Ahead of this weekend’s Manx Hockey Association cup action, lets take a look back at each club’s league season.

Ramsey Crookall

Bacchanalians

Another stellar campaign for the Tromode-based club as Jamie Brown’s A team were simply too good for the rest of the PwC Men’s Premier League. They went the domestic season undefeated as well as representing the island brilliantly against opposition from across the water.

Their B team also comfortably stayed in the Premier League as their Colts also impressed in Division One and the C team proved hard to beat. Emma Leeming’s young women’s A side played some expansive hockey too, in particular pushing Vikings close in a seven-goal thriller.

They may have felt slightly disappointed to finish fourth in a hugely-competitive division but they are not far away from a serious title challenge. They will be joined in the league by their second team too, after the Whites led Women’s Division One all season.

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Castletown

A disappointing time for the first teams of the Reds, as both suffered disastrous final-day defeats to confirm relegation from the Premier Leagues.

The southerners find themselves as a club in transition and both sides will be looking to take the opportunity to enjoy more possession and bounce straight back.

Recruitment continues apace in the second teams, with both sides finishing runners-up in their respective divisions.

Harlequins

A frustrating result as their first team ran out of steam in comparison to an excellent Vikings B side in promotion to the Premier League.

They’ll be looking towards the top again next season, in what will be another intensely-competitive division. Their second team struggled at times but enjoyed a wonderful late-season surge.

On the women’s side, Caitlin Dodd’s young A team maintained their place in the Premier League comfortably and showed signs of real progression in the ranks. Their second side defeated eventual champions Saracens in a promising Division Two campaign.

LJ Ramsey

Survival was the name of the game for Jonathan Gower-Jackson’s men’s A and, although they left it late to leapfrog Castletown, they got the job done.

Another season under their belt in the top league is reward as they will try to push on and challenge the top three next season. Their second team was narrowly relegated despite picking up six points in Division One.

Success on and off-island for Lauren Brew’s women’s A and they looked at times to be the team to stop Vikings’ long unbeaten run, although they were pipped to the runners-up spot by Valkyrs A.

Their second team competed at the top of PwC Division One to cap off an impressive season for the Greens.

Saracens

A mixed bag of a season for Saracens men as they played some brilliant hockey under the stewardship of young captain George Powell, but found inconsistency to be their nemesis as the season wore on.

Gail Joughin’s women’s team couldn’t have been much more consistent on the other side, blowing everyone away and romping to victory in the PwC Women’s Division Two.

With a Mixed Under-16s title also in the bag, the future looks as bright as their sky blue shirts, with both men’s and women’s firsts employing a number of the youngsters to great effect.

Crowe Morgan Valkyrs

A head-scratcher of a season for Valkyrs men and they also look to be a club in transition.

There’s a promising youth set-up headed up by Craig Killey, but with a number of notable absentees from the first team this season they flattered to deceive somewhat.

The goal-scoring form of Juan Killey and captain Luis Novo-Smith points to adequate replacements, while their second team rallied late on to avoid Division One relegation.

Imogen Manning’s women were perhaps the surprise package in the Women’s Premier League.

Despite many watchers tipping Ramsey and Bacchas to push Vikings close, it was Manning’s westerners who made them eat their words as they got closest to the imperious All-Blacks after a determined campaign.

Staying in Division One proved a step too far for their C team who will look to use the relegation to launch upwards again.

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Vikings

A simply stunning season from Vikings at all levels, showing their strength in depth.

Going into the final weekend, Kim Carney’s women’s A had wrapped their 10th consecutive PwC Women’s Premier League and Ian Perry’s Colts had won every game in PwC Men’s Division Two.

They weren’t finished yet though, with Vikings men’s B sealing Premier League promotion to give the club their third league trophy. Indeed, two more goals from their second team would have seen four out of five teams claim the league.

Alex Birch’s men’s A side finished runners-up behind Bacchas in the Men’s Premier Division so over their five teams they have three champion teams and two runners-up spots. A testament to the depth of the Douglas club and a real warning sign of things to come.