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Northern Ireland Ice Hockey League Team 1940

Home Ice: King’s Hall, Balmoral, Belfast

Colours: Unknown

All-Time Record: Total (Wins-Losses-Ties): 4-3-1 Regular Season 4-2-0 Postseason 1-0-1

History: Balmoral Tigers were one of the Original Seven Irish Ice Hockey teams, competing in the Northern Ireland Ice Hockey League of 1940, where they finished runners-up in the league with 4 wins and 2 losses, before losing to the Harlandic Wolves in the Gaston Cup Final.

Home Ice: King’s Hall, Balmoral, Belfast

Year-by-Year Record

Year	League	RS W-L-T	Pts / Pos	PS W-L-T	Champ	Other W-L-T	Champ
1940	NIIHL	4-2-0	8 / 2nd	0-1-1	None	?-?	?

Results Northern Ireland Ice Hockey league 1940

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	02.03.1940	H	Shorts & Harland Raiders	W	5-2
4	09.03.1940	A	Thorntons Wasps	W	7-2
6	23.03.1940	A	Harlandic Wolves	W	8-3
9	20.04.1940	A	Harlandic Wolves	L	3-4
10	27.04.1940	H	Thorntons Wasps	W	5-2
12	11.05.1940	H	Shorts & Harland Raiders	L	0-1
GC F	22.05.1940	A	Harlandic Wolves	T	2-2
GC FR	29.05.1940	A	Harlandic Wolves	L	2-4

References

Websites

Belfast Telegraph

[1] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey League | Wasps Lose Their Sting | Wolves Won by Odd Goal” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, February 19, 1940. pg. 4

[2] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey League | Early Lead by Wolves | Paved WAy for Victory” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, February 26, 1940. pg. 4

[3] Anon. (1940) “King’s Hall Ice Hockey | Balmoral Tigers Beat Wasps” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, March 11, 1940. pg. 4

[4] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey League | Balmoral Tigers’ Triumph | Greer well on the Target” Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, March 26, 1940. pg. 4

[5] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey at King’s Hall | Raiders Defeated by Wasps” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 1, 1940. pg. 9

[6] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey in Belfast | Harlandic Wolves Victorious” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 15, 1940. pg. 4

[7] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey League | Most Thrilling Game of Series” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, April 22, 1940. pg. 3

[8] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey at Balmoral | The Wolves beat the Wasps” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 6, 1940. pg. 6

[9] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey at King’s Hall | Raiders beat Balmoral Tigers” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 13, 1940. pg. 6

[10] Anon. (1940) “Gaston Cup Final Replay | Wolves beat Tigers 4-2” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, May 30, 1940. pg. 4

Belfast News-Letter

[11] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Wolves League Game Win” Belfast News-Letter. Monday, February 19, 1940. pg. 3

[12] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Wolves beat Raiders | Close League Game at Balmoral” Belfast News-Letter. Monday, February 26, 1940. pg. 2

[13] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Balmoral Tigers Win | Thrilling League Game in King’s Hall” Belfast News-Letter. Monday, March 4, 1940. pg. 3

[14] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Wasps Lose Their Sting | Decisive Win for Balmoral Tigers in League Match” Belfast News-Letter. Monday, March 11, 1940. pg. 2

[15] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Tigers Reach League Top” Belfast News-Letter. Monday, April 29, 1940. pg. 2

[16] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey League | Keen Belfast Game | Wolves 6 Wasps 1” Belfast News-Letter. Monday, May 6, 1940. pg. 2

Northern Whig and Belfast Post

[17] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | First Game in Local Leagues | Harlandic Wolves beat the Wasps | High Speed Battle” Northern Whig and Belfast Post. Monday, February 19, 1940. pg. 3

[18] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Wolves again successful | Last minute goal beats the Raiders” Northern Whig and Belfast Post. Monday, February 26, 1940. pg. 3

[19] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Raiders beat the Wasps | Keen Match at Balmoral” Northern Whig and Belfast Post. Monday, March 18, 1940. pg. 3

[20] Anon. (1940) “Ice Hockey | Cup Final Results in Draw” Northern Whig and Belfast Post. Thursday, May 23, 1940. pg. 2

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malachy & Liz Connolly, Belfast.

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Last Updated: 26 August 2020

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