20-446: Manchester Storm may refer to: Manchester Storm (1995–2002) , an ice hockey team from Manchester, England Manchester Storm (2015) , a British professional ice hockey team founded in 2015 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Manchester Storm . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-549: A Voluntary Members Liquidation and was wound up on 23 June 2005. Braehead Clan is operated by Clan Entertainment Ltd that was Incorporated on 3 February 2010. The original home of the Eagles was the Centrum Arena . It was officially opened on 25 August 1996 and was run by Barr Leisure Limited, a subsidiary of Barr Holdings Ltd. The Eagles played their first home game there on 1 September 1996. After an announcement by Bill Barr,
60-633: A dispute with the current owners, it was announced a new team would be based at the rink using the Manchester Storm name. The newly formed Storm would replace the folded Hull Stingrays in the EIHL from the start of the 2015–16 season. Players who have featured for both the Manchester Phoenix and the Manchester Storm in league fixtures; Ayr Scottish Eagles The Ayr Scottish Eagles were
80-522: 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
100-680: The Anaheim Ducks . Manchester Storm folded in 2002 during the 2002–03 season when the costs of running the team out of the Manchester Arena, and at the top level of British hockey, could not be supported by ticket revenue and sponsorship. The then owners SMG who also ran the arena sold the team to Manchester businessman in full knowledge they did not want ice hockey in the arena then following Sky TVs pulling out of its contract to show live games this meant sponsors pulled out, with no live games and no sponsors and an Arena who didn't want ice hockey in
120-573: The Czech capital. Storm hold the record for the largest ice hockey attendance at a UK league game, set on 23 February 1997, when 17,245 people watched a match against Sheffield Steelers. At the time, this was also a European record. The record for the largest attendance at any ice hockey game in the UK is 17,551 at The O2 arena (London) on 30 September 2007 for an NHL game between the Los Angeles Kings and
140-662: 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
160-737: The Ice Hockey World Championships . [REDACTED] Canada [REDACTED] Belarus [REDACTED] Czechoslovakia [REDACTED] Austria [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] West Germany British Championship [REDACTED] 1997–98 Winners Superleague Winners [REDACTED] 1997–98 Winners [REDACTED] 2001–02 Runners-up Benson and Hedges Cup [REDACTED] 1996–97 Runners-up [REDACTED] 1997–98 Winners [REDACTED] 1998–99 Runners-up Express Cup [REDACTED] 1997–98 Winners [REDACTED] 2000–01 Runners-up [REDACTED] 2001–02 Winners Coach of
180-509: The Centrum Arena on 4 February 2003 as a fund raising event to raise funds for players and officials who had been left in financial difficulty due to the bankruptcy of Ice hockey Services Ltd, the Eagles operating company. The Eagles side was an all-star team that played against a UK select all-star team. The match officials were referee Moray Hanson and linesmen Alan Craig and Rab Cowan. Friends of Eagles Hockey, campaigned for
200-652: The Clan support. Ayr Scottish Eagles fans who held a season ticket at Braehead in the 2002–03 season that was cut short due to the team folding were offered a season ticket in Braehead's first season. Although the Scottish Eagles and Braehead Clan were both based at the Braehead Arena, this is where the commonalities between the two ice hockey clubs end. The Scottish Eagles were operated by Ice Hockey Services Ltd which underwent
220-683: The Eagles moved to the Braehead Arena for the 2002–03 season, where they played just six home games before folding . The Centrum was still used as a training venue throughout this period. Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; † = Club folded six games into the season These are the top-ten point-scorers, scoring leaders and assists in franchise history. Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game [REDACTED] Shawn Byram Many of Ayr's players were NHL draft picks and played in
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260-537: The building owner Gary Cowan had no option other than to put the team into receivership. Later on during the same season Ayr Scottish Eagles also folded. A supporters group was formed following the collapse of Manchester Storm and launched a new team called the Manchester Phoenix the following season. In June 2015, following the departure of the Manchester Phoenix from the Altrincham Ice Dome due to
280-462: The formation of the Ice Hockey Superleague , of which the Manchester team were a founder member. This was alongside Ayr Scottish Eagles , Basingstoke Bison , Bracknell Bees , Cardiff Devils , Newcastle Riverkings , Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers . The highs of the inaugural season weren't matched in season 2 though, and Storm finished a disappointing seventh in the league. This led to
300-524: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester_Storm&oldid=1252177897 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Manchester Storm (1995%E2%80%932002) The Manchester Storm were an ice hockey team from Manchester , England. The team formed in 1995, playing their home games at
320-537: 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 . Friends of Eagles Hockey, organised an exhibition match at
340-573: The return of ice hockey to the Centrum Arena after the Eagles's demise. Ice rink operators Planet Ice showed an interest in running the Centrum as an ice arena; however the arena was demolished in 2009 and the site is now home to a new supermarket. The Braehead Clan ice hockey club are now based at the Braehead Arena and play in the Elite Ice Hockey League . In their first season, there was an effort to recruit former Ayr Scottish Eagles fans to
360-512: The sacking of coach John Lawless . American Kurt Kleinendorst was brought in for the 1997–98 season and he completely changed the face of the playing staff. There were 12 new faces on the 19 strong roster when the season started and they went on to make history for a British club in the European Hockey League . As well as holding Dynamo Moscow to a regulation time draw (losing 2–3 in overtime ), they beat Sparta Prague home and away — winning 7–0 at home and 4–3 in
380-662: The then newly built NYNEX Arena , but they folded during the 2002–03 season. Storm won the British Hockey League Division One in their first season, watched by an average crowd of 6,342. Success in the end of season promotion/relegation play-offs followed, resulting in Storm being promoted to the Premier Division of the British Hockey League. However, Britain's league structure was changed in 1996, with
400-602: The top teams in the United Kingdom , due in part to achieving the grand slam 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
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