Solway Sharks | |
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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]