Order classic Butte Irish tees and hoodies. The Irish were a junior club in Butte, Montana, from 1996 to 2002, and their first season was their best at 38-17-5. Celebrate Butte's junior hockey years by browsing all of our Irish gear, then read the team history below. As a small business, we're proud to keep the names, logos and stories of hockey's lost teams in circulation.
The Butte Irish were a junior ice hockey club that competed in the American West Hockey League (AWHL) for a total of six seasons between the years of 1996 and 2002. The team was located in Butte, Montana. The team's finest season was their first, when they finished the 1996-1997 campaign with a record of 38-17-5. They would finish with solid records after winning 80 games over the course of the following three seasons. In 2002, the club would eventually disband as a result of its ongoing financial struggles. Derek Whitmore is the only alumnus of the Irish national team to have played professionally in the major leagues.
