Blackpool Seagulls Blackpool Seagulls were an English ice hockey team , founded in 1951 , who played at the Pleasure Beach Ice Rink , Blackpool . History . Early years . The Seagulls were formed in 1951 and played in the Midland Intermediate League from 1951 to 1955 . In the 1955 - 56 season they lost just one match all year . < In the 1960s with no official leagues in the UK , " non - league " ice hockey continued with mini - tournaments competed for at the ice rinks of Blackpool , Brighton Tigers , Durham Wasps , Southampton Vikings and Whitley Warriors and also included some teams who did not have a " home ice " at the time such as Harringay Racers , Richmond Flyers and Streatham Redskins . Southern League . From 1970 to 1978 they played in the Southern League which was then the top - flight ice hockey league in England . Forward Brian Singer was named in the Southern A League , Midland Section , All - Star Team in 1975 - 76 , and goaltender Dave Cartmell won the same honour for two consecutive seasons in 1977 - 78 and 1978 - 79 . English League North . When the top flight was split into two regional competitions in 1978 they joined the newly formed English League North . They were the English League North Champions two seasons running - 1980 - 81 and 1981 - 82 . That season they also played in the English National League which had been revived , though it lasted just the one season . It was also one of the more successful seasons in the club ' s history as they reached the end - of - season British Championships as winners of the English League North alongside English League South champions , Streatham Redskins as well as the top two Scottish sides - Dundee Rockets and Murrayfield Racers , with the Seagulls game being shown on ITV . In the 1981 - 82 four out of the six players in the English League North All - Star team were Blackpool Seagulls players - goal tender Andy Sharples , defenceman Steve Currie and forwards ( and twin brothers ) , Canadians Brian and Bruce Simms . British Hockey League . In 1982 they joined the newly formed British Hockey League ( BHL ) which had replaced the three top flight regional leagues in the United Kingdom , to form one top - flight league . In 1982 - 83 they finished second in Section C behind Altrincham Aces . The Seagulls then joined the newly created second tier of the BHL , the British Hockey League Division One . In their first season in the First Division , 1983 - 84 they finished in sixth place out of eleven teams . The following season was more successful as the Seagulls finished in third place behind champions Peterborough Pirates and runners - up Solihull Barons . The 1986 - 87 season saw the Seagulls finish in the lower half of the Division One table , in 11th out of sixteen teams . For the 1987 - 88 season , Division One was split into two regional leagues , each with eight teams . Blackpool were placed in Division One South . However , they had a poor season , ending up in 7th place with only Aviemore Blackhawks , who lost every match they played all season , finishing below them . Final years . In 1993 , ice hockey came to an end in Blackpool after 42 years , because the rink at the Pleasure Beach was considered to be too small to host competitive ice hockey . For a short while the Seagulls name was retained as the club and some of its players moved to the Blackburn Arena . But within a couple of years the Seagulls name was dropped completely .