Celtic Cup (ice hockey)

 The Edinburgh Eagles Celebrate their victory in 2009.
The Edinburgh Eagles celebrate their victory in 2009.

The Celtic Cup was founded by Richard 'Rambo' Gray in 2005 with the first match being held in 2006. It is a British University Ice Hockey competition to feature any Celtic teams who join the British Universities Ice Hockey Association. At present the competition is a one-off match held each year between Cardiff Redhawks and Edinburgh Eagles. These matches are often extremely spirited affairs with both sides wanting to play hard, but at the end of the game the friendships made remain. The Celtic Cup was set to be named the Richard 'Rambo' Gray Celtic Cup at the end of his University playing Career in 2010, however that honour was forfeited by Gray, as he continues to play an active role as coach in the competition and simply named the new trophy the British Universities Ice Hockey Association Celtic Cup.

History

Celtic Cup

Date Score Location
2006 31 March Edinburgh Eagles 9 - 4 Cardiff Redhawks Murrayfield Ice Rink
2007 26 January Cardiff Redhawks 3 - 7 Edinburgh Eagles Cardiff Bay Arena
2008 30 March Cardiff Redhawks 1 - 19 Edinburgh Eagles Murrayfield Ice Rink
2009 14 March Cardiff Redhawks 1 - 4 Edinburgh Eagles Cardiff Bay Arena
2012 10 March Cardiff Redhawks 1 - 11 Edinburgh Eagles Cardiff Bay Arena

Celtic Plate

Date Score Location
2009 15 March Cardiff Redhawks B 5 - 3 Edinburgh Beagles Cardiff Bay Arena
2012 12 February Cardiff Redhawks B 4 - 3 Edinburgh Beagles Fife Ice Arena
2013 3 February Edinburgh Beagles 4 - 2 Cardiff Redhawks B Cardiff Bay Arena

Legends of the Cup and Plate

Celtic Plate

The Celtic Plate began in 2009 as a Varsity game between Edinburgh and Cardiff's B teams.

The Redhawks B won the first 2 contests in 2009 and 2012. The Beagles won their first plate in 2013.

Cardiff Redhawks 2009 Celtic Plate Winners
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