Blackpool Icedrome Trophy

The Blackpool Icedrome Trophy (also known simply as the Blackpool Tournament) was a British home tournament played in Blackpool and hosted by the Blackpool Seagulls.

History

The tournament consisted of the Seagulls meeting various oppositions on their home ice with the top team returning to play against them in the final. For nearly 30 years the tournament was regarded as a haven for opposition teams lacking ice time. A Lancashire hotpot supper was provided after the game.

Liverpool won the first incarnation of the tournament in 1952, but after that it took eight years for the Seagulls to cede the trophy, when they eventually lost to the Perth Black Hawks.

• 1952 participants: Blackpool Seagulls, Liverpool Leopards, Earls Court Marlboroughs, Nottingham Wolves, Harringay Hornets, Durham Wasps.

Results

Year	Winner	Playoff
1951-52	Liverpool Leopards	Liverpool Leopards - Blackpool Seagulls 6-5
1952-53	?	4/18: Blackpool Seagulls - Richmond Ambassadors 5-2
1953-54	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1954-55	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1955-56	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1956-57	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1957-58	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1958-59	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1959-60	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1960-61	?	Blackpool Seagulls - Perth Black Hawks 3-12
1961-62	Falkirk Cubs	Falkirk Cubs - Blackpool Seagulls 6-5
1962-63	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1963-64	London Senators	Blackpool Seagulls - London Senators 6-1
1964-65	Whitley Bay Warriors	Whitley Bay Warriors - Blackpool Seagulls 7-2
1965-66	Murrayfield Racers	Murrayfield Racers - Blackpool Seagulls 10-2
1966-67	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1967-68	Brighton Ambassadors	Blackpool Seagulls - Brighton Ambassadors 7-6
1968-69	Brighton Ambassadors	Blackpool Seagulls - Brighton Ambassadors 3-1
1969-70	Brighton Ambassadors	Blackpool Seagulls - Brighton Ambassadors 5-8
1971-72	?	Bristol Redwings - Blackpool Seagulls 2-2 - Bristol won SO
1973-74	?	Streatham - Blackpool Seagulls 9-7
1974-75	?	Solihull Barons
1982-83	Cleveland Bombers	5/28: Blackpool Seagulls - Cleveland Bombers
1983-84	Peterborough Pirates	4/14: Blackpool Seagulls - Peterborough Pirates
1984-85	?	Blackpool Seagulls
1985-86		4/19: Blackpool Seagulls - Altrincham Aces 7-2
1986-87		5/2: Blackpool Seagulls - Trafford Metros 5-4
1987-88		5/7: Trafford Metros - Blackpool Seagulls 10-5
1988-89		5/6: Blackpool Seagulls - Telford Tornados 16-6
1989-90		5/5: Blackpool Seagulls - Humberside Cobras 9-8
1990-91		4/14: Blackpool Seagulls - Bradford Bulldogs 11-5
1991-92		4/19: Blackpool Seagulls - Nottingham All-Stars 10-2

Preliminary round games

1952-53

• 4/4: Blackpool Seagulls - Grimsby Redwings 11:5 - also counted as Midland League game
• 4/5: Blackpool Seagulls - Liverpool Leopards 11:5 - also counted as Midland League game

1961-62

• 12/9: Streatham Royals - Blackpool Seagulls 13:9

1982-83

• Cleveland Bombers - Blackpool Seagulls 9:5
• Cleveland Bombers - Blackpool Seagulls 9:6

1983-84

• 11/26: Altrincham Aces - Blackpool Seagulls 5:3
• Peterborough Pirates - Blackpool Seagulls 10:2
• Blackpool Seagulls - Peterborough Pirates 6:3

1984-85

• 11/18: Blackpool Seagulls - Altrincham Aces 11:5 - "Icedrome Trophy friendly"

Credits

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