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.
| 1977–78 British Ice Hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Sport | ice hockey |
Fife Flyers won the Northern League and Solihull Barons won the Southern League.[1] Fife Flyers won the Icy Smith Cup.[2]
Regular season
edit| 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 |
Regular season
editMidland Section
edit| 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
edit| 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
editSolihull Barons defeated Blackpool Seagulls 11:4 on aggregate (6:4, 5:0)
Spring Cup
editFinal
editWon by the Murrayfield Racers
Final
editFife Flyers defeated Southampton Vikings 13-0 & 10-5
| 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
edit- ^ "British clubs". Euro hockey.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A to Z of Sport, page 457. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.