Manchester Metros Info
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Manchester Metros
Nationals: 23-24 Tier 2 Cup Comp: 23-24 CHK 2 North
Metros A joined BUIHA competitions in the 2004-05 season, beginning in Division 2. In the first few years the team were nomadic, lacking a home rink. Games were played at Sheffield (both Queens Road and IceSheffield), and then Bradford, before the new rink in Altrincham was completed. The A team moved to Division 1 North in the 2010-11 season after a double victory in the Division 2 Playoff Final and Tier II National Championships in 2010. After several years in Deeside, the team then finally returned to Altrincham in 2016/17 season.
The A team recently played in Division 1 North after promotion from Tier 2 North in 2017/18, after winning the Division title, the Nationals Title and the Playoff title.They now play in Divison 2 North.
Nationals Titles:
2008-09 Tier 2
2009-10 Tier 2
2017-18 Tier 2
Division Titles:
2009-10 Division 2
2011-12 Division 1
2017-18 Checking 2
Conference Titles:
2008-09 Division 2 Central
2009-10 Division 2 Central
2011-12 Division 1 North
2017-18 Checking 2 North
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Manchester Metros B
Nationals: 23-24 Tier 3 Cup Comp: 23-24 N-CHK 1 North
With a regular training slot close to Manchester, a Metros B team was introduced in 2008, at first competing in Division 3 North and then making the leap to checking hockey in 2009.
The B team have been a regular in Non-Checking Division 1 North since 2014/15.
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Manchester Metros C
Nationals: 23-24 Tier 4 Cup Comp: 21-22 Merit Vase
2011 saw the entry of a C team into the 3rd tier National Championships.
This third team then joined the Cup Competitiion in the following season, and competed in the top non-checking division for 2 years.
The C team now acts as an intermediate development team for the Metros and regularly enters nationals and plays friendlies with fellow BUIHA teams, with a view to re-enter the cup competition in the near future.
The C team also won the Nationals Tier 3 Vase in 2022, beating Leeds Gryphons D 2-1 in the final.
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Manchester Metros D
Nationals: 23-24 Tier 5 Cup Comp: N/A
2023 saw the long awaited return of the Metros D team, the team will play in their first season since the 2013/14 season.
The D team now acts as a brand new development team for entry-level players, the Metros D team will enter nationals and plays friendlies with fellow BUIHA development teams.
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Manchester Metros Women
Nationals: N/A Cup Comp: 23-24 Womens Nationals
For the first time in Manchester Metros history, a dedicated Women's Team was entered in 2023 into the Women's Nationals. A huge milestone for the club, made possible by the support of the University of Manchester!After linking up with the Leeds Gryphons Women's team in 2021/22 at Women's Nationals, the Metros finally were able to get their own Women's team together in 2022/23 at Women's Nationals and had a successful weekend by making the semi-finals.
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Manchester University triumph in first-ever Varsity ice hockey game
The University of Manchester (UoM) defeated Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in a highly entertaining goal-fest to win the inaugural Varsity ice hockey game at Altrincham Ice Dome last night.
Posted by manchester on Tue 30th October, 2012
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Manchester prepare for inaugural Varsity
The game between University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan is the first-ever ice hockey Varsity for the club, and will take place at Altrincham Ice Rink on Tuesday 23rd October.
Posted by manchester on Wed 17th October, 2012
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Womens Nationals
Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | PP% | PK% | |
Cambridge Womens Blues | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
Glasgow Stags Women | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 33.3 | 100.0 | |
Sheffield Bears Women | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 0.0 | 85.7 | |
Leeds Gryphons Womens | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
Nottingham Mavericks Women | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Oxford Womens Blues | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
Manchester Metros Women | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
North East Angels | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | |
Southampton Seafires | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Southern Sirens | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Checking 2 North
Non-Checking 1 North
Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | PP% | PK% | |
Sheffield Bears C | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 8.7 | 84.2 | |
Northumbria Kings B | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 17.1 | 90.9 | |
Manchester Metros B | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 19.1 | 95.1 | |
Newcastle Wildcats | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 8.7 | 78.6 | |
Glasgow Stags B | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 90 | -53 | 3.6 | 66.7 | |
Nottingham Mavericks C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | -50 | 22.5 | 91.2 |