Ayr Scottish Eagles
| Ayr Scottish Eagles | |
|---|---|
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| City | Ayr, Scotland |
| League | Ice Hockey Superleague |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Operated | 1996-2003 |
| Home arena | Centrum Arena |
| Colors |
Green and Orange |
| Owner(s) |
 Bill Barr
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| Head coach |
Paul Heavey |
| Affiliates | Barr Construction Ltd |
| Franchise history | |
| 1996-02 | Ayr Scottish Eagles |
| 2002-03 | Scottish Eagles |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1997-98 |
| Autumn Cups | 1997-98 |
| Challenge Cups | 1997-98, 2001-02 |
| Playoff championships | 1997-98 |
Green and Orange
The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main (title) sponsor was Barr Construction. The club folded during the 2002-03 season after a move to Braehead Arena.
The Ayr Scottish Eagles were founded in 1996 and played in the Ice Hockey Superleague. The team quickly rose to become one of the top teams in the United Kingdom, due in part to achieving the in their second season (1997–98) winning all four major UK ice hockey trophies, these were the British Championship, Superleague, the Autumn Cup and Express Cup, the first team ever to do so during the existence of the Ice Hockey Superleague. Also in 1998 they achieved great success (for a British team), when they twice defeated Ak Bars Kazan in the European Hockey League.
In August 2002, it was announced by owner Bill Barr that the team were to permanently relocate to the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire, outside Glasgow.
Bob Zeller, Belfast Giants' founder was announced as managing director and the team changed their name to Scottish Eagles, dropping Ayr from their name. Bob Zeller remained a shareholder in the Belfast Giants. The reason given for the relocation was due to the Braehead Arena having a larger seating capacity and a larger catchment area, expected to increase the fanbase of the club.
The club (with the new name) folded on 14 November 2002, after just six home games, in what was to become the final season of the Ice Hockey Superleague. They were the second team in the league to fold that season; the first being Manchester Storm.
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