Boston Irish

Boston Irish are a professional Ice Hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts and play their home games at the Bushmills Arena. They are members of the EZM Ice Hockey league. The current team began as the Irish Fighters in 2009 but was purchased by Southie Sports & Entertainment in 2011. With approval from the EZM Board of Governors, the team was relocated to Boston before the 33rd season.

Boston Irish
Country
League	EZM 4.01 Division
Founded	16.11.2009
History	Irish Fighters, season 11-32 Boston Irish, season 33 -
Home Arena	Bushmills Arena
City	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Colours	Green / White / Orange
Owner	Barry O'Bama
GM & Head Coach	JohnJoe McSpud
Captain	Kelly Perkins
Our Motto	Tiocfaidh ár lá

Irish Fighters, season 11-32

Irish Fighters were a professional Ice Hockey team based in Limerick, Ireland and played their home games at the Kerrygold Arena. The Fighters were granted a franchise in the EZM Ice Hockey league on 16th November 2009. They were members of the 34th division east and won numerous trophies and promotions to qualify for the Premier division east. Before the 33rd season, the Irish Fighters were sold to a US group, Southie Sports & Entertainment. The group moved the franchise to Boston and they continued to play in the Premier division east under the new name, Boston Irish. The sale and relocation was approved by the EZM committee on 3rd August 2011.

Bushmills Arena

The Boston Irish play their home games at the Bushmills Arena. The Arena has a capacity of 25,000.

-Standing: 500

-Seating: 19,500

-VIP Seats: 5,000

Jerseys

Home - Away -

Current Roster

#	NAT	Position	Name	Place of Birth	Last Club
# 1		Goalie	Landon Barber	San Diego, California	Stramaboys
# 4		Defender	Jason Playfair	Ottawa, Ontario	Eaglecracks Mannheim
# 5		Defender	Christopher Zalapsky	Buffalo, New York
# 6		Defender	Edward Keating	Boston, Massachusetts	Cromex Lightning
# 8		Center	Carl Rutledge	Chicago, Illinois	Italian Wolves
# 9		Center	Kelly Perkins	Watertown, Massachusetts	Ontario Flames
# 10		Center	Jacob Fraser	Newark, New Jersey	Denver Devils
# 15		Forward	Jojo Schulte	Heidelberg, Germany	Mannheim HC United
# 17		Forward	Rico Renville	Toronto, Ontario	Babing Canucks
# 21		Forward	Jojo Stange	Mannheim, Germany	Free Agent
# 29		Defender	Norm Leach	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
# 31		Goalie	Phil Reicher	Buffalo, New York	Free Agent
# 36		Defender	Tristan Turnbull	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
# 44		Defender	Douglas Ross	Boston, Massachusetts
# 45		Forward	Cory Volpatti	Vancouver, British Columbia	New York Rangers
# 57		Forward	Henry Adams	Montreal, Quebec	Crosscheck
# 68		Forward	Joonas Neuvonen	Helsinki, Finland
# 77		Mascot	Fighting Séamus	Limerick, Ireland

Supporters

Boston Irish fans often refer to themselves as „Leprechauns“, the name derived from the team's nickname, „Leprechauns“. The fanbase is large and generally loyal, and virtually all home matches sell out. Like all major Ice Hockey clubs, Boston Irish have a number of domestic supporters' clubs, including the „Irish Supporters Club“, which works closely with the club. The Boston Irish Supporters' Trust promotes greater participation in ownership of the club by fans. The club's supporters also publish fanzines such as „Fight for Your Life“. In addition to the usual Ice Hockey chants, supporters sing „The Fields of Athenry“ and „Come on you Boys in Green“.

Hall of Fame

Player	Inducted
Tim Krause	Season 17
Philip Braun	Season 17
Jimmy Fedyr	Season 20
Bernd Schramm	Season 22
Jimmy Blackmore	Season 25
Achim Reimann	Season 29
Bobby Bolland	Season 34
Robert Schneider	Season 40

All American Cup

After long discussions between board members, the induction of Boston Irish to the All American Cup has been approved. Boston Irish will participate in the Tournament from season 41.

Club Honours

Honours
Division Champions		x 8
Division Runners-up		x 10

Unofficial Sponsors