![]() The Braehead Clan fans are known as the Purple Army.Īfter being formed early in 2010 the club announced that Adam Calder would become the first coach of the Braehead Clan taking up a player/coach role for the upcoming season. ![]() With the arena being based next to the Braehead Shopping Mall, this gave the club good opportunity to further attract new supporters. The club also held open days which were designed to attract new support. The club began marketing the team through the creation of the 'Braehearts', these were female supporters who would promote the team at events and in the community, wearing specially created 'Braehearts' jerseys similar to those of the team's home jerseys. The team's ownership was announced as consisting of several of the Elite League's existing team owners, including Nottingham’s Neil Black. The Elite League subsequently announced the formation of the Braehead Clan as a ninth team from the 2010–11 season. įollowing the 2008–09 season, the Elite League lost two teams with the resignations of the Basingstoke Bison and Manchester Phoenix, leaving the league with eight participating teams for the 2009–10 season. When the Superleague’s successor, the Elite Ice Hockey League was formed, initial plans included a new Glasgow-based team as being amongst the founding clubs, but this never materialised. The Eagles disbanded in November 2002 due to financial troubles. In July 2018, the team officially rebranded from Braehead Clan to Glasgow Clan.īraehead Arena previously hosted the Scottish Eagles ice hockey team for a brief period at beginning of the 2002–03 ISL season following their relocation from Ayr. It is one of three Scottish clubs playing in the top British league alongside Dundee Stars and the Fife Flyers. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. ![]() Glasgow Clan (formerly Braehead Clan) is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. Ice hockey team in Renfrew, Scotland Glasgow Clan ![]()
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