Dundee Rockets

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Dundee Rockets
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City Dundee, Scotland
League

British League
Northern League

Scottish National League
Founded 1963
Home arena Kingsway Ice Rink, Dundee
Colors

Red Blue

         
Championships
Regular season titles 1972-73, 1981–82, 1982-83, 1983–84
Autumn Cups 1983-84
Playoff championships 1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84

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The Dundee Rockets were an ice hockey club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1963, the club were founder members of the Northern League in 1967 and the British Hockey League in 1982. The club won eight titles before closing in 1987.

In 1963, the Dundee Rockets were founded. They took on the Tigers home ice and colours, although they wore a yellow and black strip in the mid to late 1960s. The head coach from 1969 to 1971 was Marshall Key. The Rockets won the Northern League in 1972-73 and 1981–82, the Scottish National League in 1981-82, and the British Championship in 1982. From 1983 to 1987 the Rockets played in the British Hockey League Premier Division, winning the league in 1982-83 (Section A) and 1983-84. They won the Heineken Championship in 1983 and 1984, and the Bluecol Autumn Cup in 1983-84.

Honours

The Dundee Rockets also won the grand slam (all the trophies there is to win in one season) three years in a row


Ice hockey in Great Britain
Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-present)

Belfast Giants - Braehead Clan - Cardiff Devils - Coventry Blaze - Dundee Stars - Edinburgh Capitals - Fife Flyers - Manchester Storm - Nottingham Panthers - Sheffield Steelers

English Premier Ice Hockey League (1998-present)

Basingstoke Bison - Bracknell Bees - Guildford Flames - Hull Pirates - Manchester Phoenix - Milton Keynes Lightning - Peterborough Phantoms - Sheffield Steeldogs - Swindon Wildcats - Telford Tigers

National Ice Hockey League (1997-present)

Altrincham Aces - Basingstoke Buffalo - Billingham Stars - Blackburn Eagles - Blackburn Hawks - Bracknell Hornets - Bradford Bulldogs - Bristol Pitbulls - Cardiff Devils 1 - Cardiff Devils 2 - Chelmsford Chieftains - Chelmsford Warriors - Coventry Blaze - Deeside Dragons - Fylde Flyers - Haringey Racers - Hull Jets - Invicta Dynamos - Invicta Mustangs - Lee Valley Lions - London Raiders - Milton Keynes Thunder - Nottingham Lions - Oxford City Stars - Peterborough Islanders - Sheffield Senators - Sheffield Spartans - Slough Jets (NIHL) - Solent Devils - Solihull Barons - Solway Sharks - Streatham Redskins - Swindon Wildcats - Sutton Sting - Telford Tigers (NIHL) - Whitley Warriors - Widnes Wild - Wightlink Raiders - Wightlink Tigers

Scottish National League (2000-present)

Aberdeen Lynx - Belfast Giants (SNL) - Dundee Comets - Dundee Tigers - Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) - Kilmarnock Storm - Kirkcaldy Kestrels - Moray Typhoons - North Ayr Wild - Paisley Pirates - Solway Sharks

Other current competitions

League Championship - Playoff Championship - Challenge Cup - British Universities Ice Hockey Association - Ice Hockey Varsity Match - Women's Premier Ice Hockey League - Scottish Cup - English Premier Ice Hockey Cup

Defunct competitions

Airlie Trophy - Ahearne Cup - Anderson Trophy - Autumn Cup - Association Cup - Bairns Trophy - British Hockey League - British Home Tournaments - British National League (1954–1960) - British National League (1996–2005) - Christmas Cup - Coronation Cup - Coronation Gold Cup - English Club Championship - English League - English League North - English National League - Findus Challenge Cup - Ice Hockey Superleague - Inter-City League - London Cup - Millenium Cup - Mitchell Trophy Northern League (1966-1982) - Northern League (2005–2011) - Planet Ice Challenge League - President's Pucks - Scottish Canada Cup - Scottish Cup (1930s-1950s) - Scottish League Flag Trophy - Scottish National League (1929–1954) - Scottish National League (1981-1982) - Scottish Premier Hockey League - Southern League - Winter Cup

Defunct teams

Amateur Skating Club - Argyll Ice Hockey Club - Ayr Bruins - Ayr Scottish Eagles - Blackpool Seagulls - Brighton Ambassadors - Brighton Ice Hockey Club - Brighton Tigers - Dundee Rockets - Durham Wasps - Earls Court Rangers - Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Racers - Hull Stingrays - Hull Thunder - Humberside Seahawks - London Canadians - London Lions - London Knights - London Racers - Manchester Rapids - Manchester Storm - Medway Bears - Milton Keynes Kings - Murrayfield Racers - Newcastle Jesters - Newcastle Vipers - Newcastle ENL Vipers - Niagara Ice Hockey Club - Oxford Canadians - Peterborough Pirates - Princes Ice Hockey Club - Richmond Flyers - Richmond Hawks - Royal Engineers Ice Hockey Club - Scottish Eagles - Sheffield Lancers - Sheffield Scimitars - Slough Jets - Southampton Vikings - Sunderland Chiefs - Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs

Governing bodies

English Ice Hockey Association - Ice Hockey UK - Scottish Ice Hockey - British Ice Hockey Association (defunct) - National Ice Skating Association (defunct)

Other

British National Team - Women's British National Team - British Junior National Team - British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame - Ice Hockey Journalists UK

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