The Whalers met the Belfast Bruins at their home rink in Dundonald where a captivating game was played which resulted in an unusual draw. The reason for this was because the game ran late due to a nasty injury where the referree’s hand was cut on a skate blade causing him to be taken to hospital for treatment. The game was continued however and at the end of three periods the score was 5-5 and due to the lack of time for overtime or a penalty shoot-out, the game was ruled a draw by the remaining officials. Bart Gatensby scored twice, Wayne Hopkins and Lucas got a goal each and Clark Caughey got his first goal of the season. The Whalers wish the referee well and hope he has a speedy recovery.

The Whalers took on the Drogheda Ice Breakers 2 at the Ice Dome, one of the new teams to enter the IIHA Recreational Division this season and emerged victorious with a 4-1 over the newcomers. The next game will be an away game at Dundonald Ice Bowl in Belfast on 14th December where we will take on another new team to the league, the Belfast Bruins. Faceoff is at 6pm

The first game of the 2008/2009 IIHA Recreational Division was an away trip to Dundonald Ice Bowl in Belfast to take on the Junior Belfast Giants B Team. The match was the first one away from the familiar Dundalk Ice Dome and unfortunately resulted in a 5-2 loss. The Junior Giants played a good game, using their speed to their advantage. The next game of the season will be on the 16th November 2008 against the Drogheda Ice Breakers 2 at the Dundalk Ice Dome

After a long summer break, the Whalers are back for another season! This season will bring a lot of changes, but we're still confident that we'll be able to repeat and hopefully improve on last seasons performance. The league schedule is being finalised, as is the team lineup, more information will be posted as soon as we have it.

Having lost the playoff semi-final to Kilkenny Storm, the Whalers arrived back at the Dundalk Ice Dome ready to take on the DKIT Ravens for 3rd/4th place, however a last-second notification arrived from the IHA stating that due to an unintentional rule breakage by Kilkenny Storm during their semi-final, they would have to drop down to the 3rd/4th place playoff game and the Whalers would take their place in the 1st/2nd place playoff final against the Dublin Wolves. Obviously this was a shock to all teams, however it was a sudden boost to the Whalers to suddenly be playing in such a prestigious game against the league champions. According to those who watched the game, it was eventful and dramatic as the Whalers staged a comeback during the second period. However, it was not to be and the Whalers lost to the Wolves 11-5.

A match report can be found here

The Whalers would like to thank everyone for their interest and support for the team in its first year, including all the players, their friends/family/partners, our loyal supporters at home, and indeed our fans internationally who have taken the time to contact us from across the world. We look forward to coming back next season!

Having finished third in the IIHA Development League, the Whalers qualified for the playoffs along with Dublin Wolves, DKIT Ravens and Kilkenny Storm. The Whalers took on Kilkenny Storm in the Semi-final which ended 7-3. This means the Whalers will take on the DKIT Ravens for 3rd/4th place.

Match report is available here

The Whalers ended the regular season with a 12-4 win over the Belfast Eagles, boosting our 3rd place position and playoff spot. Our next competitive game will be against Kilkenny City Storm in the IIHL Development League playoffs, with the time and date posted here when available.

Photos are available (Thanks to Miceal O'Neill)

A disappointing game for the Whalers where we were beaten 9-2 in what was quite a one-sided game at times. We are looking to bounce back from this defeat in our next and final game of the regular IIHA Development League where we take on the Belfast Eagles on 30th April at 8:30PM.

The Whalers are guaranteed a 3rd place finish in the IIHA Development League and will therefore be competing in the playoffs. Congratulations to the team and management for their hard work and success!

The game scheduled to be played this evening against the Rams B has been conceded by the Rams B. The Whalers will pick up the 3 points from this game. Our next game is tomorrow night against the Hawks B at 11PM.

The Dublin Wolves came back at the Whalers with a full-strength squad this evening in what was a very tiring rematch for a short-benched Whalers squad. The Whalers did their best to hold off the seemingly unstoppable Wolves offense and managed to squeeze in two goals in the third period - Bart Gatensby managing to score the second goal in the final seconds of the game. Our next game is on Saturday 26th April at 9:30PM against the Dublin Rams 'B' team.

The Whalers were defeated 8-5 during Saturday night's game at the Ice Dome in what was an intense and eventful game. Our next game will be against the Wolves once again. Date and time to be confirmed.

Having played the Dundalk Bulls Ladies just days go, the Whalers were back for the second bout of the season at the Ice Dome, finishing with a 9-1 win with Stephen Lynch scoring his first hat-trick. Congratulations to the team for the win, and to the Bulls Ladies for an enjoyable game.

Tomorrow night's game has now been confirmed and will be played at 9:30PM, we will be playing the Bulls Ladies.

An enjoyable match at the Ice Dome took place last night, where the Bulls Ladies played the Whalers, with the Whalers managing a 5-0 win.