Scottish National League

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Scottish National League
Scottish National League.png
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2000
No. of teams 10
Continent Europe
Most recent champion(s) Dundee Comets
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
Flag of Scotland Aberdeen Lynx 2005 Aberdeen Linx Ice Arena 1,118
Flag of Ulster.svg.png Belfast SNL Giants 2007 Belfast SSE Arena Belfast 9,957
Flag of Scotland Dundee Comets 2008 Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,000
Flag of Scotland Dundee Tigers 1938 Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,000
Flag of Scotland Kilmarnock Thunder 2017 Kilmarnock Galleon Leisure Centre 400
Flag of Scotland Kirkcaldy Kestrels 1984 Kirkcaldy Fife Ice Arena 3,525
Flag of Scotland Moray Typhoons 2013 Elgin Moray Leisure Centre 300
Flag of Scotland Murrayfield Racers 2018 Edinburgh Murrayfield Ice Rink 3,800
Flag of Scotland North Ayrshire Wild 2002 Stevenston Auchenharvie Leisure Centre 250
Flag of Scotland Paisley Pirates 1946 Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000

Championships

Season Winner Runner-up Third Champions Finalst
2000–2001 Dundee Tigers Solway Sharks Murrayfield Raiders
2001–2002 Edinburgh Capitals SNL Dundee Tigers Kilmarnock Storm
2002–2003 Edinburgh Capitals SNL Camperdown Stars Kirkcaldy Kestrels
2003–2004 Camperdown Stars Paisley Pirates Edinburgh Capitals SNL
2004–2005 Camperdown Stars Solway Sharks 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
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 Kirkcaldy Kestrels North Ayrshire Wild Edinburgh Capitals SNL North Ayrshire Wild
2014–2015 Kirkcaldy Kestrels Edinburgh Capitals SNL Paisley Pirates Kirkcaldy Kestrels Edinburgh Capitals SNL
2015–2016 Kirkcaldy Kestrels Paisley Pirates 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


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 - 2020-21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23
European Hockey Overview
Top-Level Leagues
International

Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League

National

Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues
Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine
Third-Level Leagues
Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland
Fourth-Level and lower Leagues
Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)
Cup Competitions
Cups

Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

Supercups

Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues
Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship
Women's Leagues
International leagues

Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup

National leagues

Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Defunct leagues

Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues
Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia
University Leagues
European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden