1978–79 British Ice Hockey season

1978–79 British Ice Hockey season ice hockey 1977–78 British Ice Hockey season 1977–78 1979–80 British Ice Hockey season 1979–80 The 1978–79 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League for teams from Scotland and the north of England. A new format was introduced to replace the Southern League for teams from the rest of England. It consisted of two leagues called the Inter-City League and English League North. Murrayfield Racers won the Northern League, Sheffield Lancers won the English League North and Streatham Redskins won the Inter-City League.http://www.eurohockey.com/clubs.html British clubs Euro hockey Murrayfield Racers won the Icy Smith Cup.Montague Trevor A to Z of Sport, page 457 2004 The Bath Press 0-316-72645-1 Northern League 1978–79 Northern League (ice hockey) season English League North 1978–79 English League North season Inter-City League 1978–79 Inter-City League season Icy Smith Cup Final Murrayfield Racers defeated Streatham Redskins at Billingham Ice Rink 10–2 Autumn Cup First round Group 1 Club GP W L T GF GA Pts 1. Murrayfield Racers 6 6 0 0 42 16 12 2. Whitley Warriors 6 2 3 1 24 25 5 3. Billingham Bombers 6 2 3 1 25 32 5 4. Glasgow Dynamos 6 1 5 0 19 37 2 Group 2 Club GP W L T GF GA Pts 1. Fife Flyers 6 5 0 1 64 23 11 2. Durham Wasps 6 2 2 2 21 23 6 3. Ayr Bruins 6 2 4 0 28 52 4 4. Sunderland Chiefs 6 1 4 1 31 46 3 Playoffs Semifinals Durham Wasps - Murrayfield Racers 5:8 on aggregate (3:3, 3:5) Whitley Warriors - Fife Flyers 9:14 on aggregate (4:6, 5:8) Final Murrayfield Racers - Fife Flyers 8:15 on aggregate (4:3, 4:12) References British British ice hockey British ice hockey British ice hockey British ice hockey Category:1979–80 in British ice hockey