am ▁Ice ▁D ome ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁El ite ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season . ▁After ▁three ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁E I HL , ▁the ▁club ▁joined ▁the ▁English ▁Premier ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁League ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Since ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁E PI HL , ▁the ▁club ▁have ▁been ▁fairly ▁successful , ▁having ▁won ▁two ▁league ▁champion ships ▁and ▁one ▁play off ▁final ▁with ▁multiple ▁appearances ▁at ▁the ▁play off ▁final s ▁week end . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁club ▁have ▁been ▁without ▁a ▁home ▁r ink ▁within ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁De es ide ▁Ice ▁Arena ▁in ▁North ▁Wales , ▁F yl de ▁Coast ▁Ice ▁Arena ▁in ▁Black pool , ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁at ▁W id nes ▁Ice ▁Arena . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁fol ded ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁after ▁an ▁un success ful ▁meeting ▁with ▁potential ▁invest ors . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Storm , ▁once ▁the ▁best - supported ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁club ▁in ▁Europe , ▁ran ▁into ▁serious ▁financial ▁trouble ▁and ▁was ▁fol ded . ▁Initial ly ▁fans ▁protest ed ▁against ▁SM G , ▁the ▁company ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Even ing ▁News ▁Arena ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁perce ived ▁that ▁troubles ▁had ▁ar isen