Dundee Tigers

Dundee Tigers
City	Dundee, Scotland
League	Scottish National League
Founded	1938
Home arena	Dundee Ice Arena
Franchise history
1938–1955	Dundee Tigers
1987–1988	Dundee Tigers
1988-	Tayside Tigers
2000-present	Dundee Tigers

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The Dundee Tigers are a Scottish ice hockey team, based in the city of Dundee. The present team play in the Scottish National League, and have won the competition once. Earlier incarnations of the Tigers have won numerous titles since the late 1930s.

History

The first Dundee Tigers team was founded in 1938. The Tigers played in the Scottish National League from 1946 to 1954, and in the british National League from 1954-55. The team was based at Kingsway Rink, and wore a blue, red and white strip. The Tigers won the Scottish National League in 1938-39 and 1947-48 (Eastern Section). They also claimed the Anderson Trophy as playoff champions in 1948 and the Scottish Autumn Cup in 1949. The original Tigers last played in 1955.

A second Dundee Tigers team was founded in 1987. They played in the British Hockey League Premier Division 1987-88, before being renamed the Tayside Tigers in 1988. They played at Kingsway Rink in white, gold and black.

The Dundee Tigers played in the Scottish Under-21 League in the late 1990s.

The present Dundee Tigers have played in the Scottish National League since 2000. They are based at the Dundee Ice Arena along with the Dundee Stars, and Dundee Comets They play in white, gold and black. The Tigers won the Scottish National League 2000-01. They won SNL Playoff Championship in 2013.

Photos

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  The Tigers with the Airlie Trophy in 1940. Photo from the Dundee Evening Telegraph.

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  An old team photo.

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  A program from a 1949 Scottish Cup match.

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  A program from a November 29, 1954, Autumn Cup match between Dundee and the Brighton Tigers.

External links

• Dundee Tigers web site

Ice hockey in Great Britain

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