A few words about us
The Slough Tornados have been in existence since 1986.
The Tornados have players that range from highly skilled international level, to medium skilled players. We consider ourselves an‘A’ level team in England. We have Male and Female players that age from 18 to their mid 60’s, our average age would be in the low 40’s. We are mostly a highly skilled club with most of the players having played elite hockey in Canada, the US and Europe. Most team members would play at Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association B to A level in their respective age groups.
Being close to London, the Tornados have been a home for recreational ex pat players and high performing British players. We have had players from all over the globe join us. The Tornados have come from Canada, the United States, Wales, Scotland, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, South Africa, Japan, Australia, and even England. Due to the ex pat nature of our make up and their transient, we are always looking for players to join us.
Read moreTeam History
The Team has been in existence from 1986.
Some of its original players were John Glenny, Martin Krauka, Kevin Edmunds, Jack Jones (G), Kevin Smith, Geoff Delderfield, Leroy Rumble, Steve Martin, Billy Laven (goalie), Jack Jones (goalie), Jeff Yavorski (Canadian), Mark Cleversly, Craig Moran, Mark Strutton, Derek Glassford, Alan Gray (G) and Austin Crabbe, and Aneil Kumar. There was no formal training and the sessions were really a knock about.
We originally played against teams such as Medway, Richmond, Telford, Romford, Lee valley, Bournemouth, Swindon, etc.
In around 1992, Bill Tait and Bill Jones reformed and re-organised the club and managed to arrange fixtures. Bill Tait's coaching, despite his never having played hockey was excellent, particularly on the bench during games.
Read moreOur principles
- The Tornados Ice Hockey Club is a non-checking club. The Tornados are made up primarily of players that would be classified as Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association Players at A or B level in their own age category. Therefore, we can form teams that are at an A or B level for games and tournaments.
- We play three types of games and tournaments Competitive A, Competitive B, and Full Team Fun. We are a sociable club holding tournaments, summer and Christmas parties and impromptu get-together's. Out practices are solely fun scrimmages. All players are classified on the CARHA rating system for games and tournament team selections.
Our advantages
- The Tornados Ice Hockey Club play at the Slough Ice Rink. The ice here is well known to be the best quality in the area. We play at 9:30 pm on a Sunday evening, one of the earliest recreation times in the country.
- The rink is just off the M4 south of the M25 making it very easy to commute to from any where in Central and West London and in the south central and west home counties. The team management have a hundred and thirty years experience of hockey between the four of them so they understand hockey.