Jack "Jackie" Dryburgh (14 January 1939 – 21 August 2020) was a Scottish

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player and

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and administrator. Born in

Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; ; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, making it Fife's second-largest s ...

, he played for various clubs in Scotland and England during the 1950s and 1960s as well as coaching in

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 ...

and

Solihull Solihull ( ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Arden, Warwickshire, Forest of Arden ar ...

. He was a member of the British Ice Hockey Association and was inducted into the

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in 1991.

Playing career

Dryburgh began his senior playing career with

Murrayfield Royals The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship four times in ...

. He moved to England to play for the

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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

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. The Royals remained unbeaten in the 1957–58 season. He then returned to England in 1959 to play for the

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 ...

, scoring four goals in his debut game and finishing the season as the team's leading

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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. The team were undefeated in the tournament although they finished runners up. Dryburgh joined the

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. The club was based at the Brighton Sports Stadium (ofte ...

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 The Fife Flyers are a Ice hockey in Scotland, Scottish professional ice hockey team in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Established in 1938, the Flyers are the oldest still-extant club in the country. The Flyers play their home games at Fife Ice Arena, which ...

, Perth Panthers and the homeless Brighton Tigers.

Post playing career

In the late 1960s, Dryburgh moved to

in Scotland where he was the rink manager for many years. Following his time in Aviemore, Dryburgh became the team manager of the

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in the 1980s. Following his stint in Solihull, Dryburgh returned to his home-town,

, as the rink manager of the

Fife Ice Arena Fife Ice Arena, originally known as Kirkcaldy Ice Rink, opened in 1938. The Kirkcaldy Ice Rink was designed by architects Williamson & Hubbard. Fife Ice Arena is the home venue of the oldest ice hockey team in the UK, the Fife Flyers. It is a ...

. During his time there he acted as

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on occasion. Dryburgh also represented the Scottish Rink Managers Association on the now-defunct British Ice Hockey Association. Dryburgh died on 21 August 2020, at the age of 81.

Awards and honours

*Inducted to the

in 1991

Records

*Leading

scorer for

in the 1959–60 season.

References

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