Manchester Storm
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The Manchester Storm was an ice hockey team from Manchester, England. The team formed in 1995, playing their home games at the then newly built Nynex Arena (since renamed to the MEN Arena). Storm hold the record for the largest ice hockey attendance in Britain, set on February 23 1997, when 17,245 people watched a match against the Sheffield Steelers. At the time, this was also a european record. The team folded in 2002 after running into financial problems, and has been replaced by the Manchester Phoenix.
Honours
- Superleague Winners 1998-99
- Autumn Cup Winners 1999-00
External links
- A fan page dedicated to the team (http://www.intothestorm.co.uk/)