HISTORY
OF THE STORM
(Abridged)

Opening
night 1995

Winning
ways 1999

St Daryl
of Lipsey

No
hockey in here
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1910
(ish):
First ice hockey team plays
in Manchester - nothing to do with multinationals or the ISL
1930's
Team folds due to small number of teams to play, falling crowds, etc
etc. Similar story in 50's/60s elsewhere in country ..
1995-6:
Manchester Storm formed to play in the all
new Nynex Arena.
Team totally outclass everyone else in BD1
1996-7
Manchester Storm enter the all new Superleague
made up of teams from the previous season's Premier League.
Team almost outclassed by everyone else in ISL.
Coach sacked!
1997-8
New Coach with a funny name takes control
and starts to rebuild the club.
Many League games won but no silverware
1998-9
Mr Kleinendorst takes the Storm to the top
of the league and keeps them there!
1999-00
Storm win B&H Cup under leadership of Coach KK ... but dont win
the League
2000-1
KK leaves to join the NHL's NJD and TC arrives.
Tactics and motivation also depart.
Storm win nowt. Storm sold. TC departs
2001-2
Saint Daryl appointed to save the soul of hockey in Manchester but his
player disciples turn out to be unbelievers. Storm last in League and
blown out of Challenge Cup. Just 1920 people turn up for last game of
the season.
But
due to divine intervention (what else explains it?) St Daryl of Lipsey
led his team to the play off final where they held out until the last
few minutes against the Sheffield Steelers. A penalty shoot out denied
the Storm the trophy by just one goal.
2002-3
GOOD NEWS: Storm not sold over summer, Coach not sacked over summer!
BAD
NEWS: Owner gets sums wrong and soon runs out of cash. Storm locked
out of Arena, players not paid.
Storm
go bust.
2003-4
One can only hope there is some hockey ...
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