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2017–18 EIHL season
League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Sport
Ice hockey
Duration
9 September 2017 – 25 March 2018
Number of matches
336
Total attendance
904,161
Regular season
League
Cardiff Devils[1]
Season MVP
Joey Martin (Cardiff Devils)[2]
Top scorer
Mike Hammond (Manchester Storm)
(83 points)[3]

Challenge Cup
Winners
Belfast Giants[4]
Conference

Erhardt champions

Cardiff Devils[1]

Gardiner champions

Fife Flyers[5]

Patton champions

Manchester Storm[6]
Playoffs
Champions
Cardiff Devils[7]
  Runners-up
Sheffield Steelers[7]
Finals MVP
Justin Faryna (Cardiff Devils)[8]

EIHL seasons

← 2016–17


2018–19 →


The 2017–18 EIHL season was the 15th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season commenced on 9 September 2017 and ended on 25 March 2018. The reigning league champions were the Cardiff Devils, who won the championship for the first time in 2016–17. The Devils retained their regular season title, with a 3–2 victory away at the Belfast Giants on 16 March 2018.[1] The Devils also won the playoff title, beating the Sheffield Steelers – who had defeated the Devils 12 months prior in a 6–5 double overtime game – 3–1 in the final, winning a first playoff title since 1998–99.[7][9]




Contents






  • 1 Teams


  • 2 Standings


    • 2.1 Overall


    • 2.2 Erhardt Conference


    • 2.3 Gardiner Conference


    • 2.4 Patton Conference




  • 3 Playoffs


    • 3.1 Bracket


    • 3.2 Quarter-finals


      • 3.2.1 (1) Cardiff Devils vs. (8) Coventry Blaze


      • 3.2.2 (2) Manchester Storm vs. (7) Fife Flyers


      • 3.2.3 (3) Sheffield Steelers vs. (6) Guildford Flames


      • 3.2.4 (4) Nottingham Panthers vs. (5) Belfast Giants




    • 3.3 Semi-finals


    • 3.4 Third-place match


    • 3.5 Grand Final




  • 4 Regular season statistics


    • 4.1 Scoring leaders


    • 4.2 Leading goaltenders




  • 5 Playoff statistics


    • 5.1 Scoring leaders


    • 5.2 Leading goaltenders




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Teams[edit]


The league expanded from ten teams to twelve teams for the 2017–18 season, with the introduction of two former English Premier Ice Hockey League teams; the Guildford Flames and the Milton Keynes Lightning.[10]


Starting from the 2017–18 season, the league featured three conferences of four teams compared to the previous season's two conferences of five teams. The Gardiner Conference became an all-Scottish division, with the Braehead Clan, the Dundee Stars, the Edinburgh Capitals and the Fife Flyers. The Manchester Storm, who were part of the Gardiner Conference in 2016–17, moved to a new Southern conference: the Patton Conference. Also part of the division were the Coventry Blaze (moving from the Erhardt Conference), the Guildford Flames and the Milton Keynes Lightning. The final conference was the Erhardt Conference, consisting of the four "Arena" teams: the Belfast Giants, the Cardiff Devils, the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers.[11]































































































Team

City/Town

Conference

Arena

Capacity
Belfast Giants
Northern Ireland Belfast
Erhardt SSE Arena Belfast 7,200
Braehead Clan
Scotland Glasgow
Gardiner Braehead Arena 4,000
Cardiff Devils
Wales Cardiff
Erhardt Ice Arena Wales 3,088
Coventry Blaze
England Coventry
Patton SkyDome Arena 3,000
Dundee Stars
Scotland Dundee
Gardiner Dundee Ice Arena 2,400
Edinburgh Capitals
Scotland Edinburgh
Gardiner Murrayfield Ice Rink 3,700
Fife Flyers
Scotland Kirkcaldy
Gardiner Fife Ice Arena 3,525
Guildford Flames
England Guildford
Patton Guildford Spectrum 2,001
Manchester Storm
England Altrincham
Patton Altrincham Ice Dome 2,000
Milton Keynes Lightning
England Milton Keynes
Patton Planet Ice Milton Keynes 2,800
Nottingham Panthers
England Nottingham
Erhardt National Ice Centre 7,500
Sheffield Steelers
England Sheffield
Erhardt Motorpoint Arena 9,000


Standings[edit]



Overall[edit]


All games counted towards the overall Elite League standings. Each team played 56 matches; 24 matches against their three Conference rivals, and 32 against the eight teams from the other Conferences. The Cardiff Devils became regular season champions for the second successive season, with a 3–2 win over the Belfast Giants on 16 March 2018 at SSE Arena Belfast.[1]

















































































































































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Cardiff Devils (Q)
56
41
12
3
37
234
149
+85
85

Regular season champions
Qualification to playoffs

2

Manchester Storm (Q)
56
35
16
5
28
216
169
+47
75
Qualification to playoffs
3

Sheffield Steelers (Q)
56
34
19
3
32
217
140
+77
71
4

Nottingham Panthers (Q)
56
33
18
5
25
203
177
+26
71
5

Belfast Giants (Q)
56
34
20
2
30
227
200
+27
70
6

Guildford Flames (Q)
56
30
17
9
27
215
173
+42
69
7

Fife Flyers (Q)
56
33
21
2
27
218
172
+46
68
8

Coventry Blaze (Q)
56
25
26
5
22
189
186
+3
55
9

Braehead Clan
56
24
26
6
24
161
186
−25
54

10

Dundee Stars
56
22
30
4
16
167
233
−66
48
11

Milton Keynes Lightning
56
20
34
2
16
180
229
−49
42
12

Edinburgh Capitals
56
5
50
1
5
118
331
−213
11

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Erhardt Conference[edit]


Only intra-conference games counted towards the Erhardt Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 24 matches. The Cardiff Devils won the Conference for the third season in a row, with a 3–2 win over the Belfast Giants on 16 March 2018 at SSE Arena Belfast.[1]








































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Cardiff Devils
24
15
7
2
13
91
71
+20
32

Conference champions
2

Belfast Giants
24
13
9
2
11
77
83
−6
28

3

Sheffield Steelers
24
10
12
2
10
68
63
+5
22
4

Nottingham Panthers
24
10
14
0
8
78
97
−19
20

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Gardiner Conference[edit]


Only intra-conference games counted towards the Gardiner Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 24 matches. The Fife Flyers won the Conference for the first time, with a 7–6 overtime win over the Dundee Stars on 18 February 2018 at the Dundee Ice Arena.[5]








































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Fife Flyers
24
19
3
2
17
123
57
+66
40

Conference champions
2

Braehead Clan
24
14
8
2
14
85
72
+13
30

3

Dundee Stars
24
13
10
1
9
86
96
−10
27
4

Edinburgh Capitals
24
2
21
1
2
59
128
−69
5

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Patton Conference[edit]


Only intra-conference games counted towards the Patton Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 24 matches. The Manchester Storm won the inaugural Conference, after the Coventry Blaze defeated the Storm's closest challengers, the Guildford Flames, 3–1 on 18 March 2018 at the Guildford Spectrum.[6]








































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Manchester Storm
24
15
8
1
13
91
71
+20
31

Conference champions
2

Guildford Flames
24
13
6
5
12
91
75
+16
31

3

Coventry Blaze
24
12
11
1
11
87
91
−4
25
4

Milton Keynes Lightning
24
8
15
1
4
70
102
−32
17

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Playoffs[edit]



Bracket[edit]
















































































































































 
Quarter-finals
(30 March – 1 April)

Semi-finals
(7 April)

Grand Final
(8 April)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

Cardiff Devils
4
4

8

1

Cardiff Devils

4
 

8

Coventry Blaze
2
3
5

7

Fife Flyers
0
 

 
2

Manchester Storm
4
1
5

7

Fife Flyers
1
5

6
 
 
1

Cardiff Devils

3



 
3

Sheffield Steelers
1

 
3

Sheffield Steelers
5
4

9

6

Guildford Flames
2
5
7

Third place game
(8 April)

 
4

Nottingham Panthers
3
5

8

3

Sheffield Steelers

5

5

Belfast Giants
4
3
7

4

Nottingham Panthers
4
 

4

Nottingham Panthers

8

7

Fife Flyers
2



Quarter-finals[edit]



(1) Cardiff Devils vs. (8) Coventry Blaze[edit]














































































Cardiff Devils win 8–5 on aggregate.







(2) Manchester Storm vs. (7) Fife Flyers[edit]



















































































Fife Flyers win 6–5 on aggregate.







(3) Sheffield Steelers vs. (6) Guildford Flames[edit]














































































Sheffield Steelers win 9–7 on aggregate.







(4) Nottingham Panthers vs. (5) Belfast Giants[edit]



















































































Nottingham Panthers win 8–7 on aggregate.







Semi-finals[edit]








7 April 2018
13:00
Cardiff Devils
4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Fife Flyers National Ice Centre, Nottingham






























7 April 2018
17:00
Sheffield Steelers
5–4 (OT)
(1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 1–0)
Nottingham Panthers National Ice Centre, Nottingham























Third-place match[edit]








8 April 2018
12:00
Nottingham Panthers
8–2
(3–1, 3–1, 2–0)
Fife Flyers National Ice Centre, Nottingham























Grand Final[edit]








8 April 2018
16:00
Cardiff Devils
3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)
Sheffield Steelers National Ice Centre, Nottingham























Regular season statistics[edit]



Scoring leaders[edit]


The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]






































































































Player
Team

GP

G

A

Pts

PIM

Mike Hammond

Manchester Storm
56
32
51
83
10

John Dunbar

Guildford Flames
55
22
59
81
34

Matt Beca

Manchester Storm
56
24
51
75
14

Brendan Connolly

Belfast Giants
53
27
46
73
154

Joey Martin

Cardiff Devils
55
27
46
73
26

Sébastien Sylvestre

Belfast Giants
54
32
40
72
152

Dane Byers

Manchester Storm
55
24
46
70
107

Luke Moffatt

Manchester Storm
56
34
32
66
73

Kruise Reddick

Guildford Flames
54
27
39
66
36

Marc-Olivier Vallerand

Coventry Blaze
48
34
31
65
145


Leading goaltenders[edit]


The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, while playing at least 1200 minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[12]

















































































Player
Team

GP

TOI

W

L

OTL

GA

SO

SV%

GAA

Ervīns Muštukovs

Sheffield Steelers
53
3097:39
31
19
3
122
9
.918
2.36

Ben Bowns

Cardiff Devils
51
2937:01
38
10
3
119
6
.912
2.43

Patrick Galbraith

Nottingham Panthers
27
1445:25
19
8
0
62
2
.924
2.57

Andy Iles

Fife Flyers
42
2369:49
28
10
2
106
2
.913
2.68

Chris Carrozzi

Guildford Flames
43
2589:09
25
13
5
119
3
.904
2.76


Playoff statistics[edit]



Scoring leaders[edit]


The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs.[13]
























































































































Player
Team

GP

G

A

Pts

PIM

John Armstrong

Sheffield Steelers
4
4
2
6
0

Matt Pope

Cardiff Devils
4
4
2
6
0

Luke Pither

Nottingham Panthers
4
3
3
6
0

David Clarke

Nottingham Panthers
4
3
3
6
4

Mark Matheson

Sheffield Steelers
4
2
3
5
0

Mike Hammond

Manchester Storm
2
1
4
5
2

Joey Martin

Cardiff Devils
4
1
4
5
0

Jake Morissette

Cardiff Devils
4
1
4
5
0

Colton Fretter

Sheffield Steelers
4
1
4
5
2

Mark Derlago

Nottingham Panthers
4
3
1
4
2

Justin Faryna

Cardiff Devils
4
3
1
4
2

Carlo Finucci

Fife Flyers
4
3
1
4
2


Leading goaltenders[edit]


The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, while playing at least 60 minutes, at the conclusion of the playoffs.[14]

















































































Player
Team

GP

TOI

W

L

OTL

GA

SO

SV%

GAA

Ben Bowns

Cardiff Devils
4
240:00
4
0
0
6
1
.939
1.50

Mike Clemente

Manchester Storm
2
120:47
1
0
1
6
0
.895
2.98

Andy Iles

Fife Flyers
3
180:47
1
2
0
9
0
.899
2.99

Ervīns Muštukovs

Sheffield Steelers
4
243:25
2
2
0
13
0
.909
3.20

Kevin Nastiuk

Coventry Blaze
2
117:20
0
2
0
7
0
.891
3.58


References[edit]





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  9. ^ "Cardiff Devils 3 Sheffield Steelers 1". EliteLeague.co.uk. Elite Ice Hockey League. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Cardiff Devils made history as they won their first ever play-off title in Elite League history and first since the old Super League era in 1999.


  10. ^ Harrison, Phil (24 February 2017). "And then there were 12 - Why Guildford Flames have made the step up to the Elite League". The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  11. ^ Black, Michael (27 April 2017). "EIHL announce new conference structure". British Ice Hockey. JDG Media. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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