English National Ice Hockey League 2000/01

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The 2000/01 season was the fifth edition of the English national ice hockey league , which from this season bears the name English National League . After it was led in the two previous seasons as Division 1 of the English League , the independence of the league was now emphasized. After the Ice Hockey Superleague , the British National League and the English Premier Ice Hockey League , it is now formally the 4th league of British ice hockey.

Mode and participants

The teams played in a north and a south group. In a single round everyone played against everyone. The first four of the groups then played two representatives for the final round in play-off groups. There, the overall winner was determined in play-offs with two legs.

North group

The number of participants decreased due to the departure of the Nottingham Lions II and the move of the Flintshire Freezers to the South Conference. But the Grimsby Buffalos returned.

North Conference Club Locations

Main round

space team Games S. U N Gates Points
1 Billingham Bombers 16 12 3 1 151: 38 37
2 Whitley Warriors 16 11 1 4th 130: 64 23
3 Altrincham Aces 16 10 2 4th 127: 68 22nd
4th Blackburn Hawks 16 9 3 1 4th 121: 69 21st
5 Kingston Jets II 16 9 1 6th 110: 56 19th
6th Sunderland Chiefs 16 9 1 6th 117: 69 19th
7th Grimsby Buffalos 16 3 1 1 12 48: 206 7th
8th Sheffield Spartans II 16 3 0 12 61: 114 6th
9 Bradford Bulldogs 16 0 0 16 9: 190 0

Legend: S – wins, U – draws, N – defeat

1A game between the Grimsby Buffalos 4-2 Blackburn Hawks was abandoned due to insufficient ice and scored 0-0.

Play-offs

The best four teams played out two semi-finals.

space team Games S. U N Gates Points BB WW bra AA
1 Billingham Bombers 6th 5 0 1 ?:? 10 × 6: 2 11: 0 -: - 1
2 Whitley Warriors 6th 4th 0 2 36:26 8th 3: 2 × 9: 3 7: 9
3 Blackburn Hawks 6th 2 0 0 19:41 4th 5: 6 1: 9 × 6: 3
4th Altrincham Aces 6th 1 0 5 ?:? 2 -: - 2 5: 6 3: 4 ×
1 Game result not known, game won
2 Game result unknown, game lost

Southern group

After the southern group started with only five teams in the preseason, the Oxford City Stars and Peterborough Islanders joined again this season . After the Telford Tigers last year, the Flintshire Freeze moved from the North Group to the South Conference this season . The Birmingham Rpckets were new to the league . The Haringey Racers were recorded as a departure .

South Conference Club Locations

Main round

space team Games S. U N Gates Points
1 Basingstoke Buffalo II 14 2 12 0 2 120: 46 24
2 Flintshire Freeze 14th 9 1 4th 99: 72 19th
3 Telford Tigers 14 3 8th 2 4th 74: 49 18th
4th Oxford City Stars 14th 9 0 5 104: 72 18th
5 Bracknell Hornets II 14th 8th 1 5 85: 62 17th
6th Slough Jets II 14th 3 1 10 46: 91 7th
7th Birmingham Rockets 14th 2 1 11 47: 89 5
8th Peterborough Islanders II 14th 2 0 12 40: 132 4th

Legend: S – wins, U – draws, N – defeat

3A play-off game between Basingstoke Buffalo and Telford Tigers was scored twice to complete the main round.

Play-offs

The best four teams played out two semi-finals.

space team Games S. U N Gates Points BB OC FF TT
1 Basingstoke Buffalo II 6th 4th 1 1 45:30 9 × 12: 4 7: 5 7: 5
2 Oxford City Stars 6th 3 1 2 31:31 7th 7: 4 × 3: 5 0-0 4
3 Flintshire Freeze 6th 2 1 3 28:29 5 5: 5 4: 8 × 1: 3
4th Telford Tigers 6th 1 1 4th 21:35 3 4:10 6: 9 3: 8 ×
4th Game was not played, 0: 0 scored.

Finals

The games of the final round were played with a return leg. What is remarkable is the date of the decisive final, which obviously took place at the beginning of the following season.

Semifinals
Oxford City Stars - Billingham Bombers April 15, 2001
1: 4		 April 29, 2001
2:12
Whitley Warriors - Basingstoke Buffalo II April 22, 2001
4: 1		 May 6, 2001
3: 2
final
Whitley Warriors - Billingham Bombers May 13, 2001
4: 6		 November 17, 2001
10: 1

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