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 English National Ice Hockey League 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 Streatham IHC 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 Long stubs with short prose {{Europe-icehockey-team-stub