Deeside Dragons
| Deeside Dragons | |
|---|---|
| City | Queensferry |
| League | ENIHL |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Operated | 2012 - present |
| Home arena | Deeside Leisure Centre |
| Colors | White, Red & Green |
| Head coach | Scott McKenzie |
| Championships | |
| Conference Championships | 1 (2015/16) |
| Playoff championships | 1 (2015/16) |
Deeside Dragons are a Welsh ice hockey team that play in the English National Ice Hockey League, north division.[1] They play their games at Deeside Leisure Centre, Flintshire, and replaced the previous team Flintshire Freeze. They won the North League championship in the 2015/16 season, with a record of 24-3-1[2] as well as the 2015/16 Laidler Playoffs.[3]
In July 2015 it was reported that the Dragons had been bought by Red Hockey Limited,[4] a British Company who own the Telford Tigers English Premier League Ice Hockey team as well as having stakes in Manchester Phoenix and Bracknell Bees.
In 2015/16, the team won the league, gaining promotion to NIHL North 1 (Moralee). During the season there were issues between the owners of the Deeside Dragons and Flintshire County Council[5] which resulted in the ownership of the Dragons being removed from Red Hockey. Despite prior fears with the ownership of the Deeside Dragons logo these have been quelled with a rebranded logo. On the final home game of the 2015/16 season the Dragons were involved in an incident which saw their opponents Widnes Wild walk off the ice in the second period and refuse to continue the game.[6] Dragons player Alex Roberts received a three-game ban as a result of this incident.
In July 2016 it was announced that Scott McKenzie had left the Widnes Wild to join the Dragons as player-coach.[7]
| Season | Position | Wins | Draws | Losses | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 88 |
| 2013-14 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 61 |
| 2014-15 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 2015-16 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 132 |
References
- ↑ http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=5129
- ↑ http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/sport/other-sport/deeside-dragons-crowned-laidler-conference-10905997
- ↑ http://www.newsnorthwales.co.uk/sport/160806/deeside-dragons-complete-the-double-with-laidler-conference-play-off-final-victory.aspx
- ↑ http://www.deeside.com/deeside/sport/deeside-dragons-ice-hockey-team-bought-by-red-hockey/
- ↑ http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/sport/other-sport/deeside-dragons-crowned-laidler-conference-10905997
- ↑ http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/watch-deeside-ice-hockey-bust-11134789
- ↑ http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/sport/other-sport/deeside-dragons-appoint-scott-mckenzie-11613097
