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 current title sponsor of the team is 'Trade-Mart'.[1]
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 9n (2002–03), topped 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.[citation needed]
Season 2004–05 started off 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 turned their season around after making a few changes to the roster and won the Playoffs and also fared well in the Caledonia Cup.[citation needed]
Post BNL years: SNL
In 2005 Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers decided to resign from the BNL in order to join the premier Elite League. As this would leave the BNL with only five teams; and thus with little option but to fold, the Capitals and Vipers temporarily withdrew their applications so as to allow the remaining BNL teams to apply for EIHL status. However, terms could not be agreed between the EIHL and the remaining five BNL teams; leading the Capitals and Vipers to resubmit their original applications and join the EIHL; which ultimately resulted in the closure of the BNL. This led the Stars, along with fellow former BNL team Fife Flyers, to move to the Scottish National League. The Stars refusal of the EIHL's terms was due to their local rival, Fife Flyers, being unable to join the EIHL due to their arena not meeting the EIHL's standards. It was decided that Stars' would not join the EIHL at that time unless the Flyers were allowed to join with them. In joining the SNL the Stars had to release all of their imported players in order to meet SNL rules.
During the first season, Fife won the SNL with Stars three points behind in 2nd. Flyers also won the Autumn Cup, the Northern League and the SNL Playoffs. Season 2006–07 introduced the NHL style Zero Tolerance rules and the one import rule with the intent of making the SNL a more skillful league. The Stars have relied heavily on their junior development with many under-19s and some under-16s "playing up" as well as managing to secure the services of two of the "old" favourites, Jeff Marshall (Canada) and Patric Lochi (Italy).
EIHL years
In late April 2010, the Dundee Stars confirmed that they had been accepted into the EIHL,[2] as the league's 2nd expansion team for the 2010–11 season.
† 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.[3]
†† 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.[4] The season was cancelled completely in February 2021.[5]
^"Dundee Stars at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^. Elite Ice Hockey League. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links
Official website
December 26, 2022
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dundee Stars news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 current title sponsor of the team is Trade Mart 1 Dundee StarsCityDundee ScotlandLeagueElite Ice Hockey LeagueFounded2001Home arenaDundee Ice ArenaColoursNavy Blue Red White General managerJeff MasonHead coachJeff MasonCaptainVacantAffiliate s Dundee Comets SNLWebsitedundeestars comFranchise history2001 2008Dundee Texol Stars2008 2017Dundee CCS Stars2018 2022 Kitmart Dundee Stars2022 present Trade Mart Dundee StarsChampionshipsRegular season titles2001 02Conference titles2013 14Playoff championships2001 02 2004 05The team currently play in the top professional 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 three Scottish teams playing in the competition alongside Glasgow Clan and Fife Flyers Contents 1 History 1 1 BNL years 1 2 Post BNL years SNL 1 3 EIHL years 2 Elite Ice Hockey League record 3 Head coach history 4 Current squad 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditBNL years Edit 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 9n 2002 03 topped 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 citation needed Season 2004 05 started off 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 turned their season around after making a few changes to the roster and won the Playoffs and also fared well in the Caledonia Cup citation needed Post BNL years SNL Edit In 2005 Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers decided to resign from the BNL in order to join the premier Elite League As this would leave the BNL with only five teams and thus with little option but to fold the Capitals and Vipers temporarily withdrew their applications so as to allow the remaining BNL teams to apply for EIHL status However terms could not be agreed between the EIHL and the remaining five BNL teams leading the Capitals and Vipers to resubmit their original applications and join the EIHL which ultimately resulted in the closure of the BNL This led the Stars along with fellow former BNL team Fife Flyers to move to the Scottish National League The Stars refusal of the EIHL s terms was due to their local rival Fife Flyers being unable to join the EIHL due to their arena not meeting the EIHL s standards It was decided that Stars would not join the EIHL at that time unless the Flyers were allowed to join with them In joining the SNL the Stars had to release all of their imported players in order to meet SNL rules During the first season Fife won the SNL with Stars three points behind in 2nd Flyers also won the Autumn Cup the Northern League and the SNL Playoffs Season 2006 07 introduced the NHL style Zero Tolerance rules and the one import rule with the intent of making the SNL a more skillful league The Stars have relied heavily on their junior development with many under 19s and some under 16s playing up as well as managing to secure the services of two of the old favourites Jeff Marshall Canada and Patric Lochi Italy EIHL years Edit In late April 2010 the Dundee Stars confirmed that they had been accepted into the EIHL 2 as the league s 2nd expansion team for the 2010 11 season Elite Ice Hockey League record EditSeason League Conference Playoff Challenge Cup2010 11 EIHL 8th QF Group2011 12 EIHL 8th QF Group2012 13 EIHL 9th Gardiner 3rd QF2013 14 EIHL 3rd Gardiner 1st QF QF2014 15 EIHL 10th Gardiner 5th QF2015 16 EIHL 7th Gardiner 3rd QF QF2016 17 EIHL 7th Gardiner 2nd SF QF2017 18 EIHL 10th Gardiner 3rd QF2018 19 EIHL 10th Gardiner 2nd QF2019 20 EIHL 9th QF2020 21 EIHL Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled2021 22 EIHL 7th SF QF 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 3 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 4 The season was cancelled completely in February 2021 5 Head coach history EditName Nationality TenureTony Hand 2001 2003Roger Hunt 2003 2009Iain Robertson 2009 2010Dan Ceman 2010 2011Brent Hughes 2011 2012Jeff Hutchins 2012 2015Marc LeFebvre 2015 2017Omar Pacha 2017 2022Jeff Mason 2022 Current squad EditSquad for 2022 23 Elite League season 6 Denotes two way deal with Dundee Comets of the SNL Denotes two way deal with Solway Sharks of the NIHL 1Netminders No Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth Joined from Press Release28 Anton Svensson L 2022 Angelholm Sweden IF Troja Ljungby HockeyAllsvenskan 1 44 Brython Preece R 2019 Newport Wales No Team 2 Defencemen No Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth Joined from Press Release3 Ryan Verrier L 2022 Reading Massachusetts USA New Hampshire Wildcats NCAA 3 5 Erik Naslund R 2022 Umea Sweden Fife Flyers EIHL 4 6 Drydn Dow L 2021 Calgary Alberta Canada HK Spisska Nova Ves Slovak 1 Liga 5 11 Kris Inglis A L 2016 Dundee Scotland Home Grown 6 27 Colin Joe A L 2022 Edmonton Alberta Canada HC Kunlun Red Star KHL 7 75 Chris Lijdsman L 2022 Calgary Alberta Canada Adirondack Thunder ECHL 8 Forwards No Player Position Acquired Place of Birth Joined from Press Release8 Ben Brown LW D 2021 Dundee Scotland Dundee Comets SNL 9 10 Philippe Sanche A RW C 2021 Mercier Quebec Canada Concordia Stingers U Sports 10 12 Jonathan McBean C 2022 Dundee Scotland Dundee Comets SNL 11 13 Hugo Reinhardt A C 2022 Kungsbacka Sweden Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 12 15 Craig Garrigan LW 2021 Dundee Scotland Nottingham Panthers EIHL 13 18 Ian Parker C RW 2022 Florence Kentucky USA Wichita Thunder ECHL 14 19 Elijiah Barriga LW 2022 West Covina California USA American International Yellow Jackets NCAA 15 21 Johan Eriksson RW LW 2022 Gavle Sweden Guildford Flames EIHL 16 24 Ben Sokay C 2022 Port Hope Ontario Canada Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 17 25 Romans Semjonovs LW RW 2022 Riga Latvia IF Troja Ljungby HockeyAllsvenskan 18 37 Toms Rutkis RW C 2021 Riga Latvia Coventry Blaze EIHL 19 38 Carter Folk LW 2022 Regina Saskatchewan Canada Saskatchewan Huskies U Sports 20 95 Mac Howlett LW C 2022 Woking England Guildford Flames EIHL 21 On Loan No Player Position Acquired Place of Birth Playing For Press ReleaseTeam Staff No Name Position Place of Birth Joined from Press ReleaseN A Jeff Mason Head coach GM Easthampton Massachusetts USA Belfast Giants EIHL 22 6 Drydn Dow Player Assistant coach Calgary Alberta Canada HK Spisska Nova Ves Slovak 1 Liga 23 N A Mike Ward Director of Hockey Operations Dundee Scotland Appointed in 2001 24 N A Kevin Ward Equipment manager Dundee Scotland Appointed in 2010 25 N A Chris Ward Assistant equipment manager Dundee Scotland Appointed in 2015 26 Recent departures No Player Position Acquired Leaving For Press Release1 Adam Morrison G 2021 TBC 27 7 Kalvis Ozols D 2022 Narvik IK 1 divisjon 28 7 Devon Daniels D 2022 TBC 29 9 Charlie Combs LW 2021 SonderjyskE Ishockey Metal Ligaen 30 14 Gabriel Desjardins A LW 2021 SonderjyskE Ishockey Metal Ligaen 31 18 Dillon Lawrence C 2021 Fife Flyers EIHL 32 21 Sebastian Bengtsson LW 2021 HC La Chaux de Fonds Swiss League 33 22 Caly Robertson F 2021 Bristol Pitbulls NIHL 34 23 Connor Sills LW RW 2021 Tilburg Trappers Oberliga 35 25 Kyle Haas A D 2021 TBC 36 29 Alexandre Ranger RW 2021 Erfurt Black Dragons Oberliga 37 40 Francis Marotte G 2022 TBC 38 41 Quinn O Brien C 2022 TBC 39 42 Michael Poirier D 2021 Sorel Tracy Eperviers LNAH 40 43 Fabrizio Ricci C LW 2022 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 41 51 Spencer Dorowicz A C 2021 Savannah Ghost Pirates ECHL 42 65 Craig Moore D 2021 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 43 81 Timi Lahtinen LW RW 2021 STS Sanok Polska Hokej Liga 44 88 Chris Gerrie C RW 2022 Fife Flyers EIHL 45 Honours EditBritish National League League 2001 02 Playoffs 2001 02 2004 05Scottish National League Autumn Cup 2009Elite Ice Hockey League Gardiner Conference 2013 14 7 Individual EIHL All StarsFirst Team 46 2013 14 Dan Bakala 2016 17 Vinny ScarsellaSecond Team 47 2012 13 Nicola Riopel Sami Ryhanen 2013 14 Rory Rawlyk Nico Sacchetti 2016 17 Felix Antoine Poulin 2019 20 Drydn Dow 2021 22 Charlie CombsReferences Edit Trade Mart Become Title Sponsors of Dundee Stars 24 June 2022 Dundee CCS Stars Elite application Dundee Stars 28 April 2010 Archived from the original on 7 May 2010 Retrieved 16 June 2010 EIHL cancels all matches for rest of season EIHL Board Suspend 2020 21 Season No Elite League Season 2020 21 Dundee Stars at eliteprospects com www eliteprospects com Retrieved 16 June 2020 Match Summaries Braehead Clan 2 Cardiff Devils 4 Elite Ice Hockey League 15 March 2014 Archived from the original on 16 March 2014 Retrieved 10 March 2014 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dundee Stars amp oldid 1125188170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
