Dundee Stars

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 Stars
CityDundee, Scotland
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
Founded2001
Home arenaDundee Ice Arena
ColoursNavy blue, red, white
     
General managerN/A
Head coachMarc LeFebvre
CaptainTBC
AffiliatesDundee Comets, SNL
Websitedundeestars.com
Franchise history
2001–2008Dundee 'Texol' Stars
2008–2017Dundee 'CCS' Stars
2018–2022'Kitmart' Dundee Stars
2022–present'Trade-Mart' Dundee Stars
Championships
Regular season titles2001–02
Conference titles2013–14
Playoff championships2001–02, 2004–05

The team currently play in the top professional UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League and have previously played in others including the British National League (BNL), Scottish National League (SNL) and The Northern League. In joining the Elite League (EIHL), they are one of three Scottish teams playing in the competition, alongside Glasgow Clan and Fife Flyers.

History

BNL years

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.

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.

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.

Elite Ice Hockey League record
Season League Conference Playoff Challenge Cup
2010–11 EIHL 8th QF Group
2011–12 EIHL 8th QF Group
2012–13 EIHL 9th Gardiner 3rd QF
2013–14 EIHL 3rd Gardiner 1st QF QF
2014–15 EIHL 10th Gardiner 5th QF
2015–16 EIHL 7th Gardiner 3rd QF QF
2016–17 EIHL 7th Gardiner 2nd SF QF
2017–18 EIHL 10th Gardiner 3rd QF
2018–19 EIHL 10th Gardiner 2nd QF
2019–20† EIHL 9th QF
2020–21†† EIHL Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled
2021–22 EIHL 7th SF QF
2022–23 EIHL 10th 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
NameNationalityTenure
Tony Hand Scotland 2001–2003
Roger Hunt Canada 2003–2009
Iain Robertson Scotland 2009–2010
Dan Ceman Canada 2010–2011
Brent Hughes CanadaUnited Kingdom 2011–2012
Jeff Hutchins CanadaUnited Kingdom 2012–2015
Marc LeFebvre CanadaUnited Kingdom 2015–2017
Omar Pacha Canada 2017–2022
Jeff Mason United States 2022–2023
Marc LeFebvre CanadaUnited Kingdom 2023–

Current squad

Squad for 2022–23 Elite League season[6]

Netminders
No. Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth Joined from Press Release
28 Sweden Anton Svensson L 2022 Angelholm, Sweden IF Troja-Ljungby, HockeyAllsvenskan
44 Wales Brython Preece R 2019 Newport, Wales No Team
Defencemen
No. Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth Joined from Press Release
3 United States Ryan Verrier L 2022 Reading, Massachusetts, United States New Hampshire Wildcats, NCAA
5 Sweden Erik Näslund R 2022 Umeå, Sweden Fife Flyers, EIHL
6 Canada Drydn Dow L 2021 Calgary, Alberta, Canada HK Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak 1. Liga
11 Scotland Kris Inglis A L 2016 Dundee, Scotland Home Grown
65 Scotland Craig Moore R 2023 Kirkcaldy, Scotland Nottingham Panthers, EIHL
74 Canada Cole Fraser R 2023 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Toledo Walleye, ECHL
75 Canada Chris Lijdsman L 2022 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Adirondack Thunder, ECHL
Forwards
No. Player Position Acquired Place of Birth Joined from Press Release
8 Scotland Ben Brown* LW/D 2021 Dundee, Scotland Dundee Comets, SNL
10 Canada Philippe Sanche A RW/C 2021 Mercier, Quebec, Canada Concordia Stingers, U Sports
12 Scotland Jonathan McBean** C 2022 Dundee, Scotland Dundee Comets, SNL
13 Sweden Hugo Reinhardt A C 2022 Kungsbacka, Sweden Tingsryds AIF, HockeyAllsvenskan
15 Scotland Craig Garrigan LW 2021 Dundee, Scotland Nottingham Panthers, EIHL
18 United StatesCanada Ian Parker C/RW 2022 Florence, Kentucky, United States Wichita Thunder, ECHL
19 United States Elijiah Barriga LW 2022 West Covina, California, United States American International Yellow Jackets, NCAA
21 Sweden Johan Eriksson RW/LW 2022 Gävle, Sweden Guildford Flames, EIHL
24 Canada Ben Sokay C 2022 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Iowa Heartlanders, ECHL
25 LatviaSweden Romans Semjonovs LW/RW 2022 Riga, Latvia IF Troja-Ljungby, HockeyAllsvenskan
37 LatviaUnited Kingdom Toms Rutkis RW/C 2021 Riga, Latvia Coventry Blaze, EIHL
38 Canada Carter Folk LW 2022 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Saskatchewan Huskies, U Sports
On Loan
No. Player Position Acquired Place of Birth Playing For Press Release
Team Staff
No. Name Position Place of Birth Joined from Press Release
N/A CanadaUnited Kingdom Marc LeFebvre Head coach / Director of Hockey Operations Kanata, Ontario, Canada Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc, Ligue Magnus
6 Canada Drydn Dow Player / Assistant coach Calgary, Alberta, Canada HK Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak 1. Liga
N/A Scotland Mike Ward Director of Hockey Operations Dundee, Scotland Appointed in 2001
N/A Scotland Kevin Ward Equipment manager Dundee, Scotland Appointed in 2010
N/A Scotland Chris Ward Assistant equipment manager Dundee, Scotland Appointed in 2015
Recent departures
No. Player Position Acquired Leaving For Press Release

Honours

British National League

Scottish National League

Elite Ice Hockey League

Individual

First Team

Second Team

References
  1. "Trade-Mart Become Title Sponsors of Dundee Stars". 24 June 2022.
  2. "Dundee CCS Stars' Elite application". Dundee Stars. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  3. "EIHL cancels all matches for rest of season".
  4. "EIHL Board Suspend 2020-21 Season".
  5. "No Elite League Season 2020/21".
  6. "Dundee Stars at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. "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.
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