2014–15 EIHL season

2014–15 EIHL season
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

League – Belfast Giants

Playoffs – Sheffield Steelers

Challenge Cup – Nottingham Panthers

Teams

Erhardt Conference

TEAM CITY/TOWN ARENA CAPACITY
Belfast Giants Northern Ireland Belfast Odyssey Arena 8,700
Cardiff Devils Wales Cardiff Cardiff Arena 2,500
Coventry Blaze England Coventry SkyDome Arena 3,000
Nottingham Panthers England Nottingham National Ice Centre 7,500
Sheffield Steelers England Sheffield Motorpoint Arena 13,500

Gardiner Conference

TEAM CITY/TOWN ARENA CAPACITY
Braehead Clan Scotland Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000
Dundee Stars Scotland Dundee Dundee Ice Arena 2,400
Edinburgh Capitals Scotland Edinburgh Murrayfield Ice Rink 3,700
Fife Flyers Scotland Kirkcaldy Fife Ice Arena 3,525
Hull Stingrays England Hull Hull Arena 3,150

Standings

Regular season standings [1] GP W L OTL SOL Pts
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
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, Keiron O'Halloran, Gordon Pirry, Danny Beresford, Paul Brooks, Paul Staniforth and Lee Young.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eliteleague.co.uk