Dundee Stars

The Dundee Stars, currently stylised as Dundee 'CCS' Stars due to a title sponsorship deal with Contract Cleaning Services, are a professional ice hockey team based in the Scottish city of Dundee. They were formed in 2001 and play their home games at the Dundee Ice Arena, situated off the city's main Kingsway dual carriageway.

The team currently play in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League and have previously played in others including: The British National League, Scottish National League and The Northern League. In joining the Elite League, they are one of four Scottish teams playing in the competition, alongside The Edinburgh Capitals, Braehead Clan and Fife Flyers.

History

BNL Years

Founded in 2001, the Dundee Stars won the Findus British National League (FBNL) and the Playoffs in their first season (2001–02) and then ranked 2nd in the FBNL, top their playoff group and reached the semi-finals of the challenge cup the following season. Stars' third season was a disappointment compared to the previous two, with a low league position and a place in the final of the Capital Cup.

Season 04-05 was disappointing for all three Scottish teams in the BNL. The National Cup, the Keyline Cup and the Challenge Cup were no better. However, the Stars won the Playoffs and also fared well in the Caledonia Cup.

Post BNL Years: SNL

Before the 05-06 season, the BNL folded as the Edinburgh Capitals were accepted into the Elite League but Stars refused to go if Fife Flyers were not allowed to join them. Fife's ice rink did not meet the Elite League standards and Flyers and Stars were left with no other option than to play in the Scottish National League (SNL) and so had to release all of their imported players. Fife won the SNL with Stars 3 points behind in 2nd. Flyers also won the Autumn Cup, the Northern League and the SNL Playoffs.

Season 06-07 introduced the NHL style Zero Tolerance rules and the one import rule with the intent of making the SNL a more skillful league. The Stars have relied heavily on their junior development with many Under 19s and some Under 16s "playing up" as well as managing to secure the services of two of the "old" favourites, Jeff Marshall (Canada) and Patric Lochi (Italy).

EIHL Years

In late April 2010, the Dundee Stars confirmed that they had been accepted into the EIHL, as the leagues 2nd expansion team for the 2010-11 season.

Elite Ice Hockey League Record

Season	League		Conference		Playoff	Challenge Cup
2010-11	EIHL	8th			QF	Group
2011-12	EIHL	8th			QF	Group
2012-13	EIHL	9th	Gardiner	3rd		QF
2013-14	EIHL	3rd	Gardiner	1st	QF	QF
2014-15	EIHL	10th	Gardiner	5th		QF

Club Roster 2015-2016

Goaltenders
Number	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place Of Birth	Joined From
31	Craig Holland	L	2014	Buckhaven, Scotland	Edinburgh Capitals, EIHL
33	Vlastimil Lakosil	L	2015	Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic	HK Nitra , Slovakia

Defencemen
Number	Player	Shoots	Place Of Birth	Joined From
2	Kevin Hart	R	Cumberland, Maine	Elmira Jackals, ECHL
14	David Turon	R	Havirov, Czech Republic	STS Sanok, Czech Republic
17	Jason Gray	L	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Morzine-Avoriaz-Lets Gets, France
19	Sam McCluskey	R	Dundee, Scotland	Hull Stingrays, EIHL
24	Martins Porejs	L	Riga, Latvia	Dinamo Riga, Austria
65	Craig Moore	R	Kirkcaldy, Scotland	Ogden Mustangs, WSHL

Forwards
Number	Player	Shoots	Place Of Birth	Joined From
10	Ben Edmonds	L	Dundee, Scotland	Dundee Comets, SNL
11	Curtis Leinweber	L	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Herlev Eagles, Denmark
16	John Dolan	L	Dundee, Scotland	Fife Flyers, EIHL
18	Justin Faryna	R	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Rapid City Rush, ECHL
20	Mikael Lidhammar	L	Lulea, Sweden	IK Oskarshamn, Sweden
21	Bobby Chaumont	R	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada	Fife Flyers, EIHL
25	Brett Switzer	L	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bentley University, NCAA
28	Riley Wetmore	R	Swanton, Vermont, USA	Elmira Jackals, ECHL
54	Lou Dickenson	L	Orleans, Ontario, Canada	Herning Blue Fox, Denmark
93	Doug Clarkson	R	Mimico, Ontario, Canada	Cardiff Devils, EIHL

Club roster 2014–15

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth	Joined from
31		Craig Holland	L	2014	Buckhaven, Scotland	Edinburgh Capitals, EIHL
39		Marc Cheverie	L	2014	Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada	Colorado Eagles, ECHL

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Joined from
19		Sam McCluskey	R	2012	Dundee, Scotland	Hull Stingrays, EIHL
20		Brad Plumton	L	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Cardiff Devils, EIHL
23		Paul Swindlehurst	L	2013	Blackrod, England	Swindon Wildcats, EPIHL
27		Kevin Quick	L	2014	Buffalo, NY, USA	South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL

Forwards
Number		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth	Joined from
10		Shane Lust	L	F	2014	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Braehead Clan, EIHL
12		Chris Blight	R	RW	2014	Cambridge, Ontario, Canada	Cardiff Devils, EIHL
13		Jade Galbraith	R	RW	2014	Hinton, Alberta, Canada	Heerenveen Flyers, Eredivisie
16		John Dolan	R	F	2013	Dundee, Scotland	Fife Flyers, EIHL
71		Jeff Hutchins	L	LW	2011	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Edinburgh Capitals, EIHL
86		Bari McKenzie	R	F	2013	Dumfries, Scotland	Manchester Phoenix, EPIHL

Previous Season Departures
Number		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Joined from	Reason for leaving
5		Nikita Kashirsky	L	F	2013	Reading Royals, ECHL	Signed for Wichita Thunder, CHL
6		James Isaacs	R	D	2014	Greenville Road Warriors, ECHL	Signed for Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL
8		Rory Rawlyk	R	D	2013	Corona Brasov, MOL Liga	Signed for Coventry Blaze, EIHL
12		Ľubomír Vaškovič	R	F	2014	HC Dukla Senica, Slovak 1.Liga	Signed for HK 36 Skalica, Slovak Extraliga
29		Nico Sacchetti	R	F	2013	HYS The Hague, Eredivisie	Signed for Rubin Tyumen, VHL
37		Jerry Pollastrone	L	LW	2013	Heerenveen Flyers, Eredivisie	Signed for Mora IK, Allsvenskan
39		Dan Bakala	L	G	2013	Tulsa Oilers, CHL	Signed for Mora IK, Allsvenskan

Honours

British National League

• League: 2001/02
• Playoffs: 2001/02, 2004/05

Scottish National League

• Autumn Cup: 2009

Elite Ice Hockey League

• Gardiner Conference: 2013/14

External links

• Home Page