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====Semi-Finals==== |
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Coventry Blaze 1 - 1 Belfast Giants (1st Leg) |
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Belfast Giants 4 - 1 Coventry Blaze (2nd Leg) |
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Belfast Win 5 - 2 on Aggregate |
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Basingstoke Bison 2 - 5 Manchester Phoenix (1st Leg) |
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Manchester Phoenix 6 - 1 Basingstoke Bison (2nd Leg) |
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Manchester Win 11 - 3 on Aggregate |
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====Final==== |
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Belfast Giants .v. Manchester Phoenix |
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==League== |
==League== |
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Revision as of 23:57, 19 February 2009
The 2008–09 EIHL season is the sixth Season (sport) of the Elite Ice Hockey League. It began September, 2008 and will run through to April, 2009.
Charity Shield
The season began on September 3, 2008 with a "Charity Shield" game between the 2007–08 league champions and Knockout Cup winning Coventry Blaze and the playoff champions Sheffield Steelers at the SkyDome.[1] The Blaze narrowly beat the Steelers 5-4 in sudden death overtime.
| September 3 | |||||
| Coventry | 5 – 4 | Sheffield | Skydome (19.30) | ||
| First period | Ref: Tom Darnell | ||||
| 1-0 Lewis (LeClare, Kelman) 01.08 | Att: 3,500+ | ||||
| 2-0 Calder (Kelman, Carlson) PP 08.10 | |||||
| Second period | |||||
| 3-0Calder (Kelman, Carlson) PP 22.00 | |||||
| 3-1 Philips (Legue) PP 29.20 | |||||
| 3-2 Gillies (Sarich, Hewitt) 30.18 | |||||
| Third period | |||||
| 3-3 Philips (Finerty, Dowd) PP 44.38 | |||||
| 4-3 Carlson (Deschatelets) SH 52.35 | |||||
| 4-4 Basiuk (Tait, Talbot) PP 53.28 | |||||
| Overtime | |||||
| 5-4 Calder (Carlson, Weaver) PP 60.26 |
Challenge Cup
For the preliminary round, teams were divided into two groups of five with teams playing each of their opponents once with two homes games and two away games. The home and away games for each club were determined by a random draw.[2] The top two in each group advanced to the semi finals of the competition.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Giants | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Manchester Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Newcastle Vipers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | Sheffield Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 2 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Capitals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basingstoke Bison | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Coventry Blaze | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Nottingham Panthers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Hull Stingrays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 |
Semi-Finals
Coventry Blaze 1 - 1 Belfast Giants (1st Leg) Belfast Giants 4 - 1 Coventry Blaze (2nd Leg)
Belfast Win 5 - 2 on Aggregate
Basingstoke Bison 2 - 5 Manchester Phoenix (1st Leg) Manchester Phoenix 6 - 1 Basingstoke Bison (2nd Leg)
Manchester Win 11 - 3 on Aggregate
Final
Belfast Giants .v. Manchester Phoenix
League
League standings as of February 19th, 2009
| Regular Season Standings | GP | W | OTW | L | OTL | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Steelers | 45 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 171 | 94 | +77 | 77 |
| Belfast Giants | 44 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 173 | 123 | +50 | 66 |
| Coventry Blaze | 43 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 188 | 120 | +68 | 64 |
| Nottingham Panthers | 45 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 189 | 129 | +60 | 64 |
| Cardiff Devils | 44 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 131 | 125 | +6 | 46 |
| Manchester Phoenix | 42 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 150 | 138 | +12 | 45 |
| Newcastle Vipers | 44 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 122 | 146 | -24 | 38 |
| Edinburgh Capitals | 43 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 131 | 204 | -74 | 30 |
| Hull Stingrays | 43 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 112 | 187 | -65 | 29 |
| Basingstoke Bison | 43 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 111 | 211 | -100 | 19 |
All-Star Game
On February 19th, 2009, the SkyDome in Coventry staged the 2009 EIHL All-Star Game. This game was played out between the North All-Stars and the South All-Stars. Dave Matsos of the Sheffield Steelers was chosen to coach the North, while Paul Thompson of the Coventry Blaze was chosen to coach the South. The rosters for each team consisted of players representing all 10 Elite League clubs.
