Elite Ice Hockey League 2003/04
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The 2003/04 season was the first season of the Elite Ice Hockey League , the highest British ice hockey division . This replaced the Ice Hockey Superleague , which was dissolved in the previous year . First of the regular season and thus British champions were the Sheffield Steelers , who also prevailed in the playoffs.
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In the regular season, each of the eight teams played a total of 56 games. The first place became British Champion. The six best-placed teams qualified for the playoff intermediate round, in which they were divided into two groups of three teams each. There the teams met against each group opponent in the first and second leg, whereupon the two first-placed in each group qualified for the playoff semifinals. For a win after regular time and after overtime each team received two points, for a draw and a defeat after overtime one point and for a defeat after normal time zero points.
Regular season
table
| club | Sp | S. | OTS | U | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sheffield Steelers | 56 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8th | 214: 109 | 92 |
| 2. | Nottingham Panthers | 56 | 33 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 14th | 209: 158 | 76 |
| 3. | Coventry Blaze | 56 | 25th | 4th | 7th | 0 | 20th | 186: 156 | 65 |
| 4th | Belfast Giants | 56 | 26th | 1 | 7th | 1 | 21st | 218: 185 | 62 |
| 5. | Cardiff Devils | 56 | 23 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 24 | 155: 163 | 55 |
| 6th | Manchester Phoenix | 56 | 20th | 2 | 8th | 1 | 25th | 140: 155 | 53 |
| 7th | Basingstoke bison | 56 | 19th | 1 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 146: 195 | 48 |
| 8th. | London Racers | 56 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 106: 253 | 10 |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Playoffs
Group A
| club | Sp | S. | OTS | U | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
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| 1. | Sheffield Steelers | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11: 5 | 6th |
| 2. | Manchester Phoenix | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6: 6 | 5 |
| 3. | Belfast Giants | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:11 | 1 |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Group B
| club | Sp | S. | OTS | U | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nottingham Panthers | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12: 6 | 6th |
| 2. | Cardiff Devils | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12: 8 | 6th |
| 3. | Coventry Blaze | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 10:20 | 0 |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses