Fife Flyers

UKIceHockey team
name = Fife Flyers

league = Scottish Premier Ice Hockey League
founded = 1938
ice = Fife Ice Arena
capacity = 3280
ice_size = 198ft x 98ft
city = Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
colours = White, Gold, and Blue
captain = Steven King
coach = Todd Dutiaume
ownership = Kirkcaldy Ice Hockey Club
|The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in the country of Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by some 10 years. Based at the Fife Ice Arena, the team has a history of success through the ages, with over 60 Scottish and British cups and titles to their name, most recently, the British National League title, won in season 2003/4.

Fife Flyers by the decade: [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/beginning.php In the Beginning] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/1940summary.php 1940's] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/1950summary.php 1950's] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/1960summary.php 1960's] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/1970summary.php 1970's] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/1980summary.php 1980's] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/1990summary.php 1990's] , [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk/2000summary.php 2000's]

First Game: October 1st 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 whilst recording a new club record of 47 consecutive wins and a 50 game unbeaten run, which stretched from September 2006 to April 2007.

The teams longest serving player is Gordon Latto Snr who started playing with Fife Flyers in 1972, and retired in 1998, recording 974 games with a points total of 1265pts.

Some more statistics:
Most Points: Gordon Latto Snr: 1265 (1972-1998)
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: 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-Outs in a Season: 5 - Roy Reid (1964/65)
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)

Home Based Players:
Game Records: 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, John Taylor, Les Lovell (all 1977) 10 - John Haig, Steven King (1997) 9 - Chic Cottrell (1974)

Retired Jerseys:
14 - Cal Brown & Andy Linton 16 - Gordon Latto 47 - Frank Morris

BIHWA Hall of Fame InducteesFloyd Snider (1951),
Jack Dryburgh (1991), Lawrie Lovell (1992), Gordon Latto (1999),
Jim Lynch (2001)

Current Roster

The confirmed roster for the 2007/08 season so far is:
*flagicon|Scotland 45: Iain Bell (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 30: Lewis Christie (D)
*flagicon|Canada 11: Todd Dutiaume (Player/Coach) (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 21: Lewis Glasgow (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 10: Steven Gunn (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 3: Derek King (D)
*flagicon|Scotland 12: Steven King - Captain (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 14: Daniel McIntyre (D)
*flagicon|Scotland 13: Craig Mitchell (D)
*flagicon|Scotland 2: Thomas Muir (D)
*flagicon|Scotland 4: Chris Wands - Alternate Captain (D)
*flagicon|Scotland 23: Jamie Wilson (D/F)
*flagicon|Scotland 31: Blair Daly (N/M_
*flagicon|Scotland 35: Jordan Marr (N/M)
*flagicon|Scotland 24: Andrew Samuel - Alternate Captain (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 26: Steven Lynch (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 33: Richie Latto (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 37: Iain Beattie (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 5: Steven McAlpine (F)
*flagicon|Scotland 9: Steven Chalmers (D)

External links

* [http://www.fifeflyers.co.uk Fife Flyers Team Web Page]