The Scottish National League is a professional ice hockey league based in Scotland comprising nine teams for the 2025/26 season.
The league sits below the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) in the UK ice hockey structure alongside England's National Ice Hockey League (NIHL).
History Following the demise of the British National League at the end of the 2004–05 season, the Fife Flyers and Dundee Stars transferred to the SNL, significantly raising the league's profile.
Both teams have however since left the SNL and now compete in the highest tier of United Kingdom Ice Hockey, the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Due to their transfer to the EIHL, both Dundee and Fife were then represented in the SNL by both Dundee Comets and Kirkcaldy Kestrels respectfully.
In the summer of 2024, a joint statement by both Dundee Comets and fellow Tayside SNL side Dundee Tigers announced the merging of the two clubs to reform the Dundee Rockets. The Rockets would go on to secure a league and cup double in their first season on reforming in 2024/25.
From the 2025/26 season, the league will also welcome the new additions of an SNL side representing NIHL club Solway Sharks as well as NIHL1 side Whitley Warriors from the North East of England.
Clubs 2025–26 SNL Teams Club Founded City Arena(s) Capacity Aberdeen Lynx 2005 Aberdeen Linx Ice Arena 1,118 Dundee Rockets 2024 Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,700Edinburgh Capitals 2022EdinburghMurrayfield Ice Rink 3,800 Kilmarnock Thunder 2017 Kilmarnock Galleon Leisure Centre 400 Kirkcaldy Kestrels 1984 Kirkcaldy Fife Ice Arena 3,525North Ayrshire Wild 2002Stevenston Auchenharvie Leisure Centre 250Paisley Pirates 1946GlasgowBraehead Arena 4,000Solway Sharks SNL 2025DumfriesDumfries Ice Bowl 1,000Whitley Warriors 1957Whitley BayWhitley Bay Ice Rink 3,200
Championships
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdPlay-off winnerFinalist1998–1999Solway SharksGlasgow DynamosPerth Panthers1999–2000Solway SharksAyr Centrum BruinsMurrayfield Raiders2000–2001Dundee TigersSolway SharksMurrayfield Raiders2001–2002Edinburgh Capitals SNLDundee TigersKilmarnock Storm2002–2003Edinburgh Capitals SNLCamperdown StarsKirkcaldy Kestrels2003–2004Camperdown StarsPaisley PiratesEdinburgh Capitals SNL2004–2005Camperdown StarsSolway SharksEdinburgh Capitals SNL2005–2006Fife FlyersDundee StarsPaisley PiratesFife FlyersDundee Stars2006–2007Fife FlyersDundee StarsSolway SharksFife FlyersSolway Sharks2007–2008Scottish WarriorsDundee TigersAberdeen Lynx2008–2009Kilmarnock StormDundee CometsDundee Tigers2009–2010Kirkcaldy KestrelsDundee CometsKilmarnock Storm2010–2011Dundee CometsPaisley PiratesEdinburgh Capitals SNL2011–2012Dundee CometsPaisley PiratesNorth Ayrshire Wild2012–2013Paisley PiratesDundee TigersNorth Ayrshire WildDundee TigersPaisley Pirates2013–2014Edinburgh Capitals SNLKirkcaldy KestrelsNorth Ayrshire WildEdinburgh Capitals SNLNorth Ayrshire Wild2014–2015Kirkcaldy KestrelsEdinburgh Capitals SNLPaisley PiratesKirkcaldy KestrelsEdinburgh Capitals SNL2015–2016Kirkcaldy KestrelsPaisley PiratesEdinburgh Capitals SNLAberdeen LynxDundee Comets2016–2017Paisley PiratesAberdeen LynxDundee CometsDundee CometsPaisley Pirates2017–2018Dundee CometsPaisley PiratesKirkcaldy KestrelsDundee CometsKirkcaldy Kestrels2018–2019Murrayfield RacersPaisley PiratesKirkcaldy KestrelsPaisley PiratesMurrayfield Racers2021-2022Kirkcaldy KestrelsAberdeen LynxDundee CometsDundee CometsKirkcaldy Kestrels2022-2023Aberdeen LynxEdinburgh CapitalsDundee CometsDundee CometsAberdeen Lynx2023-2024Aberdeen LynxEdinburgh CapitalsKilmarnock ThunderEdinburgh CapitalsKirkcaldy Kestrels2024-2025Dundee RocketsEdinburgh CapitalsAberdeen LynxAberdeen LynxKirkcaldy Kestrels2025-2026Edinburgh CapitalsDundee RocketsWhitley WarriorsDundee RocketsEdinburgh Capitals
References
External links Scottish National League