Dundee Rockets
Dundee Rockets | |
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City | Dundee, Scotland |
League | British League Northern League |
Founded | 1963 |
Operated | 1963-1987 |
Home arena | Kingsway Ice Rink, Dundee |
Colors | Red Blue |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 1972-73, 1981–82, 1982-83, 1983–84 |
Autumn Cups | 1983-84 |
Playoff championships | 1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84 |
The Dundee Rockets were an ice hockey club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1963, the club were members of the Northern League between 1969 and 1982 and, from 1982, the British Hockey League. The club won eight titles in total before closing in 1987.[1]
In 1963, the Dundee Rockets were founded. They took on the Tigers home ice and colours, although they wore a yellow and black strip in the mid to late 1960s. The head coach from 1969 to 1971 was Marshall Key. The Rockets won the Northern League in 1972-73 and 1981–82, the Scottish National League in 1981–82, and the British Championship in 1982. From 1983 to 1987 the Rockets played in the British Hockey League Premier Division, winning the league in 1982-83 (Section A) and 1983–84. They won the Heineken Championship in 1983 and 1984, and the Bluecol Autumn Cup in 1983–84.
Honours
- Northern League: 1972–73, 1981–82
- British Championship: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- British Hockey League: 1982–83, 1983–84
- Autumn Cup: 1983-84
The Dundee Rockets also won the grandslam ( all the trophies there is to win in one season ) three years in a row
Jerseys
- The uniform of the Dundee Rockets used in the British Hockey League season 1983-84
References
- ^ Strachan, Graeme. "Band of Brothers: When Dundee Rockets won Grand Slam 40 years ago". thecourier.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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