Airlie Trophy
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The Airlie Trophy was first contested in 1939 and served as a minor rink tournament hosted by the Kingsway Rink in Dundee.
The 1939 tournament was a knock-out competition. The Dundee Tigers defeated the Perth Panthers to claim the trophy. In 1940, the final season of hockey in Scotland before World War II, it was played in a round-robin league format.
After the war, the tournament resumed in 1947. It was again played as a round-robin league competition.
The 1952-53 season saw the competition revert back to its initial single-elimination format. It was won by the Fife Flyers, who triumphed over the Edinburgh Royals 11-9 in a two-game, total goals final.
Champions
- 1939: Dundee Tigers
- 1940: Falkirk Lions
- 1947: Dundee Tigers
- 1953: Fife Flyers
Sources
- Frozen in Time: The Lost History of Scottish Ice Hockey 1895-1940, William S. Marshall (2014).
- Glasgow Herald newspaper archives