1977–78 British Ice Hockey season

1977–78 British Ice Hockey season
Sportice hockey
Seasons

The 1977–78 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League for teams from Scotland and the north of England and the Southern League for teams from the rest of England.

Fife Flyers won the Northern League and Solihull Barons won the Southern League.[1] Fife Flyers won the Icy Smith Cup.[2]

Northern League

Regular season

Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts
1. Fife Flyers 12 10 1 1 113:49 21
2. Whitley Warriors 12 9 1 2 103:59 19
3. Murrayfield Racers 12 8 1 3 91:58 17
4. Billingham Bombers 12 6 0 6 83:81 12
5. Durham Wasps 12 5 0 7 81:88 10
6. Glasgow Dynamos 12 2 0 10 67:111 4
7. Ayr Bruins 12 0 1 11 40:132 1

Southern League

Regular season

Midland Section

Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts
1. Blackpool Seagulls 10 9 0 1 74:24 18
2. Deeside Dragons 10 7 0 3 53:41 14
3. Grimsby Buffaloes 10 6 0 4 60:47 12
4. Sheffield Lancers 10 6 0 4 42:33 12
5. Liverpool Leopards 10 1 0 9 31:68 2
6. London Sobell All-Stars* 10 1 0 9 22:69 2

(*Played all games away for four points per match.)

Southern Section

Club GP W T L GF–GA Pts
1. Solihull Barons 16 13 1 2 104:50 27
2. Southampton Vikings 16 11 4 1 126:50 26
3. Streatham Redskins 16 12 0 4 66:23 24
4. Altrincham Aces 16 10 1 5 52:52 21
5. Oxford University 16 8 0 8 46:32 16
6. Avon Arrows 16 6 1 9 60:59 13
7. Streatham Hawks 16 6 1 9 38:89 13
8. London Phoenix Flyers 16 2 0 14 28:97 4
9. Cambridge University* 16 0 0 16 7:75 0

(*Played all games away for four points per match.)

Final

Solihull Barons defeated Blackpool Seagulls 11:4 on aggregate (6:4, 5:0)

Spring Cup

Final

Won by the Murrayfield Racers

Icy Smith Cup

Final

Fife Flyers defeated Southampton Vikings 13-0 & 10-5

Autumn Cup

Club GP W L T GF GA Pts
1. Murrayfield Racers 12 11 1 0 116 43 22
2. Fife Flyers 12 10 2 0 120 57 20
3. Whitley Warriors 12 9 3 0 126 54 18
4. Durham Wasps 12 5 7 0 73 84 10
5. Glasgow Dynamos 12 4 8 0 77 101 8
6. Ayr Bruins 12 2 10 0 47 127 4'
7. Billingham Bombers 12 1 11 0 60 153 2

References

  1. ^ "British clubs". Euro hockey.
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A to Z of Sport, page 457. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.