Blackpool Seagulls
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| Blackpool Seagulls | ||
| Founded | 1951 | |
| Home | Pleasure Beach Ice Rink | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | |
| Team Colours | Blue and white | |
| Head Coach | ||
| General Manager | ||
Blackpool Seagulls were an Ice Hockey team who played at the Pleasure Beach Ice Rink, Blackpool.
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[edit] History
They played in the Midland Intermediate League from 1951 to 1955, the Southern League from 1970 to 1978 and the English League North from 1978 to 1982. They also played in the English National League 1981-82, the British League 1982-83 and the Heineken British League Division One 1983-1988.[1]
They were the English League North Champions two seasons running - 1980-81 and 1981-82.[1] Four members of the 1981-82 team were selected for the English League North All-Star team[2] -
- Goal Tender - Andy Sharples
- Defenceman - Steve Currie
- Forward - Brian Sims
- Forward - Bruce Sims
They also played, between 1986 and 1988, in the First Division of the British Hockey League which had replaced the three regional leagues in the UK in 1982.
In 1993 Ice Hockey ended in Blackpool because the Ice Rink at the Pleasure Beach was considered to be too small to host competitive Ice hockey. For a short while the Seagulls name was retained as the club and some of its players moved to Blackburn Arena. But within a couple of years the Seagulls name was dropped.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Harris, Martin C (2005). Homes of British Ice Hockey, NPI Media Group, ISBN 978-0752425818
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "A-Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey", az hockey. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ "British All-Star Teams", az hockey. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ "The Seagull has landed", Blackpool Gazette, 2006-10-26. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
