The Dublin Rams are an ice hockey team in the Irish Ice Hockey League.[1] One of five teams in the newly formed league, they are coached by Zachary Baylis.[2]
History
The Rams were created in February 2007 to add depth to the newly created Irish League. Their home rink is the Dundalk Ice Dome and they are one of three teams that play out of Dublin. The Flyers IHC and Latvian Hawks are also based in Dublin. Their Club President, John Podedworny, is also the President of Dunkin' Donuts. In addition, the Rams have an A team in the NHL Development Division.
In the 2012-13 season, the Rams finished with 35 wins, 2 overtime loss, and 3 losses, and were positioned in 1st place in the IIHL with 72 points. The Rams were the only team during the regular season to defeat the Dundalk Bulls when they did so on February 16, 2012 by a score of 9-1. The Dublin Rams went on to defeat the Flyers IHC in the IIHL semi finals by a score of 14-8. In the first ever all Ireland final, the Rams defeated to the Dundalk Bulls by a score of 6-3 in a well-fought game with hat-tricks by forward Joseph Lodge and defenceman Brian Sherwood. Robert Mackenzie had 47 saves in the victory.