Ice Hockey Teams Belfast

Their main sponsor is stena line and home games are played at the sse arena belfast.

Ice hockey teams belfast. The team won the british ice hockey superleague championship in 2002 and were crowned the elite league champion in 2006. The official league was founded in 2007 yet amateur leagues have existed since the early 1980s. The league collapsed due to funding issues as they were unable to maintain the major arenas they played in. In the 2018 19 season they were the elite league champions and challenge cup winners.

Foireann haca oighir náisiúnta na héireann is the national men s ice hockey team of the republic of ireland run by the irish ice hockey association and a member of the international ice hockey federation iihf since 26 september 1996. The 2020 friendship four will mark the 1st time the tournament has welcomed teams from outside the hockey east and ecac conferences. The irish national ice hockey team irish. The body consists of 5 teams belfast ice foxes northern ireland tridents northern ireland prowlers belfast spitfires and the castlereagh spartans.

We also track all of belfast giants hockey fixtures for the current season along with all of the belfast giants standings in the leagues cups. In 2020 3 top teams from the atlantic hockey conference will travel. The republic of ireland gained promotion to division ii of the iihf world championships in 2007 but after a. On 7 january 2020 by admin.

The odyssey trust owners of the stena line belfast giants can confirm that the 2020 21 eihl season has been suspended. The game was brought to belfast by canadian businessman bob zeller in 2000. Regrettably current government guidelines on mass gatherings and social distancing mean this will not be possible. Belfast is represented in the elite ice hockey league by ireland s first professional ice hockey team the belfast giants.

The belfast giants are an ice hockey team from belfast northern ireland that compete in the elite ice hockey league. Ice hockey northern ireland abbreviated to ihni is responsible for the administration of all ice hockey in northern ireland and was set up in early 2011. The team have accepted a wild card entry to europe s top club competition after finishing. The elite league was scheduled to start on december 5th with a magic5 weekend in nottingham.

Ice hockey the belfast giants will make their debut in the prestigious champions hockey league next season. The giants have currently won 11 major honours including five league championship titles as well as three erhardt conference titles.