Solway Sharks
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Ice hockey team in Dumfries, Scotland
| Solway Sharks | |
|---|---|
| City | Dumfries, Scotland |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Division One North |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Home arena | Dumfries Ice Bowl Capacity: 1000 Ice size: 184 feet x 95 feet |
| Colours | Blue & White |
| General manager | Craig Peacock |
| Head coach | Martin Grubb |
| Captain | Deachy |
| Affiliates | Glasgow Clan, EIHL Solway Sharks Ladies, WNIHL 2 |
| Website | solwaysharksdumfries.co.uk |
The Solway Sharks are the only senior ice hockey club in South West Scotland or Cumbria and play out of Dumfries Ice Bowl, King Street, Dumfries, Scotland.
In the 2015–16 season the Sharks played in the English National Ice Hockey League North's Moralee Conference (Division One) and in the Challenge Cup. Home games are played at Dumfries Ice Bowl on Saturday evenings with a 7pm face-off.
The Sharks were formed in 1998 and in their lifetime have won a host of trophies including two Northern League championships, one Northern League Play-Off title, six St. Andrew's Cups and two Scottish Cups to name but a few. In 2021, the Sharks won the NIHL Division 1 National Championship after defeating Streatham IHC in the final at the Coventry Skydome.
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Solway announced they would step up to the National Division of the NIHL.[1]
Honours
[edit ]- National Ice Hockey League (North) Division One Champions: 2012–13, 2013–14
- National Ice Hockey League (North) Division One Play Off Champions 2013–14
- English National League (North) Division Two Champions: 2011–12
- Northern Cup Winners: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Northern League Champions: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Northern League Play-off Champions: 2009–10
- Scottish First Division champions: 1998–99, 1999–00
- Scottish Cup winners: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04
- Spring Cup winners: 2003–04, 2005–06
- Autumn Cup winners: 2004–05
- St Andrews Cup winners: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Dumfries Tournament Winners: 2005–06, 2009–10
- Dumfries and Galloway Sports Personalities of the Year: 1998–99
Club roster 2022-23
[edit ](*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |
| 30 | Scotland | Calum Hepburn | L | (1997年02月27日) 27 February 1997 (age 27) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2015 from Worcester Academy | 22/23 | |
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 6 | Scotland | Stuart Kerr | R | (1998年06月30日) 30 June 1998 (age 26) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2014 from Solway U20 | 22/23 | |||
| 11 | England | Christian Johnson | R | (1994年10月16日) 16 October 1994 (age 30) | Newcastle, England | 2021 from Aberdeen Lynx | 22/23 | |||
| 21 | Northern Ireland | Kell Beattie | R | (2004年02月28日) 28 February 2004 (age 20) | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 2021 from Belfast U20 | Two-Way | |||
| 49 | Scotland | Liam Danskin | L | (2000年07月19日) 19 July 2000 (age 24) | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | 2021 from Kirkcaldy Kestrels | 22/23 | |||
| 51 | Scotland | Struan Tonnar Captain 'C' | R | (1990年04月28日) 28 April 1990 (age 34) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2005 | 22/23 | |||
| 91 | England | Richard Bentham | R | (1990年07月19日) 19 July 1990 (age 34) | Bolton, England | 2021 from Leeds Chiefs | 22/23 | |||
| 92 | Northern Ireland | Travis Lavery | R | (2003年10月29日) 29 October 2003 (age 21) | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 2022 from Belfast SNL Giants | 22/23 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 9 | Scotland | Ruairi Lockerbie | R | (2000年04月03日) 3 April 2000 (age 24) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2018 from Ontario Hockey Academy U18 | 22/23 | |||
| 10 | Scotland | Kyle Carruth | R | (2006年07月24日) 24 July 2006 (age 18) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2022 from Solway U19 | 22/23 | |||
| 12 | Scotland | Jonathan McBean | L | (2003年12月21日) 21 December 2003 (age 21) | Dundee, Scotland | 2022 from Dundee Comets | Two-Way | |||
| 14 | Scotland | Lewis Young | R | (2002年11月14日) 14 November 2002 (age 22) | Irvine, Scotland | 2022 from Vasas SC U21 | 22/23 | |||
| 15 | Scotland | Kieran Hair | L | (2000年01月06日) 6 January 2000 (age 25) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2016 from Solway U16 | 22/23 | |||
| 16 | Scotland | Lewis Houston | R | (2001年04月09日) 9 April 2001 (age 23) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2021 from Leeds Chiefs | 22/23 | |||
| 22 | Scotland | Andrew Craik | R | (2003年04月22日) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2019 from Solway U20 | 22/23 | |||
| 25 | Scotland | Connor Henderson | R | (1997年11月05日) 5 November 1997 (age 27) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2022 | 22/23 | |||
| 28 | Scotland | Gordon Horne | R | (1989年03月05日) 5 March 1989 (age 35) | Aberdeen, Scotland | 2019 from Solway Stingrays | 22/23 | |||
| 45 | Scotland | Scott Crane | R | (2000年12月14日) 14 December 2000 (age 24) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2019 from North Ayrshire Wild | 22/23 | |||
| 68 | Scotland | Callum Boyd | R | (1993年11月16日) 16 November 1993 (age 31) | Irvine, Scotland | 2021 from Murrayfield Racers | 22/23 | |||
| 86 | Scotland | Connor McNulty | R | (2005年04月16日) 16 April 2005 (age 19) | Irvine, Scotland | 2022 from Kilmarnock Thunder | Two-Way | |||
| 89 | Scotland | Scott Henderson | R | (1998年12月08日) 8 December 1998 (age 26) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2014 | Two-Way | |||
| 90 | Scotland | Ross Murray | R | (1993年11月02日) 2 November 1993 (age 31) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2021 from Whitley Warriors | 22/23 | |||
| Team Staff | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | ||||
| Scotland | Martin Grubb | 1998/99 | Head coach | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||
| Scotland | Jamie Thomson | 2017/18 | Assistant coach | Dumfries, Scotland | Scotland U17, EIHA Conference | |||||
| Scotland | Andrew Glen | 2022/23 | General Manager | Dechmont, Scotland | ||||||
| Scotland | James Stenton | 2019/20 | Equipment Manager | Scotland | ||||||
| England | James Hutchinson | 2022/23 | Team Consultant | Tynemouth, England | ||||||
2021/22 Outgoing
[edit ]| Outgoing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
| 1 | Scotland | Harry Elder | (2003年08月20日) 20 August 2003 (age 21) | Perth, Scotland | Edinburgh Capitals, SNL | |
| 7 | Scotland | Scott Rae | 2003 (age 19) | Scotland | Paisley Pirates, SNL | |
| 17 | Scotland | Michael Thomson | (1980年08月08日) 8 August 1980 (age 44) | Scotland | Retired | |
| 18 | Scotland | Ben Coughtrie | L | (2000年07月06日) 6 July 2000 (age 24) | Irvine, Scotland | Edinburgh Capitals, SNL |
| 33 | Scotland | Euan Simpson | L | (2000年02月16日) 16 February 2000 (age 24) | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | Glasgow Clan, EIHL |
References
[edit ]- Solway Sharks Website - https://www.solwaysharksdumfries.co.uk/
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