The Solway Sharks are the only senior

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club in South West Scotland or Cumbria and play out of Dumfries Ice Bowl, King Street,

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. In the 2015–16 season the Sharks played in the

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North's Moralee Conference (Division One) and in the

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. Home games are played at Dumfries Ice Bowl on Saturday evenings with a 7pm face-off. The Sharks were formed in 1998 and in their lifetime have won a host of trophies including two Northern League championships, one Northern League Play-Off title, six St. Andrew's Cups and two Scottish Cups to name but a few. In 2021, the Sharks won the NIHL Division 1 National Championship after defeating

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in the final at the Coventry Skydome. Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Solway announced they would step up to the National Division of the NIHL.

Honours

* National Ice Hockey League (North) Division One Champions: 2012–13, 2013–14 * National Ice Hockey League (North) Division One Play Off Champions 2013–14 * English National League (North) Division Two Champions: 2011–12 * Northern Cup Winners: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 * Northern League Champions: 2008–09, 2009–10 * Northern League Play-off Champions: 2009–10 * Scottish First Division champions: 1998–99, 1999–00 * Scottish Cup winners: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04 * Spring Cup winners: 2003–04, 2005–06 * Autumn Cup winners: 2004–05 * St Andrews Cup winners: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 * Dumfries Tournament Winners: 2005–06, 2009–10 * Dumfries and Galloway Sports Personalities of the Year: 1998–99

Club roster 2022-23

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

2021/22 Outgoing

References

* Solway Sharks Website - https://www.solwaysharksdumfries.co.uk/ Ice hockey teams in Scotland Sport in Dumfries Ice hockey clubs established in 1998 1998 establishments in Scotland {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub