OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Since our inception we have had may achievements and accolades as a team.
We’re sure there will be many more to come in the future too…

Club Titles

British Para Ice Hockey League Champions
2019, 2025
British Para Ice Hockey League Playoff Champions
2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
Northwest Europe Para Ice Hockey League Champions
2022, 2023
Kings Cup Champions
2019
Rouen Cup Champions
2019

Other Titles

BBC Make A Difference Awards – Highly Commended (2023)
Parasport UK – Club of the Year (2022)
Parasport UK – Club of the Month (February 2022)
Disability Sport Yorkshire – Team of the Year (2020)
National Lottery Award Winners – Sport Category (2018)

Club Firsts

September 2014 – The Sheffield Steelkings Sledge Hockey Club was established.
6 December 2014 – First friendly game.
Played against the Manchester Phoenix at IceSheffield.
25 April 2015 – First game as part of the British Sledge Hockey League.
Played against the Kingston Kestrels, in Hull.
25 April 2015 – First ever goal, scored by Barry Grayson.
In our first game played against the Kingston Kestrels in Hull.
29 May 2016 – Our longest goal, scored by John Oakley.
John shot the puck from within our defensive zone and managed to score on an unsuspecting Peterborough Phantoms goalie at IceSheffield.
7 August 2016 – Most penalty minutes in a single game.
These were collected by Jake Oakley who managed to pick up 14 penalty minutes in a feisty game against the Kingston Kestrels. The game also saw a Kestrel player ejected.
18 June 2017 – First British League win.
A 10-2 win over the Manchester Mayhem at IceSheffield.
18 June 2017 – First Hat Trick, achieved by Gary Farmer.
In our first league win against Manchester Mayhem at IceSheffield.
18 June 2017 – Most goals in a single game, achieved by Gary Farmer.
Seven goals were scored in our first win against Manchester Mayhem.
8th July 2017 – First Shut Out, by Rachel Rawson.
During our away game against the Cardiff Huskies, netminder Rachel Rawson got the Steelkings their first shut out, and a 6-0 victory.
26th August 2017 – First Playoff qualification.
After an exciting home game against the Peterborough Phantoms, the Steelkings qualified for the play offs by taking the Phantoms to overtime, and then winning the game in a penalty shoot out.
1st May 2018 – First unsanctioned Great Britain Women’s goal.
Scored by Rachel Paget at the Women’s Para Ice Hockey Development Camp in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
10th February 2019 – First International home win
A 3-2 overtime win against HCCA Dahu (Clemont-Ferrand, France)
23rd March 2019 – First International away win
A travelling Steelkings team beat the Rouen Dragons 2-0
24th August 2019 – First British Para Ice Hockey League Title
8th September 2019 – First British Para Ice Hockey Playoff Title
13th March 2022 – First Northwest Europe Par Ice Hockey League Title
4th June 2022 – First British Para Ice Hockey League Game to have juniors play in it (John, Jack, Daniel)
4th June 2022 – First junior player to score an official British Para Ice Hockey League goal
John Plummer against the Peterborough Phantoms
11th June 2022 – First British Para Ice Hockey League win for the Steel’Stings’
Came against the Peterborough Phantoms (6-1)
26th August 2022 – First sanctioned Great Britain Women’s goal.
Scored by Emily McLean at the World Para Ice Hockey’s Women’s World Challenge in Green Bay, USA.
10th September 2022 – First British Para Ice Hockey Playoff Weekend appearance by the Steel’Stings’
1st July 2023 – The club’s largest victory
A travelling Kings team beat the Manchester Mayhem 16-0 in Widnes.