The Ayr Bruins were an

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

club based in

Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...

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between 1939 and 1992. Established in 1939 under the name Ayr Raiders, the club played their home games at the

Ayr Ice Rink 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 ...

(Beresford Terrace) between 1939 and 1972 and at Ayr Ice Rink (Limekiln Road) between 1974 and 1991. The Bruins played one season in the Northern League before withdrawing, and returned to the league in 1969. They continued to play until the closure of the Ayr Ice Rink, before returning again in 1974. The side won the Icy Smith Cup (now the British Championship) in 1976 and became a charter member of the

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's Premier Division in 1983. They made another appearance in the British Championship final in 1989 but suffered 6-3 defeat to the

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. The Bruins changed their name back to the Ayr Raiders in 1989 and suffered relegation from the Premier Division at the end of the 91/92 season. More recently, Ayr was represented by the

Ayr Scottish Eagles The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main (title) spo ...

between 1996 and 2002 at the Centrum Arena.

Jerseys

Image:BNL-Uniform-ARIHC54-55.png, The uniform of the Ayr Raiders Ice Hockey Club (season 1954-55)

Notes

{{British ice hockey Ice hockey teams in Scotland Sport in Ayr Ice hockey clubs established in 1939 Sports clubs disestablished in 1992