Description
Tony Hand MBE is a Scottish ice hockey player and coach who became the first British-raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. He is currently player-coach of the Manchester Phoenix. He holds several national records, and has scored over 4000 points in his career. Hand also served as the head coach of the British national team, a position he assumed in 2011 and resigned from in 2013.
Hand grew up in the Muirhouse area of Edinburgh, the second son to David and Lorraine Hand and attended St Augustine's Catholic School. He started his ice hockey career with the Edinburgh based Murrayfield Racers, playing for their junior team the Raiders and working part-time at the rink. His older brother Paul was also an ice hockey player.
Born
August 15th, 1967 in Edinburgh (Age 57)
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Last Changes
2022/11/20
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2018/11/30
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2008/10/01
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