Solway Sharks

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Founded1998

Solway Sharks

City	Dumfries, Scotland
League	NIHL
Division	National League
Founded	1998
Home arena	Dumfries Ice Bowl Capacity: 1000 Ice size: 184 feet x 95 feet
Colours	Blue & White
General manager	Jamie Thomson
Head coach	Martin Grubb
Captain	Liam Stenton
Affiliates	Glasgow Clan, EIHL Solway Sharks SNL, SNL Solway Sharks Ladies, WNIHL 1 North
Website	sharksihc.com

The Solway Sharks are a senior ice hockey club in South West Scotland and play out of Dumfries Ice Bowl, King Street, Dumfries, Scotland. As of the 2023–24 season Solway plays in the National League division of the National Ice Hockey League pyramid.^[1]

Formed in 1998, the Sharks have won numerous trophies, including 2 Northern League championships, one Northern League Play- Off title, six St. Andrew's Cups and two Scottish Cups. 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 2025–26 season, Solway announced the creation of Solway Sharks SNL, an affiliate development club in the Scottish National League.^[2]^[3]

In 2026, the team was banned from playing at the Dumfries and Galloway council-owned ice rink in a dispute over payments.^[4]

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)

Netminders
No.	Nat.	Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth	Acquired	Contract
30		Calum Hepburn	L	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 29)	Dumfries, Scotland	2015 from Worcester 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 27)	Dumfries, Scotland	2014 from Solway U20	22/23
11		Christian Johnson	R	(1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 31)	Newcastle, England	2021 from Aberdeen Lynx	22/23
21		Kell Beattie	R	(2004-02-28) 28 February 2004 (age 22)	Belfast, Northern Ireland	2021 from Belfast U20	Two-Way
49		Liam Danskin	L	(2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 25)	Kirkcaldy, Scotland	2021 from Kirkcaldy Kestrels	22/23
51		Struan Tonnar Captain 'C'	R	(1990-04-28) 28 April 1990 (age 36)	Dumfries, Scotland	2005	22/23
91		Richard Bentham	R	(1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 35)	Bolton, England	2021 from Leeds Chiefs	22/23
92		Travis Lavery	R	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 22)	Belfast, Northern Ireland	2022 from Belfast 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 26)	Dumfries, Scotland	2018 from Ontario Hockey Academy U18	22/23
10		Kyle Carruth	R	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 19)	Dumfries, Scotland	2022 from Solway U19	22/23
12		Jonathan McBean	L	(2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 22)	Dundee, Scotland	2022 from Dundee Comets	Two-Way
14		Lewis Young	R	(2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 (age 23)	Irvine, Scotland	2022 from Vasas SC U21	22/23
15		Kieran Hair	L	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 26)	Dumfries, Scotland	2016 from Solway U16	22/23
16		Lewis Houston	R	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 25)	Dumfries, Scotland	2021 from Leeds Chiefs	22/23
22		Andrew Craik	R	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 23)	Dumfries, Scotland	2019 from Solway U20	22/23
25		Connor Henderson	R	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 28)	Dumfries, Scotland	2022	22/23
28		Gordon Horne	R	(1989-03-05) 5 March 1989 (age 37)	Aberdeen, Scotland	2019 from Solway Stingrays	22/23
45		Scott Crane	R	(2000-12-14) 14 December 2000 (age 25)	Dumfries, Scotland	2019 from North Ayrshire Wild	22/23
68		Callum Boyd	R	(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 32)	Irvine, Scotland	2021 from Murrayfield Racers	22/23
86		Connor McNulty	R	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 21)	Irvine, Scotland	2022 from Kilmarnock Thunder	Two-Way
89		Scott Henderson	R	(1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 27)	Dumfries, Scotland	2014	Two-Way
90		Ross Murray	R	(1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 32)	Dumfries, Scotland	2021 from Whitley 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 22)	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 45)	Scotland	Retired
18		Ben Coughtrie	L	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 25)	Irvine, Scotland	Edinburgh Capitals, SNL
33		Euan Simpson	L	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 26)	Kirkcaldy, Scotland	Glasgow Clan, EIHL

Club roster 2022-23

2021/22 Outgoing

References

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