Southampton Spitfires (ice hockey)
Southampton Spitfires IIHC | |
University | University of Southampton |
Logo | |
League | British Universities Ice Hockey Association
British Roller Hockey Association |
Divisions | BUIHA Division 1 (checking) - South
BUIHA Division 2 (checking) - South BUIHA Division 1 (non-checking) - South BRHA |
Founded | 1997 |
History | 1997 – present |
Arena | Basingstoke Arena (Spitfires Ice A, B)
Gosport Ice Rink (Spitfires Ice B, C) Solent Arena (Spitfires Inline A, B) |
City | Southampton, England |
Team Colours | White, Blue and Red
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Uniform | |
Website | http://www.southamptonspitfires.com |
https://twitter.com/SpitfiresIIHC |
Southampton Spitfires are an English university[1] ice hockey and inline hockey club with teams that play in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association leagues: Division 1 (checking) South, Division 2 (checking) South and Division 1 (non-checking)[2] and the British Roller Hockey Association league.[3] The Spitfires Ice A team play their home games at Basingstoke Arena, the Spitfires Ice B and C team play their home games at Gosport Arena or Basingstoke Arena. The Spitfires Inline A and B team play their games at Solent Arena although the Inline B team does not currently play in league games. Due to the nature of the sport in the UK, the current rosters include players from; Southampton University, Southampton Solent University, University of Portsmouth, Chichester University and Bournemouth University.[4]
Club honours
The club has seen recent success with titles in both Tier 1 and Tier 3 Nationals and Conference titles.[5]
2005 - 2006
- BUIHA Division Two Southern Conference Champions
2010 - 2011
- BUIHA Division One Nationals Champions
2011 - 2012
- BUIHA Division Three Southern Conference Champions
- BUIHA Division Three Nationals Champions
2012 - 2013
- BUIHA Division One (Non-Checking) Southern Conference Champions
- BUIHA Division One (Non-Checking) Playoff / League Champions
2013 - 2014
- BUIHA Division One Nationals Champions
External links
- Southampton Spitfires Ice and Inline Hockey Club - official site
- Ice hockey league - British Universities Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA)- official site
- Inline Hockey League - British Roller Hockey Association (BRHA) - official site
References
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