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	?	Blackpool Seagulls
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
1961-62	Falkirk Cubs	Falkirk Cubs - Blackpool Seagulls 6-5
1962-63	?	Blackpool Seagulls - unknown
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 - unknown
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

Credits

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