Dundalk Bulls
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| Dundalk Bulls | |
| League | Irish Ice Hockey League and the Celtic Cup |
| Founded | 2007 |
| History | Dundalk Bulls 2007–Present |
| Arena | Dundalk Ice Dome Dundalk Ice Dome Dundalk Ice Dome is the 1st permanent ice arena in Ireland, located in Dundalk Retail Park, Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. The Ice Dome aims to become the centre of excellence for ice hockey in Ireland. It is currently home to the Irish national ice hockey squad and local team the... |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| City | Dundalk Dundalk Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations... , County Louth County Louth County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county... , Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... |
| Team Colours | White, Black & Red |
| Head coach |  Mr.Kenny Redmond |
| Assistant Coach |  Mr. Simon Kitchen |
| Team Captain |  Sebastian Wachowski |
| Coaching Staff |  Sean Dooley Kenny Redmond Christian Ajnesjö Vytautas Lukosevicius Tom Gustafsson Roman Culak Roman Gubracik |
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The Dundalk Bulls are an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and compete in the Irish Ice Hockey League and the newly formed Celtic Cup League, with games being played in Ireland and Scotland. Home games are played at the 1,200 capacity Dundalk Ice Dome
Dundalk Ice Dome
Dundalk Ice Dome is the 1st permanent ice arena in Ireland, located in Dundalk Retail Park, Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. The Ice Dome aims to become the centre of excellence for ice hockey in Ireland. It is currently home to the Irish national ice hockey squad and local team the...
, home to Team Ireland, which recently hosted the Division 3 Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
in April 2007.
Team
Other Programs
Dundalk Bulls Club currently have 3 senior teams - Senior A mens team, (who play in Celtic Cup and IIHL), Senior B mens recreational team (who play in IIHRL) and Senior Ladies team (who play in IIHRL). Mr Kenny Redmond is head of hockey operations for the club with Ms Seanna Conway in the role of ladies development officer. Both can be contacted through the club secretary, details below.Dundalk Bulls are currently the only club in the Republic who have a junior development programme in place. They have under-10, 12, 14 and 16 teams, with each group training twice per week on ice. Mr Sean Dooley is the Junior Development Officer for Dundalk Bulls and is assisted by coaches Roman Culak, Gerry Christian, Christian Ajnesjo. The junior teams play regular games against the Belfast Junior Giants and welcome visiting teams to the club.
2008/2009 Roster
The current roster for the 2008/2009 season is as follows:| # | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | |
Christian Ajnesjo | L | 2007 | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| 1 | |
Adam Pepper | ? | 2007 | Dundalk Dundalk Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations... , Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
| # | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | |
Mats Ajnesjo - Captain Captain (ice hockey) In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey... |
R | 2007 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19 |  |
David Morrison - A | R | 2007 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 24 |  |
Jiri Mojak | R | 2007 | Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
| 23 | |
Michael Minarech | R | 2007 | Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
| 4 | |
Sebastian Wachowski | R | 2007 | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 5 | |
Timothy Tabb | R | 2007 | USA |
| # | Player | Position | Shoots | Acquired | Place of Birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | |
Sean Dooley | C | R | 2007 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
| 16 |  |
Eric Hogberg | C | L | 2007 | USA |
| 21 | |
William Morrison | C | R | 2007 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
| 10 | |
Colin Port | C | R | 2007 | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
| 14 |  |
Sandor Kope | C | L | 2007 | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
| 8 |  |
Marek Bailly | F | L | 2007 | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| 12 | |
Gareth Martin | F | L | 2007 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
| 11 | |
Vytaustas Lukosevicius | F | L | 2007 | Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... |
| 3 | |
Vladimir Zak | F | L | 2007 | Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
| 6 | |
Adam Larrabee | F | L | 2007 | USA |
| 9 | |
Alex Hudspeth | F | L | 2007 | USA |
| 27 | |
Steven Balmer | F | L | 2007 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
| 15 | |
Milosz Lubdda | F | L | 2007 | Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 7 | |
Paul Gagnon | F | L | 2007 | USA |
| 23 | |
Jan Pursa | R | L | 2007 | Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |