2014–15 EIHL season
2014–15 EIHL season | |
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League | Elite Ice Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September - March |
Regular season | |
League | Sheffield Steelers |
Top scorer | Mathieu Roy, Sheffield Steelers |
Conference | |
Erhardt champions | Nottingham Panthers |
Erhardt runners-up | Sheffield Steelers |
Gardiner champions | Braehead Clan |
Gardiner runners-up | Fife Flyers |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Coventry Blaze |
Runners-up | Sheffield Steelers |
The 2014-15 Elite Ice Hockey League Season is the 12th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season begins early September and will end in March.
On 30 April 2014, the Elite League announced changes to the import rules, as from this season (2014–15), the number of non British-trained players will rise from 11 to 12, but the amount of work-permit players will remain at 11. The number of non British-trained players will rise to 13 in season 2015-16 and 14 in season 2016-17, with the amount of work-permit players again remaining at 11.
The EIHL lost some top British players such as Jonathan Weaver and Danny Meyers along with Matt Towe and Sam Zajac to the EPIHL, the first team to take advantage of the rule changes was the Steelers with them announcing the signing of British/Canadian Rod Sarich.
Previous Season Results
Challenge Cup – Nottingham Panthers
Teams
Erhardt Conference
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Gardiner Conference
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Standings
Regular season standings [1] | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | |
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1. | Sheffield Steelers | 52 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 74 |
2. | Braehead Clan | 52 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 73 |
3. | Cardiff Devils | 52 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 72 |
4. | Nottingham Panthers | 52 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 65 |
5. | Belfast Giants | 52 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
6. | Coventry Blaze | 52 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
7. | Hull Stingrays | 52 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 49 |
8. | Fife Flyers | 52 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 47 |
9. | Edinburgh Capitals | 52 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 46 |
10. | Dundee Stars | 52 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
GP=Games Played W=Win, L=Lose, OTL=Over Time Loses, SOL=Shoot Out Loses, Pts=Points,
League Officials
Position | Name |
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Chairman | Tony Smith |
Media Representative | Chris Ellis |
Head of Discipline | Moray Hansen |
Head Referee | Mick Hicks |
Match Officials
Referees: Tom Darnell, Mike Hicks, James Ashton, Jonny Liptrott, Dean Smith, Neil Wilson and Stefan Hogarth.
Linesmen: Scott Dalgleish, Andrew Dalton, Ally Flockhart, Pavel Halas, James Kavanagh, Sam Motton, Gordon Pirry, Danny Beresford, Matt Rose, Luke Palmer, Paul Brooks, Paul Staniforth and Lee Young.