Murrayfield_Racers

Murrayfield Racers

Murrayfield Racers

Ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland


The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966.

Quick Facts City, League ...

The team won the British Championship four times in four consecutive seasons from 1969 until 1972. The club was also the 1986–87 and 1987–88 British Ice Hockey League Champions and played in the BHL Premier Division from 1982 to 1995.

The Racers won the Northern League on seven occasions – in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980 and 1980 and the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1993.

In the mid-90s the club became the Edinburgh Racers before folding due to financial issues in 1996.

The Murrayfield Racers brand was resurrected in 2018.[1]


References

  1. Egelstaff, Susan. "Murrayfield Racers reappearance could be 'great for the sport'". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Murrayfield_Racers, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.