Dublin Rams

Dublin Rams
League Irish Ice Hockey League
Founded 2007
History Dublin Rams
2007–Present
Arena Dundalk Ice Dome
Capacity 1,669
City Dublin, Ireland
Team Colours White, Blue & Black
Head coach Zachary Baylis
General Manager Eric Freeman
Club President John Podedworny
Club Sponsors NASN, Rebellion, New Balance

The Dublin Rams are an ice hockey team in the Irish Ice Hockey League.[1] One of five teams in the newly formed league, they are coached by Zachary Baylis.[2]

History

The Rams were created in February 2007 to add depth to the newly created Irish League. Their home rink is the Dundalk Ice Dome and they are one of three teams that play out of Dublin. The Flyers IHC and Latvian Hawks are also based in Dublin. Their Club President, John Podedworny, is also the President of Dunkin' Donuts. In addition, the Rams have an A team in the NHL Development Division.

In the 2012-13 season, the Rams finished with 35 wins, 2 overtime loss, and 3 losses, and were positioned in 1st place in the IIHL with 72 points. The Rams were the only team during the regular season to defeat the Dundalk Bulls when they did so on February 16, 2012 by a score of 9-1. The Dublin Rams went on to defeat the Flyers IHC in the IIHL semi finals by a score of 14-8. In the first ever all Ireland final, the Rams defeated to the Dundalk Bulls by a score of 6-3 in a well-fought game with hat-tricks by forward Joseph Lodge and defenceman Brian Sherwood. Robert Mackenzie had 47 saves in the victory.

2009 roster

As of January 29, 2013:[3]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
3 Canada Sean Gibson L 2007 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
96 Canada Robert Mackenzie (A) L 2013 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1 Canada Eric Tobia L 2007 Cloyne, Ontario, Canada
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
9 Republic of Ireland David Clark R 2007 Dublin, Ireland
20 Canada Bret Dilabbio L 2007 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
18 Canada Thomas Hartley R 2008 Balzac, Alberta, Canada
51 Canada Brian Sherwood (C) R 2013 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
8 Canada Adrian Huang L 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16 Canada Brent Trull R 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
13 Slovakia Tomas Kuzma L 2007 Slovakia
6 Republic of Ireland Cliff Saunders L 2007 Dublin, Ireland
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
74 Canada Joseph Lodge (A) F R 2013 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
10 United States Brad Heraghty F R 2008 Farmington, MI, USA
15 Canada Hunter Cape C L 2007 Toronto, Canada
23 Canada Brandon Chalazan C R 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
5 Canada Matt Hearn F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
69 Canada Alison Dungey C R 2013 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
21 Canada Andrew Moriarty F L 2007 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11 Canada Aaron Murphy F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
12 Republic of Ireland Aaron (The Great One) Cuskeran (IR) F R 2007 Dundonald, Northern Ireland
7 Republic of Ireland Stephen Hamill F R 2008 Dundonald, Northern Ireland
25 Republic of Ireland Willy Morrison F R 2008 Dundonald, Northern Ireland

2008 roster

As of February 15, 2008:[4]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
3 Canada Sean Gibson L 2007 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
1 Canada Eric Tobia L 2007 Cloyne, Ontario, Canada
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
20 Canada Bret Dilabbio L 2007 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
13 Canada Andrew Gannon R 2007 St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
28 Canada Adrian Huang L 2007 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16 Canada Brent Trull R 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9 Czech Republic Radek Ohnheiser L 2007 Opava, Czech Republic
22 Czech Republic Michal Ohnheiser R 2007 Opava, Czech Republic
6 Republic of Ireland Cliff Saunders L 2007 Dublin, Ireland
14 Republic of Ireland Ross O'Driscoll L 2007 Cork, Ireland
7 Slovakia Daniel Ferencik L 2007 Slovakia
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
15 Canada Hunter Cape C L 2007 Toronto, Canada
23 Canada Brandon Chalazan C R 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
5 Canada Matthew Hearn F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
21 Canada Andrew Moriarty F L 2007 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11 Canada Aaron Murphy F L 2007 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
10 Canada Paul Silny F L 2007 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 Czech Republic Tomas Burdys F R 2007 Czech Republic
12 Republic of Ireland Aaron (The Great One) Cuskeran F R 2007 Dundonald, Northern Ireland
25 Lithuania Arsenas Zikas F L 2007 Lithuania
29 France Gerard Lopez F R 2007 Bayonne, France
27 Slovakia Marek Kovacik F L 2007 Slovakia
19 Slovakia Peter Hudec F R 2007 Slovakia
8 Slovakia Peter Cseplo F L 2007 Slovakia
18 Slovakia Tomas Pajtina F L 2007 Slovakia

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