2019–20 EIHL season
The 2019-20 EIHL season was the 17th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season commenced on 7 September 2019 and was due to end on 29 March 2020, with the playoffs following in April 2020. The reigning league champions were the Belfast Giants, who won the title on the final day of the regular season, in 2018–19.
On 13 March 2020, two weekends before the regular season was due to end, league officials cancelled all remaining matches due to be held; this was as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
League standings at time of cancellation
Each team was scheduled to play 54 games, playing each of the other nine teams six times: three times on home ice, and three times away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or game-winning shots. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or game-winning shots, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points would normally be crowned the league champion.
However, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the season, it was agreed the season would finish without a league winner; Sheffield Steelers won the Challenge Cup; league leaders Cardiff Devils qualified for the 2020–21 Champions Hockey League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Devils (Q) | 46 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 162 | 138 | +24 | 64 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Sheffield Steelers (Q) | 49 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 211 | 154 | +57 | 63 | |
| 3 | Coventry Blaze (Q) | 48 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 180 | 158 | +22 | 61 | |
| 4 | Belfast Giants (Q) | 48 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 149 | 125 | +24 | 60 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Panthers (Q) | 46 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 147 | 124 | +23 | 58 | |
| 6 | Guildford Flames (Q) | 47 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 53 | |
| 7 | Glasgow Clan | 48 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 141 | 181 | −40 | 41 | |
| 8 | Manchester Storm | 49 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 119 | 151 | −32 | 41 | |
| 9 | Dundee Stars | 48 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 146 | 179 | −33 | 39 | |
| 10 | Fife Flyers | 49 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 124 | 169 | −45 | 34 |
Challenge Cup
Group A
| Position | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee Stars | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
| 2 | Glasgow Clan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 6 |
| 3 | Belfast Giants | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 4 | Fife Flyers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
Group B
| Position | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildford Flames | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 13 |
| 2 | Cardiff Devils | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry Blaze | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 7 |
Group C
| Position | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Steelers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 10 |
| 2 | Nottingham Panthers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 10 |
| 3 | Manchester Storm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 6 |
Quarterfinals
- Glasgow - Dundee 1:1, 4:1
- Cardiff - Belfast 1:0, 4:0
- Nottingham - Guildford 5:1, 3:5
- Sheffield - Manchester 5:2, 3:3
Semifinals
- Sheffield - Glasgow 5:1, 4:0
- Cardiff - Nottingham 5:5, 4:3
Final
- Sheffield - Cardiff 4:3
External links
- Season on hockeyarchives.info
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