 They finished as the runners-up after falling 11–4 to Morocco.The team has had members from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and has a working relationship with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and new Irish clubs, Flyers Ice Hockey Club and Dundalk Bulls.The Republic of Ireland was accepted into the IIHF in May 1996 after a nomination by Great Britain and a second by Canada.