History
The club was founded in 1997 replacing the Medway Bears as the senior team based at the Ice Bowl. The club originally competed in the EPIHL until the 2003/4 season when the club dropped down to the ENIHL due to a lack of sponsorship. Invicta is one of the larger clubs at this level and has enjoyed a period of sustained success including winning the ENIHL Grand Slam in 2005/6. The most successful season in the Dynamos history came in the 2001/02 season they were the champions of the EPIHL, winning the league and playoffs and losing the cup final to local rivals the Romford Raiders.
The Dynamos are the only ENIHL team in Kent. The club's fiercest rivaly has traditionally been with the Romford Raiders and to a slightly lesser extent the Chelmsford Chieftains, with the Dynamos competing in the same league as the two Essex clubs for its first six seasons. However more recently a healthy rivalry has developed with the Streatham Redskins due to the geographical proximity of the two clubs. The inclusion of Chelmsford and Romford in the Dynamos' league in the last couple of years has served to reignite that rivalry.
David Wride & Andy Moffat are the team's netminders.
Other teams who use the Ice Bowl, Gillingham as their home rink are the Dynamics (Ladies), Mustangs (under 19's),Colts (under 18's), Junior Dynamos (under 16's), Dynamites (under 14's), Devils (under 12's), Imps (under 10's), Invicta Knights(recreational) & Medway Madness (Beginner Recreational).
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