Invicta Dynamos are the senior, semi-professional,

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team based in Gillingham in

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. The season runs from September to April. They usually play their home games on a Sunday at 17:15. They share their home with the Invicta Mustangs whose colours are blue, white, grey and red.

History

The club was founded in 1997 replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the

EPIHL The English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) was an ice hockey league of 10 teams, all of which were based in England. Headquartered in Blackpool, the EPIHL was one of two professional ice hockey leagues in the United Kingdom (the other being th ...

until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a lack of sponsorship. Invicta is one of the larger clubs at this level and has enjoyed a period of sustained success including winning the ENIHL Grand Slam in 2005/6. The most successful season in the Dynamos history came in the 2001/02 season when they were the champions of the

, winning the league and playoffs and losing the cup final to local rivals the

Romford Raiders The Raiders are an ice hockey team based in Romford Romford is a large town in east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan ...

. The club's fiercest rivalry has traditionally been with the Raiders IHC and to a slightly lesser extent the Chelmsford Chieftains, with the Dynamos competing in the same league as the two Essex clubs for its first six seasons. However more recently a healthy rivalry has developed with

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due to the geographical proximity of the two clubs.

Club roster 2022-23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

2021/22 Outgoing

Top 5 All-time points scorers

:''As of 07/07/19''

Club Honours

1997-98

English Division 1 Southern Champions

2001-02

Champions
EPIHL Playoff Champions

2002-03

ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions

2003-04

ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL Southern Playoff Champions
Kent & Essex Cup Champions

2004-05

ENIHL Southern Champions

2005-06

ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions
ENIHL Playoff Champions
ENIHL Cup Champions

2006-07

ENIHL Southern (Conference B) Champions

2007-08

ENIHL Southern Champions
ENIHL National Champions

2009-10

ENIHL Southern Champions

2014-15

NIHL Southern Cup Champions

Other Ice Hockey teams based in Gillingham

* Invicta Dynamics (Ladies) * Invicta Mustangs (Second senior team) * Invicta Colts (Under 18's) * Invicta Junior Dynamos (Under 16's) * Invicta Dynamites (Under 14's) * Invicta Devils (Under 12's) * Invicta Imps (Under 10's)
Invicta Knights
(Recreational)
Medway Madness
(Recreational) * Medway Eagles (Beginner Recreational) * Medway Marauders (Recreational) * Kent Knights (University)

References

External links

Official website
{{British ice hockey Ice hockey teams in England Sport in Medway Ice hockey clubs established in 1997