Stan Marple

Stan Marple
Born	(1968-02-29) February 29, 1968 Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Playing career	1986–2007

Stanislaus Henry Marple is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. Marple played twelve seasons in various British leagues, most notably for the Guildford Flames, for whom he later served as head coach. He was the general manager for the University of Alberta's men's hockey team, the Alberta Golden Bears, until 1994. For the next 13 years he was an ice hockey coach in the United Kingdom.

Clubs

Club	Role	Years
Abbotsford Flyers	Player	1984-85
Delta Flyers	Player	1985-86
Victoria Cougars	Player	1986–87
Kelowna Packers	Player	1986-87
St. Albert Saints	Player	1987–89
U. of Alberta	Player	1989–94
Basingstoke Beavers	Player/Assistant Coach	1994/95
Milton Keynes Kings	Player/Head Coach	1995/96
Swindon IceLords	Player/Head Coach	1996/97
Guildford Flames	Player/Head Coach	1997–2005 - British National League
Guildford Flames	Head Coach	2005–07 - English Premier League
U. of Alberta	Assistant Coach	2007–08
U. of Alberta	Assistant Coach	2010–11
U. of Alberta	Head Coach	2011–12
U. of Alberta	General Manager	2012–present

Note: Marple could not play regularly after 2005 because of the EPL 4 import rule, therefore he could only play when other imports were injured.

Playing career

Marple had his number 3 retired by Guildford. The Flames gained ten titles while Marple was head coach and general manager.

Statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Victoria Cougars	WHL		3	0	0	0	7
1987–88	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		45	6	15	21	306
1988–89	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		statistics unavailable
1989–90	U. of Alberta	CIAU		33	6	7	13	27
1990–91	U. of Alberta	CIAU		34	3	4	7	57
1991–92	U. of Alberta	CIAU		42	3	5	8	74
1993–94	U. of Alberta	CIAU		28	4	4	8	38
1994–95	Basingstoke Beavers	BHL		23	3	6	9	109
1995–96	Milton Keynes Kings	BHL		1	0	0	0	6
1996–97	Swindon IceLords	BHL		22	1	8	9	20
1997–98	Guildford Flames	BNL		16	2	4	6	20
1998–99	Guildford Flames	BNL		3	0	0	0	6
1999–00	Guildford Flames	BNL		9	2	0	2	14
2000–01	Guildford Flames	BNL		40	0	5	5	130
2001–02	Guildford Flames	BNL		36	5	7	12	102		6	0	0	0	4
2002–03	Guildford Flames	BNL		27	1	6	7	104
2003–04	Guildford Flames	BNL		46	2	9	11	209
2004–05	Guildford Flames	BNL		11	1	2	3	12
2006–07	Guildford Flames	EPL		6	2	0	2	39

General manager / coaching record and titles

Marple's coaching record at Guildford is as follows: 396 wins, 174 losses, 42 ties and overtime losses. His record during his time as GM is as follows: 213 wins, 55 losses.

Marple's titles for his clubs as head coach & or general manager are as follows:

Club	Year	Title/Cup
MK Kings (HC & GM)	1995–96	British Hockey League Div. 1
Swindon Ice Lords (HC & GM)	1996–97	British Premier League, British Premier League Play-Offs
Guildford Flames (HC & GM)	1997–98	British National League, British National League Play-Offs, British National League Southern Conference
Guildford Flames (HC & GM)	1998–99	Benson & Hedges Plate
Guildford Flames (HC & GM)	2000–01	ntl: Christmas Cup, British National League, British National League Playoffs
Guildford Flames (HC & GM)	2003–04	British National League Play-Offs
Guildford Flames (HC & GM)	2005–06	English Premier League
Guildford Flames (HC & GM)	2006–07	English Premier League Cup (Knockout Competition)
U of A (assistant coach)	2007-08	Canada West Champions & National Champions
U of A (GM only)	2012-13	Canada West Champions
U of A (GM only)	2013-14	Canada West Champions & National Champions
U of A (GM only)	2014-15	Canada West Champions & National Champions
U of A (GM only)	2016-17	Canada West Champions
U of A (GM only)	2017-18	Canada West Champions & National Champions

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database