Category: IIHA Challenge Matches 1990s

Castlereagh Flames Irish Ice Hockey Team 1989-1993

Factfile

Scottish National League Team 1989-1993

Home Ice: Dundonald International Ice Bowl, Castlereagh, Northern Ireland.

Colours: Unknown.

All-Time Record: Total (Wins-Losses-Ties) 48-27-5; Regular Season: 48-26-4; Postseason: 0-1-1

Honours: Scottish Division 1 League Runners-Up 1990-91.

History: Irish Ice Hockey Team competing in the Scottish Division 1 from 1989 to 1993, one of the many to do so playing out of the Dundonald International Ice Bowl during the 1980s and 1990s. The Flames were the most successful of these teams, finishing in the top four on every occasion and once, in 1990-91, finishing Runners-Up.

Home Ice: Dundonald International Ice Bowl, Castlereagh, Northern Ireland

Year-by-Year Record

YearLeagueRS W-L-TPts / PosPS W-L-TChampOther W-L-TChamp
1989-90SD113-5-228 / 4th0-1-1None??-??-????
1990-91SD111-3-022 / 2nd0-0-0None??-??-????
1991-92SD112-8-024 / 3rd?-?-?None??-??-????
1992-93SD112-10-226 / 4th?-?-?None??-??-????

Bibliography

[1] Roberts, Stewart (1991). The Ice Hockey Annual 1990-91 pg. 145. Brighton.

[2] Roberts, Stewart (1992). The Ice Hockey Annual 1991-92 pg. 148. Brighton.

[3] Roberts, Stewart (1993). The Ice Hockey Annual 1992-93 pg. 147. Brighton.

[4] Roberts, Stewart (1994). The Ice Hockey Annual 1993-94 pg. 148. Brighton.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Lenka Mulligan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 August 2020

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Carlsberg Irish Ice Hockey Challenge Matches 1990-91

Irish Ice Hockey Association Logo [Ref: 3]

Composite Standings

PWLTFAPts
Fuel Services Oilers11001112
Belfast Panthers1100002
Phibsboro Flyers20201110
Lagan Valley Lions0000000
Irish Ice Hockey Association Challenge Matches Standings 1990-91 [Ref: Compiled from results in 1-3]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Week 1Dundonald Ice Bowl
01.1991Belfast PanthersWPhibsboro FlyersL
Week 2Dundonald Ice Bowl
02.02.1991Fuel services Oilers11Phibsboro Flyers1
Week 3Jet Centre, Coleraine
11.02.1991Fuel Services OilersLagan Valley Lions
Irish Ice Hockey Association Challenge Matches 1990-91 [Ref: 1-3]

Report

The Fuel Services Oilers and Lagan Valley Lions met in the Jet Centre, Coleraine to play a Challenge Match on 11 February 1991, to open the Centre, the second Ice Hockey venue in Ireland at the time after the Dundonald Ice Bowl.

Earlier the Phibsboro Flyers, from North Dublin travelled North to play two games against Northern Irish teams at Dundonald, losing to both the Belfast Panthers and Fuel Services Oilers.

The Matches were the prelude to the Coleraine Jets and Dublin Flyers joining the Irish Ice Hockey League in 1991-92.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1991) “Oilers too slick” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, February 4, 1991. pg. 19.

[2] Anon. (1991) “Carlsberg Ice Hockey” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, March 28, 1991. pg. 23.

Images

[3] Wikipedia (2017) Irish Ice Hockey Association Logo[Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/IRLhockey.jpg/150px-IRLhockey.jpg [Accessed 6 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ciaran Columb.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish, North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 June 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.