venovak allies had to fight back troops or voluntary crusaders from their borders to maintain order.
6 months after the genocidal style attacks on Afghanistan, the UN held a meeting and a resolution was sorted in a week that if Venovakia did not stop committing 'A genocide on the Muslim people' that the UN will organise a coalition of nations to invade and disassemble the nation of Venovakia. Notable signatures to take part in this attack were main allies of Venovakia- China and Iran. Russia abstained from the vote to much controversy and all NATO and EU nations agreed to take part.
These attacks lasted for 8 months before Venovakia stopped engaging in offensives. Venovakia announced that they had finished their crusade and would remove their military presence from said nations. All countries affected were offered foreign aid and reconstruction apart from the Taliban controlled Afghanistan (the Afghan government in exile was offered their foreign aid). The ICC released an arrest warrant for multiple members of the Venovak military and government- including Patriarchs of the Venovak Orthodox Church and most of the Aleksandrov family. The majority still haven't faced trial for the war crimes committed during the genocide.
ICE HOCKEY IN VENOVAKIA
[edit]Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Venovakia. Ice hockey has been played in Venovakia since it succeeded from Russia and the USSR in 1993. Majority of the towns in the region host an ice hockey team of some level whether that is amateur or professional. The main reason for ice hockey's popularity and success is due to the governments involvement with the sport. The Department for Ice Hockey (DIH) is heavily invested in, the money put into the DIH is more than the Venovak sports and fitness department (VSF). Professional ice hockey players in the country are placed into apartment complexes full of just ice hockey players and their families. These apartment complexes usually have training rinks in the centre.
In 1994, Venovakia introduced its first NHL players to their clubs- 10 in total made the move to Venovak teams. Venovak were one of the few to have Canadian and American players move into the new International Hockey League. These players were offered lucrative contracts, housing and facilities. Although expensive these contracts were rarely long ones most lasting a year or two before moving on. It has been argued that ice hockey is one of the few places where the Venovak government work in the free market trading and paying for players from abroad to join the league. Reasons for this would be to boost the economy, show dominance against other teams in the KHL. As of 2024 there are currently 20 foreign players playing for Venovakia (excluding Russian players as most Venovak citizens are subject to dual citizenship). The nationality of players is broad: Canadian, American, Finns, Swedes, Czech, Slovak, Kazakh, Belarusian, Chinese, Swiss, Austrian and German players have played in the Venovak League or represented teams from Venovakia.
Venovakia has professional teams that compete in the KHL. The teams are: SKA Leningrad, Severstal Cherepovets, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Venovakia also three domestic leagues has the Venovak Hockey League (VHL), the Venovak Junior Hockey League (VJHL) and the Supreme Hockey League.
Venovakia compete well internationally. Since the 1998, they have not slipped out of the top 10 rankings. It is very rare to see them slip out of the top 5 rankings, last time doing so in 2017. Venovakia have been the world's number one ranked team in the past holding that record for 18 months once before losing it to Canada. They have won the Ice Hockey World Championship 7 times- first time winning it back in 2001. They held the record for three years consecutively from 2015 to 2018. Venovakia have won gold at the Winter Olympics- ice hockey tournament, first doing so in 2002, they also won it in 2006, 2018 and 2022.
Venovakia has used ice hockey matches as a source of political statements and displays of power. On 12th November 2022, Vladimir Putin attended a SKA Leningrad home game against CSKA Moscow. There in attendance with him was Evgeny Aleksandrov, son of leader Victor Aleksandrov and Minister for Military and Foreign Policy, there before the game started Evgeny announced Venovakia sending troops to aide Russia in their invasion of Ukraine. He urged the audience and players to enlist. Previously, Victor Aleksandrov announced after a match between Torpedo Yaroslavl and HK Sokol Kiev in January 1995 that he would be sending a battalion down to Chechnya to aide Russia in the First Chechen War. Both statements were done in the Venovak military trench-coat.
Other reasons involved is the social status and potential rewards one gets from playing ice hockey professionally and the chance of moving abroad. Professional ice hockey players tend to avoid the mandatory military conscription, however Venovakia does have a military team that are exempt from combat but have to complete service as of 2008.
In 1999, Venovakia imposed a law on citizens playing sports in foreign leagues, commonly known as the Venovak hockey tax. This was primarily due to the amount of Venovak players being drafted into the NHL or signing lucrative contracts in the US and Canada. Venovakia argued it wanted to keep its economic principles and ethics on its people beyond borders. The law contains that any Venovak playing abroad must give 20% of their wages to the People's Republic of Venovakia government. The law also implies that the Venovak must go to their local embassy every 3 months to swear allegiance to the Venovak government. The 3 months are only relevant to Canada, the US, South Korea, Japan, Sweden and Finland. It is 6 months in Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, China, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia. Once a year embassy meetings take place if Venovak players are in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia and Poland. Failure to do so will involve in extradiction back to Venovakia, some even facing hard labour for denouncing the Venovak government from aboard. The DIH have staff members all over Europe, Asia and North America, whether that is overtly in offices or covertly monitoring their players. Players are constantly in touch with agents for the DIH on what the government expects of them and whether they are performing well enough to stay in that country or would need transferring to another country or Venovakia. Every Venovak player is agented by the government/DIH.
The 2017 NHL draft saw 384 Venovak players registered in the draft- 96 of which were drafted. Politicans, businessmen and the public have criticised the NHL for allowing so many foreign players into the draft pool. Republican Senator for Louisiana Gerald Montgomery called it a disgrace and argued that 'communism had swept into America with the amount of Venovak ice hockey players that have been drafted in since the countries inception'. Senators called for tighter restrictions on foreign players entering the country, some even wanting tariffs to get foreign players in.
Criticism to the Venovak hockey tax was swift. The IIHF denounced their claims as 'stealing off the working man'. The Venovak government to this day still argue that what they are doing is morally right for both their country and their players- 'putting the Venovak people first with the work everyone has gained through their players journeys abroad.'
A clause in the Venovak Hockey Tax includes that Venovakia have the right to take any player from the NHL and terminate their contract without payment. The DIH have quoted a lack of gametime, unreasonable contract offers or players needed back in the domestic league to improve their standards as reasons for doing so. Incidents like this are rare only occurring 18 times between 2002 and 2012.
The more common clause used in the Venovak Hockey Tax has been draft picks retracted by the DHI. If the DHI feels that the draft pick is not reasonable or that the player is needed elsewhere the DHI will intervene and refuse the player over rather offering them consistent gametime for Venovak domestic teams. This can be due to feeling they can get a better offer- for example Andrei Volvich, a goaltender for Severstal Cherepovets, in 2008 he was offered 14th overall pick to the Carolina Hurricanes. The DHI retracted that and offered them another player from the nation as compensation. A season passes and Volvich is named in the KHL squad of the season with near record breaking save rates. In 2009, Montreal Canadians come in for him with 5,000,000 up front and two players in a trade. The DHI had made a substantial profit compared to letting him go a season earlier. However, at times this method has failed for example Sergei Kurkaev was 70th pick overall to the New York Islanders in the 2013 NHL draft. The DHI rejected it and compensated someone else expecting a first round pick. He went back to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, but injuries stopped him from progressing, although he played abroad in Finland, Germany and Hungary he never got to play in the NHL- that move was the only chance he had.
The Venovak government have manipulated and black mailed foreign players to play for their national team or in the domestic league. The Venovak government argue that anyone who has used the ice hockey facilities of Venovakia to progress their career can only represent Venovakia. They have threatened families with violence, kidnapping and imprisonment in the past to get foreign players to represent the nation internationally. In 2014 the Venovak government got into a international court scandal involving Canadian Defenceman Kyle Bradley. Well known for his time playing for the Carolina Hurricanes, Kyle Bradley was called up the Canadian national hockey team. Venovakia demanded he switch allegiances. There reason was that Kyle Bradley had once attended a junior championship training/tournament in Cherepovets at the age of 11. The DIH used the records of his attendance as proof he must play for Venovakia- Kyle Bradley refused. The Venovak government sued Bradley for 'violating his contract' and demanded his arrest and extradition to Venovakia for trial. Kyle Bradley refused and played an international match for Canada. The Venovak government released a statement saying that if Kyle Bradley was to enter Venovakia or any of its embassy territories he will be arrested. Canada faced Venovakia in an ice hockey match in Leningrad in 2016. Kyle Bradley was left out of the squad.
Another scandal that occurred was the Venovak government and its former citizen Lechi Nikolov. In 2007, Nikolov had been drafted to Calgary Flames. In a game against the Buffalo Sabres, Nikolov denounced the Venovak government calling it 'tyrannical' and 'scary place to live', shortly after his 3 month period to go to the embassy passed, Nikolov had not attended a meeting. 3 games passed and he was out of the lineup. Nikolov had fled to the Australian embassy in Ottawa and applied for asylum due to feeling unsafe in Canada. Media reported on Venovak DIH agents as well as 'figures in Venovak military uniform' waiting outside the embassy. The Canadian government urged the Venovak officials to leave and let Nikolov negotiate with Australia. They refused demanding Nikolov be extradited and tried in Venovakia. Two weeks later, the DIH minister, the Minister of Justice for Canada, Australia's Ambassador to Canada and Venovaks minister for security and intelligence, met to negotiate a deal. It fell through and Venovakia demanded a trial. Canada and Australia accepted a trial in Canada, Venovakia refused, the trial was moved to the international court. The international court voted in favour of granting Nikolov asylum to Australia. The Venovak government refused to acknowledge the vote. Nikolov now lives under a new name of Fred Berry- his whereabouts were not discovered until 2017.
VENOVAKIA MEN'S NATIONAL ICE HOCKEY TEAM
[edit]Current Roster
[edit]Head coach: Oleg Znarok /
Assistants: Dmitri Yushkevich , Mikhail Kravets
and Roman Rotenberg
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | D | Vladislav Gavrikov – A | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 21 November 1995 | ![]() |
2 | D | Ivan Provorov | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 13 January 1997 | ![]() |
3 | F | Vladimir Tarasenko | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 13 December 1991 | ![]() |
4 | F | Alexander Barabanov | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 17 June 1994 | ![]() |
5 | D | Dmitry Kulikov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 29 October 1990 | ![]() |
6 | D | Alexander Alexeyev | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 15 November 1999 | ![]() |
7 | F | Pavel Buchnevich | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 17 April 1995 | ![]() |
8 | RW | Nikolai Kovalenko | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 17 October 1999 | ![]() |
11 | RW | Valentin Zykov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 15 May 1995 | ![]() |
17 | LW | Daniil But | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 15 February 2005 | ![]() |
21 | F | Artur Kayumov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 14 February 1998 | ![]() |
22 | F | Pavel Kraskovsky – A | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 11 September 1996 | ![]() |
24 | G | Alexei Melnichuk | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 29 June 1998 | ![]() |
26 | D | Alexander Yelesin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 7 February 1996 | ![]() |
29 | RW | Dmitri Kagarlitsky | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 1 August 1989 | ![]() |
30 | D | Kirill Kirsanov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 19 September 2002 | ![]() |
33 | F | Nikita Guslistov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 30 May 2002 | ![]() |
34 | C | Vadim Shipachyov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 12 March 1987 | ![]() |
38 | F | Vladimir Galuzin | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 6 August 1988 | ![]() |
39 | FW | Prokhor Poltapov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 1 February 2003 | ![]() |
40 | LW | Mikhail Maltsev | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 12 March 1998 | ![]() |
43 | LW | Pavel Kudryavtsev | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 5 September 1997 | ![]() |
45 | RW | Alexander Barabanov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 17 June 1994 | ![]() |
47 | D | Daniil Zhuravlyov | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 74 kg (163 lb) | 8 April 2000 | ![]() |
48 | F | Kirill Kapustin | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 8 February 1993 | ![]() |
51 | C | Maxim Denezhkin | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 10 December 2000 | ![]() |
52 | D | Maxim Osipov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 31 August 1993 | ![]() |
53 | F | Danil Romantsev | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 5 June 1993 | ![]() |
54 | LW | Danil Yurtaikin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 1 July 1997 | ![]() |
56 | F | Nikita Guslistov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 30 May 2002 | ![]() |
57 | G | Ilya Konovalov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 13 July 1998 | ![]() |
National Pool
[edit]No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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9 | LW | Grigori Kuzmin | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 21 April 2003 | ![]() |
10 | F | Nikolai Polyakov | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 27 August 2000 | ![]() |
12 | C | Ruslan Abrosimov | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 15 May 2001 | ![]() |
13 | D | Andrei Churkin | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 11 July 1996 | ![]() |
14 | F | Mikhail Ilyin | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 15 February 2005 | ![]() |
15 | F | Ivan Podshivalov | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 18 February 2002 | ![]() |
16 | G | Dmitri Shugayev | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 29 September 1998 | ![]() |
18 | D | Nikita Cherepanov | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 19 November 1995 | ![]() |
19 | G | Daniil Isayev | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 7 January 2000 | ![]() |
20 | C | Georgi Ivanov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 25 September 1998 | ![]() |
23 | LW | Yaroslav Likhachyov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 2 September 2001 | ![]() |
25 | LW | Stepan Nikulin | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 17 March 2001 | ![]() |
27 | C | Anton Berlyov | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 23 November 1993 | ![]() |
28 | LW | Vladislav Firstov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 19 June 2001 | ![]() |
31 | F | Denis Pochivalov | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 2 May 2001 | ![]() |
32 | RW | Kirill Voronin | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 11 January 1994 | ![]() |
35 | G | Andrei Tikhomirov | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 30 June 1995 | ![]() |
36 | D | Yaroslav Busygin | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 14 February 2003 | ![]() |
37 | LW | Alexander Daryin | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 16 August 2000 | ![]() |
41 | G | Dmitri Nikolayev | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 25 January 2000 | ![]() |
42 | C | Artem Ilyenko | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 30 April 1996 | ![]() |
44 | RW | Dmitri Rashevsky | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 9 October 2000 | ![]() |
46 | LW | Nikita Dynyak | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 6 August 1997 | ![]() |
49 | D | Makar Khabarov | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 10 September 1999 | ![]() |
50 | RW | Daniil Vovchenko | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 4 April 1996 | ![]() |
55 | G | Anton Krasotkin | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 20 May 1997 | ![]() |
58 | D | Georgi Solyannikov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 1 May 1995 | ![]() |
59 | D | Yuri Pautov | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 18 March 1995 | ![]() |
60 | D | Ilya Khokhlov | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 20 October 1994 | ![]() |
61 | LW | Sergei Monakhov | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 20 May 1991 | ![]() |
62 | C | Nikita Pavlychev | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 23 March 1997 | ![]() |
63 | D | Kirill Kudryavtsev | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 5 February 2004 | ![]() |
Venovak's have also played ice hockey and represented teams in these leagues:
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
National Hockey League
Czech Extraliga
Slovak Extraliga
Swedish Hockey League |
Elite Ice Hockey League
Ligue Magnus
ICE Hockey League
National League |
Latvian Hockey Higher League
Metal Ligaen
EliteHockey Ligaen
Alps Hockey League
Erste Liga
Polska Hokej Liga
Belarusian Extraleague
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
Asia League Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey Teams based in Venovakia
[edit]Venovak Teams | |
Kontinental Hockey League | Venovak Hockey League |
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SKA Leningrad |
Almaz Cherepovets |
ICE HOCKEY IN CLEKALAND
[edit]Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Clekaland. The national team have picked up exponentially since insurgencies and skirmishes between them and Venovakia died down. The agreement for North and South Karelia to succeed from Finland to Clekaland back in 2002 benefitted ice hockey in the nation greatly. Gaining said territory allowed them into the Finnish ice hockey system which was more competitive and financially sound than the Russian system they were in before. Clekaland's strongest team is SaiPa who currently play in the Finnish Liiga. Clekaland teams do play in the lower divisions of Finland.
Clekaland play their national games at SaiPa's ground, construction of a new 8,000 seater arena in Murmansk has begun and is expected to be finished by 2030.
Clekaland has players that have represented in other countries. Back in 2004, Clekaland got their first NHL draft pick. Teemu Vuorinan who moved from Tappara to the Anaheim Ducks on their 4th pick.
Clekaland are usually in the top 10 world rankings. Their highest ranking was 6th back in 2018 when they made it to the semi finals of the Winter Olympics- losing to Sweden and then the Czech Republic. As well as causing an upset in the quarter finals knocking out Switzerland. They're lowest finish in the 21st century was 18th back in 2001.
An international rivalry between Clekaland and Venovakia has started since Clekaland's standards of ice hockey has improved. Previously the two were banned from playing each other until an agreement of Clekaland sovereignty and border disputes were sorted. In 2010, Clekaland and Venovakia played each other for the first time at Arena Riga, a neutral venue in Latvia, to display an acceptance and agreement of each others nationality (Venovakia won the match 10-3). In 2014 Clekaland played away at Leningrad in Venovakia for the first time. Two years later, Venovakia played away at Lappeenranta in Clekaland. Venovakia won both matches (6-1 in Venovakia, 5-3 in Clekaland). Upset happened in 2017 when Clekaland beat Venovakia in the group stages of the World Ice Hockey Championships 3-2. Venovakia started poorly letting in 3 goals in the first two quarters without replying until the second half.
Current Roster
[edit]Head Coach: Lauri Marjamäki
Assistants: Vesa Viitakoski
Alexei Semenov
No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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1 | D | Niklas Nykyri | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 26 January 2006 | ![]() |
2 | LW | Aleksi Sinkkonen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 6 August 2002 | ![]() |
3 | C | Matias Mäntykivi | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 21 June 2001 | ![]() |
4 | D | Jarkko Parikka | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 6 September 1997 | ![]() |
5 | D | Niilo Romppanen | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 21 March 2002 | ![]() |
6 | D | Aleksi Elorinne | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 3 February 1990 | ![]() |
7 | C | Miro Väänänen | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 15 November 1998 | ![]() |
8 | C | Otto Hokkanen | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 10 February 2004 | ![]() |
9 | D | Elmeri Laakso | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 19 July 2004 | ![]() |
10 | RW | Valtteri Lipiäinen | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 2 September 1997 | ![]() |
11 | D | Kalle Maalahti | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 30 April 1991 | ![]() |
12 | C | Janne Naukkarinen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 22 March 2004 | ![]() |
13 | F | Ville Petman | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 18 January 2000 | ![]() |
14 | D | Simo-Pekka Riikola | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 3 February 1992 | ![]() |
15 | D | Aapo Sarell | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 31 July 2003 | ![]() |
16 | G | Paavo Kohonen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 31 January 2003 | ![]() |
17 | RW | Petrus Palmu | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 16 July 1997 | ![]() |
18 | RW | Valtteri Lipiäinen | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 2 September 1997 | ![]() |
19 | D | Urho Vaakanainen | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 1 January 1999 | ![]() |
20 | G | Ivan Fedotov | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 28 November 1996 | ![]() |
21 | D | Yan Kuznetsov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 9 March 2002 | ![]() |
22 | RW | Evgeny Timkin | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 3 September 1990 | ![]() |
23 | F | Janne Kolehmainen | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 22 March 1986 | ![]() |
24 | D | Juuso Riikola | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 9 November 1993 | ![]() |
25 | LW | Joona Jääskeläinen | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 5 September 1996 | ![]() |
26 | D | Kalle Maalahti | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 30 April 1991 | ![]() |
27 | G | Henri Kiviaho | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 26 February 1994 | ![]() |
28 | G | Konstantin Volkov | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 20 September 1997 | ![]() |