When was Solway IHC founded?

Solway IHC was founded in 1998 in Dumfries, GBR, Scotland.

Where is Solway IHC based?

Solway IHC is based in Dumfries, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Solway IHC?

The head coach of Solway IHC is Martin Grubb.

Who is the captain of Solway IHC?

The captain of Solway IHC is Struan Tonnar.

What arena does Solway IHC play in?

Solway IHC play their home games at Dumfries Ice Bowl in Dumfries, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Solway IHC?

The general manager of Solway IHC is Rab Murray.

What are the team colors of Solway IHC?

The team colors of Solway IHC are Sky Blue + White + Black.

Solway Sharks

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2019-2020 Season

Solway Sharks were 17-0-0 in the 2019-20 SNL season with 36 points, 1st overall.

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2019-2020 Solway Sharks Roster

Solway Sharks — 2019-2020 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#88	Aaron Forsyth (G)	24	2002	Wishaw, GBR	5'6"	115	L
	#30	Calum Hepburn (G)	29	1997	Dumfries, GBR	6'3"	203	L
	#2	Brandon Rooney (G)	26	2000	Irvine, GBR	5'8"	-	-
	#1	Gary Russell (G)	36	1989	Glasgow, GBR	5'10"	157	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#18	Ben Coughtrie (D)	26	2000	Irvine, GBR	5'11"	148	L
	#5	Kyle Horne (D)	46	1980	Kirkcaldy, GBR	6'1"	214	L
	#24	Luke Houston (D)	27	1999	Dumfries, GBR	5'8"	143	R
	#6	Stuart Kerr (D)	28	1998	Dumfries, GBR	5'11"	170	R
	#10	Liam Stenton (D)	24	2002	Dumfries, GBR	5'11"	176	L
	#17	Michael Thomson (D)	46	1980		-	-	-
	#51	Struan Tonnar (D/RW)"C"	36	1990	Dumfries, GBR	5'11"	229	R
FORWARDS
	#14	Stephen Adams (F)	36	1990	Belfast, GBR	5'9"	154	R
	#7	Ewan Anderson (F)	24	2002		-	-	-
	#8	Iain Bowie (RW/C)	36	1990	Kirkcaldy, GBR	5'9"	168	L
	#71	Andrew Craik (F)	23	2003	Dumfries, GBR	5'10"	172	R
	#45	Scott Crane (F)	25	2000	Dumfries, GBR	6'0"	220	R
	#19	Peter Gápa (LW)	33	1993	Poprad, SVK	6'0"	181	L
	#15	Kieran Hair (LW)	26	2000	Dumfries, GBR	5'11"	203	L
	#11	Jaakko Heiskanen (C/LW)	35	1991	Savonlinna, FIN	5'8"	170	L
	#89	Scott Henderson (RW)	27	1998	Dumfries, GBR	6'3"	205	R
	#28	Gordon Horne (C)	37	1989	Aberdeen, GBR	5'9"	194	R
	#16	Lewis Houston (F)	25	2001	Dumfries, GBR	5'8"	172	R
	#9	Ruairi Lockerbie (F)	26	2000	Dumfries, GBR	6'0"	154	R
	#77	Marcus Murdoch (F)	27	1999	Glasgow, GBR	6'2"	198	R
	#71	Viktor Nestrasil (RW/LW)	29	1996	Praha, CZE	6'1"	181	L
	#91	Scott Rae (F)	23	2003		-	-	-
		Gary Russell (F)	36	1989	Glasgow, GBR	5'10"	157	L
Position: G: 4, D: 7, F: 15Av Age: 24.00 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 176 lbsCompare with other teams »

2019-2020 Solway Sharks Staff

Head CoachMartin Grubb
Asst. CoachJamie Thomson
General ManagerRab Murray
Equipment ManagerJames Stenton

Team Staff History

2019-2020 Solway Sharks Captains

"C"

Struan Tonnar

Team Captaincy History

2019-2020 Solway IHC Demographics

Solway IHC Facts

Plays in: Planet Ice National Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: Sky Blue + White + Black
Town: Dumfries, GBR Map
Founded: 1998

2019-2020 Solway Sharks Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
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Experience

Solway Sharks: 1 999 GP
Liiga: 2 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Dumfries Ice Bowl
Location: Dumfries
Capacity: 1 250
Construction Year: 1992

Solway IHC Games

Solway IHC — 2019-2020 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 05:15 PM GMT	Romford Raiders	Solway IHC	-	NIHL
11/14/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Solway IHC	Bristol Pitbulls	-	NIHL
11/08/2026 05:00 PM GMT	Solway IHC	Basingstoke Bison	1 - 2	NIHL
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Solway IHC	Basingstoke Bison	3 - 2	NIHL
10/31/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Telford Tigers	Solway IHC	4 - 1	NIHL

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Latest Transactions

Solway IHC — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/06/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Lewis Young (F)	Fife Flyers	Details
10/22/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jonathan McBean (F)	Dundee Stars	Details
10/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Brodie Kay (D)	Spruce Grove Saints	Details
09/25/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Torran Anderson (F)	Glasgow Clan	Details
08/18/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Michael Hodge (F)	Huntsville Havoc	Details
08/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Joe Coulter (F)	Time out	Details
08/06/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Leon Okonkwo Prada (D)	Järfälla HC	Details
07/31/2026	Confirmed	joining	Matthew Haywood (F)	No team	Details

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Solway IHC History and Standings

Solway IHC — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
Solway IHC
2026-2027	NIHL	16	5	0	-	0	11	10	54	65	0.63	9	-
Solway Sharks
2025-2026	NIHL	54	14	1	-	12	27	42	199	257	0.78	9	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL	54	16	4	-	4	30	44	200	229	0.81	9	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL	54	19	-	-	5	30	43	194	255	0.8	9	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NIHL 1	32	30	-	-	1	1	61	245	54	1.91	1	Champion
2021-2022	NIHL 1	28	24	2	-	1	1	53	177	82	1.89	1	Champion
2019-2020	NIHL 1	24	17	2	-	0	5	38	153	75	1.58	2	Postseason Cancelled
	SNL	17	16	1	-	0	0	36	181	31	2.12	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 1	36	21	1	-	0	14	44	205	147	1.22	4	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NIHL 1	35	19	1	-	1	14	41	172	123	1.17	4	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NIHL 1	28	23	-	3	-	2	49	134	52	1.75	1	Champion
2015-2016	NIHL 1	30	16	-	2	-	12	38	143	105	1.27	4	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	NIHL 1	24	15	-	0	-	9	30	120	88	1.25	3	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	NIHL 1	28	22	-	2	-	4	46	146	68	1.64	1	Champion
2012-2013	NIHL 1	32	28	-	3	-	1	59	152	50	1.84	1	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	ENL 2	28	28	-	0	-	0	56	321	43	2	1	Promoted
2010-2011	Northern	24	12	-	5	-	7	29	104	65	1.21	3	Bronze game win
2009-2010	Northern	16	12	-	-	1	3	25	74	30	1.56	1	Champion
2008-2009	Northern	16	12	-	-	2	2	26	68	46	1.63	1	Final loss
2007-2008	Northern	24	13	-	-	1	10	27	75	92	1.13	4	Semifinal loss
	SPL	16	5	-	0	-	11	11	36	76	0.69	4	Semifinal loss
2006-2007	Northern	22	14	-	0	0	8	28	106	75	1.27	3	Semifinal loss
	SNL	18	14	-	1	-	3	29	138	61	1.61	3	Final loss
2005-2006	Northern	12	1	-	0	0	11	2	29	78	0.17	7	Did not make playoffs
	SNL	16	8	-	2	-	6	18	96	54	1.13	5	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	SNL	14	10	-	1	-	3	21	99	47	1.5	2	No playoffs held
2003-2004	SNL	14	8	-	0	-	6	16	93	72	1.14	5	No playoffs held
2002-2003	SNL	16	6	-	0	-	10	12	79	85	0.75	6	No playoffs held
2001-2002	SNL	16	6	-	2	-	8	14	86	89	0.88	7	No playoffs held
2000-2001	SNL	14	8	-	1	-	5	17	68	46	1.21	2	-

Solway IHC Tournament Statistics

Solway IHC — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL Cup	9	2	-	-	4	3	8	31	44	0.89	10	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL Cup	10	5	-	-	0	5	10	41	45	1	7	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL Cup	20	7	-	-	0	13	14	61	84	0.7	10	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NIHL 1 North Cup	14	13	-	-	0	1	26	103	21	1.86	2	Champion
2021-2022	NIHL 1 North Cup	6	6	0	-	0	0	12	27	16	2	1	Semifinal loss
2019-2020	NIHL 1 North Cup	8	7	1	-	0	0	16	59	24	2	1	Semifinal loss
2018-2019	NIHL North Cup	12	6	0	-	1	5	13	52	46	1.08	4	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	NIHL National Cup	8	5	1	-	0	2	12	41	28	1.5	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	NIHL North Cup	12	10	1	-	0	1	22	78	31	1.83	1	No playoffs held
2014-2015	Eng. Chal. Cup	12	3	0	-	0	9	6	25	81	0.5	6	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	Celtic Cup	12	3	0	-	1	8	7	27	51	0.58	3	Semifinal loss
2008-2009	SNL Cup	6	5	-	0	-	1	10	55	8	1.67	1	Did not make playoffs
	Celtic Cup	20	9	0	-	-	11	18	89	89	0.9	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	SNL Cup	11	3	-	1	-	7	7	36	54	0.64	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	Anglo-Scottish Cup	4	1	-	0	-	3	-	8	27	-	3	Did not make playoffs

Solway IHC Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Solway IHC — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	17	11	18	29	10
2.	John Dunbar (F)	2026-2027	Bristol Pitbulls	NIHL	15	8	15	23	4
3.	Carter Hamill (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	15	13	9	22	21
4.	Dylan Stewart (F)	2026-2027	Bristol Pitbulls	NIHL	16	4	16	20	2
5.	Kell Beattie (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	16	2	13	15	20
6.	Darren Stattersfield (D)	2026-2027	Billingham Stars	NIHL 1	9	1	14	15	19
7.	Ben Edmonds (F)	2026-2027	Aberdeen Lynx	SNL	9	4	7	11	0
8.	Caly Robertson (F)	2026-2027	Edinburgh Capitals	SNL	5	1	9	10	0
9.	Craig Thurston (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Fire	NIHL 1	8	3	6	9	0
10.	Cale Tanaka (F)	2026-2027	Paisley Pirates	SNL	5	4	4	8	7

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Solway IHC — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	24.08
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	25.31
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.52
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	25.65
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	23.73

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Franchise All-Time Points

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Struan Tonnar (D)	461	267	201	468
2.	Bob Chalmers (F)	188	216	175	391
3.	Scott Henderson (F)	351	168	196	364
4.	Peter Gápa (F)	114	153	148	301
5.	Mark Gallagher (F)	169	96	204	300

Franchise All-Time Goals

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Struan Tonnar (D)	461	267	201	468
2.	Bob Chalmers (F)	188	216	175	391
3.	Scott Henderson (F)	351	168	196	364
4.	Peter Gápa (F)	114	153	148	301
5.	Pavol Melichercik (F)	130	125	141	266

Franchise All-Time Assists

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mark Gallagher (F)	169	96	204	300
2.	Struan Tonnar (D)	461	267	201	468
3.	Scott Henderson (F)	351	168	196	364
4.	Bob Chalmers (F)	188	216	175	391
5.	Steven Moore (F)	214	82	155	237

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Struan Tonnar (D)	461	267	468	568
2.	Ross Murray (F)	321	104	238	541
3.	Bob Chalmers (F)	188	216	391	402
4.	Frazer Goldie (D)	143	39	108	376
5.	Ross Edgar (D)	120	12	58	291

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Struan Tonnar (D)	461	267	201	468
2.	Stuart Kerr (D)	394	35	118	153
3.	Scott Henderson (F)	351	168	196	364
4.	Ross Murray (F)	321	104	134	238
5.	Joe Coulter (F)	280	42	112	154

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Gary Russell (F)	3	10	21	7.00
2.	Adam Reynolds (F)	58	86	189	3.26
3.	Richie Lamb (D)	37	61	116	3.14
4.	Martin Grubb (F)	62	88	193	3.11
5.	Nathan Parkes-Britton (F)	1	3	3	3.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Adam Reynolds (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	54	73	127	4.70	12
2.	Pavol Melichercik (F)	2008-2009	Northern	49	55	62	117	2.39	52
3.	Martin Grubb (F)	1998-1999	SNL	32	50	66	116	3.63	28
4.	Bari McKenzie (F)	2008-2009	Northern	48	50	59	109	2.27	81
5.	Nathan Salem (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	62	42	104	3.85	72

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Nathan Salem (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	62	42	104	3.85	72
2.	Pavol Melichercik (F)	2008-2009	Northern	49	55	62	117	2.39	52
3.	Adam Reynolds (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	54	73	127	4.70	12
4.	Richie Lamb (D)	1998-1999	SNL	31	54	49	103	3.32	18
5.	Martin Grubb (F)	1998-1999	SNL	32	50	66	116	3.63	28

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Adam Reynolds (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	54	73	127	4.70	12
2.	Mark Gallagher (F)	2011-2012	ENL 2	27	31	72	103	3.81	14
3.	John Dunbar (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	54	23	71	94	1.74	22
4.	Martin Grubb (F)	1998-1999	SNL	32	50	66	116	3.63	28
5.	John Dunbar (F)	2024-2025	NIHL	54	27	63	90	1.67	14

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Solway IHC — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Jamie Thomson (F)	1999-2000	SNL	18	4	4	8	0.44	138
2.	Scott Webster (D)	1999-2000	SNL	20	5	8	13	0.65	129
3.	Andy Patrick (F)	1998-1999	SNL	32	9	9	18	0.56	126
4.	Ross Edgar (D)	1998-1999	SNL	32	4	11	15	0.47	123
5.	Bob Chalmers (F)	1998-1999	SNL	32	49	46	95	2.97	121