Northern Premier League 1996-97

	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
Fife Flyers	36	33	3	0	315	130	66
Paisley Pirates	36	26	10	0	316	144	52
Whitley Warriors	36	23	13	0	236	200	46
Blackburn Hawks	36	15	20	1	207	240	31
Dumfries Border Vikings	36	12	23	1	171	271	25
Murrayfield Royals	36	9	26	1	168	260	19
Castlereagh Knights	36	6	29	1	168	260	19

Reference: [1]

	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
1st Round Group A
Fife Flyers	6	5	1	0	83	26	10
Whitley Warriors	6	5	1	0	70	35	10
Dumfries Border Vikings	6	1	5	0	27	94	2
Castlereagh Knights	6	1	5	0	27	94	2
1st Round Group B
Paisley Pirates	4	4	0	0	40	24	8
Blackburn Hawks	4	1	2	1	25	27	3
Murrayfield Royals	4	0	3	1	17	31	1
Championship Round
Fife Flyers	6	5	0	1	50	16	11
Paisley Pirates	6	4	1	1	46	33	9
Whitley Warriors	6	2	4	0	34	39	4
Blackburn Hawks	6	0	6	0	30	72	0

Reference: [1]

Scottish National League 1998-99

	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	Pts
Solway Sharks	22	20	1	1	189	43	41
Glasgow Dynamos	22	13	2	7	125	40	33
Perth Panthers	22	13	6	3	139	66	29
Paisley Mohawks	22	13	6	3	134	77	29
Kirkcaldy Kestrels	22	13	7	2	132	86	28
Dundee Tigers	22	11	9	2	130	92	24
Murrayfield Raiders	22	10	8	4	106	83	24
Kilmarnock Avalanche	22	11	10	1	192	162	23
Ayr Centrum Bruins	22	8	12	2	92	95	18
Castlereagh Goldwings	22	4	18	0	72	147	8
Irvine Magnum Flyers	22	1	18	3	53	204	5
Aberdeen Alligators	22	1	21	0	35	304	2

Reference: [2]

Report

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Castlereagh Knights entered the Northern Premier League in 1996-97. This was a league combining Scottish and Northern English teams, and this time the Castlereagh team fared less well, finishing last in the league. In 1998-99 another iteration of the Castlereagh team, the Goldwings finished 10th out of 12 teams.

The following year the Odyssey Arena in Belfast was built and the Belfast Giants competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague, a Professional League for the top teams in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. 

References

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Bibliography

[1] Roberts, Stewart (1998). The Ice Hockey Annual 1997-98 pg. 132. Brighton.

[2] Roberts, Stewart (2000). The Ice Hockey Annual 1999-2000 pg. 158. Brighton.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Laura Shadbolt.

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