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League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><b>Current season, competition or edition:</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Current sports event" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Hockey_current_event.svg/31px-Hockey_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="31" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Hockey_current_event.svg/47px-Hockey_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Hockey_current_event.svg/62px-Hockey_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EIHL_season" title="2024–25 EIHL season">2024–25 EIHL season</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">First season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_EIHL_season" title="2003–04 EIHL season">2003–04</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Continent</th><td class="infobox-data">Europe</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023-24_EIHL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 EIHL season">2023-24</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Belfast_Giants" title="Belfast Giants">Belfast Giants</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a><br />(6 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">None<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Domestic cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">Challenge Cup</a> - <br /><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Panthers" title="Nottingham Panthers">Nottingham Panthers</a><br /> (8 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Related<br />competitions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Championship_(ice_hockey)" title="British Championship (ice hockey)">Play-offs</a> - <br />Most wins (EIHL era)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a><br />(6 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/">www<wbr />.eliteleague<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Elite Ice Hockey League</b> (<b>EIHL</b>), sometimes referred to internationally as the <b>British Elite League</b>, is an <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the <a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Superleague" title="Ice Hockey Superleague">Ice Hockey Superleague</a>, it is the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom. </p><p>The league operates three competitions for members; the <a href="/wiki/British_Championship_(ice_hockey)" title="British Championship (ice hockey)">British Championship play-offs</a> determine the national champion for the season, following a regular season league competition for which separate champions are also crowned, and which selects and seeds the teams in the play-offs. Finally, a stand-alone cup competition, the <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">Challenge Cup</a>, is also held annually including only EIHL teams, beginning with the group stages followed by a knock-out format. In effect, the play-off final, regular end-of-season table and Challenge Cup final crown the British or National Champions, the EIHL League champions and the Cup champions respectively. </p><p>The league currently consists of one division of ten teams, with representation from all four nations of the United Kingdom – the only league in any sport to do so. Five of the teams as of 2025 are situated in England, while the other five are spread throughout the other nations; three in Scotland, one each in Wales and Northern Ireland. In twenty completed seasons the league championship has been won by five different teams, while the play-offs have crowned six different teams as national champions. </p><p>A system of <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> is not operated by the Elite League; teams enter the league on the basis of a decision by the board of directors. A similar system operates in most American sports, and also in various competitions in Britain and Ireland, including Britain's <a href="/wiki/Super_League_Basketball" title="Super League Basketball">Super League Basketball</a> competitions, the <a href="/wiki/United_Rugby_Championship" title="United Rugby Championship">United Rugby Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Challenge" title="Celtic Challenge">Celtic Challenge</a> women's rugby union competition, the <a href="/wiki/Netball_Superleague" title="Netball Superleague">Netball Superleague</a>, and both <a href="/wiki/The_Hundred_(cricket)" title="The Hundred (cricket)">The Hundred</a> and <a href="/wiki/County_Championship" title="County Championship">County Championship</a> in English and Welsh cricket. In comparison, the <a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">English football league system</a> and <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union league system</a> operate promotion and relegation, while the English rugby league system operates a hybrid model as of 2025. </p><p>Despite the closed franchise system, other organised ice-hockey does take place in Great Britain. The level below the Elite League is the <a href="/wiki/National_Ice_Hockey_League" title="National Ice Hockey League">National Ice Hockey League</a>, and historically teams have moved between the two leagues by election for competitive and financial reasons, by agreement of the respective leagues' management. </p><p>Internationally, teams from the EIHL can participate in the <a href="/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation" title="International Ice Hockey Federation">International Ice Hockey Federation</a>'s annual <a href="/wiki/Champions_Hockey_League" title="Champions Hockey League">Champions Hockey League</a> (CHL), competing for the European Trophy. Participation is based on the strength of the various leagues in Europe (excluding the European/Asian <a href="/wiki/Kontinental_Hockey_League" title="Kontinental Hockey League">Kontinental Hockey League</a>). Going into the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Champions_Hockey_League" title="2022–23 Champions Hockey League">2022–23 CHL season</a>, the EIHL was <a href="/wiki/Champions_Hockey_League" title="Champions Hockey League">ranked the No. 8 league</a> in Europe, allowing them to send their top team to compete in the CHL. </p><p>The day-to-day operation of the league is overseen by a chairman (as of 2023, Tony Smith), a director of hockey operations (Michael Hicks), media manager / hockey operations (Luke Fisher), head of commercial operations (Mark Brooks), and a board of directors. Disciplinary matters are handled by EIHL Hockey Operation's Department of Player Safety (DOPS). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_(2003–2010)"><span id="Early_years_.282003.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Early years (2003–2010)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years (2003–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>British ice hockey's structure underwent a major reorganisation in 1996. The <a href="/wiki/British_Hockey_League" title="British Hockey League">British Hockey League</a> (the highest senior competition since 1982, featuring the top two divisions of the sport) was disbanded and replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Superleague" title="Ice Hockey Superleague">Ice Hockey Superleague</a> (top tier) and <a href="/wiki/British_National_League_(1996%E2%80%932005)" title="British National League (1996–2005)">British National League</a> (second tier). </p><p>The loss of the Cardiff Devils and the Newcastle Jesters in 2001 reduced the membership of the Superleague to seven; and when the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Storm_(1995%E2%80%932002)" title="Manchester Storm (1995–2002)">Manchester Storm</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ayr_Scottish_Eagles" title="Ayr Scottish Eagles">Scottish Eagles</a> folded within a week of one another at the beginning of <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_ISL_season" title="2002–03 ISL season">the 2002–03 season</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were just five remaining teams. In December 2002, the <a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Bees" class="mw-redirect" title="Bracknell Bees">Bracknell Bees</a> announced their intention to resign from the league to join the BNL at the end of the season; and uncertainty surrounded the future of the <a href="/wiki/London_Knights_(UK)" title="London Knights (UK)">London Knights</a> and their <a href="/wiki/London_Arena" title="London Arena">London Arena</a> home; which ultimately led to the Knights folding in 2003. Owing a large debt to Ice Hockey UK and facing the prospect of having only three members, the league placed itself into liquidation on 30 April 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2006_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The three remaining clubs (Belfast Giants, Nottingham Panthers, and Sheffield Steelers) began considering the formation of a new league with a lower wage cap and larger commitment to British players to attract other clubs into joining them. In the weeks that followed they were joined by the Basingstoke Bison, Cardiff Devils, and Coventry Blaze of the British National League and two new organisations, from London and <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>. A team based in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> was also planned, but did not come to fruition.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new league met considerable opposition from the British National League and the <a href="/wiki/Sport_governing_body" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport governing body">governing body</a> <a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_UK" title="Ice Hockey UK">Ice Hockey UK</a>. The IHUK wished for the remaining Superleague clubs to integrate themselves into the BNL and initially refused to grant the new league affiliation.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Superleague clubs were reluctant to join the predominantly British-trained league after several years of playing in an import-dominated league where British players were seldom able to step up to the standard of their North American and European counterparts. The Elite League instead preferred a twelve import limit with the rest of the team being British-trained players. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The refusal to grant affiliation caused a bitter row that showed little sign of being resolved. Despite not having the support of the governing body, the new league continued their plans.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated2006_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2006-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No affiliation would have meant that the clubs would have problems attaining <a href="/wiki/Work_permit" title="Work permit">work permits</a> for their signings and finding officials to referee their matches. The row also threatened the future of the Nottingham Panthers, as the <a href="/wiki/National_Ice_Centre" title="National Ice Centre">National Ice Centre</a> were reluctant to allow a team from an unaffiliated league to hire their arena. The issue was resolved in August 2003 when the Panthers and the NIC announced an icetime agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The EIHL finally gained affiliation in August 2003, with only weeks to go before the beginning of the new season.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new league began on 12 September 2003, when the Sheffield Steelers, who went on to become the inaugural league champions, defeated the newly formed London Racers 6–1 at <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Palace" title="Alexandra Palace">Alexandra Palace</a>. <a href="/wiki/Charles,_Prince_of_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles, Prince of Wales">Charles, Prince of Wales</a> dropped the first puck, after unveiling a plaque. The Racers endured a difficult first season, moving to a different rink only weeks into the season and having to wait 40 games to record a win, a 3–0 victory over the Cardiff Devils. The Racers finished the season with 10 points, 38 points behind second-to-last Basingstoke. The other new team, the Manchester Phoenix, fared slightly better, qualifying for the playoff finals after finishing sixth in the league, where they were defeated 6–1 by Nottingham in the semifinal. The club played at the 17,500 capacity <a href="/wiki/MEN_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="MEN Arena">MEN Arena</a> which had been home to the Manchester Storm, but Phoenix crowds averaged 2,250, well below the break-even mark of 3,000.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Late in the season, the Phoenix choose to play a game at <a href="/wiki/IceSheffield" title="IceSheffield">IceSheffield</a> rather than pay the considerable cost of hiring the arena for a mid-week game (which usually had lower attendances). In the close season they allowed fans to vote on the option of either suspending playing operations while a new rink was constructed or playing in exile away from Manchester while a new rink was built. Supporters opted to suspend playing operations pending the construction of a new facility.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second season of the EIHL saw a series of games between the EIHL clubs and the members of the BNL. In addition to three home games and three away games against their Elite opponents, each club also played one home game and one away game against the BNL clubs in crossover match-ups. Results in these crossover games counted towards a team's points tally. The <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout" title="2004–05 NHL lockout">NHL lock-out</a> also saw a number of <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> players join British clubs. Coventry won the League Title, The Challenge Cup and the Playoffs, winning the <a href="/wiki/British_Championship_(ice_hockey)" title="British Championship (ice hockey)">championship</a> with an overtime victory over the Nottingham Panthers, whilst Belfast won the EIHL-BNL Crossover League.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The crossover games with the BNL clubs were seen by many to be the first stage towards an amalgamation of the two organizations into one league; essentially reforming the original BHL. However, early in the season it was revealed that two teams from the BNL, the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals" title="Edinburgh Capitals">Edinburgh Capitals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Vipers" title="Newcastle Vipers">Newcastle Vipers</a>, were seeking to resign from the BNL and join the EIHL; preferring the standard of hockey that the EIHL had to offer.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A withdrawal of these clubs would leave the BNL with only five remaining participating teams. This situation led to the resigning teams temporarily withdrawing their Elite League applications and entering into collective discussions on the entire BNL joining the EIHL instead. The Elite League offered the BNL clubs invitations to join the EIHL structure,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which were declined by the remaining teams due to unfavourable terms. Subsequently, the Capitals and Vipers both resubmitted individual applications to the Elite League; both of which were accepted. This ultimately led to the dissolution of the BNL, with the five remaining teams joining the next tier of British hockey (which consisted of the <a href="/wiki/English_Premier_Ice_Hockey_League" title="English Premier Ice Hockey League">English Premier Ice Hockey League</a> in England and the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="Scottish National League (ice hockey)">Scottish National League</a> in Scotland). <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>With the Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers becoming the ninth and tenth members of the league, <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_EIHL_season" title="2005–06 EIHL season">the 2005–06 season</a> began with nine clubs (Manchester had opted to take another season out with no rink yet constructed). However, in November 2005, the London Racers withdrew their team from competition and immediately ceased operations. From their formation the Racers had suffered problems finding a rink with comparable facilities to those of their rivals and they had maintained only a very small fan base. The club had made the <a href="/wiki/Lee_Valley_Ice_Centre" title="Lee Valley Ice Centre">Lee Valley Ice Centre</a> their home after playing only a small number of games at the <a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Palace" title="Alexandra Palace">Alexandra Palace</a> in their first season. The facilities were very basic, seating only 900 people with an overall capacity of barely 1,000. In November 2005, during a game against the Nottingham Panthers; Panthers player <a href="/wiki/Bla%C5%BE_Emer%C5%A1i%C4%8D" title="Blaž Emeršič">Blaž Emeršič</a> suffered a serious facial injury after colliding with a protruding object in the boards.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further concerns were raised when a game against the Sheffield Steelers was abandoned after a piece of <a href="/wiki/Plexiglas" class="mw-redirect" title="Plexiglas">plexiglas</a> shattered in an irregular manner, injuring a spectator. When a similar event took place during practice a few days later; the Racers management began to question seriously the safety of the rink. With the Ice Centre unable to ensure the safety of players and spectators at Elite League games, the Racers were forced to suspend team operations effective immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2006, the Manchester Phoenix were granted planning permission to construct a new rink in <a href="/wiki/Altrincham" title="Altrincham">Altrincham</a>. A few weeks later, the Cardiff Devils also received planning permission for the construction of a new rink. The <a href="/wiki/Wales_National_Ice_Rink" title="Wales National Ice Rink">Wales National Ice Rink</a> was earmarked for demolition and a campaign for the council to provide a new facility proved successful. With both clubs confirming their intent to take part the following season, speculation began about the possible inclusion of a tenth team to replace the London Racers. After the season was over, rumours about the possible admission of either Hull or Dundee became more and more widespread. On 22 June 2006, the Hull Stingrays were formally elected into the Elite Ice Hockey League as the tenth active member.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2006, the EIHL announced the adoption of the "zero tolerance" interpretation of the rules with regard to holding, hooking and interference implemented in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06 season</a>. These rules had proved highly successful in the NHL, increasing the pace of the game and leading to a rise in spectator numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 August 2006, the Elite League announced a sponsorship deal with the low cost airline <a href="/wiki/Bmibaby" title="Bmibaby">bmibaby</a>. The agreement saw the company's name incorporated into the league's title and the airline's branding at each of the league's ten arenas. The deal was intended to last for seven seasons,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but ended prematurely during <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_EIHL_season" title="2008–09 EIHL season">the 2008–09 season</a>. </p><p>On 30 April 2009, the Manchester Phoenix announced that they would withdraw from the league, and play instead in the <a href="/wiki/English_Premier_Ice_Hockey_League" title="English Premier Ice Hockey League">English Premier Ice Hockey League</a>, due to cost issues.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This news followed the announcement that the <a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_Bison" title="Basingstoke Bison">Basingstoke Bison</a> were also leaving to play in the EPL for the 2009–10 season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_expands_and_changes_(2010–2020)"><span id="League_expands_and_changes_.282010.E2.80.932020.29"></span>League expands and changes (2010–2020)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: League expands and changes (2010–2020)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After losing two teams at the end of the 2008–09 season the Elite League was boosted by a new franchise joining the league. The <a href="/wiki/Braehead_Clan" class="mw-redirect" title="Braehead Clan">Braehead Clan</a> were announced as the ninth team for <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_EIHL_season" title="2010–11 EIHL season">the 2010–11 season</a>. On 27 April 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Dundee_Stars" title="Dundee Stars">Dundee Stars</a> were unanimously accepted into the League by the EIHL board as the tenth team. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg/220px-Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg/330px-Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg/440px-Nottingham_Panthers_vs_Cardiff_Devils_April_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Panthers" title="Nottingham Panthers">Nottingham Panthers</a> vs <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Devils" title="Cardiff Devils">Cardiff Devils</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_EIHL_season" title="2010–11 EIHL season">2010–11</a> play-off final</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Hull_Stingrays" title="Hull Stingrays">Hull Stingrays</a> withdrew from the League on 11 August 2010, announced via the club's official website, and later confirmed on the BBC's site.<sup id="cite_ref-Stingrays_owners_confirm_closure_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stingrays_owners_confirm_closure-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, after a takeover from the Coventry Blaze on 17 August 2010, the Hull Stingrays confirmed that they would indeed be participating in the league for the 2010–11 season.<sup id="cite_ref-Hull_Daily_Mail_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hull_Daily_Mail-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Stingrays again withdrew, on 24 June 2015, as the club announced on its official website that it has been placed into liquidation.<sup id="cite_ref-Hull_Daily_Mail_2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hull_Daily_Mail_2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stingrays_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stingrays-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_EIHL_season" title="2012–13 EIHL season">the 2012–13 season</a> onwards, the league has consisted of two conferences; each consisting of five teams. These are the Erhardt Conference and the Gardiner Conference. These can roughly be split into north and south, with the Erhardt featuring the teams from Belfast, Cardiff, Coventry, Nottingham, and Sheffield; and the Gardiner featuring the teams from Dundee, Edinburgh, Fife, and Glasgow along with Hull Stingrays until 2015, and their replacements <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Storm_(2015%E2%80%93)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Storm (2015–)">Manchester Storm</a> from 2015 onwards. </p><p>On 27 April 2017 it was announced that the <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Lightning" title="Milton Keynes Lightning">Milton Keynes Lightning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guildford_Flames" title="Guildford Flames">Guildford Flames</a> were joining for the start of <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_EIHL_season" title="2017–18 EIHL season">the 2017–18 season</a> and that the league schedule would be increased to 56 games in the regular season with three new conferences of four teams. </p><p>Conference 1 consisted of the Braehead Clan, Dundee Stars, Edinburgh Capitals and <a href="/wiki/Fife_Flyers" title="Fife Flyers">Fife Flyers</a> known as the Scottish Conference. </p><p>Conference 2 consisted of the Coventry Blaze, <a href="/wiki/Guildford_Flames" title="Guildford Flames">Guildford Flames</a>, Manchester Storm and <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Lightning" title="Milton Keynes Lightning">Milton Keynes Lightning</a> known as the Southern Conference. </p><p>Conference 3 consisted of the Belfast Giants, Cardiff Devils, Nottingham Panthers and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a> known as the Arena Teams. This meant that teams would play teams in their own conference eight times (four home and four away) totaling 24 games and play the other conference's teams four times (two home and two away) totaling 32 games, giving the league a total of 56 games.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2018, when the <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Ice_Rink" title="Murrayfield Ice Rink">Murrayfield Ice Rink</a> asked for bidders for the ice time at the arena, the Edinburgh Capitals and <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Racers_(2018)" title="Murrayfield Racers (2018)">Murrayfield Racers</a> (a newly formed team) bid for the rights with the Racers winning the opportunity. The Racers asked for permission to join the EIHL, but on 30 April the league refused their application and they subsequently joined the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="Scottish National League (ice hockey)">Scottish National League</a> (SNL).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 4 May, the EIHL released a statement explaining that they would have to move forward without the Edinburgh Capitals with a board meeting on 22 May to discuss the league future format and decide on any clubs wishing to participate in place of Edinburgh.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, the Milton Keynes Lightning officially left the EIHL after just two seasons in the league and moved to the newly created <a href="/wiki/National_Ice_Hockey_League" title="National Ice Hockey League">National Ice Hockey League</a> (NIHL), returning the number of teams to 10. The three conference format was also scrapped. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_@_Sheffield_Arena,_January_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_%40_Sheffield_Arena%2C_January_2020.jpg/220px-Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_%40_Sheffield_Arena%2C_January_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_%40_Sheffield_Arena%2C_January_2020.jpg/330px-Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_%40_Sheffield_Arena%2C_January_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_%40_Sheffield_Arena%2C_January_2020.jpg/440px-Sheffield_Steelers_v_Guildford_Flames_%40_Sheffield_Arena%2C_January_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4030" data-file-height="2483" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a> vs <a href="/wiki/Guildford_Flames" title="Guildford Flames">Guildford Flames</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_EIHL_season" title="2019–20 EIHL season">2019–20 season</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_years_(2020–present)"><span id="Recent_years_.282020.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Recent years (2020–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Recent years (2020–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_EIHL_season" title="2019–20 EIHL season">2019–20 EIHL season</a> was cancelled in March 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. Only the <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">Challenge Cup</a> (won by Sheffield Steelers) was awarded with both the league and play-offs cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2020–21 EIHL season, originally scheduled for a September start, was suspended indefinitely on September 15, 2020, due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions and continuing social distancing which made the league season a non-starter.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While there were tentative plans for a shortened league season, featuring a handful of sides to potentially begin play in January 2021, this idea - and the prospect of a 2020–21 season - were shelved by the league in February 2021 due to concerns around funding.<sup id="cite_ref-newcastlevipers.com_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newcastlevipers.com-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Then, in March 2021, the Elite League announced that four of the English teams (Coventry, Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield) would take part in the '<a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_Elite_Series&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 Elite Series (page does not exist)">Elite Series</a>' between April–May 2021, a total of 24 games to be played at Nottingham's <a href="/wiki/Motorpoint_Arena_Nottingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorpoint Arena Nottingham">Motorpoint Arena</a>, culminating in a best-of-three play-off final series.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nottingham claimed the trophy by virtue of a 2–0 series win over the Sheffield Steelers in the final, winning game one 5-3 and game two 5-2.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EIHL_season" title="2021–22 EIHL season">2021–22 EIHL season</a>, the first full season to be completed since 2018–19 due to the impacts of the Covid pandemic, the Belfast Giants won both the Elite League title and the Challenge Cup, while the Cardiff Devils won the play-offs.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, all ten Elite League clubs agreed to increase the gameday roster size from 19 to 20 - to take effect from the 2022–23 season. Import numbers in a gameday squad were once again capped at 14.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2023, the league announced that the end of season play-off final weekend would continue to be played at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena until at least 2029.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EIHL_season" title="2022–23 EIHL season">2022–23 EIHL season</a>, the Belfast Giants became the first team since Nottingham in 2013 to complete the Elite League grand slam, after winning the league title, Challenge Cup and play-offs. The Giants finished ahead of second placed Guildford in the league, and defeated the Fife Flyers and Cardiff Devils in the Challenge Cup and play-off finals respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following season, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EIHL_season" title="2023–24 EIHL season">2023–24</a>, the Sheffield Steelers won their first league title since 2016, the Challenge Cup and the play-offs to complete a grand slam of their own. It was Sheffield's first grand slam in the Elite League era and first since 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2024, the Elite League announced a new Challenge Cup format, taking effect from the 2024–25 season. All 10 clubs agreed to scrap the cup quarter-finals, with a group stage feeding straight into the semi-finals.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. </p><p>Up until the end of the 2018–19 season, the league consisted of three conferences, the results of which were compiled in one league table: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Gardiner_Conference" title="Gardiner Conference">Gardiner Conference</a></i>: <a href="/wiki/Dundee_Stars" title="Dundee Stars">Dundee Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fife_Flyers" title="Fife Flyers">Fife Flyers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Clan" title="Glasgow Clan">Glasgow Clan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Patton_Conference" title="Patton Conference">Patton Conference</a></i>: <a href="/wiki/Coventry_Blaze" title="Coventry Blaze">Coventry Blaze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guildford_Flames" title="Guildford Flames">Guildford Flames</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Storm_(2015%E2%80%93)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Storm (2015–)">Manchester Storm</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Erhardt_Conference" title="Erhardt Conference">Erhardt Conference</a></i>: <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Giants" title="Belfast Giants">Belfast Giants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Devils" title="Cardiff Devils">Cardiff Devils</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Panthers" title="Nottingham Panthers">Nottingham Panthers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Teams played each other six times (three home, three away), making for a 60-game regular season, but after the departure of Milton Keynes Lightning in 2019, the conference system was scrapped for the first time since 2011–12. Each team now plays 54 games. </p><p>Two points are awarded for a win and one for an <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)" title="Overtime (sports)">overtime</a> or penalty shootout defeat. Overtime consists of five minutes of three-on-three hockey and ends immediately if a goal is scored. The team that has most points at the end of the <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a> is declared champion. Each team receives a regular season <a href="/wiki/Participation_trophy" title="Participation trophy">participation trophy</a>. </p><p>The playoffs are contested by the teams with the best regular season records. The winner is crowned the champion of the <a href="/wiki/British_Championship_(ice_hockey)" title="British Championship (ice hockey)">British Championship</a>. The number of teams competing in the playoffs has varied. However, since the 2006–07 season, the top eight teams of the regular season have qualified for the quarter-finals, with their league position determining their seeding. All quarter-finals are two-legged ties.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the semi-finals and the final take place over a single weekend in April at the <a href="/wiki/National_Ice_Centre" title="National Ice Centre">National Ice Centre</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_Ice_Hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey)">The Challenge Cup</a> has taken a number of different formats, ranging from a table formed from the results of designated league fixtures to groups of four teams playing on a round-robin basis at the beginning of the season. During some seasons, Elite League games have also been classed as Challenge Cup games and points counted for both. The semi-finals and final are two-legged games, the winner being the team with the highest aggregate score at the end of the second game. 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adm location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the EIHL 2024–25 teams</div></div></div><p>Since 2019 and the departure of <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals" title="Edinburgh Capitals">Edinburgh Capitals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Lightning" title="Milton Keynes Lightning">Milton Keynes Lightning</a> from the league, the competition has consisted of the same ten teams in the longest period of member stability since the league's inception. </p><table class="wikitable" style="width: 57%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:darkblue; text-align:center;"><b><span style="color:white;">EIHL clubs</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:white; width:22%">Club </th> <th style="background:white; width:8%">Established </th> <th style="background:white; width:22%">City </th> <th style="background:white; width:22%">Stadium </th> <th style="background:white; width:8%">Capacity* </th> <th style="background:white; width:10%">First season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_Giants" title="Belfast Giants">Belfast Giants</a> </td> <td align="center">2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odyssey_(Belfast)" class="mw-redirect" title="Odyssey (Belfast)">SSE Arena Belfast</a> </td> <td align="center">8,700 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Devils" title="Cardiff Devils">Cardiff Devils</a> </td> <td align="center">1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_Arena_Wales" title="Ice Arena Wales">Vindico Arena</a> </td> <td align="center">3,088 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coventry_Blaze" title="Coventry Blaze">Coventry Blaze</a> </td> <td align="center">1965 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SkyDome_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="SkyDome Arena">Coventry SkyDome</a> </td> <td align="center">3,000 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_Stars" title="Dundee Stars">Dundee Stars</a> </td> <td align="center">2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee" title="Dundee">Dundee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dundee_Ice_Arena" title="Dundee Ice Arena">Dundee Ice Arena</a> </td> <td align="center">2,300 </td> <td>2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fife_Flyers" title="Fife Flyers">Fife Flyers</a> </td> <td align="center">1938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy" title="Kirkcaldy">Kirkcaldy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fife_Ice_Arena" title="Fife Ice Arena">Fife Ice Arena</a> </td> <td align="center">3,525 </td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Clan" title="Glasgow Clan">Glasgow Clan</a> </td> <td align="center">2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Braehead_Arena" title="Braehead Arena">Braehead Arena</a> </td> <td align="center">4,000 </td> <td>2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Guildford_Flames" title="Guildford Flames">Guildford Flames</a> </td> <td align="center">1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guildford" title="Guildford">Guildford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guildford_Spectrum" title="Guildford Spectrum">Guildford Spectrum</a> </td> <td align="center">2,200 </td> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Storm_(2015)" title="Manchester Storm (2015)">Manchester Storm</a> </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Altrincham" title="Altrincham">Altrincham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Altrincham_Ice_Dome" title="Altrincham Ice Dome">Planet Ice Altrincham</a> </td> <td align="center">2,400 </td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Panthers" title="Nottingham Panthers">Nottingham Panthers</a> </td> <td align="center">1946 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Motorpoint_Arena_Nottingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorpoint Arena Nottingham">Motorpoint Arena Nottingham</a> </td> <td align="center">7,500 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a> </td> <td align="center">1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Arena" title="Sheffield Arena">Utilita Arena Sheffield</a> </td> <td align="center">9,300 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Since 2003, seven teams have left the league. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 57%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:darkblue; text-align:center;"><b><span style="color:white;">Former clubs</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:white; width:22%">Club </th> <th style="background:white; width:8%">Established </th> <th style="background:white; width:22%">City </th> <th style="background:white; width:22%">Stadium </th> <th style="background:white; width:8%">Capacity* </th> <th style="background:white; width:10%">Years in EIHL </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_Bison" title="Basingstoke Bison">Basingstoke Bison</a> </td> <td align="center">1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basingstoke" title="Basingstoke">Basingstoke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Planet_Ice_Silverdome_Arena" title="Planet Ice Silverdome Arena">Planet Ice Silverdome Arena</a> </td> <td align="center">2,000 </td> <td>2003–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals" title="Edinburgh Capitals">Edinburgh Capitals</a> </td> <td align="center">1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Ice_Rink" title="Murrayfield Ice Rink">Murrayfield Ice Rink</a> </td> <td align="center">3,800 </td> <td>2005–2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hull_Stingrays" title="Hull Stingrays">Hull Stingrays</a> </td> <td align="center">2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hull_Arena" title="Hull Arena">Hull Arena</a> </td> <td align="center">3,750 </td> <td>2006–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Racers" title="London Racers">London Racers</a> </td> <td align="center">2003 </td> <td>London (<a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Waltham_Forest" title="London Borough of Waltham Forest">Waltham Forest</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexandra_Palace" title="Alexandra Palace">Alexandra Palace</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lee_Valley_Ice_Centre" title="Lee Valley Ice Centre">Lee Valley Ice Centre</a> </td> <td align="center">1,200 </td> <td>2003–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Phoenix" title="Manchester Phoenix">Manchester Phoenix</a> </td> <td align="center">2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Altrincham" title="Altrincham">Altrincham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Arena" title="Manchester Arena">Manchester Arena</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Altrincham_Ice_Dome" title="Altrincham Ice Dome">Planet Ice Altrincham</a> </td> <td align="center">17,643<br />2,400 </td> <td>2003–2004<br />2006–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Lightning" title="Milton Keynes Lightning">Milton Keynes Lightning</a> </td> <td align="center">2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes" title="Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Planet_Ice_Milton_Keynes" class="mw-redirect" title="Planet Ice Milton Keynes">Planet Ice Milton Keynes</a> </td> <td align="center">2,800 </td> <td>2017–2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Vipers" title="Newcastle Vipers">Newcastle Vipers</a> </td> <td align="center">2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Whitley_Bay" title="Whitley Bay">Whitley Bay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Arena" title="Newcastle Arena">Utilita Arena Newcastle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Whitley_Bay_Ice_Rink" title="Whitley Bay Ice Rink">Whitley Bay Ice Rink</a> </td> <td align="center">5,500<br />3,200 </td> <td>2005–2011 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Potential_future_clubs">Potential future clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Potential future clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Lynx" title="Aberdeen Lynx">Aberdeen Lynx</a> (currently competing in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="Scottish National League (ice hockey)">Scottish National League</a>) have previously stated that their ambition is to establish an Elite League team in the city in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Nottingham Panthers and Glasgow Clan owner Neil Black was rumoured to be setting up a new EIHL franchise in London, playing at <a href="/wiki/The_SSE_Arena,_Wembley" class="mw-redirect" title="The SSE Arena, Wembley">Wembley Arena</a>. Black had also stated in the past that he would like to see franchises in Manchester (which has now been achieved) and Dublin. </p><p>Wayne Scholes, owner of the <a href="/wiki/Telford_Tigers" title="Telford Tigers">Telford Tigers</a> (currently in the <a href="/wiki/National_Ice_Hockey_League" title="National Ice Hockey League">National Ice Hockey League</a>), has stated that his organisation does not have any immediate plans to make the step up, but has not ruled out the possibility of joining the EIHL in the future, saying that "We have had conversations with the Elite League before but they have to invite you. You can't approach them. It is one of those things where they want to see that you have got two or three years of really good solid success. They want to see that it is sustainable and that you are up to a certain standard, and then they will reach out. At that point, it's a discussion that we will have but right now we are pretty happy where we are."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="EIHL_Champions_by_season">EIHL Champions by season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: EIHL Champions by season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table sets out the League champions, National champions and Challenge Cup winners of the EIHL era only. Several previous top-tier leagues, such as the Sekonda Super League have also existed, in which some EIHL clubs competed successfully, and the end-of-season play-offs and Challenge Cup both have a long history prior to the founding of the EIHL, again feature many of the teams currently in EIHL. </p><p>Only four teams have won a domestic grand slam in the EIHL era; <a href="/wiki/Coventry_Blaze" title="Coventry Blaze">Coventry Blaze</a> in 2004–05, <a href="/wiki/Nottingham_Panthers" title="Nottingham Panthers">Nottingham Panthers</a> in 2012–13, <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Giants" title="Belfast Giants">Belfast Giants</a> in 2022–23 and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a> in 2023-24. By contrast, teams have come within one match of a treble on no less than 13 occasions, beginning with the very first season when Panthers denied <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Steelers" title="Sheffield Steelers">Sheffield Steelers</a> by the odd goal in seven in the Challenge Cup final, and including the four completed seasons before last where <a href="/wiki/Belfast_Giants" title="Belfast Giants">Belfast Giants</a> twice and <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Devils" title="Cardiff Devils">Cardiff Devils twice</a>, have been denied a 'Grand Slam' by losing in either the <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">Challenge Cup</a> or play-off final. Although dominated as might be expected by the <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">English teams</a> that represent the majority of the clubs in the league (winning 34 of 55 available trophies up to 2023), the sole entrants from <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a>, Belfast (13 trophies) and Cardiff (eight trophies), have both enjoyed significant success across all competitions in the EIHL era. In 2023 <a href="/wiki/Fife_Flyers" title="Fife Flyers">Fife Flyers</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scottish</a> team in the EIHL era to reach a major final, losing 9-3 to Belfast Giants in the Challenge Cup final. </p><p><small>Teams in <i>italics</i> no longer in EIHL:</small> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background:black;color:white;">Season </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background:darkblue;color:white;;">Regular Season </th> <th colspan="3" style="background:darkred;color:white;">Playoffs </th> <th colspan="3" style="background:green;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">Challenge Cup</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#F9B41B;color:#003D01;">Winners </th> <th style="background:#F9B41B;color:#003D01;">Score </th> <th style="background:#F9B41B;color:#003D01;">Runners-up </th> <th style="background:#F9B41B;color:#003D01;">Winners </th> <th style="background:#F9B41B;color:#003D01;">Score </th> <th style="background:#F9B41B;color:#003D01;">Runners-up </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_EIHL_season" title="2003–04 EIHL season">2003–04</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Nottingham Panthers </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>4–3 (Agg) </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_EIHL_season" title="2004–05 EIHL season">2004–05</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Nottingham Panthers </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td>11–5 (Agg) </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_EIHL_season" title="2005–06 EIHL season">2005–06</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><i><b>Newcastle Vipers</b></i> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td> <td><b> Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td>4–4 (Agg) <p><b>1–0 (PSO)</b> </p> </td> <td>Coventry Blaze </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_EIHL_season" title="2006–07 EIHL season">2006–07</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td>9–4 (Agg) </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_EIHL_season" title="2007–08 EIHL season">2007–08</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>Coventry Blaze </td> <td><b> Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>9–7 (Agg) </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_EIHL_season" title="2008–09 EIHL season">2008–09</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>Nottingham Panthers </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td>6–5 (Agg) </td> <td><i>Manchester Phoenix</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_EIHL_season" title="2009–10 EIHL season">2009–10</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td>2–2 <br /><b>1–0 (PSO)</b> </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>8–7 (Agg) </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_EIHL_season" title="2010–11 EIHL season">2010–11</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>5–4 </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>4–3 (Ag) </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_EIHL_season" title="2011–12 EIHL season">2011–12</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td> <td><b> Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>10–4 (Agg) </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_EIHL_season" title="2012–13 EIHL season">2012–13</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td> <td><b> Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>5–3 (Agg) </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_EIHL_season" title="2013–14 EIHL season">2013–14</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>6–6 (Agg) <p><b>1–0 (PSO)</b> </p> </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_EIHL_season" title="2014–15 EIHL season">2014–15</a></b></div> </td> <td><b> Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td>4–2 </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td> <td><b> Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_EIHL_season" title="2015–16 EIHL season">2015–16</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td>Coventry Blaze </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td><b>1–0 (OT)</b> </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_EIHL_season" title="2016–17 EIHL season">2016–17</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>6–5 </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td> <td><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td>3–2 </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_EIHL_season" title="2017–18 EIHL season">2017–18</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td>Sheffield Steelers </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td>6–3 </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_EIHL_season" title="2018–19 EIHL season">2018–19</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>2–1 (OT)</b> </td> <td>Guildford Flames </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_EIHL_season" title="2019–20 EIHL season">2019–20</a></b></div> </td> <td colspan="4data-sort-value=""" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Season curtailed due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, no titles awarded. </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>4–3 </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_EIHL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–21 EIHL season">2020–21</a></b></div> </td> <td colspan="7data-sort-value=""" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Season cancelled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-newcastlevipers.com_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newcastlevipers.com-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EIHL_season" title="2021–22 EIHL season">2021–22</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td><b>6–3</b> </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>3–2 (OT)</b> </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><b><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_EIHL_season" title="2022–23 EIHL season">2022–23</a></b></div> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>4-1</b> </td> <td>Cardiff Devils </td> <td><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td><b>9–3</b> </td> <td>Fife Flyers </td></tr> <tr style="background:#f5faff;"> <td><div class="center"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EIHL_season" title="2023–24 EIHL season"><b>2023–24</b></a></div> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>3-1</b> </td> <td>Belfast Giants </td> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td><b>3-1</b> </td> <td>Guildford Flames </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Most_trophies_in_EIHL_era_(2003-present)"><span id="Most_trophies_in_EIHL_era_.282003-present.29"></span>Most trophies in EIHL era (2003-present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Most trophies in EIHL era (2003-present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Club </th> <th>League </th> <th>Playoffs </th> <th>Challenge Cup </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1 </td> <td><b>Nottingham Panthers</b> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>8 </td> <th>14 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Sheffield Steelers</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <th>14 </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2 </td> <td align="left"><b>Belfast Giants</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <th>13 </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td align="left"><b>Coventry Blaze</b> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <th>8 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Cardiff Devils</b> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <th>8 </th></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td align="left"><i><b>Newcastle Vipers</b></i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <th>1 </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elite League teams rely heavily on players from outside the United Kingdom (termed <i>imports</i>). The majority of these players are from North America, and typically played in the minor North American leagues such as the <a href="/wiki/ECHL" title="ECHL">ECHL</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a> (AHL) before coming to Britain. For example, of the 21 players to play for champions Belfast Giants in the 2005–06 season, 10 were Canadian, 8 were British and 3 were American. The league restricts the number of import players which can be dressed for a game, with a current limit of 14 imports.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Player turnover is high, with a large proportion of players spending a single season at a team before moving on, and multi-year contracts are uncommon.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>As would be expected in a league dominated by North American players, the style of ice hockey in Britain is similar to that played in North America, and has a more physical style than that played in other, technically natured European countries.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was demonstrated during the 2004–05 NHL lock-out. Of the NHL players to join Elite League teams, the majority were players noted for physical play rather than puck-handling skills; such as <a href="/wiki/Wade_Belak" title="Wade Belak">Wade Belak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Cairns" title="Eric Cairns">Eric Cairns</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>While British players account for a minority of Elite League players, the league supplies the majority of players for the <a href="/wiki/British_national_ice_hockey_team" class="mw-redirect" title="British national ice hockey team">British national ice hockey team</a>. All 22 players in the Great Britain squad for the 2018 World Championships played for Elite League teams in the preceding season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_broadcast_deals">Television broadcast deals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Television broadcast deals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1980s and 1990s, <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Grandstand_(BBC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandstand (BBC)">BBC's Grandstand</a></i> programme covered the British Hockey League and Superleague and their important games and competitions regularly. </p><p>However, in 2001 the Superleague sold its broadcasting rights to Premium TV Ltd who planned to set up a new sports channel, which never materialised. British ice hockey was left without coverage from any television network.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This situation continued through the final seasons of the Superleague and into the first seasons of the Elite League. </p><p>In 2005, Elite League officials concluded an agreement with the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Sports_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Sports Network">North American Sports Network</a> to provide a weekly highlights and news programme. These usually provide highlights from a game recorded the previous weekend and are an hour in length. </p><p>In September 2007, the Elite League announced a deal with <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> for a weekly show of Elite League highlights.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, Sky Sports showed the playoff final between the Belfast Giants and Cardiff Devils live, the first time Sky had shown a live game for several years. Sky Sports have recently announced plans to show live games along with a weekly highlight show during the 2010–11 season. </p><p>In the 2013–14 season, <a href="/wiki/Premier_Sports" title="Premier Sports">Premier Sports</a> acquired the rights to film and broadcast 23 games from the Elite League with a live game shown every Saturday night from 23 November onwards. </p><p>On 6 December 2016, it was announced that a new TV show called <i>Facing Off</i> would be broadcast on a UK free-to-air channel called "Front Runner TV" every Thursday, Friday and Saturday to show the highlights of the week's EIHL games. The deal ran to the end of 2016–17 EIHL season. </p><p>Then, on 20 July 2018, the EIHL agreed a two-year deal with <a href="/wiki/FreeSports" class="mw-redirect" title="FreeSports">FreeSports</a> to broadcast one live EIHL game every two weeks, alongside a pre-season preview show, highlights package, and live coverage of the end of season play-off final. The coverage, which was available via Freeview, Sky, Virgin, FreeSat, TalkTalk, BT Vision and online via the TVPlayer, was fronted by Aaron Murphy who previously commentated on the league for Premier Sports.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2020, the league announced that <a href="/wiki/Premier_Sports" title="Premier Sports">Premier Sports</a> would show live coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">2020 Challenge Cup final</a> and 2020 Elite League play-off final.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2021, the league confirmed that <a href="/wiki/Premier_Sports" title="Premier Sports">Premier Sports</a> had become headline sponsors and the EIHL's exclusive television partners for three seasons, beginning from the 2021–22 season. Coverage would again be fronted by Aaron Murphy, with analysis from <a href="/wiki/Paul_Adey" title="Paul Adey">Paul Adey</a>, and consist of 27 live matches - including 23 league games, the Challenge Cup final and the end of season play-off final weekend. During this time, the league was known as the <b>Premier Sports Elite League</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2022, following news <a href="/wiki/Viaplay" title="Viaplay">Viaplay</a> had acquired <a href="/wiki/Premier_Sports" title="Premier Sports">Premier Sports</a>, the Elite League's title sponsors changed to the <b>Viaplay Elite League</b> to reflect the rebrand.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The EIHL were without a major television rights holder during the 2023/24 season after ending their relationship with Viaplay. However, after Premier Sports re-acquired the contract from Viaplay in April 2024, they broadcast the end of season play-off final weekend from Nottingham. Aaron Murphy, Paul Adey and Chris Ellis were again the broadcast crew.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_coverage">Other coverage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ice hockey receives little national media coverage in the United Kingdom. Some national newspapers list results and provide short summaries of the league's news but more extensive coverage remains minimal. There was a small surge in interest during the 2004–05 season when newspapers such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> reported on the NHL players playing the Elite League as a result of the lock-out<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but since the lock-out ended, coverage has returned to its previous levels. </p><p>Of the national newspapers only the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Star_(British_newspaper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Star (British newspaper)">Daily Star</a></i> has a regular ice hockey column, which appears on Tuesday and Sunday. </p><p>Coverage in the towns and cities where Elite League clubs are based is more extensive, and local newspapers have dedicated ice hockey reporters who cover the local team. Local radio stations such as <a href="/wiki/BBC_Coventry_%26_Warwickshire" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Coventry & Warwickshire">BBC Coventry & Warwickshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Nottingham" title="BBC Radio Nottingham">BBC Radio Nottingham</a>, and <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Sheffield" title="BBC Radio Sheffield">BBC Radio Sheffield</a> all provide programming on the sport. Radio Sheffield also provides a weekly ice hockey programme <i>Iceline</i> while Radio Nottingham has broadcast a similar programme, <i>Powerplay</i>, since the later stages of the 2005–06 season, and has a 15-minute weekly preview of games on Saturday evenings during the ice hockey season after the station's coverage of the local <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> teams is completed. BBC Coventry & Warwickshire have also followed suit with <i>Faceoff</i>, a programme broadcast on the first Thursday of the month during the season. </p><p>The Cardiff Devils are given weekly highlights coverage on local TV station, "Made in Cardiff", which is available on Freeview Ch23, Sky Guide Ch134 and Virgin Ch159. </p><p>All of the teams also provide webcasts on match nights. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comparison_to_other_leagues">Comparison to other leagues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Comparison to other leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In attendance, the EIHL ranks seventh among the European top leagues with a 2,842 average. Three teams are among the top 100 of the continent: 2016 Challenge Cup champions Nottingham Panthers at 38th (5,720 average), the 2016 league champions Sheffield Steelers at 64th (4,830), and the 2012 league champions Belfast Giants at 70th (4,603)<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Previously, the EIHL champions were invited to play in the <a href="/wiki/IIHF_Continental_Cup" title="IIHF Continental Cup">IIHF Continental Cup</a>, Europe's second-level club competition. For the 2009–10 tournament, the EIHL's entrants began the tournament in the penultimate (third) group stage.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, with the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Champions_Hockey_League" title="Champions Hockey League">Champions Hockey League</a>, this has changed. From the 2015–16 season, the top two teams in the EIHL participate in the CHL, with either the team that wins the post-season playoffs, or the team finishing third if the playoffs winner is one of the top two, entering the Continental Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 2012–13 NHL Lockout, several NHL players plied their trade in the Elite League, including; <a href="/wiki/Matt_Beleskey" title="Matt Beleskey">Matt Beleskey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Bissonnette" title="Paul Bissonnette">Paul Bissonnette</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drew_Miller" title="Drew Miller">Drew Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Sestito" title="Tom Sestito">Tom Sestito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Stewart_(ice_hockey)" title="Anthony Stewart (ice hockey)">Anthony Stewart</a>. </p><p>The league has had a reputation for attracting ex-NHL players, including <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Kohn" title="Dustin Kohn">Dustin Kohn</a> who played for the Sheffield Steelers, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Westgarth" title="Kevin Westgarth">Kevin Westgarth</a> who played for the Belfast Giants, <a href="/wiki/Cam_Janssen" title="Cam Janssen">Cam Janssen</a>, formerly of the Nottingham Panthers, ex-Braehead Clan captain <a href="/wiki/Matt_Keith" title="Matt Keith">Matt Keith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Della_Rovere" title="Stefan Della Rovere">Stefan Della Rovere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Marra" title="Ryan O'Marra">Ryan O'Marra</a> of the Coventry Blaze, and <a href="/wiki/Brian_McGrattan" title="Brian McGrattan">Brian McGrattan</a> who played for the Nottingham Panthers. </p><p>Elsewhere <a href="/wiki/Jared_Staal" title="Jared Staal">Jared Staal</a> – brother of <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHLers</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Staal" title="Eric Staal">Eric</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Staal" title="Marc Staal">Marc</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Staal" title="Jordan Staal">Jordan</a> – played a season for the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals" title="Edinburgh Capitals">Edinburgh Capitals</a> while <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bordeleau" title="Patrick Bordeleau">Patrick Bordeleau</a> played a season with the Cardiff Devils. </p><p>Other recent ex-NHL players in the league include <a href="/wiki/Jason_Williams_(ice_hockey)" title="Jason Williams (ice hockey)">Jason Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ric_Jackman" title="Ric Jackman">Ric Jackman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Rosehill" title="Jay Rosehill">Jay Rosehill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Vandermeer" title="Jim Vandermeer">Jim Vandermeer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pavel_Vorobyev" title="Pavel Vorobyev">Pavel Vorobyev</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Garnett" title="Michael Garnett">Michael Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Strachan" title="Tyson Strachan">Tyson Strachan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wallace" title="Tim Wallace">Tim Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Aaron Johnson (ice hockey)">Aaron Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Olsen" title="Dylan Olsen">Dylan Olsen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Dwyer_(ice_hockey)" title="Patrick Dwyer (ice hockey)">Patrick Dwyer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Griffin_Reinhart" title="Griffin Reinhart">Griffin Reinhart</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stewart_(ice_hockey,_born_1987)" title="Chris Stewart (ice hockey, born 1987)">Chris Stewart</a>. </p><p>Meanwhile, in being drafted by the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Coyotes" title="Arizona Coyotes">Arizona Coyotes</a> in 2018, Sheffield Steelers forward <a href="/wiki/Liam_Kirk_(ice_hockey)" title="Liam Kirk (ice hockey)">Liam Kirk</a> became the first English born and trained player to be drafted by an NHL side.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kirk signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Arizona in June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism_of_the_EIHL">Criticism of the EIHL</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Criticism of the EIHL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main criticism levelled at the EIHL is that the league is too expensive, an accusation given credence by the collapse of the <a href="/wiki/London_Racers" title="London Racers">London Racers</a> mid-season in 2005, and the continued financial problems experienced by a number of other member clubs (most notably the <a href="/wiki/Basingstoke_Bison" title="Basingstoke Bison">Basingstoke Bison</a> and Manchester Phoenix in 2008–09). </p><p>Both the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals" title="Edinburgh Capitals">Edinburgh Capitals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Vipers" title="Newcastle Vipers">Newcastle Vipers</a> made public statements about their potentially perilous financial situations, casting further doubt over both their own, and the league's sustained viability.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This perceived problem with expenditure was given further credence when the <a href="/wiki/Hull_Stingrays" title="Hull Stingrays">Hull Stingrays</a> announced, on 11 August 2010, that they were ceasing operations immediately, due to insufficient funds from sponsorships to guarantee completing the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Stingrays_owners_confirm_closure_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stingrays_owners_confirm_closure-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were, however, taken over on 17 August 2010 by the Coventry Blaze and therefore the Hull Stingrays continued to operate.<sup id="cite_ref-Hull_Daily_Mail_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hull_Daily_Mail-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Hull did fold in 2015. </p><p>In 2011, the Newcastle Vipers announced that they would not be able to compete in the 2011–12 season due to financial difficulties and lack of a permanent home stadium. Newcastle had, up to this point, been playing their home games at Whitley Bay ice rink. A proposed new stadium in the Newcastle area did not materialise.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expansion">Expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite there being a limited number of suitable venues for league expansion, there have been various attempts during the EIHL's lifespan to expand the league. After the successful addition of the Braehead Clan and the Dundee Stars for the 2010–11 season, the EIHL reported that it had entered discussions with the <a href="/wiki/Fife_Flyers" title="Fife Flyers">Fife Flyers</a> formerly of the defunct BNL, and then resident in the SNL.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 24 June 2011, it was confirmed that the <a href="/wiki/Fife_Flyers" title="Fife Flyers">Fife Flyers</a> had been admitted to the EIHL in time for the commencement of the 2011–12 season.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further to this, Neil Black, owner of the Nottingham Panthers and Glasgow Clan has expressed the desire to see a Manchester team back in the EIHL by 2015, along with teams in Dublin and London,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> subject to there being suitable venues available. </p><p>In mid-2013, stories began to circulate that the EIHL had approached AEG with the intention of placing a London-based franchise into Wembley Arena.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> League chairman Tony Smith confirmed that a franchise had been awarded to a London-based group for a franchise located within the capital.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On 29 March 2016, it was announced that the Milton Keynes Lightning (playing in the second-tier English Premier League) would be joining the Elite League for the 2017–18 season. They remained in the league for two seasons. </p><p>On 24 February 2017, it was announced that the Guildford Flames would make the step-up to the Elite League for the following season, thus expanding the league to twelve teams.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most regular season titles:</b> Belfast Giants, Sheffield Steelers (6)</li> <li><b>Most play-off championship titles:</b> Sheffield Steelers (6)</li> <li><b>Most Challenge Cup titles (EIHL era):</b> Nottingham Panthers (8)</li> <li><b>Most Knockout Cup titles:</b> Belfast Giants, Cardiff Devils, Coventry Blaze, Sheffield Steelers (1)</li> <li><b>Most wins in regular season:</b> Belfast Giants (46) (2011–12, 54-game season)</li> <li><b>Most ties in regular season:</b> London Racers (9) (2004–05, 50-game season)</li> <li><b>Most losses in regular season (inc. Overtime):</b> London Racers (51) (2003–04, 56-game season)</li> <li><b>Most goals scored in regular season:</b> Cardiff Devils (269) (2010–11, 54-game season)</li> <li><b>Most goals allowed in regular season:</b> Edinburgh Capitals (418) (2010–11, 54-game season)</li> <li><b>Most points in regular season:</b> Belfast Giants (95) (2011–12, 54-game season)</li> <li><b>Most shutouts in regular season:</b> Ervins Mustukovs (Sheffield Steelers) 10 (2010–11)</li> <li><b>Highest attendance in regular season:</b> 9,289 (Sheffield Steelers vs. Guildford Flames, 24 March 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Most goals in a single game (team) (regular season):</b> Sheffield Steelers (18) (Sheffield Steelers 18–1 Edinburgh Capitals, 15 January 2011)</li> <li><b>Largest winning margin (regular season):</b> Sheffield Steelers (17) (Sheffield Steelers 18–1 Edinburgh Capitals, 15 January 2011)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Elite_Ice_Hockey_League&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Man_of_Ice" class="mw-redirect" title="Man of Ice">Man of Ice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_ice_hockey_league_champions" title="British ice hockey league champions">British ice hockey league champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_sports_teams_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom">List of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 June</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Daily+Telegraph&rft.atitle=Sports+Round-up&rft.date=2005&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fmain.jhtml%3Fxml%3D%2Fsport%2F2005%2F11%2F21%2Fsosrup21.xml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AElite+Ice+Hockey+League" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLondon_Racers2005" class="citation web cs1">London Racers (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170807152017/http://www.londonracers.com/news/london/detail.php?id=806">"Racers call 'time' on Lee Valley"</a>. londonracers.com. 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Dynamos">Invicta Dynamos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Thunder" title="Milton Keynes Thunder">Milton Keynes Thunder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_City_Stars" title="Oxford City Stars">Oxford City Stars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raiders_IHC" title="Raiders IHC">Raiders</a> 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slough_Jets" title="Slough Jets">Slough Jets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solent_Devils" title="Solent Devils">Solent Devils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streatham_IHC" title="Streatham IHC">Streatham IHC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North Division 2</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altrincham_Aces" title="Altrincham Aces">Altrincham Aces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_Hawks" title="Blackburn Hawks">Blackburn Hawks</a> 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_Bulldogs" title="Bradford Bulldogs">Bradford 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Mustangs">Invicta Mustangs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Valley_Lions" title="Lee Valley Lions">Lee Valley Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Phantoms" title="Peterborough Phantoms">Peterborough Phantoms</a> 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solent_Devils" title="Solent Devils">Solent Devils</a> 2</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streatham_Hawks" title="Streatham Hawks">Streatham Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Wildcats" title="Swindon Wildcats">Swindon Wildcats</a> 2</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_(ice_hockey)" title="Scottish National League (ice hockey)">Scottish National League</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Lynx" title="Aberdeen Lynx">Aberdeen Lynx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundee_Rockets" title="Dundee Rockets">Dundee Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals" title="Edinburgh Capitals">Edinburgh Capitals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_Storm" title="Kilmarnock Storm">Kilmarnock Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy_Kestrels" title="Kirkcaldy Kestrels">Kirkcaldy Kestrels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Ayrshire_Wild" title="North Ayrshire Wild">North Ayrshire Wild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paisley_Pirates" title="Paisley Pirates">Paisley Pirates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's National Ice Hockey League</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WNIHL Elite</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bracknell_Queen_Bees" title="Bracknell Queen Bees">Bracknell Queen Bees</a></li> <li>Kingston Diamonds</li> <li>Nottingham Vipers</li> <li>Solihull Vixens</li> <li>Streatham Storm</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WNIHL Premier</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Bracknell Firebees</li> <li>Cardiff Comets</li> <li>Chelmsford Cobras</li> <li>Kingston Diamonds B</li> <li>Milton Keynes Falcons</li> <li>Sheffield Shadows</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Top_Cats" title="Swindon Top Cats">Swindon TopCats</a></li> <li>Whitley Squaws</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division 1 North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Grimsby Wolves</li> <li>Nottingham Vipers B</li> <li>Sheffield Shadows B</li> <li>Solway Sharks Ladies</li> <li>Telford Wrekin Raiders</li> <li>Widnes Wild Women</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Division 1 South</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Coventry Phoenix</li> <li>Oxford Midnight Stars</li> <li>Peterborough Penguins</li> <li>Slough Sirens</li> <li>Solent Amazons</li> <li>Streatham Storm B</li> <li>Swindon TopCats B</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/British_Universities_Ice_Hockey_Association" title="British Universities Ice Hockey Association">British University Teams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Birmingham Lions</li> <li>Bradford Sabres</li> <li>Bristol Lions</li> <li>Caledonia Steel Queens</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University_Ice_Hockey_Club" title="Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club">Cambridge University Blues</a></li> <li>Cardiff Redhawks</li> <li>Coventry and Warwick Panthers</li> <li>Edinburgh Eagles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huddersfield_Ice_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Huddersfield Ice Hawks">Huddersfield Ice Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Ice_Hogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Hull Ice Hogs">Hull Ice Hogs</a></li> <li>Imperial Devils</li> <li>Kent Knights</li> <li>Leeds Gryphons</li> <li>London Dragons</li> <li>Manchester Metros</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Wildcats" title="Newcastle Wildcats">Newcastle Wildcats</a></li> <li>Northumbria Kings</li> <li>Nottingham Mavericks</li> <li>Oxford University Ice Hockey Club</li> <li>Sheffield Bears</li> <li>Southampton Spitfires</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrews_Typhoons" class="mw-redirect" title="St Andrews Typhoons">St Andrews Typhoons</a></li> <li>UCL Yetis</li> <li>UEA Avalanche</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_ice_hockey_league_champions" title="British ice hockey league champions">League Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Championship_(ice_hockey)" title="British Championship (ice hockey)">British Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Cup_(UK_ice_hockey)" title="Challenge Cup (UK ice hockey)">Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Knockout_Cup" title="British Knockout Cup">Knockout Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Varsity_Match" title="Ice Hockey Varsity Match">Varsity Match</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Player awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Weeks_Trophy" title="Alan Weeks Trophy">Alan Weeks Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Best_British_Forward" title="Best British Forward">Best British Forward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Netminder_of_the_Year" title="British Netminder of the Year">British Netminder of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coach_of_the_Year_Trophy_(IHJUK)" title="Coach of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)">Coach of the Year Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Annual_Trophy" title="Ice Hockey Annual Trophy">Ice Hockey Annual Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Player_of_the_Year_Trophy_(IHJUK)" title="Player of the Year Trophy (IHJUK)">Player of the Year Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Batchelder_Memorial_Award" title="Vic Batchelder Memorial Award">Vic Batchelder Memorial Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct leagues<br />and competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Ice_Hockey_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="British Ice Hockey Association">British Ice Hockey Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahearne_Cup" title="Ahearne Cup">Ahearne Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autumn_Cup" title="Autumn Cup">Autumn Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Hockey_League" title="British Hockey League">British Hockey League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_National_League_(1954%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="British National League (1954–60)">British National League (1954–60)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_National_League_(1996%E2%80%932005)" title="British National League (1996–2005)">British National League (1996–2005)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_League_(ice_hockey)" title="English League (ice hockey)">English League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_League_North" title="English League North">English League North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_National_League" title="English National League">English National League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_National_League_(1981%E2%80%9382)" title="English National League (1981–82)">English National League (1981–82)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Premier_Ice_Hockey_League" title="English Premier Ice Hockey League">English Premier League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Superleague" title="Ice Hockey Superleague">Ice Hockey Superleague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inter-City_League" title="Inter-City League">Inter-City League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_League_(ice_hockey,_1966%E2%80%9382)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern League (ice hockey, 1966–82)">Northern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_League_(ice_hockey,_2005%E2%80%93)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern League (ice hockey, 2005–)">Northern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_(1932%E2%80%9354)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish National League (1932–54)">Scottish National League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premier_Hockey_League" title="Scottish Premier Hockey League">Scottish Premier Hockey League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(ice_hockey)" title="Southern League (ice hockey)">Southern League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_Bullets" title="Aldershot Bullets">Aldershot Bullets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayr_Bruins" title="Ayr Bruins">Ayr Bruins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayr_Scottish_Eagles" title="Ayr Scottish Eagles">Ayr Scottish Eagles</a></li> <li>Blackburn Eagles</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Seagulls" title="Blackpool Seagulls">Blackpool Seagulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Tigers" title="Brighton Tigers">Brighton Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rage" title="Cardiff Rage">Cardiff Rage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlereagh_Knights" title="Castlereagh Knights">Castlereagh Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumfries_Vikings" title="Dumfries Vikings">Dumfries Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_Vikings" title="Dunfermline Vikings">Dunfermline Vikings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundee_Comets" title="Dundee Comets">Dundee Comets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dundee_Tigers" title="Dundee Tigers">Dundee Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_City_Wasps" title="Durham City Wasps">Durham City Wasps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Wasps" title="Durham Wasps">Durham Wasps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earls_Court_Rangers" title="Earls Court Rangers">Earls Court Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Capitals_(SNL)" title="Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)">Edinburgh Capitals (SNL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flintshire_Freeze" title="Flintshire Freeze">Flintshire Freeze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fylde_Flyers" title="Fylde Flyers">Fylde Flyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harringay_Greyhounds" title="Harringay Greyhounds">Harringay Greyhounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harringay_Racers" title="Harringay Racers">Harringay Racers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Pirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Hull Pirates">Hull Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Stingrays" title="Hull Stingrays">Hull Stingrays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull_Thunder" title="Hull Thunder">Hull Thunder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humberside_Seahawks" title="Humberside Seahawks">Humberside Seahawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Wildcats" title="Isle of Wight Wildcats">Isle of Wight Wildcats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarnock_Storm" title="Kilmarnock Storm">Kilmarnock Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Raptors" title="Lancashire Raptors">Lancashire Raptors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Leopards" title="Liverpool Leopards">Liverpool Leopards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Canadians" title="London Canadians">London Canadians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Lions_(ice_hockey)" title="London Lions (ice hockey)">London Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Knights_(UK)" title="London Knights (UK)">London Knights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Racers" title="London Racers">London Racers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Minotaurs" title="Manchester Minotaurs">Manchester Minotaurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Phoenix" title="Manchester Phoenix">Manchester Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Storm_(1995%E2%80%932002)" title="Manchester Storm (1995–2002)">Manchester Storm (1995–2002)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway_Bears" title="Medway Bears">Medway Bears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Kings" title="Milton Keynes Kings">Milton Keynes Kings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moray_Tornadoes" title="Moray Tornadoes">Moray Tornadoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Racers" title="Murrayfield Racers">Murrayfield Racers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Racers_(2018)" title="Murrayfield Racers (2018)">Murrayfield Racers (2018–2022)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Jesters" title="Newcastle Jesters">Newcastle Jesters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_Vipers" title="Newcastle Vipers">Newcastle Vipers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Ice_Hockey_Club" title="Niagara Ice Hockey Club">Niagara Ice Hockey Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Blades" title="Oxford Blades">Oxford Blades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Pirates" title="Peterborough Pirates">Peterborough Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Ice_Hockey_Club" title="Princes Ice Hockey Club">Princes Ice Hockey Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Flyers" title="Richmond Flyers">Richmond Flyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Lancers" title="Sheffield Lancers">Sheffield Lancers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Scimitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheffield Scimitars">Sheffield Scimitars</a></li> <li>Sheffield Spartans</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slough_Jets_ENL" title="Slough Jets ENL">Slough Jets ENL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Vikings" title="Southampton Vikings">Southampton Vikings</a></li> <li>Stevenage Oilers</li> <li>Stevenage Sharks</li> <li>Stevenage Strikers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunderland_Chiefs" title="Sunderland Chiefs">Sunderland Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swindon_Top_Cats" title="Swindon Top Cats">Swindon TopCats B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TDC_Northern_Stars" title="TDC Northern Stars">TDC Northern Stars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telford_Tigers_ENL" class="mw-redirect" title="Telford Tigers ENL">Telford Tigers ENL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telford_Titans" title="Telford Titans">Telford Titans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Lions" title="Wembley Lions">Wembley Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Monarchs" title="Wembley Monarchs">Wembley Monarchs</a></li> <li>Wightlink Buccaneers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wightlink_Raiders" title="Wightlink Raiders">Wightlink Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wightlink_Tigers" title="Wightlink Tigers">Wightlink Tigers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Great Britain men's national ice hockey team">Great Britain men's national ice hockey team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_women%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Great Britain women's national ice hockey team">Great Britain women's national ice hockey team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Ice_Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame">British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Hockey_Journalists_UK" title="Ice Hockey Journalists UK">Ice Hockey Journalists UK</a></li></ul> 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