Jack Dryburgh
Encyclopedia
Jack "Jackie" Dryburgh is a retired British
ice hockey
player and coach
and administrator. He played for various clubs in Scotland and England
during the 1950s and 1960s as well as coaching in Aviemore
and Solihull
. He was a member of the British Ice Hockey Association
and was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. He is currently the manager of Dundee Ice Arena.
. He soon moved to England
to play for the Nottingham Panthers
in the British National League
in October 1956. However, he returned to the Royals as he was unable to find suitable employment as an aircraft fitter in the Midlands
. Whilst with the Royals he helped them to remain unbeaten in the 1957–58 season. He then returned to England in 1959 to play for the Southampton Vikings
, scoring four goals
in his debut game and finishing the season as the team's leading points
scorer. After starting the 1960–61 season back with the Royals, Dryburgh finished the second half of the season with the Vikings.
In 1961, Dryburgh made his only appearance for the Great Britain national team at the World Championship Pool B tournament in Switzerland
. He helped the team to remain undefeated in the tournament although they finished runners up.
Dryburgh joined the Brighton Tigers
at the start of the 1961–62 season and remained with them for four seasons. With the Tigers, he scored 205 goals and 262 assists
for 467 points in 131 games. After the ice rink in Brighton closed, Dryburgh played for Liège in the Belgian
league and made occasional appearances for Fife Flyers
, Perth Panthers and the homeless Brighton Tigers.
in Scotland where he was the rink manager for many years. Whilst in Aviemore, he was responsible for getting ice hockey off the ground. Following his time in Aviemore, Dryburgh became the team manager of the Solihull Barons
in the 1980s.
Following his stint in Solihull, Dryburgh returned to his home-town, Kirkcaldy
, as the rink manager of the Fife Ice Arena
. During his time there he would help out the Flyers by acting as bench coach on occasion. Dryburgh also represented the Scottish Rink Managers Association on the now defunct British Ice Hockey Association
. After many years at the Fife Ice Arena, Dryburgh became the rink manager at the Dundee Ice Arena, a position he holds to this day.
United Kingdom
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and coach
Coach (ice hockey)
Coach in ice hockey is the person responsible for directing the team during games and practices, prepares strategy and decides which players will participate in games....
and administrator. He played for various clubs in Scotland and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
during the 1950s and 1960s as well as coaching in Aviemore
Aviemore
Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
and Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
. He was a member of the British Ice Hockey Association
British Ice Hockey Association
The British Ice Hockey Association was founded in 1913 and was the governing body of ice hockey in the United Kingdom during the 1913–14 season and between 1923 and 1999 when it was replaced by Ice Hockey UK....
and was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. He is currently the manager of Dundee Ice Arena.
Playing career
Dryburgh began his senior playing career with Murrayfield RoyalsMurrayfield Racers
The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team in Edinburgh, Scotland, founded in 1952 changing their name to the Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship 4 times in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972...
. He soon moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to play for the Nottingham Panthers
Nottingham Panthers
The Nottingham Panthers are a British professional ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. They are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League...
in the British National League
British National League (1954 - 1960)
The British National League was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1954 by the merger of the English National League and the Scottish National League, due to a declining number of teams, as many ice rinks previously fielding several sides chose to cut...
in October 1956. However, he returned to the Royals as he was unable to find suitable employment as an aircraft fitter in the Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
. Whilst with the Royals he helped them to remain unbeaten in the 1957–58 season. He then returned to England in 1959 to play for the Southampton Vikings
Southampton Vikings
The Southampton Vikings were an ice hockey team from Southampton, England. Their home venue was Southampton Ice Rink.The Vikings were established following the collapse of French side Club Francais Volants. The name 'Vikings' was adopted due to the new team using the shirts of the old French club...
, scoring four goals
Goal (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
in his debut game and finishing the season as the team's leading points
Point (ice hockey)
Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
scorer. After starting the 1960–61 season back with the Royals, Dryburgh finished the second half of the season with the Vikings.
In 1961, Dryburgh made his only appearance for the Great Britain national team at the World Championship Pool B tournament in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. He helped the team to remain undefeated in the tournament although they finished runners up.
Dryburgh joined the Brighton Tigers
Brighton Tigers
The Brighton Tigers were an English ice hockey club based in Brighton. The team existed from 1935 until 1965 and were one of the United Kingdom's most successful sides during that period...
at the start of the 1961–62 season and remained with them for four seasons. With the Tigers, he scored 205 goals and 262 assists
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
for 467 points in 131 games. After the ice rink in Brighton closed, Dryburgh played for Liège in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
league and made occasional appearances for Fife Flyers
Fife Flyers
The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years...
, Perth Panthers and the homeless Brighton Tigers.
Post playing career
In the late 1960s, Dryburgh moved to AviemoreAviemore
Aviemore is a town and tourist resort, situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. It is in the Badenoch and Strathspey committee area, within the Highland council area. The town is popular for skiing and other winter sports, and for hill-walking in the Cairngorm...
in Scotland where he was the rink manager for many years. Whilst in Aviemore, he was responsible for getting ice hockey off the ground. Following his time in Aviemore, Dryburgh became the team manager of the Solihull Barons
Solihull Barons
Solihull Barons are an English ice hockey team from the town of Solihull who play at Solihull Ice Rink on Hobbs Moat Road. They were formed in 2005, although they are named after the team of the same name who played at the same ice rink between 1972 and 1996...
in the 1980s.
Following his stint in Solihull, Dryburgh returned to his home-town, Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
, as the rink manager of the Fife Ice Arena
Fife Ice Arena
Fife Ice Arena opened in 1938. was designed by architects & . Fife Ice Arena is the home venue of the oldest Ice Hockey team in the UK - the Fife Flyers. It is also a venue for public skating, figure skating, speed skating, curling and ice shows...
. During his time there he would help out the Flyers by acting as bench coach on occasion. Dryburgh also represented the Scottish Rink Managers Association on the now defunct British Ice Hockey Association
British Ice Hockey Association
The British Ice Hockey Association was founded in 1913 and was the governing body of ice hockey in the United Kingdom during the 1913–14 season and between 1923 and 1999 when it was replaced by Ice Hockey UK....
. After many years at the Fife Ice Arena, Dryburgh became the rink manager at the Dundee Ice Arena, a position he holds to this day.
Records
- Leading pointsPoint (ice hockey)Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
scorer for Southampton VikingsSouthampton VikingsThe Southampton Vikings were an ice hockey team from Southampton, England. Their home venue was Southampton Ice Rink.The Vikings were established following the collapse of French side Club Francais Volants. The name 'Vikings' was adopted due to the new team using the shirts of the old French club...
in the 1959–60 season.