The Whitley Warriors are an ice hockey team based in Whitley Bay in the north east of England. Founded in 1957 as the Bees, they changed their name to the Whitley Warriors in 1964. The Warriors played at the highest level of British ice hockey for much of their history but currently play in the third tier, National Ice Hockey League North Division 1. Their home arena is The Whitley Bay Ice Rink.

Club roster 2022-23

(*****) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

2021/22 Outgoing

Honours

British Championship: Winners – 1972/73, 1973/74 English National League Championship: Winners – 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2007/08 English National League: Runners-up – 1997/98 Northern League: Winners – 1973/74, 1974/75 Runners-up – 1976/77, 1977/78, 2006/07, 2010/11 Northern League Play-offs: Winners: 2006/07 Runners-up – 1967/68, 1976/77 English National League North: Winners – 2001/02, 2009/10, 2010/11 Runners-up – 1997/98, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2006/07, 2007/08 English Cup: Winners – 2001/02 Runners-up – 2000/01 Anglo Scottish Cup: Winners – 2000/01 Scottish Cup: Winners – 1991/92, Runners-up – 1992/93 Heineken British Premier League: Runners-up – 1987/88 Benson & Hedges Cup: Runners-up – 1992/93 Autumn Cup: Winners – 1971/72 Runners-up – 1972/73, 1974/75, 1976/77 BIHA Cup: Winners – 1957/58, 1958/59 (as Whitley Bees) NIHL North Cup: Runners-up – 2019/20 Runners-up – 2021/22 NIHL North Division 1 Moralee: Winners - 2019/20 Runners-up – 2021/22 Ice Hockey Journalists UK Hall of Fame: Terry Matthews (1987), Alfie Miller (1988), J.J. 'Icy' Smith (1988), Hilton Ruggles (2009), David Longstaff (2022)

Junior teams

The Warriors have numerous junior teams, with most bearing names that are considered derogatory and racist, especially when used contemporarily by non-indigenous people. The teams are:

Imports

Retired jerseys

Alfie Miller (#10) is the only jersey that has been retired for the Warriors.

Logo

Despite the Warriors' logo depicting a Native American (the logo and colours being "inspired" by the Washington Redskins) and the associated controversy which resulted in the Redskins removing their logo on the grounds that it was considered racist, there has been no similar discussion around the Warriors'. Teams like Frölunda Indians HC and Chicago Blackhawks which have similar logos have come under significant pressure to change their logos on similar grounds. Frolunda announced that they would no longer be called the Indians and would be changing their logo.