The 2013–14 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the 11th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season (the primary competition in UK ice hockey) was won by the Belfast Giants, claiming their third Elite League championship. The regular season began on September 7, 2013, and ended on March 22, 2014.[1]
| 2013–14 EIHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Elite Ice Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September - March |
| Regular season | |
| Champions | Belfast Giants |
| Season MVP | Dan Bakala (Dundee Stars) |
| Top scorer | Ryan Ginand (Coventry Blaze) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Sheffield Steelers |
| Challenge Cup | |
| Champions | Nottingham Panthers |
Teams
editElite League Table
edit| Club | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Goals | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belfast Giants | 52 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21:127 | 89 |
| 2. | Sheffield Steelers | 52 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 172:141 | 66 |
| 3. | Dundee Stars | 52 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 152:148 | 60 |
| 4. | Nottingham Panthers | 52 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 188:169 | 57 |
| 5. | Braehead Clan | 52 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 180:171 | 56 |
| 6. | Coventry Blaze | 52 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 168:167 | 54 |
| 7. | Fife Flyers | 52 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 172:188 | 53 |
| 8. | Hull Stingrays | 52 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 168:186 | 52 |
| 9. | Cardiff Devils | 52 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 162:182 | 52 |
| 10. | Edinburgh Capitals | 52 | 13 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 134:227 | 29 |
GP=Games Played W=Win, L=Lose, OTL=Over Time Loses, SOL=Shoot Out Loses, Pts=Points,
Elite League Playoffs
editQuarterfinals
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Giants | 7:3 | Hull Stingrays | 4:1 | 3:2 |
| Sheffield Steelers | 9:3 | Coventry Blaze | 3:2 | 6:1 |
| Dundee Stars | 4:8 | Fife Flyers | 3:4 | 1:4 |
| Nottingham Panthers | 1:9 | Braehead Clan | 0:4 | 1:5 |
Semifinals
edit| Home team | Away team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Giants | – | Fife Flyers | 1:0 (0:0, 0:0, 1:0) |
| Sheffield Steelers | – | Braehead Clan | 3:2 (2:1, 0:1, 1:0) |
3rd place game
edit| Home team | Away team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braehead Clan | – | Fife Flyers | 7:6 OT (0:2, 3:2, 3:2, 1:0) |
Final
edit| Home team | Away team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Giants | – | Sheffield Steelers | 2:3 OT (0:0, 2:2, 0:0, 0:1) |
Challenge Cup
edit- NOTE: Some Cup games double up as League games due to scheduling constraints.
Top 4 in each group qualify for Quarter-Finals
(Q) denotes teams who qualified from the quarter-finals into the semi-finals.
Group A
edit| Position | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Giants (Q) | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 28 | 19 |
| 2 | Dundee Stars | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| 3 | Fife Flyers | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 31 | 9 |
| 4 | Braehead Clan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 32 | 8 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Capitals | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 3 |
Group B
edit| Position | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Panthers (Q) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 40 | 24 |
| 2 | Cardiff Devils (Q) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 41 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers (Q) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 14 |
| 4 | Hull Stingrays | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 40 | 3 |
| 5 | Coventry Blaze | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 36 | 3 |
Challenge Cup Knockout Stages
edit- The Knockout Stages were two-legged affairs, home and away. Aggregate figures shown in bold.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Belfast Giants | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4 | Cardiff Devils | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Belfast Giants | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Nottingham Panthers | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "ELITE Ice Hockey League ◊ Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.