The Wightlink Tigers was an amateur English

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team from the

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. The team was founded in July 2007 as the Vectis Tigers, and played at Ryde Arena, Isle of Wight. From the 2009–10 season onwards the team played as the Wightlink Tigers, after sponsors

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. In its last competitive season (2015–16) the Tigers played in Division 2 of the

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(NIHL) Southern Conference (SC). Many of the team's roster moved to the newly formed Wightlink Buccaneers, which debuted in the 2016–17 season in NIHL SC Division 2.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

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* {{British ice hockey 2007 establishments in England Defunct ice hockey teams in the United Kingdom Ice hockey clubs established in 2007 Sport on the Isle of Wight