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| team_name = Ayr Bruins <br />
| logo = Ayr Bruins logo.jpg<br />
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| city = [[Ayr]], [[Scotland]] <br />
| league = [[Scottish National League]] <ref name=general>{{cite web|last=Stamp|first=Phil|title=Ay|url=http://www.azhockey.com/Ay.htm|work=a to z encyclopaedia of ice hockey|publisher=azhockey.com|accessdate=23 February 2012}}</ref> <br/> <br />
[[British Hockey League|British League]] <ref name=general /> <br />
[[Northern League (1966-1982)|Northern League]] <ref name=general /> <br />
| founded = 1939 <br />
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| arena = [[Ayr Ice Rink| Ayr Ice Rink (Beresford Terrace)]] (1939-72) <ref name=general /> <br />
Ayr Ice Rink (Limekiln Road) (1972-92) <ref name=general /> <br />
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| name1 = Ayr Raiders <ref name=general /> <br />
| dates1 = 1939-55<br />
| name2 = Ayr Rangers <ref name=general /> <br />
| dates2 = 1963-66<br />
| name3 = Ayr Bruins <ref name=general /> <br />
| dates3 = 1966-91<br />
| name4 = Ayr Raiders <ref name=general /> <br />
| dates4 = 1991-92<br />
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The '''Ayr Bruins''' were an ice hockey club based in [[Ayr]], [[Scotland]] between 1939 and 1992. Established in 1939 under the name '''Ayr Raiders''', the club played their home games at the [[Ayr Ice Rink]] (Beresford Terrace) between 1939 and 1972 and at Ayr Ice Rink (Limekiln Road) between 1974 and 1991. <br />
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==History==<br />
The Raiders played in the [[Scottish National League (1929–1954)|Scottish National League]] in 1939-40 and from 1946-1954. They won the regular season championship in 1952 and 1953 and the [[Anderson Trophy]], awarded to the playoff winner, in 1953. In addition, the club won the [[Autumn Cup|Scottish Autumn Cup]] in 1951. The club later joined the newly-founded [[British National League (1954–1960)|British National League]] in 1954-55, but withdrew from the league and went dormant after only one season of play.<br />
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The Ayr Rangers were formed in 1963 and played in the amateur [[Scottish League (1962-1965)|Scottish League]] from 1962-63 to 1964-65, winning the league title in their first season. They also took part in the [[BBC Grandstand TV Trophy]] in 1964 and 1966.<br />
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The Bruins were created in 1966 and played one season in the [[Northern League (1966-1982)|Northern League]] before withdrawing, returning to the league in 1969. They continued to play until the closure of the Ayr Ice Rink in 1972 but again returned in 1974. The side won the Icy Smith Cup (now the [[British Championship]]) in 1976 and became a charter member of the [[British Hockey League]]'s Premier Division in 1983. They made another appearance in the British Championship final in 1989 but were defeated 6-3 by the [[Nottingham Panthers]].<br />
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The Bruins changed their name back to the Ayr Raiders in 1989 but were relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 1991-92 season.<br />
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More recently Ayr was represented by the [[Ayr Scottish Eagles]] between 1996 and 2002 at the [[Centrum_Arena_(Prestwick)|Centrum Arena]].<br />
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==Images==<br />
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Ayr Program.jpg|A program from a November 5, 1954, game against the Dundee Tigers.<br />
Ayr 1955-56.jpg|The club in 1955-56.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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