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City
  
Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Colours
  
Blue, gold, and white

Arena/Stadium
  
Fife Ice Arena

Date founded
  
1938

Home arena
  
Fife Ice Arena

General manager
  
Andy McPherson

Location
  
Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom


League
  
Elite Ice Hockey League

Owner(s)
  
Kirkcaldy Ice Hockey Club Inc.

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Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Club is the oldest professional ice hockey club in the UK, established in 1938. The Flyers play their home games at Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy which has a capacity of just under 3,400 (seated and standing). The arena is home to not only the Fife Flyers, who play in the Elite Ice Hockey League but also to Kirkcaldy Junior Ice Hockey Club. Many of the Flyers' players have come up through the junior ranks and now play at a professional level.

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Ice hockey has successfully been a part of the Fife community since the Flyers' inaugural season in 1938.

The Flyers have put together a team of players from the UK, Europe, and North America. They joined the EIHL in 2011. The current head coach is Canadian Todd Dutiaume who has been assisted by Jeff Hutchins since the 2016-17 season.

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2011–present

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In late June 2011, the Fife Flyers were accepted into the EIHL, replacing the Newcastle Vipers for the 2011–12 season. The Flyers found the going tough in their first season back in Britain's top flight Ice Hockey League. A combination of using far fewer foreign players and the relative inexperience of the British contingent resulted in Flyers missing the play-offs and finishing in last place.

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Despite this, there were positive aspects from their first season in the EIHL. The British players gained experience. The team, led by key players Casey Haines, Derek Keller and Bryan Pitton, was almost unbeatable at home, but struggled to win away games. They finished the league in 7th place which was a net 8th for the play-offs because, although the conference winners Hull had finished in 8th place in the league, by virtue of winning the conference, they were seeded second. Fife went on to play the eventful treble, beating Nottingham Panthers over two hotly contested legs, winning 4–2 at home before losing 3–0 in Nottingham and leaving the year's play-offs. Controversial refereeing calls also hampered their playoff campaign.

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The team had renewed vigour in the 2013–14 season. A squad overhaul meant only two foreign players return from the previous year, Bobby Chaumont and Danny Stewart. The start of the season was poor and continued through the winter. Changes were made in February and the team's form improved significantly. The ensuing successful run allowed them to gain entry to the play-offs in the very last game of the season. They then beat the Gardiner Conference champions, the Dundee Stars 8–4 on aggregate and made the final four play-off finals in Nottingham. The semi-final game against the runaway league winners, the Belfast Giants, was a fiercely contested match but the Giants won 1–0.

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The 2014–15 season was a mixed one for the Flyers with many players from the previous season returning. They qualified for the quarter finals of the Challenge Cup and play-offs but did not progress to the finals.

With only Danny Stewart and Kyle Haines as returning foreign players, the squad had a major overhaul for the 2015–16 season. The Flyers finished 6th in the league and 2nd in the conference, losing on the final day to Braehead Clan on equal points. Fife drew the Clan in the quarter finals and won (2–1 at home, 2–2 away after OT).

Facts

First game: October 1, 1938, vs Dundee Tigers

First captain: Les Lovell Snr

First goal scorer: Norman McQuade

Since Fife Flyers entry in to the amateur Scottish Premier Hockey League, they have won 11 out of 12 trophies while recording a new club record of 47 consecutive wins and a 50-game unbeaten run, from September 2006 to April 2007.

The team's longest serving player is Gordon Latto Snr who started playing with Fife Flyers in 1972 and retired in 1998, recording 974 games with a total of 1,265 points.

2016–17 roster

  • * Denotes two-way contract with Kirkcaldy Kestrels of the SNL

    • Retired jersey numbers

  • 16 Gordon Latto
  • 17 Mark Morrison
  • 47 Frank Morris
  • 14 – Was considered unlucky and taken out of circulation following a serious eye injury to the British forward Andy Linton and a career-ending injury to the Canadian defenceman Calvert Brown, but has been re-introduced in recent years.

    • Player records

    All time statistics

  • Most games played: 974 – Gordon Latto (Snr): (1972–1998)
  • Most points: 1265 – Gordon Latto (Snr): (1972–1998)
  • Most goals all time: 393 – Mark Morrison (1993–2005)

    • Season records

  • Most goals in a season: 108 – Dave Stoyanovich (1984–85)
  • Most assists in a season: 117 – Dave Stoyanovich (1986–87)
  • Most points in a season: 211 – Richard LaPlante (1991–92); 189 – Mark Morrison (1993–94); 188 – Bud Scrutton (1948–49); 185 – Dave Stoyanovich (1984–85) & Chick Mann (1948–49)
  • Most powerplay goals in a season: 38 – Russell Monteith (1999–00)
  • Most shorthanded goals in a season: 13 – Doug Smail (1993–94)
  • Most shut-uuts in a season: 7 – Blair Daly (2006–07); 5 – Roy Reid (1964–65)

    • Game records (all players)

  • Fastest goal in 1 game: 6 seconds – Les Lovell (1975)
  • Most goals in 1 game: 13 – Dave Stoyanovich (1984)
  • Most assists in 1 game: 13 – Steve Moria (1987)
  • Most points in 1 game: 17 – Richard LaPlante (1991)

    • Game records (home based players)

  • Most goals in 1 game: 8 – Jimmy Spence (1964); 7 – Les Lovell (1976) & John Haig (1997)
  • Most assists in 1 game: 9 – Gordon Latto(Snr) (1977) & Ally Brennan (1976)
  • Most points in 1 game: 11 – Gordon Latto(Snr), John Taylor & Les Lovell (all 1977) 10 – John Haig & Steven King (1997) 9 – Chic Cottrell (1974)

    • BIHWA Hall of Fame inductees

  • Floyd Snider (1951)
  • Jack Dryburgh (1991)
  • Lawrie Lovell (1992)
  • Gordon Latto (1999)
  • Jim Lynch (2001)

    • All Star honours

    Player of the Year Trophy

  • Les Lovell 1970–71
  • Ally Brennan 1972–73
  • Gordon Latto 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79
  • Dave Stoyanovich 1984–85
  • Doug Smail 1993–94
  • Mark Morrison 1996–97, 1997–98
  • Stephen Murphy 1999–00

    • Coach of the Year Trophy

  • Al Rodgers 1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50
  • Lawrie Lovell 1975–76
  • Ron Plumb 1984–85
  • Brian Kanewischer 1990–91
  • Mark Morrison 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2003–04

    • Player's Player of the Year

  • Mark Morrison 1997–98
  • Stephen Murphy 1999–00

    • Netminder of the Year

  • Stephen Murphy 1999–00

    • Ahearne Medal

  • Gordon Latto 1998

    • Rookie of the Year

  • Chic Cottrell 1970–71

    • Young Player of the Year

  • Iain Robertson 1989–90

    • Notable former players

  • Ron Plumb
  • Vincent Lukáč
  • Doug Smail
  • Laurie Boschman
  • Jimmy Chappell
  • Al Sims
  • Mark Morrison

    • Honours

  • Celtic League Playoffs: 2008–09, 2009–10
  • Celtic League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
  • British National League: 1999–00, 2003–04
  • Grand Slam: 1977, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • British Champions: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1998–99, 1999–00
  • Scottish Premier Hockey League Champions: 2007–08
  • Scottish Premier League Play-off: 2007–08
  • Northern League Play-off: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
  • Northern League Champions: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
  • Autumn Cup: 1949–50, 1972, 1975, 1976, 2005, 2008
  • Grandstand Trophy: 1964–65, 1966–67
  • Spring Cup: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
  • Anderson Trophy: 1938–39, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50
  • Airlie Trophy: 1953–54
  • McPherson Trophy: 1939
  • Silver Jubilee Trophy: 1948
  • Coronation Cup: 1948–49
  • Scottish League: 1939–40, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1963–64, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • Scottish Cup: 1984–85, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
  • Skol Cup: 1964, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1976–77
  • Scottish Canada Cup: 1949–50
  • STV Trophy: 1964–65
  • Directors Trophy: 1965
  • Cola-Cola Trophy: 1964–65
  • Slapshot Trophy: 1977
  • Evening News Trophy: 1976–77
  • Forth Challenge Trophy: 1983
  • Northumbria Cup: 1976–77
  • Taws Trophy: 1990–91
  • Christmas Cup: 1999–00
  • Caledonia Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04
  • Findus Challenge Cup: 2001–02

    • References

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