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Dundee Stars 
City Dundee, Scotland League Elite Ice Hockey League Founded 2001 Home arena Dundee Ice Arena Colours Red, White, Dark Blue
General manager Charlie Ward, Stephen Ward, Michael Ward (directors) Head coach 
Dan CemanCaptain AJ MacLeanFranchise history 2001–2008 Dundee ‘Texol’ Stars 2008–present Dundee ‘CCS’ Stars Championships British National League Champions 2001-02 British National League Playoff Champions 2001-02, 2004–05 The Dundee Stars are an ice hockey sports team based in the Scottish city of Dundee.
They play at the Dundee Ice Arena, situated just off the city's main Kingsway dual carriageway.
The team has played in various leagues since its inception: The British National League, The Scottish National League, The Northern League, and most recently the Elite League. In joining the Elite League, they became the league's 3rd Scottish team, alongside the Edinburgh Capitals and fellow expansion side the Braehead Clan.
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History
BNL Years
Founded in 2001, the Dundee Stars won the Findus British National League (FBNL) and the Playoffs in their first season (2001–02) and then ranked 2nd in the FBNL, top their playoff group and reached the semi-finals of the challenge cup the following season. Stars' third season was a disappointment compared to the previous two, with a low league position and a place in the final of the Capital Cup.
Season 04-05 was disappointing for all three Scottish teams in the BNL. The National Cup, the Keyline Cup and the Challenge Cup were no better. However, the Stars won the Playoffs and fared well in the Caledonia Cup too.
Post BNL Years: SNL
Before the 05-06 season, the BNL folded as the Edinburgh Capitals were accepted into the Elite League but Stars refused to go if Fife Flyers were not allowed to join them. Fife's ice rink did not meet the Elite League standards and Flyers and Stars were left with no other option than to play in the Scottish National League (SNL) and so had to release all of their imported players. Fife won the SNL with Stars 3 points behind in 2nd. Flyers also won the Autumn Cup, the Northern League and the SNL Playoffs.
Season 06-07 introducted the NHL style Zero Tolerance rules and the one import rule with the intent of making the SNL a more skillful league. The Stars have relied heavily on their junior development with many Under 19s and some Under 16s "playing up" as well as managing to secure the services of two of the "old" favourites, Jeff Marshall (Canada) and Patric Lochi (Italy).
EIHL Years
In late April 2010, the Dundee Stars were confirmed as having been accepted into the EIHL [1], as the leagues 2nd expansion team for the 2010-11 season.
Club roster 2011–12
Goaltenders Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth 29 
Mark McGill L 2009 Broxburn, Scotland 83 Chris Whitley R 2011 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Defencemen Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth 5 Matt Suderman - A L 2010 Winkler, Manitoba, Canada 8 Steven Chalmers L 2011 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 13 Euan Forsyth R 2009 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 23 
Dan McGoff R 2011 Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 25 Alan Mazur L 2011 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ## Craig Mitchell L 2011 Kirkcaldy, Scotland Forwards Number Player Shoots Position Acquired Place of Birth 9 Brent Hughes R F 2010 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 10 John Dolan - A R F 2002 Dundee, Scotland 11 Jarrett Konkle L LW 2011 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 15 A.J. MacLean - C L LW 2010 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada 16 Dan Ceman R C 2010 Windsor, Ontario, Canada 20 Lee Mitchell L C/LW 2011 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 21 Gary Wishart R C 2008 Kirkcaldy, Scotland 71 Jeff Hutchins L LW 2011 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Honours
- British National League: 2001/02
- British National League Playoffs:, 2001/02, 2004/05
- Autumn Cup: 2009
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