Factfile

Northern Ireland Ice Hockey League & Irish Ice Hockey Association Team 1940; 1949-1951

Home Ice: The King’s Hall, Balmoral, Belfast

Colours: Unknown

All-Time Record:

Honours: Ulster Ice Hockey League & Gaston Cup Champions 1940.

History: One of the Original Seven Irish Ice Hockey Teams in the Ulster Ice Hockey League of 1940, the Harlandic Wolves played until 1951 and possibly afterwards. They were sponsored by Harland & Wolff Ship-Builders and initially were made up mostly of Canadians stationed in Northern Ireland during World War II. They won the League & Gaston Cup in 1940.

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	5-1-0	10 / 1st	1-0-1	UIHL / GC	?-?	?
1949-50	IIHA	1-0-1	3 / 2nd	0-0-0	None	?-?	?
1950-51	IIHA	2-2-0	4 / 3rd	0-0-0	None	?-?	?

Results Northern Ireland Ice Hockey League 1940

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
1	17.02.1940	H	Wasps	W	4-3
2	24.02.1940	A	Raiders	W	4-3
6	23.03.1940	H	Balmoral Tigers	L	3-8
8	13.04.1940	H	Raiders	W	7-0
9	20.04.1940	H	Balmoral Tigers	W	4-3
11	04.05.1940	A	Wasps	W	6-1
GC F	22.05.1940	H	Balmoral Tigers	T	2-2
GC FR	29.05.1940	A	Balmoral Tigers	W	4-2

Results Irish Ice Hockey Association 1949-50

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
3	17.02.1950	H	Belfast Eagles	W	7-1

Results Irish Ice Hockey Association 1950-51

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	10.11.1950	H	Shorts Redwings	W	9-2
3	14.11.1950	H	North End Racers	W	6-2
6	28.11.1950	A	Shorts Redwings	L	1-4
7	01.12.1950	A	Balmoral Wasps	L	2-7

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

Sources:

[21] Anon. (1949) “Ice Hockey | First match in Ulster since 1939”. Belfast Newsletter. Saturday, December 17, 1949. pg. 6.

[22] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey”. Belfast Newsletter. Saturday, February 11, 1950. pg. 6.

[23] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey | Irish association formed”. Belfast News-Letter, Saturday, February 18, 1950. pg. 15.

[24] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey”. Belfast Newsletter. Monday, March 13. pg. 7.

Sources:

[25] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey in Belfast” Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, November 1, 1950. pg. 2.

[26] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey | Harlandic Wolves beat Short’s Redwings” The Northern Whig and Belfast Post. Saturday, November 11, 1950.. pg. 5.

[27] Anon. (1950) “Harlandic Wolves win at Ice Hockey” Belfast Telegraph. Wednesday, November 15, 1950..

[28] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey | Exciting match at Balmoral” Belfast News-Letter. Saturday, November 18, 1950. pg. 6.

[29] Anon. (1950) “The Ice Hockey League” Belfast Telegraph”. Wednesday, November 22, 1950.

[30] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey | “Wolves” first defeat this season”. Belfast News-Letter. Wednesday, November 29, 1950. pg. 7.

[31] Anon. (1950) “Ice Skating | “Wolves beaten” Belfast News-Letter. Saturday, December 2, 1950. pg. 6.

[32] Anon. (1950) “Ice Hockey | Balmoral still unbeaten”. The Northern Whig and Belfast Post. Saturday, February 2, 1951. pg. 3.

[33] Edgar, Scott (2019) “Wartime Ice Hockey in Northern Ireland”. [Internet] Available from: https://wartimeni.com/article/wartime-ice-hockey-in-northern-ireland/ [Accessed 12 July 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malachy & Liz Connolly, Belfast.

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