Russell Cowley (born August 12, 1983) is a Canadian-born British professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Swindon Wildcats. He plays either as a forward or more recently as a defenceman.

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Russell Cowley
Born	(1983-08-12) August 12, 1983 (age 40) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Forward/Defence
Shoots	Left
Played for	Swindon Wildcats Milton Keynes Lightning Basingstoke Bison Coventry Blaze Cardiff Devils Swindon Phoenix
National team	Great Britain
Playing career	2000–present

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Cowley started his career at Swindon Phoenix in 2000 before joining Coventry Blaze in the BNL in 2001. He stayed with the Blaze as they progressed into the EIHL, and was part of the team that won the Grand Slam (league, challenge cup & playoffs) in 2004–05. He signed for rivals Cardiff Devils in 2006 but returned to Coventry the following season, helping the Blaze to another two league titles in 2008 and 2010.

Cowley played for the England under-18 and under-20 teams in his junior international career, and played on the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.

Although Cowley usually plays as a forward, he has played a number of games on defence for Coventry over recent seasons and was signed as a full-time defenceman for the 2011/12 season.^[1]

In March 2017, Cowley announced his intention to retire.^[2]

Despite his retirement announcement, Cowley played for the Basingstoke Bison in the NIHL in the 2018–19 season - a tier below the EIHL, a league in which Cowley had played in for most of his career. A year later, Cowley signed for the Milton Keynes Lightning, whom had recently entered the reformatted NIHL.^[3]