Ronnie Wood is a retired Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player who played between 1980 and 1993 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. He is credited, with David Gardner-Brown, for creating the Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers

The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 in 1991, for whom he was also the General Manager between 1991 and February 1993.

Playing career

After making his senior level debut in the 1980–81 season for the Murrayfield Racers

Murrayfield Racers

The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1952 changing their name to the Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship 4 times in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972...

, who he helped to win the Northern League

Northern League (ice hockey, 1967)

The Northern League was the top-flight ice hockey league in Scotland and initially northern England, from 1966. In 1982 it merged with the Inter-City League and the English League North to form the British Hockey League....

, Wood joined the Dundee Rockets

Dundee Rockets

The Dundee Rockets were an ice hockey club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1963, the club were founder members of the Northern League in 1967 and the British Hockey League in 1982. The club won eight titles before closing in 1987....

 for the 1981–82 season. He played for Dundee for the next six season, helping them to win the Northern League and the Scottish National League

Scottish National League

The Scottish National League is the ice hockey league in Scotland.Seen as the third-tier of ice hockey, below the British Elite Ice Hockey League and the English Premier Ice Hockey League . However, its standard of play has been considered closer to the English National Ice Hockey Division One,...

 in 1981–82, the Autumn Cup in 1983, the British Hockey League

British Hockey League

The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...

 in 1982–83 and 1983–84 and the playoffs

British Championship

The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. It has been run under various formats and titles since 1930 and contested annually since 1966...

 in 1982, 1983 and 1984.

Wood joined the Fife Flyers

Fife Flyers

The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years...

 for the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons before he joined the Tayside Tigers for the end of the 1988–89 season. He then joined the Solihull Barons

Solihull Barons

Solihull Barons are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobbs Moat Road. They were formed in 2005, although they are named after the team of the same name who played at the same ice rink between 1972 and 1996...

 for the start of the 1989–90 season, which he finished with the Ayr Bruins

Ayr Bruins

The Ayr Bruins were an ice hockey club based in Ayr, Scotland between 1966 and 1992. The club played their home games at the Ayr Ice Rink between 1966 and 1972 and at Limekiln Road Ice Rink between 1974 and 1991....

 before returning to Solihull for the 1990–91 season.

After Solihull folded in 1991, he helped form the Sheffield Steelers

Sheffield Steelers

The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...

 with David Gardner-Brown and played for them for the next two seasons, helping them gain promotion from English League Division 1

British Hockey League

The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...

 to the British League Division 1

British Hockey League

The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...

 and then the Premier Division.
In 1998 Wood moved to South Africa where he coaches at club, Provincial and National Team level. He has coached South African Senior National mens team To Silver in I.I.H.F.World s Div 3 and is currently coaching in Cape Town.

Honours and awards

• Named to the Northern League
  Northern League (ice hockey, 1967)
  The Northern League was the top-flight ice hockey league in Scotland and initially northern England, from 1966. In 1982 it merged with the Inter-City League and the English League North to form the British Hockey League....
  
   All Star B Team in 1981.
• Named to the BHL
  British Hockey League
  The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...
  
   All Star Second Team in 1983 and 1984.
• Named to the BHL Premier Division British Players All Star Team in 1987.
• Number 7 jersey retired by Sheffield Steelers
  Sheffield Steelers
  The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
  
  .

Records

• Most goals
  Goal (ice hockey)
  In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
  
   (58) and points
  Point (ice hockey)
  Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
  
   (91) for the Murrayfield Racers
  Murrayfield Racers
  The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1952 changing their name to the Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship 4 times in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972...
  
   in 1980–81.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980–81	Murrayfield Racers Murrayfield Racers The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1952 changing their name to the Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship 4 times in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972...	Northern (UK) Northern League (ice hockey, 1967) The Northern League was the top-flight ice hockey league in Scotland and initially northern England, from 1966. In 1982 it merged with the Inter-City League and the English League North to form the British Hockey League....		33	58	33	91	48
1981–82	Dundee Rockets Dundee Rockets The Dundee Rockets were an ice hockey club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1963, the club were founder members of the Northern League in 1967 and the British Hockey League in 1982. The club won eight titles before closing in 1987....	Northern (UK)		14	29	26	55	20
1981–82	Dundee Rockets	SNL Scottish National League The Scottish National League is the ice hockey league in Scotland.Seen as the third-tier of ice hockey, below the British Elite Ice Hockey League and the English Premier Ice Hockey League . However, its standard of play has been considered closer to the English National Ice Hockey Division One,...		8	20	24	44	10
1982–83	Dundee Rockets	BHL British Hockey League The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League...								3	4	2	6	2
1983–84	Dundee Rockets	BHL		31	62	57	119	34		6	8	5	13	8
1984–85	Dundee Rockets	BHL		33	56	47	103	50
1985–86	Dundee Rockets	BHL		36	33	41	74	36		6	5	3	8	18
1986–87	Dundee Rockets	BHL		36	64	60	124	47		5	4	9	13	2
1987–88	Fife Flyers Fife Flyers The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years...	BHL		32	17	25	42	8		6	6	6	12	4
1988–89	Fife Flyers	BHL		20	23	28	51	20
1988–89	Tayside Tigers	BHL		14	15	16	31	12
1989–90	Solihull Barons Solihull Barons Solihull Barons are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobbs Moat Road. They were formed in 2005, although they are named after the team of the same name who played at the same ice rink between 1972 and 1996...	BHL		27	18	18	36	16
1989–90	Ayr Bruins Ayr Bruins The Ayr Bruins were an ice hockey club based in Ayr, Scotland between 1966 and 1992. The club played their home games at the Ayr Ice Rink between 1966 and 1972 and at Limekiln Road Ice Rink between 1974 and 1991....	BHL		6	1	3	4	0
1990–91	Solihull Barons	BHL		34	28	29	57	16
1991–92	Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers The Sheffield Steelers are a British ice hockey club, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...	BHL		32	43	50	93	28		6	5	4	9	2
1992–93	Sheffield Steelers	BHL		27	3	9	12	2		6	5	2	7	0
Totals				383	470	466	936	347		38	37	31	68	36

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