Caledonia Steel Queens
Caledonia Steel Queens are a university ice hockey team for women based in Scotland. They are a member of the British Universities Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA), having joined in January 2018. Their home rink is Murrayfield Ice Rink[1].
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 2018 |
| Last season | 2018-19 |
| Association | British Universities Ice Hockey Association |
| Arena | Murrayfield Ice Rink |
| Colors | Red/Black/White/Silver/Gold |
| President | Lynne Sinclair |
| Head Coach | Richard Gray |
| Secretary | Rachel Suttie |
| National championships | BUIHA Womens Nationals 2019 |
Conception and History[edit]
The Steel Queens concept was devised by Richard Gray (known by his nickname 'Rambo' in ice hockey circle). Richard Gray was a founding member of the Edinburgh Eagles University team and the Edinburgh Phoenix recreational team. He served both those clubs as a fixtures secretary, coach and manager. He is now the fixtures secretary, commentator and podcast host of the BUIHA. Gray was inspired to create a women's university team for Scotland after being impressed by the number of female players participating in the BUIHA at the 2017 National Championships. After gaining support from GB internationalist Beth Scoon plans were put in motion to begin recruiting players.
The club is officially considered to have been formed in January 2018, though they did have two taster sessions in late 2017[2]. In that time the club has competed at four BUIHA Nationals events in mixed and women's formats. They have yet to enter the BUIHA Cup Competition.
Competitions[edit]
2017-18 Season[edit]
BUIHA Tier 6 Semi-Finalist[1]
2018-19 Season[edit]
BUIHA Women's Nationals Champions[3] BUIHA Tier 5 Runner Up[1]
Retired Numbers[edit]
#10[edit]
Beth Scoon, a player-coach for the Steel Queens, retired from university ice hockey after a 6-year career. She has represented Great Britain on many occasions and was an alternate captain for her two years playing as a Steel Queen. Scoon's jersey number retirement was announced at the Beth Scoon Testimonial Tournament which held in her honour to celebrate her student hockey career on 9th June 2019.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Caledonia Steel Queens IHC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ "BUIHA Club Page: Caledonia Steel Queens". British Universities Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ↑ "British Universities Ice Hockey Association", Wikipedia, 2019-05-02, retrieved 2019-06-13
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