Dundee Stars

Dundee Stars
Dundee Stars
City	Dundee, Scotland
League	Elite Ice Hockey League
Founded	2001
Home arena	Dundee Ice Arena
Colors	Red, White, Dark Blue
Franchise history
2001–2008	Dundee 'Texol' Stars
2008–2017	Dundee 'CCS' Stars
2018–2022	'Kitmart' Dundee Stars
2022–present	'Trade-Mart' Dundee Stars

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The Dundee Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in the Scottish city of Dundee. They were formed in 2001 and play their home games at the Dundee Ice Arena, situated off the city's main Kingsway dual carriageway.

The team currently play in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League and have previously played in others including: The British National League, Scottish National League and The Northern League. In joining the Elite League, they are one of four Scottish teams playing in the competition, alongside The Edinburgh Capitals, Braehead Clan and Fife Flyers.

History

BNL Years

Founded in 2001, the Dundee Stars won the Findus British National League (FBNL) and the Playoffs in their first season (2001–02) and then ranked 2nd in the FBNL, top their playoff group and reached the semi-finals of the challenge cup the following season. Stars' third season was a disappointment compared to the previous two, with a low league position and a place in the final of the Capital Cup.

Season 04-05 was disappointing for all three Scottish teams in the BNL. The National Cup, the Keyline Cup and the Challenge Cup were no better. However, the Stars won the Playoffs and also fared well in the Caledonia Cup.

Post BNL Years: SNL

Before the 05-06 season, the BNL folded as the Edinburgh Capitals were accepted into the Elite League but Stars refused to go if Fife Flyers were not allowed to join them. Fife's ice rink did not meet the Elite League standards and Flyers and Stars were left with no other option than to play in the Scottish National League (SNL) and so had to release all of their imported players. Fife won the SNL with Stars 3 points behind in 2nd. Flyers also won the Autumn Cup, the Northern League and the SNL Playoffs.

EIHL Years

In late April 2010, the Dundee Stars confirmed that they had been accepted into the EIHL,^[1] as the leagues 2nd expansion team for the 2010-11 season.

Elite Ice Hockey League Record

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

^† Note: The 2019–20 Elite League season was cancelled completely in March 2020, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. The season finished without a league or play-off winner and Dundee's stat line above reflects the Stars' position at the time of the cancellation.^[2]

^†† 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.^[3] The season was cancelled completely in February 2021.^[4]