Glasgow Clan

Glasgow Clan
Glasgow Clan
City	Renfrew, Scotland
League	Elite Ice Hockey League
Founded	2010
Operated	Clan Entertainment Ltd
Home arena	Braehead Arena, Renfrew
Colors	Lilac, White and Black
Affiliates	Solway Sharks, NIHL; Paisley Pirates, SNL
Franchise history
2010–2018	Braehead Clan
2018–Present	Glasgow Clan

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Glasgow Clan (formerly Braehead Clan) is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. It is one of three Scottish clubs playing in the top British league alongside Dundee Stars and the Fife Flyers.

In July 2018, the team officially rebranded from the Braehead Clan to the Glasgow Clan.

History

Braehead Arena previously hosted the Scottish Eagles ice hockey team for a brief period at beginning of the 2002–03 ISL season following their relocation from Ayr.^[2] The Eagles disbanded in November 2002 due to financial troubles.^[3] When the Superleague’s successor, the Elite Ice Hockey League was formed, initial plans included a new Glasgow-based team as being amongst the founding clubs, but this never materialised.^[4]

Following the 2008–09 season, the Elite League lost two teams with the resignations of the Basingstoke Bison and Manchester Phoenix, leaving the league with eight participating teams for the 2009–10 season. The Elite League subsequently announced the formation of the Braehead Clan as a ninth team for beginning with the 2010-11 season. The team’s ownership was announced as consisting of several of the Elite League's existing team owners, including Nottingham’s Neil Black.^[5]

Elite Ice Hockey League record

Season	League		Conference		Playoff	Challenge Cup
2010–11	EIHL	5th			QF	Group
2011–12	EIHL	6th			QF	SF
2012–13	EIHL	8th	Gardiner	1st	QF	SF
2013–14	EIHL	5th	Gardiner	4th	3rd	QF
2014–15	EIHL	2nd	Gardiner	1st	QF	QF
2015–16	EIHL	3rd	Gardiner	1st	QF	QF
2016–17	EIHL	5th	Gardiner	1st	QF	QF
2017–18	EIHL	9th	Gardiner	2nd		Group
2018–19	EIHL	4th	Gardiner	1st	QF	SF
2019–20^†	EIHL	7th				SF
2020–21^††	EIHL	Cancelled			Cancelled	Cancelled
2021–22	EIHL	6th			QF	DNP^†††
2022–23	EIHL	8th			QF	Group
2023–24	EIHL	10th				SF

^† Note the 2019–20 Elite League season finished after 48 games for Glasgow, and the EIHL campaign finished without a league or play-off winner, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The above stat line reflects the Clan's position at the time of the cancellation of the season.^[6]

^†† Note the 2020–21 Elite League season - originally scheduled for a revised start date of 5 December - was suspended on 15 September 2020, because of ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions. The EIHL board determined that the season was non-viable without supporters being permitted to attend matches and unanimously agreed to a suspension.^[7] The season was cancelled completely in February 2021.^[8]

^††† Due to Glasgow's arena situation, they began the 2021–22 Elite League season in November 2021, rather than September. As a result, the team withdrew from the Challenge Cup.