2007–08 EIHL season

The 200708 Elite Ice Hockey League season began September 5, 2007 and ran until April 6, 2008. It was the fifth season of Elite League competition.

2007–08 EIHL season
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember - March
Regular season
ChampionsCoventry Blaze
Playoffs
ChampionsSheffield Steelers
Challenge Cup
ChampionsNottingham Panthers
Charity Shield

The defending league champions were the Coventry Blaze, who were also the holders of the Challenge Cup. The Nottingham Panthers looked to defend the Play Off Championship they won for the first time in eighteen years in 2007.

Movements between Elite League teams

PlayerFromToDate
Ukraine Pavel GomenyukHull StingraysNewcastle VipersApril 19
Ukraine Sergiy RublivskyHull StingraysNewcastle VipersApril 24
United Kingdom Mark RichardsonCardiff DevilsNottingham PanthersMay 1
United Kingdom Ashley Tait Coventry BlazeSheffield SteelersMay 9
United Kingdom Jonathan WeaverNewcastle VipersCoventry BlazeMay 9
Canada Doug ShepardBasingstoke BisonSheffield SteelersMay 10
United Kingdom Slava KoulikovHull StingraysBasingstoke BisonMay 14
United Kingdom Phil HillSheffield SteelersCardiff DevilsMay 17
United Kingdom Russ CowleyCardiff DevilsCoventry BlazeMay 29
Canada Derek CampbellManchester PhoenixNewcastle VipersMay 31
United Kingdom Paul MoranSheffield SteelersBelfast GiantsMay 31
Sweden Johan MolinManchester PhoenixNottingham PanthersJune 4
United Kingdom Marc LeversBelfast GiantsNottingham PanthersJune 6
Slovakia Matus PetrickoNottingham PanthersCardiff DevilsJune 6
Canada Curtis HuppeBelfast GiantsCoventry BlazeJune 12
Canada Jeff HutchinsBelfast GiantsNewcastle VipersJuly 3
Canada Jeremy CornishNewcastle VipersSheffield SteelersJuly 16

Charity Shield

The season began on September 5, 2007 with a "Charity Shield" style game between the 200607 league champions and Challenge Cup winning Coventry Blaze and the playoff champions Nottingham Panthers at the National Ice Centre.[1] The Panthers defeated the Blaze 7-6 to win the inaugural event.

September 5
Nottingham 7 6 Coventry National Ice Centre (19.30)
First periodRef: Michael Hicks
0-1 Cloutier (Weaver, Ndur) 00.52Att: 3,500+
0-2 Huppe (Cloutier, Cowley) 05.44
1-2 McAslan (Pelletier, Drouin) SH 13.19
1-3 Martin (Moore) PP 13.57
2-3 Drouin (McAslan, Neilson) SH 15.42
3-3 Drouin (Meyers, Richardson) 18.45
Second period
4-3 Pelletier (Myers) 25.15
4-4 Stewart (Martin, Moore) 4-on-4 32.12
4-5 Cowley (Stewart, Moore) 35.15
5-5 Stancok (Richardson) PP 36.25
Third period
5-6 Carlson (Weaver) SH 40.38
6-6 Neilson (Drouin) PP 41.18
7-6 Drouin (Neilson, McAslan) PP 48.56

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 A

TeamPWLTGFGAPts
1Nottingham Panthers43011277
2Cardiff Devils42111395
3Coventry Blaze4112964
4Basingstoke Bison412114183
5Belfast Giants40319171

Group B

TeamPWLTGFGAPts
1Sheffield Steelers43101596
2Newcastle Vipers43101276
3Manchester Phoenix422015114
4Edinburgh Capitals42207104
5Hull Stingrays40406180

Winner A (Nottingham) vs Runner-up B (Newcastle)

Date Home Away Result Venue
1November 20Nottingham Panthers 5Newcastle Vipers 4FinalNational Ice Centre
2November 30Newcastle Vipers 1Nottingham Panthers 5FinalMetro Radio Arena
Nottingham won 10–5 on aggregate

Winner B (Sheffield) vs Runner-up A (Cardiff)

Date Home Away Result Venue
1November 28Cardiff Devils 4Sheffield Steelers 4FinalCardiff Bay Ice Rink
2December 5Sheffield Steelers 2Cardiff Devils 0FinalIceSheffield
Sheffield won 6–4 on aggregate

Final

Date Home Away Result Venue
1January 23Sheffield Steelers 3Nottingham Panthers 6FinalSheffield Arena
2February 20Nottingham Panthers 3Sheffield Steelers 4FinalNational Ice Centre
Nottingham won 9–7 on aggregate

League

Regular season standings GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Coventry Blaze544111221715785
Sheffield Steelers543814219012878
Nottingham Panthers543318317213369
Belfast Giants543319218415068
Newcastle Vipers542822415917460
Cardiff Devils542625316417455
Manchester Phoenix542328316217949
Edinburgh Capitals541932315520841
Basingstoke Bison541633517222237
Hull Stingrays541334711919733

Playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Coventry Blaze 4
8 Edinburgh Capitals 2
1 Coventry Blaze 4
5 Newcastle Vipers 2
4 Belfast Giants 6
5 Newcastle Vipers 7
1 Coventry Blaze 0
2 Sheffield Steelers 2
2 Sheffield Steelers 9
7 Manchester Phoenix 8
2 Sheffield Steelers 2
6 Cardiff Devils 1
3 Nottingham Panthers 6
6 Cardiff Devils 7

Footnotes

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