Dublin Rams
| Dublin Rams |
|
| League |
Irish Ice Hockey League |
| Founded |
2007 |
| History |
Dublin Rams
2007-Present
|
| Arena |
Dundalk Ice Dome |
| Capacity |
1,200 |
| City |
Dublin, Ireland |
| Team Colours |
White, Blue & Black |
| Head coach |
Bret Dilabbio |
| General Manager |
Ashley Moore |
| Club President |
Cliff Saunders |
| Club Sponsors |
NASN, SDC, U-Design |
The Dublin Rams are an ice hockey team in the Irish Ice Hockey League.[1] One of five teams in the newly formed league, they are coached by Bret Dilabbio.[2]
History
The Rams were created in February 2007 to add depth to the newly created Irish League. Their home rink is the Dundalk Ice Dome and they are one of three teams that play out of Dublin. The Flyers IHC and Latvian Hawks are also based in Dublin. Their Club President, Cliff Saunders, is also the President of the Irish Ice Hockey Association. In addition, the Rams have a B team in the IIHL Development Division.
In the inaugural 2007-08 season, the Rams finished with 11 wins, 1 overtime loss, and 4 losses, and were positioned in 2nd place in the IIHL with 34 points. The Rams were the only team during the regular season to defeat the Dundalk Bulls when they did so on February 16th, 2008. The Dublin Rams went on to defeat the Flyers IHC in the IIHL semi finals by a score of 4-1. In the first ever all Ireland final, the Rams lost to the Dundalk Bulls by a score of 6-3 in a well-fought game.
2008 Roster
As of September 15th, 2008:[3]
|
Forwards
|
| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Shoots |
Acquired |
Place of Birth |
| 10 |
|
Brad Heraghty |
F |
R |
2008 |
Farmington, MI, USA |
| 15 |
|
Hunter Cape |
C |
L |
2007 |
Toronto, Canada |
| 23 |
|
Brandon Chalazan |
C |
R |
2007 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 5 |
|
Matt Hearn |
F |
L |
2007 |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| 21 |
|
Andrew Moriarty |
F |
L |
2007 |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11 |
|
Aaron Murphy |
F |
L |
2007 |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| 12 |
|
Aaron ( the great one )Cuskeran |
F |
R |
2007 |
Dundonald, Northern Ireland |
| 7 |
|
Stephen Hamill |
F |
R |
2008 |
Dundonald, Northern Ireland |
| 25 |
|
Willy Morrison |
F |
R |
2008 |
Dundonald, Northern Ireland |
2007 Roster
As of February 15th, 2007:[4]
|
Defensemen
|
| # |
|
Player |
Shoots |
Acquired |
Place of Birth |
| 20 |
|
Bret Dilabbio |
L |
2007 |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| 13 |
|
Andrew Gannon |
R |
2007 |
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| 28 |
|
Adrian Huang |
L |
2007 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16 |
|
Brent Trull |
R |
2007 |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 9 |
|
Radek Ohnheiser |
L |
2007 |
Opava, Czech Republic |
| 22 |
|
Michal Ohnheiser |
R |
2007 |
Opava, Czech Republic |
| 6 |
|
Cliff Saunders |
L |
2007 |
Dublin, Ireland |
| 14 |
|
Ross O'Driscoll |
L |
2007 |
Cork, Ireland |
| 7 |
|
Daniel Ferencik |
L |
2007 |
Slovakia |
|
Forwards
|
| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Shoots |
Acquired |
Place of Birth |
| 15 |
|
Hunter Cape |
C |
L |
2007 |
Toronto, Canada |
| 23 |
|
Brandon Chalazan |
C |
R |
2007 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 5 |
|
Matthew Hearn |
F |
L |
2007 |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| 21 |
|
Andrew Moriarty |
F |
L |
2007 |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11 |
|
Aaron Murphy |
F |
L |
2007 |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| 10 |
|
Paul Silny |
F |
L |
2007 |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 17 |
|
Tomas Burdys |
F |
R |
2007 |
Czech Republic |
| 12 |
|
Aaron ( the great one ) Cuskeran |
F |
R |
2007 |
Dundonald, Northern Ireland |
| 25 |
|
Arsenas Zikas |
F |
L |
2007 |
Lithuania
|
| 27 |
|
Marek Kovacik |
F |
L |
2007 |
Slovakia |
| 19 |
|
Peter Hudec |
F |
R |
2007 |
Slovakia |
| 8 |
|
Peter Cseplo |
F |
L |
2007 |
Slovakia |
| 18 |
|
Tomas Pajtina |
F |
L |
2007 |
Slovakia |
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