Streatham IHC (formerly Streatham Redskins and RedHawks) is a British

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club based in

Streatham Streatham ( ) is a district in south London, England. Centred south of Charing Cross, it lies mostly within the London Borough of Lambeth, with some parts extending into the neighbouring London Borough of Wandsworth. Streatham was in Surrey ...

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. Amongst the oldest British ice hockey teams still in existence, they were founded in 1932 as Streatham, and added the name Redskins in 1974. During the 1980s, the club were one of the leading teams in the

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, their biggest rivals being the

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. By the end of the 1980s, however, the club's fortunes were in decline and they were relegated from the Premier Division in 1989. The club competes in the developmental

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, where they finished runners-up to the Invicta Dynamos in the 2006/07 & 2007/2008 season. In the 9/10 season the team were 7th, placed 5th in 10/11, 9th in 11/12, 7th in 12/13, 5th in 13/14, 3rd in 14/15 and 5th in 15/16. The club was forced to move from the ice rink on Streatham High Road when it was demolished, and after a time at a temporary rink in Brixton they returned to the new

Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre is an ice rink and leisure centre in Streatham, London. It is the only Olympic-sized skating rink in the city, and is the home ice of the Streatham IHC and Streatham Storm ice hockey teams. It replaced the older S ...

on the High Road, situated very close to site of the original rink. During the 2015/16 season the club dropped the Redskins part of the name and following consultation it was decided that the club would be known as Streatham Ice Hockey Club, keeping it simple and staying true to the roots of the club. After a vote among the supporters the club adopted a new nickname of RedHawks. In the 2021/22 season, the club achieved success winning the NIHL South Division 1 and the following NIHL South Cup.

Club honours

International Cup *1934–35 League championships *1934–35, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82

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s *1951, 1953, 1954 NIHL South 1 - League Championship * 2019–20 NIHL South Cup * 2019–20, 2021–22

Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

2021/22 Outgoing

Notable players

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, Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and general manager of the United States national men's ice hockey team

References

External links

Current Streatham Hockey website
{{British ice hockey Ice hockey teams in London Streatham