Ireland national ice hockey team
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| Team Ireland | |
| League | Division II IIHF World Championships |
| Founded | 2007 |
| History | Team Ireland Established 1996 |
| Arena | Dundalk Ice Dome |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| City | Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| President | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Mr. Cliff Saunders |
| General Secretary | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Mr. Mark Bowes |
| Technical Director & Head of Coaching | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Mr. Keith Daly |
| Head coach | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mr. Jim Tibbets |
| Assistant Coach | Image:Flag of the United States.svg Mr. Scott Fusco |
| Coaching Staff | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Tony Griffin |
| Physio | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Mr. Joe Clifford |
| Equipment Manager | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mr. John Crowley |
| General Manager | Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Mr. Mick Higgins |
Team Ireland is the National Squad run by the Irish Ice Hockey Association, which - after gaining promotion in April 2007 - competes in the International Ice Hockey Federation, Division Two. Team Ireland is ranked currently ranked 43th in the world in men's ice hockey as of 2007, an improvement of plus one on last year's rankings. 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.
[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.
- First match: March 16, 2004: Reykjavík, Iceland. Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 8-3 Image:Flag of Ireland.svg
- Largest victory: March 8, 2005: Mexico City, Mexico. Image:Flag of Ireland.svg 23-1 Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
- Largest defeat: April 26, 2006: Reykjavík, Iceland. Image:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 8-0 Image:Flag of Ireland.svg
[edit] IIHF World Ranking
In the IIHF World Ranking, Ireland is ranked 43rd out of 46 as of 2007.
[edit] International Competition
(statistics, standings, and results taken from the IIHF [1]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] Notable Personnel
- Jim Tibbets - Head Coach (former Philadelphia Flyers coach, former French national ice hockey team coach)
- Scott Fusco - Assistant Coach (Harvard Crimson hockey player, class of '86, American national men's hockey team 1984 Olympic Member)
[edit] Future
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
- Irish Ice Hockey Association Homepage
- International Ice Hockey Federation Homepage
- Belfast Giants Homepage
- Dundalk Bulls
- Belfast City Bruins
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