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| Founded | 2007 |
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| League | Irish Ice Hockey League |
| Based in | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Location | Northern Ireland |
| Colours | Black, Yellow, White |
| Head coach | Gordon Ferguson |
The Belfast City Bruins are an ice hockey team in the Irish Ice Hockey League. They were coached by Gordon Ferguson.
The Bruins were created in February 2007 to represent Belfast in the Irish Ice Hockey League. Another organization, the Belfast Giants, represent Belfast in the British Elite League. Three of the Bruins most notable players, Johnson, Stewart, and Martin transferred from the Giants upon the league's formation, also Hamill. Their logo is modeled after the NHL's Boston Bruins. However, the team shares no developmental relationship with Boston Bruins farm system.
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Michael Raymond Bales is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League over four seasons from 1992 to 1997 with the Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators, accumulating a record of 2–15–1 and a goals against average of 4.13 in 23 games. He currently serves as goaltending coach for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres.
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The UMass Lowell River Hawks are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Members of the America East Conference for all sports. UMass Lowell sponsors teams in seven men's and seven women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Prior to transitioning to Division I in 2013, the River Hawks competed in the Northeast-10 Conference in Division II.
