Ice Hockey Superleague 1997/98
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The 1997/98 season was the second season of the Ice Hockey Superleague , the highest British ice hockey league . British champions were the Ayr Scottish Eagles , who prevailed in the playoffs and had already been champions of the regular season.
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In the regular season, each of the eight teams played a total of 28 games. The first place became the regular season champion. All eight teams qualified for the playoff intermediate round, in which they were divided into two groups of four teams each according to their placement in the regular season. There the teams met against each group opponent in the first and second leg, whereupon the first two places in each group qualified for the playoff semi-finals. The playoff winner became British champions. 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 regular time zero points.
Regular season
table
| club | Sp | S. | U | N | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr Scottish Eagles | 28 | 20th | 1 | 7 (2) | 117: 69 | 43 |
| 2. | Manchester Storm | 28 | 18th | 3 | 7 (1) | 123: 80 | 40 |
| 3. | Cardiff Devils | 28 | 15th | 2 | 11 (2) | 99: 79 | 34 |
| 4th | Nottingham Panthers | 28 | 14th | 3 | 11 (0) | 95: 99 | 31 |
| 5. | Bracknell Bees | 28 | 14th | 1 | 13 (1) | 95: 115 | 30th |
| 6th | Sheffield Steelers | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 (3) | 103: 101 | 27 |
| 7th | Basingstoke bison | 28 | 5 | 4th | 19 (6) | 80: 116 | 20th |
| 8th. | Newcastle Cobras | 28 | 6th | 2 | 20 (1) | 66: 119 | 15th |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime wins, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses, in brackets (number of defeats after overtime)
Playoffs
Group A
| club | Sp | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr Scottish Eagles | 6th | 9 |
| 2. | Sheffield Steelers | 6th | 7th |
| 3. | Nottingham Panthers | 6th | 7th |
| 4th | Newcastle Cobras | 6th | 4th |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Group B
| club | Sp | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cardiff Devils | 6th | 11 |
| 2. | Manchester Storm | 6th | 7th |
| 3. | Bracknell Bees | 6th | 6th |
| 4th | Basingstoke bison | 6th | 1 |
Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses
Semifinals
- Ayr Scottish Eagles - Manchester Storm 5: 3/7: 2
- Cardiff Devils - Sheffield Steelers 5-4 a.d./6:2
3rd place match
final
- Cardiff Devils - Ayr Scottish Eagles 2-3 a.m.
Web links
- The playing time at hockeyarchives.info (French)