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Ayr Scottish Eagles
CityAyr, Scotland
LeagueIce Hockey Superleague
Founded1996
OperatedIce Hockey Services Limited
Home arenaCentrum Arena
ColorsGreen and Orange    
Owner(s)Scotland Bill Barr
Head coachScotland Paul Heavey
AffiliateBarr Construction Ltd
Franchise history
1996-02Ayr Scottish Eagles
2002-03Scottish Eagles
Championships
Regular season titles1997-98
Autumn Cups1997-98
Challenge Cups1997-98, 2001-02
Playoff championships1997-98

The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main (title) sponsor was Barr Construction. The club folded during the 2002-03 season after a move to Braehead Arena.

History

The Ayr Scottish Eagles were founded in 1996 and played in the Ice Hockey Superleague. The team quickly rose to become one of the top teams in the United Kingdom, due in part to achieving the grand slam in their second season (1997–98) winning all four major UK ice hockey trophies, these were the British Championship, Superleague, the Autumn Cup and Express Cup, the first team ever to do so during the existence of the Ice Hockey Superleague. Also in 1998 they achieved great success (for a British team), when they twice defeated Ak Bars Kazan in the European Hockey League.[1]

2002-03

In August 2002, it was announced by owner Bill Barr that the team were to permanently relocate to the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire, outside Glasgow.[2]

Bob Zeller, Belfast Giants' founder was announced as managing director and the team changed their name to Scottish Eagles, dropping Ayr from their name.[3] Bob Zeller remained a shareholder in the Belfast Giants.[2] The reason given for the relocation was due to the Braehead Arena having a larger seating capacity and a larger catchment area, expected to increase the fanbase of the club.[2]

The club (with the new name) folded on 14 November 2002, after just six home games, in what was to become the final season of the Ice Hockey Superleague.[4][5]

Post demise

Friends of Eagles Hockey, organised an exhibition match at the Centrum Arena on 4 February 2003 as a fund raising event to raise funds for players and officials who had been left in financial difficulty due to the bankruptcy of Ice hockey Services Ltd, the Eagles operating company.[6] The Eagles side was an all-star team that played against a UK select all-star team. The match officials were referee Moray Hanson and linesmen Alan Craig and Rab Cowan.[7]

Friends of Eagles Hockey, campaigned for the return of ice hockey to the Centrum Arena after the Eagles's demise. Ice rink operators Planet Ice showed an interest in running the Centrum as an ice arena; however the arena was demolished in 2009 and the site is now home to a new supermarket.[8]

Braehead Clan

The Braehead Clan ice hockey club are now based at the Braehead Arena and play in the Elite Ice Hockey League. In their first season, there was an effort to recruit former Ayr Scottish Eagles fans to the Clan support. Ayr Scottish Eagles fans who held a season ticket at Braehead in the 2002-03 season that was cut short due to the team folding were offered a season ticket in Braehead's first season.[9]

Although the Scottish Eagles and Braehead Clan were both based at the Braehead Arena, this is where the link between the two Ice Hockey Clubs ends. The Scottish Eagles were operated by Ice Hockey Services Ltd [10] which underwent a Voluntary Members Liquidation and was wound up on 23 June 2005.[11] Braehead Clan is operated by Clan Entertainment Ltd [12] that was Incorporated on 3 February 2010.[13]

Arenas

The original home of the Eagles was the Centrum Arena. It was officially opened on 25 August 1996 and was run by Barr Leisure Limited, a subsidiary of Barr Holdings Ltd. The Eagles played their first home game there on 1 September 1996.[14]

Rosters

Rosters
2002/03[15]
2001/02[16]
2000/01[17]
2014-15[18]
2013-14[19]
2012-13[20]
2011-12[21]
Coaching Staff
Number Player Position Dates Place of Birth
-- South Africa Amar Boudehaine Head Coach 2011-13 Aspen Grove, Manitoba
-- Canada William Savoy Head Coach 2013-14 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
-- Canada Jason Manko Head Coach 2014-15 Brandon, Manitoba

Club record

Season-by-season record

Neelin Spartans season-by-season record.[22]
Season League GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
2011-12 EA Sports Hockey League 82 64 11 4 3 135 451 219
2012-13 EA Sports Hockey League 82 63 12 1 6 133 436 207
2013-14 EA Sports Hockey League 82 66 9 3 4 139 429 184
2014-15 EA Sports Hockey League 82 68 10 1 3 140 468 192

Player records

Franchise scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers, scoring leaders and assists in franchise history, as of Nov. 11th, 2015.

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points;

  = current Neelin player

Team Records
Most Goals in a Game Luke Richardson, 6, 2013–14
Most Assists in a Game Cole Jordan, 9, 2012–13
Most Points in a Game Cole Jordan, 11, 2012–13
Most Saves in a Game Dustin Gryschuk, 62, 2011–12
Most Goals in a Season Brenden Richels, 64, 2014–15
Most Assists in a Season Rhett Krantz, 92, 2014–15
Most Points in a Season Cole Jordan, 126, 2014–15
Most Points in a Season by a Rookie Andrew Paul, 112(38g,74a), 2011–12
Most Points in a Season by a Defenceman Bayley Kerbis, 89(24g,65a), 2014–15
Most Wins in a Season Grady Grieve, 39, 2012–13
Most Shutouts in a Season Scott Gallinger-Ho, 12, 2013–14

Franchise goaltending leaders

These are the top goaltenders in franchise history by wins.[23] Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.


Player Seasons GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA SA SV% SO
Scott Gallinger-Ho 2011-2015 148 7,812 117 13 5 10 332 2.25 5,023 .928 32
Grady Grieve 2011-2014 118 6,962 97 13 4 2 248 2.18 4,130 .926 25
Dustin Gryschuk 2011-2015 53 2,648 40 4 3 3 77 1.81 1,113 .939 14
Denis Herron 1972–86 290 16,105 88 133 44 — 1,041 3.88 3,585 .879 6
Reese Wilson 2015-Present 1 58 1 0 0 0 4 4.13 26 .846 0

  = current Neelin player

Neelin Spartans retired numbers
No. Player Position Career Date of honor
1 Scott Gallinger-Ho G 2011-2015 December, 17th, 2015
5 Tristian Fouillard LW/C 2011-2013 October, 25th, 2015
12 Phillip Gorenert LW 2014-2015 Not Retired/Honoured
15 Bayley Kerbis D 2011-2015 November, 3rd, 2015
16 Andrew Paul C 2011-2015 November, 16th, 2015
19 Darcy Reimer LW 2011-2015 February, 9th, 2016
21 Luke Richardson R.I.P. LW 2012-2014 October, 21st, 2014
29 Cole Jordan C 2011-2015 October, 30th, 2015
30 Dustin Gryschuk G 2011-2015 December, 2nd, 2015
33 Grady Grieve G 2011-2015 November, 4th, 2015
69 Zachary Johnson D 2011-2015 February, 24th, 2016
76 Mahesh Shunmugam D 2011-2015 January, 10th, 2016
99 Ian Popple D 2011-2015 March, 8th, 2016

Team captains

  • Tristian Fouillard, 2011–12
  • Andrew Paul, 2012–15
    →(Cole Jordan, Bayley Kerbis rotated captaincy when Andrew Paul was injured in 2013-14)
  • Rhett Krantz, 2015–16

Honours and awards

Mike Adamski Award Most Valuable Player
2011-12 Tristian Fouillard
2012-13 Cole Jordan
2013-14 Andrew Paul
2014-15 Cole Jordan
Dale Normandeau Award Top Scorer
2011-12 Andrew Paul
2012-13 Cole Jordan
2013-14 Andrew Paul
2014-15 Cole Jordan
Jason Manko Trophy Top Goal Scorer
2011-12 Tristian Fouillard
2012-13 Cole Jordan
2013-14 Andrew Paul
2014-15 Brenden Richels
Don Thomson Award Best Defenseman
2011-12 Nathan Unger
2012-13 Zac Johnson
2013-14 Bayley Kerbis
2014-15 Bayley Kerbis
Marc Timmons Award Best Goaltender
2011-12 Grady Grieve
2012-13 Grady Grieve
2013-14 Scott Gallinger-Ho
2014-15 Scott Gallinger-Ho and Dustin Gryschuk
Lidnsey Kendall Award Top Rookie
2011-12 Andrew Paul
2012-13 Devin Shewchuk
2013-14 Ben Lamont
2014-15 Riley Paul
Micheal Dellebour Award Best Defensive Forward
2011-12 Cole Jordan
2012-13 Noah Patton
2013-14 Rhett Krantz
2014-15 Dylan Foster
William Savoy Memorial Trophy Top Penalty Minutes Leader
2011-12 Tristian Fouillard
2012-13 Cole Ketchen
2013-14 Ian Popple
2014-15 Phillip Gorenert

Jerseys

  • The inaugural uniform (1996-97 season)
    The inaugural uniform (1996-97 season)
  • The uniform of the "grand slam" winning team (1997-98 season)
    The uniform of the "grand slam" winning team (1997-98 season)
  • The uniform of the Express Cup runners-up (2000-01 season)
    The uniform of the Express Cup runners-up (2000-01 season)
  • The uniform of the Express Cup winning team and Superleague Runners-up (2001-02 season)
    The uniform of the Express Cup winning team and Superleague Runners-up (2001-02 season)
  • The last uniform to be worn by an Eagles side, in the exhibition match held at the Centrum in 2003 (there was no away jersey of this design)
    The last uniform to be worn by an Eagles side, in the exhibition match held at the Centrum in 2003 (there was no away jersey of this design)

Notes

  1. ^ "European Hockey League Division D". Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Hughes, Stuart (1 August 2002). "Eagles fly to Glasgow". BBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Scottish Eagles BISL". Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Eagles forced out". BBC News. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ^ Harlow, Phil (5 December 2002). "Fear over ice hockey league". BBC News. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. ^ Gordon, David. Raiders of the Lost Rink Ice Hockey In Ayr. Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2004, p. 251.
  7. ^ eaglemcphail. "The Big Match.m4v". Veoh. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Press Release from the Friends of Eagles Hockey". Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Bonus for former Ayr Eagles fans". Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  10. ^ "ICE HOCKEY SERVICES LTD". ICE HOCKEY SERVICES LTD. Shop Kilmarnock. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. ^ "ICE HOCKEY SERVICES LIMITED". Company No. SC166914. Companies House. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  12. ^ "BRAEHEAD CLAN". Elite Ice Hockey League. Elite Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Company No. 07144725". CLAN ENTERTAINMENT LTD. Companies House. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  14. ^ Gordon, David. Raiders of the Lost Rink Ice Hockey In Ayr. Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2004, p. 206.
  15. ^ "2002-03 Ayr Scottish Eagles roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  16. ^ "2001-02 Ayr Scottish Eagles roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  17. ^ "2000-01 Ayr Scottish Eagles roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  18. ^ "1999-00 Ayr Scottish Eagles roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  19. ^ "1998-99 Ayr Scottish Eagles roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  20. ^ "1997-98 Ayr Scottish Eagles roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  21. ^ "2011-12 Neelin Spartans roster and statistics". Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  22. ^ "Standings for the Ayr Scottish Eagles of the BISL". Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  23. ^ "Regular Season – Goalie – Goalie Career for Franchise – Career Wins –NHL.com – Stats". National Hockey League. Retrieved May 4, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
Preceded by Superleague Champions
1997-98 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Playoff Champions
1997-98 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Autumn Cup Winners
1997-98 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
 Challenge Cup Winners
1997-98 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Challenge Cup Winners
2001-02 		Succeeded by
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