| Solway Sharks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Dumfries,Scotland |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Division One North |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Home arena | Dumfries Ice Bowl Capacity: 1000 Ice size: 184 feet x 95 feet |
| Colours | Blue & White |
| General manager | Craig Peacock |
| Head coach | Martin Grubb |
| Captain | Deachy |
| Affiliates | Glasgow Clan,EIHL Solway Sharks Ladies, WNIHL 2 |
| Website | solwaysharksdumfries.co.uk |
TheSolway Sharks are the only seniorice hockey club in South West Scotland or Cumbria and play out of Dumfries Ice Bowl, King Street,Dumfries,Scotland.
In the 2015–16 season the Sharks played in theEnglish National Ice Hockey LeagueNorth's Moralee Conference (Division One) and in theChallenge Cup. 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 defeatingStreatham 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 theNIHL.[1]
(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)
| Netminders | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Catches | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |
| 30 |  | Calum Hepburn | L | (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (age 28) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2015 fromWorcester Academy | 22/23 | |
| Defencemen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 6 | | Stuart Kerr | R | (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (age 26) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2014 from Solway U20 | 22/23 | |||
| 11 |  | Christian Johnson | R | (1994-10-16)16 October 1994 (age 30) | Newcastle, England | 2021 fromAberdeen Lynx | 22/23 | |||
| 21 |  | Kell Beattie | R | (2004-02-28)28 February 2004 (age 21) | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 2021 from Belfast U20 | Two-Way | |||
| 49 | | Liam Danskin | L | (2000-07-19)19 July 2000 (age 24) | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | 2021 fromKirkcaldy Kestrels | 22/23 | |||
| 51 | | Struan TonnarCaptain'C' | R | (1990-04-28)28 April 1990 (age 34) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2005 | 22/23 | |||
| 91 | | Richard Bentham | R | (1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (age 34) | Bolton, England | 2021 fromLeeds Chiefs | 22/23 | |||
| 92 | | Travis Lavery | R | (2003-10-29)29 October 2003 (age 21) | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 2022 fromBelfast SNL Giants | 22/23 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Acquired | Contract | |||
| 9 | | Ruairi Lockerbie | R | (2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (age 24) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2018 from Ontario Hockey Academy U18 | 22/23 | |||
| 10 | | Kyle Carruth | R | (2006-07-24)24 July 2006 (age 18) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2022 from Solway U19 | 22/23 | |||
| 12 | | Jonathan McBean | L | (2003-12-21)21 December 2003 (age 21) | Dundee, Scotland | 2022 fromDundee Comets | Two-Way | |||
| 14 | | Lewis Young | R | (2002-11-14)14 November 2002 (age 22) | Irvine, Scotland | 2022 fromVasas SC U21 | 22/23 | |||
| 15 | | Kieran Hair | L | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (age 25) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2016 from Solway U16 | 22/23 | |||
| 16 | | Lewis Houston | R | (2001-04-09)9 April 2001 (age 23) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2021 fromLeeds Chiefs | 22/23 | |||
| 22 | | Andrew Craik | R | (2003-04-22)22 April 2003 (age 21) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2019 from Solway U20 | 22/23 | |||
| 25 | | Connor Henderson | R | (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (age 27) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2022 | 22/23 | |||
| 28 | | Gordon Horne | R | (1989-03-05)5 March 1989 (age 36) | Aberdeen, Scotland | 2019 fromSolway Stingrays | 22/23 | |||
| 45 | | Scott Crane | R | (2000-12-14)14 December 2000 (age 24) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2019 fromNorth Ayrshire Wild | 22/23 | |||
| 68 | | Callum Boyd | R | (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (age 31) | Irvine, Scotland | 2021 fromMurrayfield Racers | 22/23 | |||
| 86 | | Connor McNulty | R | (2005-04-16)16 April 2005 (age 19) | Irvine, Scotland | 2022 fromKilmarnock Thunder | Two-Way | |||
| 89 | | Scott Henderson | R | (1998-12-08)8 December 1998 (age 26) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2014 | Two-Way | |||
| 90 | | Ross Murray | R | (1993-11-02)2 November 1993 (age 31) | Dumfries, Scotland | 2021 fromWhitley Warriors | 22/23 | |||
| Team Staff | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Name | Acquired | Role | Place of birth | Joined From | ||||
| Martin Grubb | 1998/99 | Head coach | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||||||
| Jamie Thomson | 2017/18 | Assistant coach | Dumfries, Scotland | Scotland U17, EIHA Conference | |||||
| Andrew Glen | 2022/23 | General Manager | Dechmont, Scotland | ||||||
| James Stenton | 2019/20 | Equipment Manager | Scotland | ||||||
| James Hutchinson | 2022/23 | Team Consultant | Tynemouth, England | ||||||
| Outgoing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Nat. | Player | Shoots | Date of birth | Place of birth | Leaving For |
| 1 | | Harry Elder | (2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (age 21) | Perth, Scotland | Edinburgh Capitals,SNL | |
| 7 | | Scott Rae | 2003 (age 19) | Scotland | Paisley Pirates,SNL | |
| 17 | | Michael Thomson | (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (age 44) | Scotland | Retired | |
| 18 | | Ben Coughtrie | L | (2000-07-06)6 July 2000 (age 24) | Irvine, Scotland | Edinburgh Capitals,SNL |
| 33 | | Euan Simpson | L | (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (age 25) | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | Glasgow Clan,EIHL |
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