Irish Ice Hockey League
The Irish Ice Hockey League was the highest Irish ice hockey league , in which the Irish national champions were played between 2007 and 2010. The league was organized by the Irish Ice Hockey Federation IIHA, which is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF .
history
Due to the opening of the Dundalk Ice Dome and the hosting of the Ice Hockey D World Championship there in April 2007, the Irish Ice Hockey Association IIHA decided to found a new, all-Irish ice hockey league. The first champions of the newly founded league were the Dundalk Bulls in 2008 , who defeated the Dublin Rams 6: 3 in the final. The league was expanded from five to six teams the following year. With the Junior Belfast Giants , the first Northern Irish team was accepted into the league. All teams except Belfast play their games in the Dundalk Ice Dome. The playoff final of the 2008/09 season between the Dublin Rams and the Latvian Hawks had to be postponed to a later date due to time problems.
Teams 2008/09
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Dublin Rams from Dublin
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Flyers Ice Hockey Club from Dublin
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Latvian Hawks from Dublin
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Dublin Wolves from Dublin
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Dundalk Bulls from Dundalk
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Junior Belfast Giants from Belfast
Former teams
- Belfast City Bruins (2007-2008)
Previous title holder
- 2008 : Dundalk Bulls
- 2009 : Dundalk Bulls
- 2010 : Charlestown Chiefs
