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Murrayfield Racers
City Edinburgh, Scotland
League Scottish National League(SNL)
Founded 2018
Operated 2018–
Home arena Murrayfield Ice Rink
Capacity: 3800
Ice size: 200 ft × 97 ft
Owner(s) Flag of Scotland Tony Hand / Willie Dunn
General manager Flag of Scotland Martin Gill
Head coach Flag of Slovakia Martin Cingel
Flag of Scotland Jock Hay
Flag of Scotland Tony Hand

Website
http://www.mracers.com

The Murrayfield Racers are an ice hockey team founded in 2018 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish National League(SNL).

History[]

The original Murrayfield Racers were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals, becoming the Racers in 1966. The team continued to represent the Scottish Capital until they fell into financial troubles and folded in 1996. They were replaced by the Edinburgh Capitals who were a member of the United Kingdom's premier ice hockey league, the EIHL, until they folded in 2018.[1]

The second incarnation of the Murrayfield Racers was founded in 2018 and were awarded the Murrayfield Ice Rink contract in the April of that year.[2] The Racers applied for entry in to the EIHL for the 2018–2019 season but were ultimately denied entry and the Capitals, now with no home venue, ceased operations at the end of the 2017–2018 EIHL season.[3]

In June 2018, the Racers were accepted in to the Scottish National League to represent Edinburgh for the 2018–2019 season, while representing the city in the NIHL North Cup, playing their home games at the Murrayfield Ice Rink.[4]

Season Record[]

Season League GP W T L OW OL Pts. Rank Post Season
2018-2019 SNL 16 14 2 0 - - 30 1st Final Loss
2019-2020 SNL 15 13 0 1 0 1 29 2nd Playoffs Cancelled

References[]

  1. "No place in the EIHL for Edinburgh Capitals next season", The Herald, 5 May 2018. 
  2. "Murrayfield Racers set to make return as Hand group won a hostile takeover of ice rink contract", edinburghnews.scotsman.com.com, 16 April 2018. 
  3. "Murrayfield Racers fail in bid to join EIHL", The Herald, 1 May 2018. 
  4. "Murrayfield Racers accepted into the Scottish National League", siha-uk.co.uk, Scottish Ice Hockey Association, 11 June 2018. 
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