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Ayr Bruins

The Ayr Bruins were an ice hockey club based in Ayr, Scotland between 1939 and 1992. Established in 1939 under the name Ayr Raiders, the club played their home games at the Ayr Ice Rink (Beresford Terrace) between 1939 and 1972 and at Ayr Ice Rink (Limekiln Road) between 1974 and 1991. 
==History==
The Raiders played in the Scottish National League in 1939-40 and from 1946-1954. They won the regular season championship in 1952 and 1953 and the Anderson Trophy, awarded to the playoff winner, in 1953. In addition, the club won the Scottish Autumn Cup in 1951. The club later joined the newly-founded British National League in 1954-55, but withdrew from the league and went dormant after only one season of play.
The Ayr Rangers were formed in 1963 and played in the amateur Scottish League from 1962-63 to 1964-65, winning the league title in their first season. They also took part in the BBC Grandstand TV Trophy in 1964 and 1966.
The Bruins were created in 1966 and played one season in the Northern League before withdrawing, returning to the league in 1969. They continued to play until the closure of the Ayr Ice Rink in 1972 but again returned in 1974. The side won the Icy Smith Cup (now the British Championship) in 1976 and became a charter member of the British Hockey League's Premier Division in 1983. They made another appearance in the British Championship final in 1989 but were defeated 6-3 by the Nottingham Panthers.
The Bruins changed their name back to the Ayr Raiders in 1989 but were relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 1991-92 season.
More recently Ayr was represented by the Ayr Scottish Eagles between 1996 and 2002 at the Centrum Arena.
==Images==
Ayr Program.jpg|A program from a November 5, 1954, game against the Dundee Tigers.
Ayr 1955-56.jpg|The club in 1955-56.
==Notes==
Category:Ice hockey teams in Scotland
Ayr Ice Rink (new)

The Ayr Ice Rink is an indoor facility situated in Ayr, Scotland.Harris, Martin C. (2005). Homes of British Ice Hockey. The rink opened in October 1973 following the closure of the original Ayr Ice Rink.
The first ice hockey match at the new rink was a Northern League contest between the Ayr Bruins and Durham Wasps, played on October 3, 1973. The home side was victorious, 10-6.
The Ayr Raiders of the British Hockey League were based at the Ayr Ice Rink from 1989 to 1992. Due to the facility's limitations, the Raiders' played their home matches in Paisley in 1991-92 and in Glasgow for the 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup.
Since 2002 only youth and recreational hockey has been played at the arena.
==References==
Category:Arenas in Scotland
Ayr Ice Rink (original)

Ayr Ice Rink was an ice arena in Ayr, Scotland that opened in 1939 and was used for ice skating, ice hockey and curling. The rink was notable as being the home of professional ice hockey clubs Ayr Raiders and Ayr Bruins.
The building was located at 21 Beresford Terrace on the former site of Beresford Park, home of Ayr Parkhouse Football Club. Ayr Ice Rink Ltd purchased the land from London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1938 to build the rink.
The property was demolished in 1972 to make way for a Safeway supermarket and today the site is occupied by two retail stores and carpark.
A new ice rink was built at Limekiln Road in Ayr and is owned by Ayr Curling Club. It is predominantly used for curling but figure skating and recreational ice hockey is also played there. 
== Notes ==
Category:Arenas in Scotland
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Baku is the capital and largest city.
==History of hockey in Azerbaijan==
The Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan was founded in 1991 as part of the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation. After the Soviet Union broke up in 1992, the federation became independent, and joined the IIHF on May 6, 1992.Azerbaijan - IIHF.com
There were claims going back to around 2010 that three teams named Atasport, Azneftheim and Svayzist existed in AzerbaijanList of Azeri teams - Hockeyarenas.net; there were however no sources that seemed to back it. It appears that these were actually field hockey teams. 
In 1961, Baku hosted a tournament where the different Soviet republics played against each other. Azerbaijan, however, did not have a team at the tournament. The national team has yet to make its international debut.
In 1991, the legendary Anatoly Tarasov, at the request of the Azerbaijani sports committee, asked Valery Laryukov, the founder and currnt President of the Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to go to Baku and open a hockey school, which about 200 local kids attended. After the country became independent, ice hockey was not developed by the Ministry of Sports, and died out. In 2019, Vyacheslav Fetisov visited Baku and talked about developing the sport in Azerbaijan with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Azad Rahimov, and Alexander Ovechkin also stated that he intended to help ice hockey get off the ground in the country. There are hopes of constructing a large rink that could eventually serve as home to a Kontinental Hockey League team, but as of 2021, no further developments have occurred.There is no ice in Azerbaijan,but there is a hockey federation: Laryukov on the chances of getting into the KHL 
There is an ice rink in Baku known as the Glavbakstroy Sports Palace.Glavbakstroy Sports Palace On June 2, 2023, an ice rink opened at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan opened the facility to aid in the development of figure skating and ice hockey in the country. It was noted that there were plans to start an ice hockey program in Azerbaijan, and negotiations were underway to hire coaches.An ice arena has opened in Baku On February 13, 2024, 18 players attended the first open training session for an Azerbaijani national ice hockey team, led by Head Coach Aleksandr Bilinov and Zaur Mammadaliyev, the later saying "Our primary objective is to foster the growth of ice hockey in Azerbaijan. We firmly believe that it will gain popularity, attracting more participants and fans."Azerbaijan's Ice Hockey Ambition: The Emergence of a Fresh National Team The first ice hockey game in Azerbaijan was played in Baku on April 29, 2024, with the Baku Flames defeating Ice Brotherhood from Moscow, 10-6.First hockey game in Azerbaijan
A team representing Azerbaijan, but composed almost entirely of Russians, save for two Azerbaijanis, has competed in the amateur Friendly Hockey League in Russia for many years.Azerbaijan national ice hockey team exists... but performs in Russia
==References==
 
Category:Countries
Azerbaijan men's national ice hockey team

The Azerbaijan national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey team of Azerbaijan. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and has been a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since 6 May 1992. Azerbaijan is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking.
==History==
The first ice rink in Azerbaijan opened in 1990 but was soon thereafter closed. Despite being a member of the IIHF since 1992, the association has never played a game and only assembled for its first training session on 13 February 2024. The first training was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex and included eighteen players. The training was part of head coach Aleksandr Bilinov's long-term plan for the team and development of the sport in Azerbaijan, which included playing in a major international competition within the next five years. The creation of the team was announced by Mariana Vasileva, the country's Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, earlier that month.
The Baku Flames, a club team representing Azerbaijan, made its international debut at the ADIHIC Cup in Kazan, Russia between May 11–15, 2024.
==References==
==External links==
* IIHF profile
Category:National ice hockey teams in Europe
Aztec Eagle Warriors

The Aztec Eagle Warriors are a semi-professional ice hockey team in Mexico City, Mexico. They play in the Liga Mexicana Elite de Hockey.
==History==
The club was founded in 2010, and joined the Liga Mexicana Elite the same season. They finished in second place in the regular season, but lost in the semifinals to the Teotihuacan Priests, two games to none.
The Eagle Warriors won the league title in 2012.
==Season-by-Season Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	SOW	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA 	Place	Playoffs
2010-11	12 	7 	4 	1 	0 	23 	33 	24 	2nd 	Lost semifinals
2011-12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A 	Won Championship
==External links==
*Team profile on eurohockey.com
Category:Ice hockey teams in Mexico
Azul Hockey Club

Azul Hockey Club was one of the earliest hockey teams to be formed in Spain when the sport first caught on in the 1920s. The club was known to be active from 1923 to at least 1926.
Azul HC won the inaugural 1923 Spanish Championship. The players on that team were: Miguel Ángel Muguiro, Fernando Muguiro, Oscar de Elzaburu, Pedro Rivas, Edgar Neville, and J.Hollis.
Fernando Muguiro, Edgar Neville, and Pedro Rivas - all members of the Spanish National Team - were some of the more important members of the club.
Category:Ice hockey teams in Spain
B-serien

The B-serien was the second level of ice hockey in Norway during the 1930s. Its teams vied for promotion to the top-level Hovedserien.
==Champions==
*1938: Ball- og Skiklubben av 1914 (B.14 won the Oslo Group, and defeated Frisk, the Askerhus Group champions, in the final)
*1937: Stabæk IF
*1936: SFK Trygg 2
Category:Ice hockey leagues
BBC Grandstand TV Trophy

The BBC Grandstand TV Trophy was a competition organized and saw certain games televised by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). This British tournament was contested during the mid-1960s.
==History==
The first edition was held during the 1963-64 season. Eight teams - the Altrincham Aces, Ayr Rangers, Brighton Tigers, Durham Wasps, Fife Flyers, Glasgow Flyers, Paisley Mohawks, and the Wembley Lions - participated in the inaugural competition. It utilized a knockout format and saw the Fife Flyers defeat the Wembley Lions in the final, played in Wembley, by a score of 5-4.
Brighton won the Trophy in 1964-65, and the competition was organized in a league format for 1965-66. The Ayr Rangers, Edinburgh Royals, Fife Flyers, and Paisley Mohawks competed in this edition. The final, played in Kirkcaldy after the completion of the league portion, was won by the Paisley Mohawks, 4-1 over the Fife Flyers.
The third and last edition was played in 1966-67, reverting back to the knockout format used during the 1963-64 competition. It again consisted of four teams - the Fife Flyers, Paisley Mohawks, Perth Blackhawks, and the Wembley Lions. Kirkcaldy hosted the final as they had the previous year, with the Fife Flyers defeating the Wembley Lions 3-2 on January 7, 1967, in Kirkcaldy. The Lions had beaten the Perth Blackhawks 15-4 in the semifinal on November 25, 1966.
==Winners==
*1964: Fife Flyers (defeated Glasgow Flyers 5-0 in QF, Paisley Mohawks 6-2 in SF and Wembley Lions 5-4 in F)
*1965: Brighton Tigers (defeated Fife Flyers 7-3 and tied them 2-2 to win - Fife defeated Durham Bees 5-2 in SF)
*1966: Paisley Mohawks
*1967: Fife Flyers (defeated Paisley Mohawks 2-1 in SF and Wembley Lions 3-2 in F) 
Category:Tournaments
BCF Arena

BCF Arena (formerly Patinoire Saint-Léonard) is an indoor sporting arena in Fribourg, Switzerland. Built in 1983, the capacity of the arena is 6,500 spectators and includes 2,900 seats after a reconstruction that took place in 2010. It is the home arena of the HC Fribourg-Gottéron ice hockey team.
It is set to undergo major renovations, starting in 2017, to increase the arena's capacity to 8,500. 
== References ==
Category:Arenas in Switzerland
BFC Preussen

Berliner FC Preussen 1894 e. V. (shortened to BFC Preussen) is a sports club in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1894. The club formerly had an ice hockey section, but it merged with Berliner Schlittschuhclub to form BSC Preussen in 1983.
Alongside Berliner Schlittschuhclub and the SC Charlottenburg, BFC Preussen was one of the pioneering clubs in the German ice hockey at the dawn of the 20th century. They won the Berlin Championship in 1910 and 1911. In 1928 and 1940 the team took part in the German Championship. The 1940 squad was combined with Zehlendorfer Wespen, forming KSG Preussen/Wespen.
After World War II, the club was reactivated in 1954 and played exclusively in the lower-level leagues, namely the Oberliga and the Regionalliga.
The hockey club was dissolved in 1971. It remained dormant until 1975, when the merger of FASS Berlin and EHC Nord Berlin led to the re-establishment of BFC's hockey section. It began playing in the Oberliga North in 1975-76. After declining to participate in the qualification round in 1977-78, Preussen was relegated directly to the Regionalliga. After only one season in the league, they were promoted back to the Oberliga, where they played until 1983.
In the 1982-83 season, Preussen achieved promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga. After that, a merger with Berliner SC took place to create BSC Preussen, which started the 1983-84 season in the 2nd BL.
Category:Ice hockey teams in Germany
BIHA Cup

The BIHA Cup (also known as the BIHA Southern Cup) was a British home tournament played in Southampton and hosted by the Southampton Vikings.
==Results==
Year 	Winner 	Playoff
1953-54	 	Southampton Vikings - Wembley Terriers 5-3
1954-55	 	Southampton Vikings
1955-56	 	Southampton Vikings
1957-58	 	Southampton Vikings
1959-60	 	Southampton Vikings
1960-61	Southampton Vikings	Edinburgh Royals - Southampton Vikings 9-4
1961-62	Brighton Tigers 	Brighton Tigers - Altrincham Aces 12-6
1962-63	Southampton Vikings	Brighton Tigers - Southampton Vikings 8-4
==Credits==
Special thanks to Martin Harris for supplying the info found on this page.
Category:Tournaments
BK Havlíčkův Brod

BK Havlíčkův Brod (until 2015 known as HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod) is an ice hockey team in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic. Until the 2014-15 season, the club played in the Czech 1. Liga, however, the team was relegated to the Czech 2.liga at the end of the season. The club was founded in 1928.
==Achievements==
*Czech 2.liga champion: 1993, 2006.
==External links==
* Official site
Category:Ice hockey teams in the Czech Republic
BK Star

BK Star was a sports club in Södertälje, Sweden. Its ice hockey section participated in the top-level Swedish Division I during the 1956-57 season. They were relegated to the Swedish Division 2 after finishing in last place in the Southern Group of the league
==Season-by-season records==
===Swedish Division I (1956-57)===
Season 	Games	Won	Tied	Lost	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing 	Playoffs 	
1956-57	14 	0 	2 	12 	2 	36 	97 	8th in Southern Group	Relegated	
Category:Ice hockey teams in Sweden
BSG Aufbau Schönheide

BSG Aufbau Schönheide was an ice hockey team in Schönheide, East Germany.
The club debuted in the Saxony Championship during the 1949-50 season. They were Saxony champions in 1952. They played exclusively in the lower-level leagues except for the 1958-59 season, when the club participated in the DDR-Oberliga. They withdrew from the league after only nine games (all losses) and had their results erased.
After their ill-fated season in the Oberliga, the club returned to the lower-level leagues. 
==Season-by-season records==
===DDR-Oberliga (1958-1959)===
Season 	Games	Won	Tied	Lost	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs	
1958-59	9 	0 	0 	9 	0 	18 	173 	8th 	Withdrew	
Category:Ice hockey teams in East Germany
BSG Aufbau Südwest Leipzig

BSG Aufbau Südwest Leipzig was formed in Leipzig, Germany, as the successor club to Leipziger SC. They earned promotion to the East German 1. Liga after winning their Bezirksliga group in 1952-53.
The club finished fourth in Group B of the 1. Liga in 1953-54. They were renamed ESG Wissenschaft DHfK Leipzig the following year, and won the Group B division. 
They remained in the 1. Liga as HSG Wissenschaft KMU (Karl Marx Universität) Leipzig until 1960. Leipzig then played in the third-tier 2. Liga and Gruppenliga from 1960-1969.
==Images==
ESG 1955.jpg|The club in 1955.
Aufbau.gif|Aufbau logo.
DHfK.gif|HSG DHfK logo.
HSG KMU.gif|HSG KMU logo.
Category:Ice hockey teams in Germany
BSG Chemie Leuna

BSG Chemie Leuna was a sports club in Leuna, East Germany. It is now active as TSV Leuna 1919.
The club had an ice hockey section that played in the East German 1. Liga from 1962-1965, winning the league title in 1965. They later competed in the Gruppenliga from 1965-1970 and the DDR-Bestenermittlung.
Category:Ice hockey teams in East Germany
BSG Crimmitschau

BSG Crimmitschau was an ice hockey team in Crimmitschau, East Germany.
==History==
They first played in the 1950 DDR Winter Sports Hockey Championship as BSG Textil Crimmitschau. They finished in fourth place overall, first in the relegation round.
The following year, the club played in the DDR-Oberliga as BSG Textil Pleißengrund Crimmitschau. They finished in third place in the league. The club retained their spot in the league, competing as BSG Fortschritt Crimmitschau in 1951-52 and BSG Turbine Crimmitschau from 1953-1955. After which, they were relegated to the East German 1. Liga.
They played in the 1. Liga from 1955-1959. The club was briefly known as BSG Turbine Erfurt for the 1956-57 season, but spent the remainder of their time in the league as Turbine Crimmitschau.
The club was replaced by ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau for the 1959-60 season.
==Season-by-season records==
===DDR Oberliga (1950-1955)===
Season 	Games	Won	Tied	Lost	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing 	Playoffs 	
1950 	2 	2 	0 	0 	4 	20 	5 	1st in relegation round (4th overall)	No playoffs	
1951 	6 	2 	0 	4 	4 	28 	43 	3rd 	No playoffs	
1951-52	12 	6 	1 	5 	13 	58 	51 	3rd 	No playoffs	
1952-53	8 	3 	0 	5 	6 	26 	43 	3rd 	No playoffs	
1953-54	10 	3 	0 	7 	6 	40 	83 	4th 	No playoffs	
1954-55	12 	4 	1 	7 	9 	36 	71 	5th 	Relegated 	
Category:Ice hockey teams in East Germany
BSG Empor Berlin

BSG Empor Berlin (currently known as SV Empor Berlin) is a sports club in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1949.
Then situated within East Germany, the club's hockey section played in the 1949 Ostozenenmeisterschaft under the name SG Grün-Weiß Pankow. They finished as runners-up to SG Frankenhausen, losing in the final 8-2.
The following year, they played in the 1950 DDR Winter Sports Championship as BSG Empor Berlin, finishing second in the final round, again behind SG Frankenhausen.
They played in the DDR-Oberliga during the 1951 season, but were not as successful, finishing in fourth and last place. The club was replaced by BSG Einheit Berliner Bär in the Oberliga the following year.
Category:Ice hockey teams in East Germany
BSG Fortschritt Apolda

BSG Fortschritt Apolda was an ice hockey team in Apolda, East Germany. They played in the DDR-Oberliga during the 1951-52 season. After five games played (all losses), the club withdrew from the league, and all their remaining games were counted as forfeit losses.
The club later reappeared, playing in some of the lower-level East German leagues.
Category:Ice hockey teams in East Germany
BSG KWU Erfurt

BSG KWU Erfurt was an ice hockey team in Erfurt, East Germany. They played out of an icy tennis court.
The club qualified for the 1950 DDR Winter Sports Hockey Championship, where they lost to SG Frankenhausen in the first round and were then forced to participate in the relegation round. They lost to BSG Textil Crimmitschau 9-4 and had their game against SG Schierke cancelled due to bad weather.
In the 1951-52 season, the club played in the qualification tournament for the 1952-53 East German Liga season, under the name BSG Turbine Erfurt. Their fourth place finish was good enough to qualify for the league.
They played in the Liga as BSG Motor Erfurt during the 1952-53 and 1953-54 seasons.
Category:Ice hockey teams in East Germany
BTH Bydgoszcz

BTH Bydgoszcz was an ice hockey team in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The club was founded in 1992 and was dissolved in 2003. They were created when the ice hockey section split off from the Polonia Bydgoszcz sports club.
Bydgoszcz won the Polish 1. Liga in 1994 and defeated Stoczniowiec Gdańsk in the promotion-relegation game to qualify for the 1994-95 season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa. They played in the PLH from 1994 to 1999 (with the exception of the 1997-98 season), always finishing in the lower half of the league.
The club folded in 2003.
==Season-by-season records==
===Polska Liga Hokejowa (1994-1999)===
Season 	Games	Won	Tied	Lost	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs 	
1994-95	22 	2 	1 	19 	5 	39 	110 	11th 	Did not qualify	
1995-96	20 	5 	1 	14 	11 	60 	95 	11th 	Did not qualify	
1996-97	24 	8 	0 	16 	16 	79 	99 	11th 	Did not qualify	
1998-99	40 	2 	- 	38 	4 	82 	313 	14th 	Relegated 	
Category:Ice hockey teams in Poland
BZK Praha

Bruslařský závodní klub Praha was an ice hockey team based in Prague, which was first a part of Bohemia and later became part of Czechoslovakia.
BZK Praha faced SK Slavia Praha in the inaugural 1901 Bohemian Crown Lands Championship. BZK was waxed by Slavia, 17-2.
The club later participated in both the Bohemian Championship and the Crown Lands Championship in 1911 and 1912. 
BZK Praha also played in the 1924 Czechoslovak Championship and in the Prague regional championship in 1930 and 1931.
Category:Ice hockey teams in Bohemia
Category:Ice hockey teams in Czechoslovakia
Baden-Württembergliga

The Baden-Württembergliga (Baden-Württemberg Ice Hockey League) was an ice hockey league located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Below this league (and now the Regionalliga Southwest) lies the Baden-Württemberg Landesliga.
The Regionalliga Southwest has been contested in its place since the 2010-11 season.
==See also==
* Deutsche Eishockey Liga
* 2nd Bundesliga
* Oberliga
Category:Ice hockey leagues
Bahrain

Bahrain is a small island country in the Persian Gulf. Manama is the capital and largest city.
==Overview==
===National Teams===
===Arenas===
See :Category:Arenas in Bahrain
===Competitions===
Competition 	Founded	Folded	Notes
Bahrain Ice Hockey League	2014 	- 	National league
==History of hockey in Bahrain==
Bahrain had as many as eight active senior teams in the 1980s. The Bahrain Buds won tournaments in Dubai in 1995 and 1996, and finished in second place in 1994. The Funland Centre is the country's only ice rink.
The Bahrain Ice Hockey Federation was formed in 2009, and the country joined the International Ice Hockey Federation on September 26, 2024.
The country has a recreational league, sponsored by DHL, known as the Bahrain Ice Hockey League. It was established in May 2014 and features both native players and expats.Bahrain Ice Hockey League Facebook page
The Bahraini National Team made its debut on January 8, 2010, playing a friendly game against Kuwait, which they lost 10-3. They participated in the Premier Division of the 2011 Asian Winter Games ice hockey tournament, failing to win a game while being outscored 138-11 in six games. Bahrain later competed at the 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship and the 2014 Desert Cup. 
==References==
Category:Countries
Bahrain Ice Hockey Federation

The Bahrain Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body of ice hockey in Bahrain.
==History==
The federation was founded in 2009 and was accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation on September 26, 2024. It is an associate member of the IIHF, and therefore has no right to vote in the General Assembly. The current president of the federation is Abdulla Al Qasimi.
==National teams==
*Men's national team
*Women's national team
==External links==
* International Ice Hockey Federation
Category:Ice hockey governing bodies in Asia
Category:International Ice Hockey Federation members