London Dragons
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The University of London Dragons, formerly known as the University of London Union Purples, are a British student ice hockey team based in London, England.[1] They compete in three divisions under the British Universities Ice Hockey Association. Dragons are the most successful student ice hockey team in the history of British university ice hockey.
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London Dragons | |
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City | London, United Kingdom |
League | BUIHA |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Division | A-Team - Div 1 Checking B-Team - Div 1 Non-Checking C-Team - Div 3 Non-Checking |
Founded | 2002 |
Home arena | Lee Valley Ice Centre |
Colours | Red, White, and Black |
Owner(s) | Angela Jelfs |
General manager | Michael D'Aprix |
Head coach | A-Team - Clive Vergnaud B-Team - Kalle Uusitalo C-Team - Kalle Uusitalo |
Captain | A-Team - Matt Holowko B-Team - Jacob Finnilä C-Team - Emmu Salo |
Website | LondonDragons.com |
Franchise history | |
2005 - Present | London Dragons |
2002 - 2005 | London Purples |
Dragons A have won the Division 1 playoff final (or SuperFinal) in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and the Tier 1 Nationals tournament in 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2012. Dragons B have also been performing increasingly better in recent years and the development squad, Dragons C, was the runner-up in the Tier 5 Nationals Tournament of 2018.[2][3][4]