The past season saw the Building Craftsmen Dumfries Solway Sharks make a return to the Scottish National League after an absence of 13 years. Making a strong start to the competition with a 17 goal to 2 victory over fellow league newbies Belfast the Sharks racked up impressive results across the board against all...
Shark’s skates hung up for last time
Scottish ice hockey icon Kyle Horne, who spent the latter part of his long career here in Dumfries playing with the Solway Sharks, has hung up his skates for the last time, announcing his retirement after what turned out to be the Sharks last game of the season. Kyle retired after a 22 season British hockey career,...
Solway Sharks – End of Season and Covid-19
We’ve had lots of questions from our fantastic fans and sponsors about the early finish to the season and what happens now, so we’ll address what we can here. Any queries just get in touch at sharkssecretary@aol.com Q So is that the season over? A Unfortunately yes. The game v Wild on Sunday was our last game...
Solway Sharks Wall of Fame Addition
The Building Craftsmen Solway Sharks are proud to announce the latest addition to our wall of fame.Alan Crane (Craner) has been a long-standing leader for our club who’s career was left short due to a horrific eye injury while playing during the 15/16 season.Craner started his junior career in Dumfries before spending some time in...
NIHL Division 1 Finals ticket information confirmed
The NIHL League Management are pleased to announce the ticket information for the Moralee Finals, the playoff competition for NIHL Division 1 North. The Finals take place over the weekend of April 11 & 12, with Moralee Finals returning to Ice Sheffield. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, February 14. Ice Sheffield will...
2020 Scottish Cup Finals and the SNL Final Four Weekend
Scottish Ice Hockey have recently confirmed details for the Scottish Cup Finals and the SNL Final Four Weekend 2020. Please see the links below for further details https://siha-uk.co.uk/scottish-ice-hockey-confirms-2020-cup-finals-event/ https://siha-uk.co.uk/scottish-ice-hockey-confirms-details-for-final-four-weekend-2020/ Image credit: David Strover
Sharks in GB Team
Two of the Solway Sharks are heading East to represent Great Britain next week, as they travel to Vilnius in Lithuania to take part in the IIHF Under 20s World Championships. Sharks coach Martin Grubb takes charge as Head Coach of the GB team, while 17 year old Sharks defenceman Liam Stenton takes a place...
Skate with the Sharks
After the game against Blackburn Hawks on 14th December 2019, there was a very well-attended “Skate with the Sharks” session, with the players coming back onto the ice to meet and skate with their supporters, signing autographs and happily taking pictures. A great time was had by all, and Sharks captain Struan Tonnar told us,...
Sharks Support the Holywood Trust Christmas Foodbank Collection
Solway Sharks and their Supporters Association are doing their bit to spread a bit of Christmas cheer in the run up to the festive season, by contributingto the Holywood Trust Christmas foodbank collection. Sharks Captain Struan Tonnar said, “This is something the team is more than happy to get behind. At Christmas time we should...
Sharks 2019/20 Charity Partnership
The Building Craftsmen Dumfries Solway Sharks are delighted to announce their official charity partner for the 2019/20 season – Dumfriesshire and Stewartry Womens Aid. The charity does vital work to provide support and a safe refuge for local women and their families whose lives have been affected by Domestic abuse. Sharks captain Struan Tonnar said...
2019/20 Away Game Transport
The Solway Sharks are pleased to welcome Houstons Coaches as the supplier of their 2019/20 away game transport. Picture – left to right – shows Sharks Luke Houston, Sharks Physio Hazel Mair, Houstons Driver John Campbell, and Sharks Gordon Horne as they head off for their first away game at Kirkcaldy
Heiskanen Signs for 2019/20
HThe Building Craftsmen Dumfries Ltd Solway Sharks are delighted to announce the signing of their second import for the 2019/20 season. Jaakko Heiskanen, a 28 year old Finnish forward has joined the club after spending last season with Marseille in France where he got 24 points in 26 games.Heiskanen has spent the rest of his...
Thomson Signs for 2019/20
The Building Craftsmen Dumfries Ltd Solway Sharks are pleased to have added experienced defenceman Michael Thomson to the 2019/20 line up.Thomson is a former GB youth international and played the majority of his hockey in Dumfries with spells at Castlereagh and Blackburn. Last season he split his time between the Sharks and Stingrays so has...
Return of the Gap
The Building Craftsmen Dumfries ltd sponsored Solway Sharks are delighted to announce the return of last years top points scorer and supporters players of the year, Peter Gapa for the 2019/20 season.The 26 year old Slovak arrived last season from Hokki in Finland and became a fans favourite in Dumfries with his speed, skill and...
Trio Added to 2019/20 Roster
The Building Craftsmen Dumfries ltd sponsored Solway Sharks are pleased to announce the addition of 3 players to their roster for the season ahead.Stevie Adams, Gordon Horne and Scott Crane will join the squad and the experience they bring will be a welcome addition to the club. All three players have played in Dumfries for...
Hair and Houston Sign for 2019/20
The Building Craftsmen Dumfries Ltd Solway Sharks would like to welcome Luke Houston and Kieran Hair to the roster for the upcoming 2019/20 season.Both players are products of the Solway Sharks Junior program and have represented Scotland at conference as well as being u19 Scotland internationals.Luke is a right handed defenceman who has iced previously...
Grigors Signs for 2019/20
The Building Craftsmen Dumfries Solway Sharks are pleased to announce the signing of Defenceman Patriks Grigors for the 2019/20Season.Grigors was part of the Murrayfield Racers team that won the SNL and Stuart Robertson Cup last season so he knows how to win and he will be hoping to continue that as a part of the...
Main Sponsor is Back for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are delighted so welcome back Building Craftsmen Dumfries LTD as their main sponsor for the 2019/20 season. There has been a long-standing relationship between the two and a sharks shirt wouldn’t seen the same without the Building Craftsmen logo on it. We appreciate the support that they give us and look forward...
Anderson Signs for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks would like to introduce another new face to the roster for the 2019/20 season with the signing of free scoring forward Ewan Anderson.Ewan is no stranger to Dumfries and the Sharks having played some of his junior hockey here before moving to Kilmarnock to finish his junior career as well as playing...
Houston Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are delighted to confirm the return of Great Britain international forward Lewis Houston for the 2019/20 season.Lewis is a GB U18s international as well as representing Scotland U19’s and conference team across the age groups and the speedy, skilled forward is a very welcome returnee to the roster as we prepare for...
Hepburn is Back for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are pleased to confirm the return of treble winning goaltender, Calum Hepburn for the 2019/20 season.The 22 year old played his junior hockey in Dumfries before moving to the USA in 2012 to play at Worcester Academy for three years before returning to Dumfries and backstopping the Sharks treble success in 2016/17...
Murdoch Signs for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are delighted to introduce a new face for the upcoming season in 20 year old forward Marcus Murdoch.Marcus comes to the Sharks after spending his junior career with Kilmarnock where he has posted impressive numbers including 79 points from 30 games at u20 and SNL last season.The Scotland international has been training...
Coughtrie Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are happy to confirm the return of 19 year old Scottish international defenceman Ben Coughtrie for the 2019/20 campaign.The Irvine born defenceman has split his time between the u20, SNL and senior teams over the past two years and will be expected to claim a regular spot on the Sharks blue line...
Horne Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are delighted to welcome back Kirkcaldy born blueliner Kyle Horne for the 2019/20 season. Horne who is a product of Kirkcaldy ice hockey club has a vast amount of BNL and Elite experience with his hometown Fife Flyers as well as playing in the EPL, Czech Republic and representing GB at all...
Bowie Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are pleased to confirm the return of 29 year old forward Iain Bowie for the 2019/20 season.Bowie returns for his sixth season as a Shark having previously iced in the elite league and EPL as well as representing GB at U18s and u20’s level. Iain is a forward who is always amongst...
Johnston Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are pleased to announce the return of goaltender Kyle Johnston for the 2019/20 season. Kyle returns as the Sharks prepare to compete in the NIHL North and SNL leagues in the season ahead and will be hoping to continue developing his game and helping the Sharks to success.The 21 year old former...
The Return of Russell
The Solway Sharks are delighted to confirm the signing of Gary Russell for the 2019/20 season.The deal will see Gary move back to the Sharks but he will also still be available on a 2-way deal to train and play with the Glasgow Clan as part of the clubs partnership agreement.The 29 year old Glasgow...
Lockerbie Signs for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are happy to announce the signing of Ruairi Lockerbie for the 2019/20 season in the NIHL and SNL.Ruairi is a player who has come through the Solway Sharks junior club before moving to OHA in Canada to continue his development and graduate high school while there and came back last season to...
Stenton Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are pleased to confirm the return of GB U18 international Liam Stenton for the 2019/20 season. Liam had a breakthrough year last season and was voted young player of the year at the end of season awards and will be expected to become a valuable member of this years team. The 17...
Kerr Returns for 2019/20
The Solway Sharks are delighted to announce the return of last seasons Coaches Player of the Year, Stuart Kerr for the 2019/20 season.Stuart is a smooth skating defenceman who is good on the puck and has developed into a key player on the Sharks blue line.He is a product of the Solway Sharks junior development...