Braehead Arena previously hosted the Scottish Eagles ice hockey team for a brief period at beginning of the 2002–03 ISL season following their relocation from Ayr.
[2] When the Superleague’s successor, the Elite Ice Hockey League was formed, initial plans included a new Glasgow-based team as being amongst the founding clubs, but this never materialised.
Richardson's fourth signing would be another key British player, Kevin Phillips, 24, who spent the previous season with the play-off winning Belfast Giants.
Mathieu Wathier was the Clans next signing, a 6 ft 1 tall defenceman from, Les Coteaux, Quebec, who had spent the last two years playing in the French Ligue Magnus.
Richardson's next signing was ex-teammate Tim Wedderburn, a 28-year-old defenseman who played the previous season in both the ECHL with the Victoria Salmon Kings, and in the AHL with Lake Erie Monsters.
Positive news followed, with the club announcing they had agreed terms with Brendan Cook, 27, a teammate of Bruce Richardson at the Nottingham Panthers during the 2008–09 season, where he scored 70 points in 54 games (30 goals and 40 assists).
The Canadian defenseman previously played for Odense Bulldogs in the Danish Oddset Ligaen, and was brought in by Richardson to "solidify" the club's defensive core.
Early in the 2012 close season Clan announced the re-signing of Brits Matthew Haywood, Adam Walker, Sam Zajac and Kevin Phillips and also Canadian Brock McPherson.
Braehead announced that bench coach Frank Morris had signed for the following season on 12 June, revealing that he had already been working alongside GM Kirsty Longmuir to recruit new players.
The first signing of the Krestanovich era was announced one week later and was none other than fan favourite Jade Galbraith who had scored an EIHL record 101 points during the previous season.
Young Brits Aidan Fulton and goaltender Gary Russell were signed on dual contracts with Solway Sharks in hope to give the two experience of regular games and playing with a top-level team.
Following a shaky start to the season defensively, Clan signed Craig Mitchell on a dual contract with Solway Sharks and also Canadian/Italian defenseman Davide Nicoletti.
[15] Clan kicked off season 2014–15 with wholesale changes to the roster, ex-Chicago Blackhawks player Matt Keith stepped into the role of team Captain from the departing Ash Goldie and new faces Zack Fitzgerald, Stefan Meyer, Scott Pitt, Jamie Fritsch, Derek Roehl and Leigh Salters joined up with exciting imports Kyle Jones, Chris Frank, Scott Aarssen and Neil Trimm.
Power forward Leigh Salters and Captain Matt Keith became the engine room for the club feeding the high flying scorers Scott Pitt, Neil Trimm and Stefan Meyer up top.
The silver-lining however was qualification to the Champions Hockey League, secured after a 3–2 win away in Kirkcaldy against rivals Fife Flyers in the final game of the regular season.
Facing up against the best European hockey had to offer, the Clan finished third in the group, however pulled off an amazing result beating the German champions ERC Ingolstadt 6–4 at Braehead Arena.
Ben Davies left the club to try out in the ECHL with Norfolk Admirals, while Ric Jackman and Brendan Brooks made the move to Fife Flyers.
Coach Ryan Finnerty brought in veteran Jeff Ulmer, Trevor Hendrikx, Lee Baldwin, Cody Carlson, Daniel Ahsberg, Corey Cowick, Kyle Wharton, Matt Beca and ex-NHL enforcer Jay Rosehill to kick off the campaign.
After a poor start to the season, marquee forward Jeff Ulmer and defenceman Trevor Hendrikx were released from their contracts, replaced by Harry Quast and Mike Hammond.
Scott Pitt would also go on to become Braehead Clan's all-time top point and goal scorer during the season surpassing previous record holder Jade Galbraith.
However, an injury to Mike Hammond in a home game against Sheffield Steelers in a collision with former Clan player Zack Fitzgerald ruled him out for the pivotal last few weeks of the season.
[17] Former player Brendan Brooks was announced to join John as an assistant coach and team captain, returning to the Clan from rivals, Fife Flyers.
In February the team's form did eventually hit its stride and a run of impressive wins saw a late comeback, but the damage was already done and defeats in the final weekend by Nottingham Panthers and Guildford Flames consolidated Clan to its worst ever season, missing out on the Gardiner Conference to bitter rivals Fife Flyers[21] and ending the regular season in 9th place, its lowest ever Elite League finish, and missing out on the EIHL playoffs for the first time in club history.
[27] Clan defenceman Zack Fitzgerald replaced Russell in May 2019 and took on his first coaching job in the process but, after a promising start to the season, including equalling a club-record eight consecutive wins, injuries took their toll and the form faded.
[30] After the cancellation of the 2020–21 Elite League season due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and amid uncertainty about the future of Braehead Arena following the collapse of the rink's owner/operator Intu Properties, Glasgow delayed naming a new head coach.
[35] In November 2021, the Clan announced their leadership group for the 2021-22 season, with Canadian forward Dyson Stevenson taking the 'C', and former captain Matt Haywood wearing the 'A', alongside defencemen Cody Sol and Mikko Vainonen.
[40] However, Glasgow endured a tough start to the 2022–23 season - failing to win any of their first 16 games in league and cup action, picking up just three combined points in the process.
[46][47] However, Glasgow would narrowly exit at the quarter-final stage, losing 7-6 on aggregate to league and cup champions the Belfast Giants - despite winning the home leg 4-3.
[51] A week later on April 15 2024, Glasgow announced the departure of head coach Jason Morgan after just one season with the club, after they finished in last place for the first time in history.
[54] †† Note the 2020–21 Elite League season - originally scheduled for a revised start date of 5 December - was suspended on 15 September 2020, because of ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions.