Bracknell Bees
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Bracknell Bees since 1987 |
Location | Bracknell , England |
Club colors | black yellow |
league | NIHL, South Conference, Britton Division |
Venue | John Nike Leisuresport Complex |
capacity | 2,400 / 3,100 seats |
Head coach | Gareth Cox |
captain | Terry Miles |
Season 2017/18 | 5th Britton Division; Playoff quarterfinals |
The Bracknell Bees are an ice hockey club in the town of Bracknell , England . The Bees played in the British English Premier Ice Hockey League from 2005 to 2017 and in the British National Ice Hockey League since 2017 . They play their home games in the John Nike Leisuresport Complex with a capacity of 2,400 or 3,100 spectators.
history
The Bracknell Bees were founded in 1987. From 1991 to 1995 they played in the Premier Division of the British Hockey League , the highest British ice hockey league , and in the 1990/91 and 1995/96 seasons in the second-rate Division One of the British Hockey League. Previously, they had become champions of the third-rate English Division One in the 1990/91 season. From 1996 to 2003 the Bees played in the new top British league, the Ice Hockey Superleague , whose championship they won in the 1999/2000 season.
After the dissolution of the Ice Hockey Superleague, the Bracknell Bees competed in the second-rate British National League from 2003 to 2005 . Their main round championship title they also won in the 2004/05 season . When the BNL was also dissolved, the Bees moved to the English Premier Ice Hockey League , in which they have been playing ever since. Their main round title they could achieve in 2007 and 2008. In 2007 they were also EPIHL playoff champions. In 2006 and 2008 they also won the English Cup.
Well-known former players
Web links
- Bracknell Bees Homepage (English)
- Homepage of the women's team "Bracknell Queen Bees" (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Nike Leisuresport Complex on Hockeyarenas.net
- ↑ Stadium info ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Bracknell Bees website