Newcastle Wildcats

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Newcastle Wildcats
Newcastle Wildcats
League British Universities Ice Hockey Association
Northern Section
Founded 1994
Home Arena Whitley Bay Ice Rink
Team Colours Blue, Red, White
              
Honours pre-BUIHA
National Championships 2001, 2002

BUIHA era
Division 2 Champions (North) 2004
Division 1 Champions (North) 2010
Tier IV Nationals - Champions 2013

The Newcastle Wildcats were a university ice hockey team representing Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. NUIHC are a member club of the British Universities Ice Hockey Association[1] (BUIHA) and iced three teams across all three tiers of UK university competition[2].

The club was notable for being the 3rd oldest amongst modern British university ice hockey programmes (having been founded in 1994) and for the fact that it was the first to introduce mixed gender participation in to a full-contact university sport.

The Wildcats played in the BUIHA until 2020.

References

  1. ↑ BUIHA Club Details
  2. ↑ Examiner Jan 28 2008
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