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| Manchester Metros | |
| League | British Universities Ice Hockey Association |
| Divisions | Checking Division 2 North Non-Checking Division 1 North |
| History | 2001 – present |
| Home Arenas | Altrincham Ice Dome |
| Former Home Arenas | Bradford Ice Arena IceSheffield Queens Road Deeside Ice Rink |
| Universities | University of Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University University of Salford |
| Team Colours | Navy, Red, Yellow |
| Honours | Division 1 Playoff Champions 2012 Division 1 Northern Conference Champions 2012 Division 2 Northern Conference Champions 2009, 2010 Tier II National Champions 2009, 2010 |
| Website | http://www.metroshockey.com |
The Manchester Metros are the ice team for Manchester Universities, including the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 545,500 as of 2017. It lies within the United Kingdom's second-most populous built-up area, with a population of 3.2 million. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority is Manchester City Council.
Manchester Metropolitan University is a public university located in Manchester, England. The university traces its origins to the Manchester Mechanics Institute and the Manchester School of Design, which formed Manchester Polytechnic in 1970. Manchester Polytechnic then gained university status under the government's Further and Higher Education Act, becoming the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992. Today, it is headquartered in the city of Manchester, with additional facilities in Cheshire.
The ice hockey section has teams competing in Checking Division 2 and Non-Checking Division 1 North of the British Universities Ice Hockey Association cup competition. The squads train and play their cup competition and challenge games at Altrincham Ice Dome.
The British Universities Ice Hockey Association was founded in spring term 2003 by a group of hockey players from the universities of Oxford, London, Nottingham and Newcastle.
Altrincham Ice Dome is an ice rink in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It has 2,140 seats according to the rink website, and up to 300 standing places.
