Women's Division One Ice Hockey League

The Division One - also Division I - was after the Women's Premier Ice Hockey League (also British Women's Premier Ice Hockey League ) from the 1996/97 season to the 2014/15 season, the second-highest level of the women's ice hockey league in Great Britain . Since 2015 it became the third highest league due to the formation of a new highest league, the Elite League. The league is organized by the English Ice Hockey Association , the English association under the umbrella of the British Ice Hockey Association Ice Hockey UK . A structured league has been known since the 1996/97 season. It has been played out in regional groups for several years.

Structure of the league

In 1984 an English women's ice hockey league was held for the first time. Five teams initially took part in this Women's English League . From the following year, it was increased to seven participants. From 1988, the then called British Women's League took on other teams and split into three regional divisions, each with four to seven teams. But after just two seasons, a single-track top Premier Division was created in 1990 , below which two regional groups, the North Division and the South Division, and in some years a third, the Midlands Division, were formed. With the Conference League , a third league level, also regionally structured, was installed in 1995. The two or three winners of the divisions or the conferences play out the winner of the league among themselves. The winner of the final of the divisions had the right to play against the bottom of the Premier League for the right to start in the top division. In a few years, in addition to the " Final Four " round, a relegation round or promotion qualification was played out.

Title holder

year
2014/15	Manchester	Swindon Topcats	Whitley Bay Squaws
2013/14	Swindon Topcats	Whitley Bay Squaws	Coventry Phoenix
2012/13	Whitley Bay Squaws	Billingham Lady Stars	Cardiff Comets
2011/12	Whitley Bay Squaws	Cardiff Comets	Telford Wrekin Raiders
2010/11	Milton Keynes Falcons	Chelmsford Cobras	Sheffield Shadows B
2009/10	Basingstoke Bison Ladies	Milton Keynes Falcons, Flintshire Furies
2008/09	Billingham Wildcats	Chelmsford Cobras	Milton Keynes Falcons
2007/08	Swindon Topcats	Chelmsford Cobras	Telford Wrekin Raiders
2006/07	Swindon Topcats	Billingham Wildcats	Chelmsford Cobras
2005/06	Swindon Topcats	Nottingham Vipers	Chelmsford Cobras
2004/05	Streatham Storm	Basingstoke Bison Ladies	Nottingham Vipers
2003/04	Solihull Vixens	Whitley Bay Squaws	Romford Nighthawks
2002/03	Solihull Vixens	Flintshire Furies	Milton Keynes Falcons
2001/02	Sheffield Shadows	Whitley Bay Squaws	Basingstoke Bison Ladies
2000/01	Billingham Wildcats	Sheffield Shadows	Solihull Vixens
1999/2000	Kingston Diamonds	Billingham Wildcats	Cardiff Comets
1998/99	Kingston Diamonds	Cardiff Comets	Billingham Wildcats
1997/98	Kingston Diamonds	Basingstoke Bison Ladies	Sheffield Shadows
1996/97	Solihull Vixens	Kingston Diamonds	Romford Nighthawks
1995/96
1994/95
1993/94
1992/93
1991/1992
1990/91

Remarks

↑ In the 2009/10 season the game was played in three groups (North, Midlands, South), the winners of which only played one winner as a relegation opponent, but not second and third place.
↑ ^a ^b ^c In the 2008/09 season the game was played in three groups (North, Midlands, South), the winners of which played a winner with the last place in the WPIHL who qualified for the WPIHL 2009/10. The Solihull Vixens from the WPIHL lost the final against the Billingham Wildcats and were relegated. The Chelmsford Cobras and the Milton Keynes Falcons played for the other places.
↑ ^a ^b In the 2005/06 season, a relegation round was played in addition to the final round. While the Swindon Topcats won the Division I championship against the Nottingham Vipers , they lost in the relegation against the same opponent, so that the Vipers from Nottingham rose to second in the championship in the WPIHL.

Web links

Women's National North Division 1 on the EIHA website
Women's National South Division 1 on the EIHA website
Womens Championships - Previous Years. In: Stats.malcolmpreen.co.uk. Malcolm Preen, July 28, 2013, accessed August 2, 2014 .
Great Britain Women's Hockey League Results (1984-2001) on whockey.com

[2009-10-1] In the 2009/10 season the game was played in three groups (North, Midlands, South), the winners of which only played one winner as a relegation opponent, but not second and third place.

[2008-09-2] In the 2008/09 season the game was played in three groups (North, Midlands, South), the winners of which played a winner with the last place in the WPIHL who qualified for the WPIHL 2009/10. The Solihull Vixens from the WPIHL lost the final against the Billingham Wildcats and were relegated. The Chelmsford Cobras and the Milton Keynes Falcons played for the other places.

[2005-06-3] In the 2005/06 season, a relegation round was played in addition to the final round. While the Swindon Topcats won the Division I championship against the Nottingham Vipers , they lost in the relegation against the same opponent, so that the Vipers from Nottingham rose to second in the championship in the WPIHL.