The revolving door that is the British Elite League is turning again as teams continue to move through on an annual basis. Teams come and go in this League quicker than a British summer and this summer we’ll see a new team arrive which always makes for more welcoming news than hearing of someone else dropping out. The Breahead Clan, based in Glasgow, Scotland will become the 9th teams in the League and will play out of a neat 4,000 seater stadium.

Top level British Hockey isn’t a new thing to Breahead. The Ayr Scottish Eagles moved their briefly for the 2002/03 season before folding when they couldn’t bring disgruntled Ayr supporters with them. Now, eight years on, someone else is hoping to make it work with a fresh start entirely.

I for one hope it works. An extra team in this league is no bad thing and an extra team so close to Belfast is certainly welcome. It could spark a new rival for ourselves as well as for Edinburgh and Newcastle who are sure to benefit with another team in their vicinity.

Just last year Basingstoke and Manchester dropped out of the League and while teams like Hull have arrived in recent years there was always rumors of someone stepping down a level or folding entirely – see the London Racers. Of course this doesn’t guarantee a 9th team because if this summer is like every single other in Elite League history there will be dark rumors of teams leaving, rumors that will stretch across every single team, but hopefully like with other summers, we weather the storm and open up a new season with a nine team Elite League.

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