Sheffield Bears

Sheffield Bears

The Sheffield Bears are a university ice hockey club from Sheffield, England who have teams in BUIHA divisions 1, 2 and 3. They were formed in 2004 and play their home games at iceSheffield. The teams leading sponsor is The AMRC with Boeing. The club are also sponsored by Windows 8, Roland Smith Orthodontics, Walkabout and Sheffield Parties. The Bears are currently Division 2 Southern Conference Play-Off Champions and National Play-Off Runner Ups, and Division 1 National Champions.

The Bears, like several other member clubs of the BUIHA, are made up of students, 1st year alumni and staff from more than one higher education establishment. Most of the players are affiliated with either The University of Sheffield or Sheffield Hallam University, although current and previous Bears teams have included players from Lincoln University and Barnsley College, amongst others. Once a year, a Varsity Game is played as the showpiece game of the inter-university Winter Varsity cup between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University.

The clubs website is http://www.sheffieldbears.com