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{{Infobox sports league | {{Infobox sports league | ||
| title = Scottish National League | | title = Scottish National League | ||
| logo = Scottish National League.png | |||
| pixels = 300px | | pixels = 300px | ||
| sport = Ice hockey | | sport = Ice hockey | ||
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| ceo = | | ceo = | ||
| headquarters = | | headquarters = | ||
| teams = | | teams = 8 | ||
| countries = {{flagicon|Scotland}} (10 teams) | | countries = {{flagicon|Scotland}} (10 teams) | ||
| continent = Europe | | continent = Europe | ||
| champion = [[ | | champion = [[Edinburgh Capitals]] | ||
| website = [http://www.scottishicehockey.net/ scottishicehockey.net] | | website = [http://www.scottishicehockey.net/ scottishicehockey.net] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Scottish National League''' is the ice hockey league in [[Scotland]]. | The '''Scottish National League''' is the ice hockey league in [[Scotland]]. It was founded in 2000. The [[Scottish League]] had been the competition in Scotland since the 1980s, prior to the SNL's creation. | ||
Seen as the third-tier of ice hockey, below the [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] and the [[English Premier Ice Hockey League]]. However, its standard of play has been considered closer to the English National Ice Hockey Division One, consisting primarily of amateur players and "B" teams of clubs playing in higher leagues. Following the demise of the [[British National League (1996–2005)|British National League]] at the end of the 2004-05 season, the [[Fife Flyers]] and [[Dundee Stars]] transferred to the League, raising its profile and quality. Both these teams have since left the SNL and now compete in the [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] | Seen as the third-tier of ice hockey, below the [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] and the [[English Premier Ice Hockey League]]. However, its standard of play has been considered closer to the English National Ice Hockey Division One, consisting primarily of amateur players and "B" teams of clubs playing in higher leagues. Following the demise of the [[British National League (1996–2005)|British National League]] at the end of the 2004-05 season, the [[Fife Flyers]] and [[Dundee Stars]] transferred to the League, raising its profile and quality. Both these teams have since left the SNL and now compete in the [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] | ||
==Teams== | ==Teams== | ||
===2019–2020 SNL Teams=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
! Club | |||
! Founded | |||
! City | |||
! Arena(s) | |||
! Capacity | |||
|- | |||
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
| align=center | 2005 | |||
| [[Aberdeen]] | |||
| Linx Ice Arena | |||
| align=center | 1,118 | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Flag of Ulster.svg.png|28px]] | |||
| [[Belfast SNL Giants]] | |||
| align=center | 2007 | |||
| [[Belfast]] | |||
| SSE Arena Belfast | |||
| align=center | 9,957 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Dundee Comets]] | |||
| align=center | 2008 | |||
| [[Dundee]] | |||
| [[Dundee Ice Arena]] | |||
| align=center | 2,000 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
| align=center | 1938 | |||
| [[Dundee]] | |||
| [[Dundee Ice Arena]] | |||
| align=center | 2,000 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Kilmarnock Thunder]] | |||
| align=center | 2017 | |||
| [[Kilmarnock]] | |||
| Galleon Leisure Centre | |||
| align=center | 400 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
| align=center | 1984 | |||
| [[Kirkcaldy]] | |||
| [[Fife Ice Arena]] | |||
| align=center | 3,525 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Moray Typhoons]] | |||
| align=center | 2013 | |||
| [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] | |||
| Moray Leisure Centre | |||
| align=center | 300 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Murrayfield Racers (2018)|Murrayfield Racers]] | |||
| align=center | 2018 | |||
| [[Edinburgh]] | |||
| [[Murrayfield Ice Rink]] | |||
| align=center | 3,800 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[North Ayr Wild|North Ayrshire Wild]] | |||
| align=center | 2002 | |||
| [[Stevenston]] | |||
| Auchenharvie Leisure Centre | |||
| align=center | 250 | |||
|- | |||
| {{flagicon|SCO}} | |||
| [[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
| align=center | 1946 | |||
| [[Glasgow]] | |||
| [[Braehead Arena]] | |||
| align=center | 4,000 | |||
|} | |||
===Championships=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Season | |||
!Winner | |||
!Runner-up | |||
!Third | |||
!Champions | |||
!Finalist | |||
|- | |||
|2000–2001 | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
|[[Solway Sharks]] | |||
|[[Murrayfield Raiders]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2001–2002 | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
|[[Kilmarnock Storm]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2002–2003 | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|[[Camperdown Stars]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2003–2004 | |||
|[[Camperdown Stars]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2004–2005 | |||
|[[Camperdown Stars]] | |||
|[[Solway Sharks]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2005–2006 | |||
|[[Fife Flyers]] | |||
|[[Dundee Stars]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates ]] | |||
|[[Fife Flyers]] | |||
|[[Dundee Stars]] | |||
|- | |||
|2006–2007 | |||
|[[Fife Flyers]] | |||
|[[Dundee Stars]] | |||
|[[Solway Sharks]] | |||
|[[Fife Flyers]] | |||
|[[Solway Sharks]] | |||
|- | |||
|2007–2008 | |||
|[[Scottish Warriors]] | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2008–2009 | |||
|[[Kilmarnock Storm]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2009–2010 | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Kilmarnock Storm]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2010–2011 | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates ]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2011–2012 | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[North Ayrshire Wild]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2012–2013 | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
|[[North Ayrshire Wild]] | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|- | |||
|2013–2014 | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[North Ayrshire Wild]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|[[North Ayrshire Wild]] | |||
|- | |||
|2014–2015 | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|- | |||
|2015–2016 | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)|Edinburgh Capitals SNL]] | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|- | |||
|2016–2017 | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|- | |||
|2017–2018 | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|- | |||
|2018–2019 | |||
|[[Murrayfield Racers]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Paisley Pirates]] | |||
|[[Murrayfield Racers]] | |||
|- | |||
|2019-2020 | |||
|[[Solway Stingrays]] | |||
|[[Murrayfield Racers]] | |||
|[[Dundee Tigers]] | |||
|Cancelled | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2021-2022 | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|- | |||
|2022-2023 | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Dundee Comets]] | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
|- | |||
|2023-2024 | |||
|[[Aberdeen Lynx]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals]] | |||
|[[Kilmarnock Thunder]] | |||
|[[Edinburgh Capitals]] | |||
|[[Kirkcaldy Kestrels]] | |||
|} | |||
{{SNL seasons}} | {{SNL seasons}} | ||
{{Euro Hockey}} | |||
[[Category:Ice hockey leagues]] | [[Category:Ice hockey leagues]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 9 June 2024
| Scottish National League | |
| |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 2000 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Edinburgh Capitals |
| Official website | scottishicehockey.net |
The Scottish National League is the ice hockey league in Scotland. It was founded in 2000. The Scottish League had been the competition in Scotland since the 1980s, prior to the SNL's creation.
Seen as the third-tier of ice hockey, below the Elite Ice Hockey League and the English Premier Ice Hockey League. However, its standard of play has been considered closer to the English National Ice Hockey Division One, consisting primarily of amateur players and "B" teams of clubs playing in higher leagues. Following the demise of the British National League at the end of the 2004-05 season, the Fife Flyers and Dundee Stars transferred to the League, raising its profile and quality. Both these teams have since left the SNL and now compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League
Teams
2019–2020 SNL Teams
| Club | Founded | City | Arena(s) | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aberdeen Lynx | 2005 | Aberdeen | Linx Ice Arena | 1,118 |
|
Belfast SNL Giants | 2007 | Belfast | SSE Arena Belfast | 9,957 |
|
|
Dundee Comets | 2008 | Dundee | Dundee Ice Arena | 2,000 |
|
|
Dundee Tigers | 1938 | Dundee | Dundee Ice Arena | 2,000 |
|
|
Kilmarnock Thunder | 2017 | Kilmarnock | Galleon Leisure Centre | 400 |
|
|
Kirkcaldy Kestrels | 1984 | Kirkcaldy | Fife Ice Arena | 3,525 |
|
|
Moray Typhoons | 2013 | Elgin | Moray Leisure Centre | 300 |
|
|
Murrayfield Racers | 2018 | Edinburgh | Murrayfield Ice Rink | 3,800 |
|
|
North Ayrshire Wild | 2002 | Stevenston | Auchenharvie Leisure Centre | 250 |
|
|
Paisley Pirates | 1946 | Glasgow | Braehead Arena | 4,000 |
Championships
| Scottish National League seasons |
|---|
| 2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - |