Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)
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The Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) ice hockey team are a 'B' team for the Elite League
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with whom they share their name. They play in the Scottish National League
which is considered a third tier league in the United Kingdom equivalent to the EPL
. Certain players also ice for or have iced for their Elite League counter parts. The SNL Capitals are now also the only Capitals team in the same league as a Fife Flyers
team (their biggest rivals), since the Flyers dropped from the top tier of British Hockey with the collapse of the BNL.
Elite League
Elite League may refer to:* French Rugby League Elite One Championship* Elite Ice Hockey League* Speedway Elite League* Elite League, Kenyan cricket competition...
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Edinburgh Capitals
The Edinburgh Capitals are a Scottish ice hockey club, playing in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League.They are based in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh...
with whom they share their name. They play in the Scottish National League
Scottish National League
The Scottish National League is the ice hockey league in Scotland.Seen as the third-tier of ice hockey, below the British Elite Ice Hockey League and the English Premier Ice Hockey League . However, its standard of play has been considered closer to the English National Ice Hockey Division One,...
which is considered a third tier league in the United Kingdom equivalent to the EPL
English Premier Ice Hockey League
The English Premier Ice Hockey League commonly abbreviated to EPIHL, or simply EPL, is a senior ice hockey league in England, and is run and administered by the English Ice Hockey Association...
. Certain players also ice for or have iced for their Elite League counter parts. The SNL Capitals are now also the only Capitals team in the same league as a 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...
team (their biggest rivals), since the Flyers dropped from the top tier of British Hockey with the collapse of the BNL.