Dundalk Bulls

For other uses, see Dundalk (disambiguation).

Dundalk Bulls
League	Irish Ice Hockey League and the Celtic Cup
Founded	2007
History	Dundalk Bulls 2007–Present
Arena	Dundalk Ice Dome
Capacity	1,200
City	Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
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
Sponsorship	PlayStation Dundalk Ice Dome Finches Takla Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk LMFM Fyffes

The Dundalk Bulls are an ice hockey team from Dundalk, Ireland 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, home to Team Ireland, which recently hosted the Division 3 Ice Hockey World Championships in April 2007.

Team

Dundalk Bulls 2007 Team in away colours

The Bulls are coached by Kenny Redmond this season, a former player for the Dundalk Bulls club. Dundalk Bulls won the IIHL's first championship in 2008. Following this, they qualified to represent Ireland in the European Continental Cup in September in Serbia. They finished 3rd in their group.

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:^[1]

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
31		Christian Ajnesjo	L	2007	Stockholm, Sweden
1		Adam Pepper	?	2007	Dundalk, Ireland

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
2		Mats Ajnesjo - Captain	R	2007	Stockholm, Sweden
19		David Morrison - A	R	2007	Belfast, Northern Ireland
24		Jiri Mojak	R	2007	Czech Republic
23		Michael Minarech	R	2007	Slovakia
4		Sebastian Wachowski	R	2007	Poland
5		Timothy Tabb	R	2007	USA

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
17		Sean Dooley	C	R	2007	Ireland
16		Eric Hogberg	C	L	2007	USA
21		William Morrison	C	R	2007	Ireland
10		Colin Port	C	R	2007	Canada
14		Sandor Kope	C	L	2007	Hungary
8		Marek Bailly	F	L	2007	France
12		Gareth Martin	F	L	2007	Ireland
11		Vytaustas Lukosevicius	F	L	2007	Lithuania
3		Vladimir Zak	F	L	2007	Slovakia
6		Adam Larrabee	F	L	2007	USA
9		Alex Hudspeth	F	L	2007	USA
27		Steven Balmer	F	L	2007	Ireland
15		Milosz Lubdda	F	L	2007	Poland
7		Paul Gagnon	F	L	2007	USA
23		Jan Pursa	R	L	2007	Czech Republic

External links

• Dundalk Bulls Website
• Dundalk Ice Dome
• Irish Ice Hockey Association
• Dundalk Bulls Irish Champions at the IIHF

References

1. ^ Dundalk Bulls Roster