English National Ice Hockey League 1998/99
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The 1998/99 season was the third edition of the English national ice hockey league , the English League . This year the league was divided into a Premier Division and a Division I , with the Premier League representing the 3rd division of British ice hockey after the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League and the National League Division I the fourth level . Only English teams took part in it.
Mode and participants
The teams played in regional groups, a North Conference and a South Conference . In a single round everyone played against everyone. The first four of each group then played against each other for two places for the final round. There, the overall winner was determined in play-offs with two legs.
North Conference
North Conference Club Locations
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Main round
The teams Grimsby Buffalos , Flintshire Freeze (from Queensferry / Deeside) and Nottingham Lions joined the league, while the Blackburn Hawks and the Solihull Barons left the league for the Premier Division . In addition, the Telford Tigers moved from the North to the South Conference.
space | team | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
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1 | Billingham Bombers | 18th | 15th | 1 | 2 | 224: 76 | 31 |
2 | Altrincham Aces | 18th | 13 | 1 | 4th | 106: 77 | 27 |
3 | Sunderland Chiefs | 18th | 12 | 2 | 4th | 132: 72 | 26th |
4th | Flintshire Freeze | 18th | 13 | 0 | 5 | 114: 79 | 26th |
5 | Kingston Jets II | 18th | 12 | 1 | 5 | 139: 84 | 25th |
6th | Whitley Warriors | 18th | 7th | 2 | 9 | 94: 108 | 16 |
7th | Sheffield Spartans II | 18th | 6th | 1 | 11 | 96: 99 | 13 |
8th | Nottingham Lions II | 18th | 5 | 0 | 13 | 80: 149 | 10 |
9 | Bradford Bulldogs | 18th | 2 | 0 | 16 | 57: 173 | 4th |
10 | Grimsby Buffalos | 18th | 1 | 0 | 17th | 68: 193 | 2 |
Legend: S – wins, U – draws, N – defeat
Play-offs
space | team | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
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1 | Billingham Bombers | 6th | 4th | 1 | 1 | 42:25 | 9 |
2 | Sunderland Chiefs | 6th | 4th | 0 | 2 | 33:30 | 8th |
3 | Altrincham Aces | 6th | 2 | 0 | 4th | 21:31 | 3 |
4th | Flintshire Freeze | 6th | 2 | 1 | 4th | 24:34 | 3 |
South Conference
South Conference Club Locations
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Main round
Four teams, the Chelmsford Chieftains , Whightlink Raiders , Swinon Wildcats and Romford Raiders left the league, while the Welsh Cardiff Devils joined. In addition, the Telford Tigers moved from the North Conference to the South Conference.
space | team | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
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1 | Cardiff Devils II | 16 | 14th | 2 | 0 | 166: 34 | 30th |
2 | Basingstoke Buffalo II | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4th | 121: 48 | 24 |
3 | Slough Jets II | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 81: 85 | 21st |
4th | Haringey Racers | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 88:56 | 18th |
5 | Telford Tigers II | 16 | 7th | 1 | 8th | 75: 75 | 15th |
6th | Solent Devils | 16 | 6th | 1 | 9 | 56: 85 | 13 |
7th | Bracknell Hornets II | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 71: 94 | 10 |
8th | Peterborough Islanders II | 16 | 4th | 0 | 12 | 50: 137 | 8th |
9 | Invicta Dynamos II | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 40: 125 | 5 |
Legend: S – wins, U – draws, N – defeat
Play-offs
space | team | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Points |
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1 | Cardiff Devils II | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 37:24 | 11 |
2 | Haringey Racers | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 36:24 | 7th |
3 | Slough Jets II | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23:31 | 4th |
4th | Basingstoke Buffalo II | 6th | 1 | 0 | 5 | 28:45 | 2 |
Finals
Semifinals | |||||
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Sunderland Chiefs | - | Cardiff Devils II | 3: 4 | 8: 5 | |
Haringey Racers | - | Billingham Bombers | 3: 7 | 6: 7 | |
final | |||||
Billingham Bombers | - | Sunderland Chiefs | 7: 4 | 6: 3 |
Web links
- English League 1998/99 on MalcolmPreen.co.uk
- English League 1998/99 on passion hockey