The Richmond Flyers 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 ...

team who were founded in 1977 as the London Phoenix Flyers, changing their name to Richmond Flyers in 1980. They competed in the Inter-City League between 1980 and 1982, the

British Hockey League The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1980 until 1996 (with a short break between 1981 and 1982), when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League. The league r ...

between 1982 and 1989, and the English League between 1989 and 1991. RichmondFlyerPlayer1

The club ceased to exist from 1992 when their home

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, Richmond Ice Rink, was demolished to make way for flats overlooking the

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References

London Phoenix Flyers entry on A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey
{{LB Richmond Ice hockey teams in London Defunct ice hockey teams in the United Kingdom Ice hockey clubs established in 1977 Sports clubs disestablished in 1992