Ireland national ice hockey team

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Team Ireland
League Division II IIHF World Championships
Founded 1996
History Team Ireland
Established 1996
Arena Dundalk Ice Dome
Capacity 1,200
City Dundalk,
County Louth, Ireland
President Flag of Ireland Mr. Cliff Saunders
General Secretary Flag of Ireland Mr. Mark Bowes
Technical Director & Head of Coaching Flag of Ireland Mr. Keith Daly
Head coach Flag of the United States Mr. Jim Tibbets
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States Mr. Scott Fusco
Coaching Staff Flag of Ireland Tony Griffin
Physio Flag of Ireland Mr. Joe Clifford
Equipment Manager Flag of the United Kingdom Mr. John Crowley
General Manager Flag of Ireland Mr. Mick Higgins

Team Ireland is the National Squad run by the Irish Ice Hockey Association. The team gained promotion to Division II of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2007, but after being pointless in their Division II debut, the team has been relegated to Division III.[1] The team is comprised of members from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and has a working relationship with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League and new Irish clubs, Flyers Ice Hockey Club and Dundalk Bulls.

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[edit] History

The Republic of Ireland was accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation in May of 1996 after a nomination by Great Britain and a second by Canada. They have not had a long history of international competition, with the Ireland senior team first competing in 2004.

[edit] IIHF World Ranking

In the IIHF World Ranking, Ireland is ranked 40th out of 46 as of 2008.

[edit] International Competition

(statistics, standings, and results taken from the IIHF [2]IIHF Tournament Page)

[edit] 2004 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Reykjavík, Iceland

Game 1. Ireland 3 Mexico 8
Game 2. Armenia 1 Ireland 15
Game 3. Ireland 1 Iceland 7
Game 4. Turkey 7 Ireland 4

Final Result: Fourth Place, One Win, Three Losses for 2 points, 23 Goals For, 23 Goals Against

[edit] 2005 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Mexico City, Mexico

Game 1. Ireland 23 Armenia 1
Game 2. Luxembourg 8 Ireland 4
Game 3. Ireland 4 South Africa 5
Game 4. Mexico 6 Ireland 1
Final Result: Fourth Place, One Win, Three Losses for 2 points, 32 Goals For, 20 Goals Against

[edit] 2006 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Reykjavík, Iceland

Game 1. Ireland 0 Armenia 6
Game 2. Iceland 8 Ireland 0
Game 3. Turkey 2 Ireland 2
Game 4. Ireland 3 Luxembourg 1
Final Result: Fourth Place, One Win, Two Losses, One Tie for 3 points, 5 Goals For, 17 Goals Against

[edit] 2007 IIHF Ice Hockey Division III World Championships Dundalk, Ireland

Game 1. Ireland 11 Mongolia 0
Game 2. Ireland 2 New Zealand 4
Game 3. Ireland 3 South Africa 1
Game 4. Ireland 4 Luxembourg 3 [OT)
Final Result: Second Place Two Wins, One Overtime Win, One Loss for 8 points, 20 Goals For, 8 Goals Against [Team Ireland are Promoted to Division II of the IIHF World Championships]

[edit] 2008 IIHF Ice Hockey Division II World Championships Miercurea Ciuc, Romania

Game 1. Ireland 1 Serbia 13
Game 2. Ireland 4 Bulgaria 7
Game 3. Ireland 1 Belgium 9
Game 4. Ireland 1 Romania 21
Game 5. Ireland 1 Israel 7
Final Result: Sixth Place Zero Wins, Five Losses for 0 points, 8 Goals For, 57 Goals Against [Team Ireland is relegated to the 2009 IIHF World Championship Div III]

[edit] Notable Personnel

[edit] Future

Team Ireland lift Silver at Dundalk Ice Dome
Team Ireland lift Silver at Dundalk Ice Dome

Early in 2007 Team Ireland moved their headquarters to the Dundalk Ice Dome. It is envisaged that the Ice Dome will become a centre of excellence for ice hockey in the Republic of Ireland and it was here that Team Ireland took silver in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships Division III and gained promotion to Division II.

[edit] References

IIHF tournament page IIHA Website News

[edit] External links