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Dublin Rams League Irish Ice Hockey League Founded 2007 History Dublin Rams
2007-PresentArena Dundalk Ice Dome Capacity 1,200 City Dublin, Ireland Team Colours White, Blue & Black Head coach Bret Dilabbio General Manager Ashley Moore Club President Cliff Saunders Club Sponsors NASN, SDC, U-Design The Dublin Rams are an ice hockey team in the Irish Ice Hockey League.[1] One of five teams in the newly formed league, they are coached by Bret Dilabbio.[2]
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History
The Rams were created in February 2007 to add depth to the newly created Irish League. Their home rink is the Dundalk Ice Dome and they are one of three teams that play out of Dublin. The Flyers IHC and Latvian Hawks are also based in Dublin. Their Club President, Cliff Saunders, is also the President of the Irish Ice Hockey Association. In addition, the Rams have a B team in the IIHL Development Division.
In the inaugural 2007-08 season, the Rams finished with 11 wins, 1 overtime loss, and 4 losses, and were positioned in 2nd place in the IIHL with 34 points. The Rams were the only team during the regular season to defeat the Dundalk Bulls when they did so on February 16th, 2008. The Dublin Rams went on to defeat the Flyers IHC in the IIHL semi finals by a score of 4-1. In the first ever all Ireland final, the Rams lost to the Dundalk Bulls by a score of 6-3 in a well-fought game.
2008 Roster
As of September 15th, 2008:[3]
Goaltenders # Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth 3 Sean Gibson L 2007 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 1 Eric Tobia L 2007 Cloyne, Ontario, Canada Defensemen # Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 9 David clark R 2007 20 Bret Dilabbio L 2007 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 18 Thomas Hartley R 2008 Balzac, Alberta, Canada 8 Adrian Huang L 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 16 Brent Trull R 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 13 Tomas Kuzma L 2007 Slovakia 6 Cliff Saunders L 2007 Dublin, Ireland Forwards # Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 10 Brad Heraghty F R 2008 Farmington, MI, USA 15 Hunter Cape C L 2007 Toronto, Canada 23 Brandon Chalazan C R 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 5 Matt Hearn F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 21 Andrew Moriarty F L 2007 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 11 Aaron Murphy F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 12 Aaron ( the great one )Cuskeran F R 2007 Dundonald, Northern Ireland 7 Stephen Hamill F R 2008 Dundonald, Northern Ireland 25 Willy Morrison F R 2008 Dundonald, Northern Ireland 2007 Roster
As of February 15th, 2007:[4]
Goaltenders # Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth 3 Sean Gibson L 2007 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada 1 Eric Tobia L 2007 Cloyne, Ontario, Canada Defensemen # Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 20 Bret Dilabbio L 2007 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 13 Andrew Gannon R 2007 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada 28 Adrian Huang L 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 16 Brent Trull R 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 9 Radek Ohnheiser L 2007 Opava, Czech Republic 22 Michal Ohnheiser R 2007 Opava, Czech Republic 6 Cliff Saunders L 2007 Dublin, Ireland 14 Ross O'Driscoll L 2007 Cork, Ireland 7 Daniel Ferencik L 2007 Slovakia Forwards # Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 15 Hunter Cape C L 2007 Toronto, Canada 23 Brandon Chalazan C R 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 5 Matthew Hearn F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 21 Andrew Moriarty F L 2007 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 11 Aaron Murphy F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 10 Paul Silny F L 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 17 Tomas Burdys F R 2007 Czech Republic 12 Aaron ( the great one ) Cuskeran F R 2007 Dundonald, Northern Ireland 25 Arsenas Zikas F L 2007 Lithuania 27 Marek Kovacik F L 2007 Slovakia 19 Peter Hudec F R 2007 Slovakia 8 Peter Cseplo F L 2007 Slovakia 18 Tomas Pajtina F L 2007 Slovakia External links
References
Irish Ice Hockey League Teams: Belfast City Bruins · Dublin Rams · Dublin Wolves · Dundalk Bulls · Flyers IHC · Latvian HawksCategories:- Irish ice hockey teams
- Sports clubs established in 2007
- Ice hockey teams in County Dublin
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