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{{Infobox Pro hockey team
| text_color = black
| bg_color = #
| team =
| logo =
| logosize = 200px
| city = [[Slough]], [[England]]
| league = [[National Ice Hockey League|NIHL]]
| founded = 1987
| operated =
| arena = Slough Ice Arena
| colors = Black
▲| coach = Doug Sheppard {{Flagicon|Canada}}{{Flagicon|UK}}
| captain = Stuart Mogg {{Flagicon|England}}
| director =
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| dates1 =1987 - 2020
| name2 =Bees Ice Hockey Club
| dates2 =2021 -
| reg_season_titles = 4 (89/90, 99/00, 04/05 & 06/07)
| championships = 1 (06/07)
| challenge_cups = 4 (88/89, 89/90, 04/05 & 07/08)
| website = www.beesicehockey.com
|affiliates=[[
|division=National Division|name3=Berkshire Bees|dates3=2024 - present|ass_coach=[[Ashley Tait]] {{Flagicon|England}}|affiliate=}}
The '''Berkshire Bees
==History==
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Together, the pair set about rebuilding the Bees from the bottom up, bringing back former Bees, [[Martin Máša]], Matt Foord, [[Shaun Thompson]], [[Carl Graham]], Tom Annetts and Brad Watchorn, and adding some players used to competing at the top end of the table, including [[Guildford Flames|Guildford]] captain, Rob Lamey and [[Slough Jets|Slough]] pair, Michael Bowman and Andy Munroe. Bees showed a big improvement, doubling their points tally of the previous season, but still missing out on post-season play, finishing 9th, with only [[Telford Tigers|Telford]] behind them
2012-13 saw far less changes, with coach Gareth Cox choosing to just tweak what he had. Peter Jasik moved from the Bees to the Hornets and giant Latvian defenceman, Sergejs Louskins both departed, and Bees went with two import defencemen in Jan Bendik and Marcel Petran. Petran had a good offer from abroad during the season and left, to be replaced by Pavel Strycek. The tweaks worked and Bees made the play-offs, with a 6th-place finish, but after a first leg win against Manchester, a 7–2 defeat in Altrincham saw Bees exit at the quarter
===Precision Sports Marketing===
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John Nike Leisuresport Limited, which issues the license to operate the Bees, was equally excited with the PSM appointment. "We received several expressions of interest and proposals but the PSM business plan offered the best all round package for the Bees and Bracknell", commented Director Martin Weddell. "Their recognition of the efforts put in by the previous team and their innovative future plans were key factors in making our due diligence decision. We put forward the business proposal of PSM to John Nike Founder & Chairman, who has agreed to the granting of the Bees Licence to PSM, commenting that he is delighted with the prospect of the continuation of the Bracknell Bees under the operational direction of PSM with its undoubted business intentions to grow the team and its reputation.
2013/15 season, the first for PSM was not without its tests. Some difficult decisions had to be made, including the mid-season release of head coach, Gareth Cox, replaced by his assistant, [[Lukas Smital]], who became player coach. Shortly after, import forward, [[Kamil Tvrdek]], who signed from [[MK Lightning]] in the summer, was released and the decision was taken to complete the season with just three imports, with the goal being to make the play-offs. Helped by the strong emergence of youngsters, Harvey Stead and Vanya Antonov, Bees achieved this goal on the penultimate weekend of the season. In a repeat of the previous season, Bees played [[Manchester Phoenix|Manchester]] in the quarter
2014/15 season was a big struggle, with Bees winning just 7 of their 48 league games, finishing bottom of the league. The positive part of the season was the emergence of several young prospects. Vanya Antonov, in his first full season was the team's top British scorer, while youngsters Josh (Tiger) Tetlow, Tom Relf, and Ziggy Beasley got their chances on two way contracts, as Bees looked to development for the future
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===Closure of the Hive===
In May 2020, the Bees announced that the JNL Bracknell Complex were "commencing meaningful statutory consultations on potential staff redundancies." due to the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Fans were assured that season tickets would be refunded, should the club be unable to participate in the upcoming 20/21 season, promising a further update after the 30-day statutory consultation period.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 May 2020|title=JNL Statement|url=http://bracknellbees.com/2020/05/27/jnl-statement/|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, the Bees announced that the Hive would be permanently closed with immediate effect, after a financially viable plan to keep the complex open could not be found. The Bees assured fans that positive progress was being made in finding a new home for the 20/21 season and beyond, stating "whilst the Hive may have closed, the club will live on. Whilst bricks and mortar are important, this club is about people, family and community".<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 July 2020|title=JNL Statement - Hive will not re-open. Bees securing new home|url=http://bracknellbees.com/2020/07/14/jnl-statement-hive-will-not-re-open-bees-securing-new-home/|access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> In August 2020, the Bees announced they would be playing their home games out of the Slough Ice Arena, sharing with the [[Slough Jets]] organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 August 2020|title=New Beginnings for the Bees|url=http://bracknellbees.com/2020/08/13/new-beginnings-for-the-bees/|access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> Due to the change of location,
==Standout players==
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| {{flagicon|England}}
| align=left| Stuart Mogg [[Captain (
| R
| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1994|8|1|df=yes}}
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| align=left| {{Birth date and age|1998|1|28|df=yes}}
| align=left| [[Moon Township
| align=left| 2022 from [[Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey|Bentley University]]
|22/23
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| align=left| Doug Sheppard
| 2018-19
| align=left| Head
| align=left| [[Georgetown, Ontario|Georgetown]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| align=left| [[Basingstoke Bison]], [[English Premier Ice Hockey League|EPIHL]]
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| align=left| Adrian Worship
| 2020-21
| align=left| Assistant
| align=left| [[England]]
| align=left| [[Basingstoke Bison]], [[English Premier Ice Hockey League|EPIHL]]
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{{British ice hockey}}
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