Murrayfield Racers (2018)

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

Murrayfield Racers
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
LeagueScottish National League (SNL)
Founded2018
Operated2018–2022
Home arenaMurrayfield Ice Rink
Capacity: 3800
Ice size: 200 ft × 97 ft
Owner(s)Scotland Tony Hand / Willie Dunn
General managerScotland Martin Gill
Head coachSlovakia Martin Cingel
Scotland Jock Hay
Scotland Tony Hand
Websitehttp://www.mracers.com

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] Murrayfield withdrew from the SNL for the 2021-22 season.[5]

In July 2022, the ice contract at Murrayfield Ice Rink was awarded to the revived Edinburgh Capitals, coached by Steven Lynch. The Capitals would take the spot vacated by the Racers, beginning with the 2022-23 Scottish National League season.[6]

Club roster 2020–21
Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
1 Scotland Harry Elder - 2003 (17) Scotland 2019 from Kirkcaldy Kestrels 20/21
35 Scotland Craig Douglas L (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2019 from Fife Flyers 20/21
TBA Scotland Euan Simpson L (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2020 from Kirkcaldy Kestrels 20/21
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
3 Scotland Dean Walker (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 Scotland 2018 from Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) 20/21
8 Scotland Martyn Simpson R (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2019 from Kirkcaldy Kestrels 20/21
16 Scotland Liam Danskin L (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2019 from Kirkcaldy Kestrels 20/21
21 Germany Alex Christian L (1993-08-12) 12 August 1993 Dachau, Germany 2019 from Unattached 20/21
23 EnglandSwitzerland Jack Wright L (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 Penrith, England 2019 from HC Villars (Switzerland) 20/21
33 Scotland Scott Geddes R (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2018 from Dundee Tigers 20/21
43 Scotland Ethan Reid R (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 Scotland 2015 from North Ayrshire Predators 20/21
78 Latvia Rihards Grigors L (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 Dobele, Latvia 2019 from Milton Keynes Lightning 20/21
TBA Scotland Aiden Paterson 2004 (16) Scotland 2020 from Lanarkshire Lightning/Fife Falcons 20/21
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
4 Scotland Ross Borwick - 2000 (20) Scotland 2018 from Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) 20/21
10 Scotland Steven Clark R (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 Scotland 2018 from Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) 20/21
15 Scotland Archie Holmes - (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 Longniddry, Scotland 2017 from King's Edgehill School (Canada) 20/21
19 Scotland Lewis Gold L (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 Broxburn, Scotland 2019 from Dundee Comets 20/21
22 Scotland Garry Simpson L (2000-07-09) 9 July 2000 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2019 from Dundee Comets 20/21
42 Scotland Michael Ireland R (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 Edinburgh, Scotland 2018 from Edinburgh Capitals 20/21
88 Scotland Kieran Black R (1995-01-06) 6 January 1995 Edinburgh, Scotland 2019 from Unattached 20/21
89 Scotland Callum Boyd R (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 Irvine, Scotland 2018 from Edinburgh Capitals 20/21
92 Latvia Rolands Dietlavs R (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 Latvia 2020 from HC Zemgale/LUA (Latvia) 20/21
TBA Scotland Chad Smith R (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 2020 from Glasgow Clan 20/21

2020/21 Outgoing
Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For
29 Scotland Mark McGill L (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 Broxburn, Scotland To Be Announced


Season Record
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL 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. Glasgow. 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. Glasgow. 1 May 2018.
  4. "Murrayfield Racers accepted into the Scottish National League". siha-uk.co.uk. Scottish Ice Hockey Association. 11 June 2018.
  5. "Murrayfield Racers withdraw from Scottish National League after being 'undermined' by rival club".
  6. "Coach Steven Lynch to Lead Edinburgh Capitals Return to the Ice This Season – Edinburgh Capitals".
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