Dundee Tigers

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Dundee Tigers
CityDundee, Scotland
LeagueScottish National League
Founded1938
Dissolved2024
Home arenaDundee Ice Arena
Colours     
General managerColin McLeod
Head coachRichie Phillips
CaptainPaul Guilcher
Franchise history
1938–1955Dundee Tigers
1987–1988Dundee Tigers
1988–Tayside Tigers
2000–presentDundee Tigers
Championships
Scottish National League1938–39, 1939–40, 1948–49, 2001–02
SNL Playoff Championship2013

The Dundee Tigers are a Scottish ice hockey team, based in the city of Dundee. The present team play in the Scottish National League, and have won the competition once. Earlier, (but not related), incarnations of the Tigers have won numerous titles since the late 1930s. In 2024, the Tigers merged with the Dundee Comets to reform the Dundee Rockets.

History

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The first Dundee Tigers team was founded in 1938. The Tigers played in the Scottish National League from 1946 to 1954, and in the British National League in 1954–55. The team was based at Kingsway Rink, and wore a blue, red and white strip. The Tigers won the Scottish National League in 1938–39, 1939–40 and 1948–49. The original Tigers last played in 1955.

A second Dundee Tigers team was founded in 1987. They played in the British Hockey League Premier Division 1987–88, before being renamed the Tayside Tigers in 1988. They played at Kingsway Rink in white, gold and black.

The Dundee Tigers played in the Scottish Under-21 League in the late 1990s.

The present Dundee Tigers have played in the Scottish National League since 2000. They are based at the Dundee Ice Arena along with the Dundee Stars and Dundee Comets and play in white, gold and black. The Tigers won the Scottish National League 2000–01 and the SNL Playoff Championship in 2013.

Club roster 2020–21

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Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract

2020/21 Outgoing

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Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For


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References

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