1972 British Championship

The 1972 British Championship was the ninth edition of the British Championship, and the seventh under the namesake of the Icy Smith Cup. It was won by the Murrayfield Racers.

Tournament

Preliminary round

• Fife Flyers 5 - Glasgow Dynamos 4 (OT)
• Ayr Bruins 10 - Whitley Warriors 6
• Dundee Rockets 15 - Paisley Mohawks 3
• Murrayfield Racers 11 - Durham Wasps 0

Semifinals

• Murrayfield Racers 8 - Dundee Rockets 7 (OT)
• Fife Flyers 9 - Ayr Bruins 5

Final

Two games total goals.

• Murrayfield Racers 9 - Fife Flyers 3
• Murrayfield Racers 9 - Fife Flyers 2

Murrayfield Racers defeated Fife Flyers by a combined score of 18-5 over two games.

Other games

There were two friendly matches played between Northern and Southern English teams.

• 9/18: Whitley - Altrincham 9:3
• 2/5: Durham - Blackpool 7:4

Sources

• Ice Hockey Herald Annual 1971/72

Credits

Special thanks to Martin Harris for supplying some of the information on this page.