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Ice hockey team in Durham, England
Durham Wasps The Big Blue Machine
City
Durham, England
League
British National League
Founded
1947
Operated
1947-1996
Home arena
Durham Ice Rink Capacity: 2860 Ice size: 184ft x 85ft, 56m x 26m
Colours
Royal Blue and Gold
Owner(s)
Defunct
The Durham Wasps were an ice hockey team located in Durham and was one of England's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John Hall and moved to the neighbouring city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in August 1996. The Newcastle team, after several changes became known as the Newcastle Jesters.
The DurhamWasps were an ice hockey team located in Durham and was one of England's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John...
Wasps Ian and Stephen Cooper. The team, which played in the English Division 1 (North) was made up primarily of former Wasps, players from Durham's under-19...
and the British National League to replace division 1, respectively. DurhamWasps and Whitley Warriors were the only two teams to consistently feature...
by DurhamWasps, they finished second to the Wasps in the league and were knocked out in the Playoff Semi-finals by Peterborough Pirates as Durham completed...
followed by the Belfast Giants (7), the Cardiff Devils (6), the now-defunct DurhamWasps (5) and the Coventry Blaze (4). The Nottingham Panthers, the only club...
as the team struggled against more established opponents such as the DurhamWasps and the Murrayfield Racers. It was not until the appointment of Alex...
In the 1984/85, Hand clocked up his 100th career league goal against DurhamWasps, scoring 72 in the season and broke Roy Halpin's league assists record...
(c. 1925 – c. 1970) was a former ice hockey player who played for the DurhamWasps. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. A to Z Encyclopaedia...
Bruins and Peterborough Pirates. He also had spells as coach of the DurhamWasps, Murrayfield Racers and Blackburn Hawks. Saganiuk returned to North America...
Ice Hockey Club. The team enjoyed success together with local rivals DurhamWasps at a national level during the 1980s and early 1990s. Whitley Bay Rockcliff...
Autumn Cup, before losing the Final at Streatham Ice Rink against DurhamWasps. The Wasps also pipped Fife to the regular season championship, but the playoffs...
later the Newcastle Riverkings. The Cobras had previously played as the DurhamWasps who had moved to Newcastle upon Tyne Arena following a season at the...
Wasps fans with many to this day refusing to watch ice hockey in Newcastle. A replacement team was established in Durham called the Durham City Wasps...
season before he moved to the DurhamWasps for the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons. During the 1991–92 season with Durham, he helped them to win the league...