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2012–13 EIHL season
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The 2012–13 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the tenth season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season began on Saturday 8 September 2012 and ended on Sunday 24 March 2013, followed by the Play-Offs which culminated in the end-of-season Play-Off Finals on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2013.[1]
This season saw the introduction of a new two conference format, in which the ten participating teams were split into two conferences of five teams. The Gardiner Conference, named after former Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Charlie Gardiner, comprised the five northernmost mainland teams (Braehead Clan, Dundee Stars, Edinburgh Capitals, Fife Flyers and Hull Stingrays) and the Erhardt Conference, named after the captain of the British 1936 Winter Olympics gold medal-winning team Carl Erhardt, comprised the four southernmost mainland teams (Cardiff Devils, Coventry Blaze, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers) and one team from Northern Ireland (Belfast Giants).[2] The most prestigious honour remained the overall League Championship, awarded to the team with the most points gained from all league games (conference and inter-conference games). The season also included the end-of-season Play-Offs and the Challenge Cup.
Nottingham Panthers proved to be the dominant team of the season, clinching the Elite League Championship – their first British League Championship title for 57 years – when they defeated their nearest challengers Belfast Giants 5–3 at the Odyssey Arena on Friday 15 March 2013. However, the Giants would prevent the Panthers achieving a regular season double of League and Conference titles by shading a very close Erhardt Conference title race on regulation time wins after both teams finished level on points. The Gardiner Conference proved even more exciting with all five teams never being more than a few wins apart, at one stage towards the end of the season only one point separating first and last place. Braehead Clan eventually ran out Conference Champions in a very successful first season for the new two-conference format.
The Challenge Cup was won for the fourth successive season by Nottingham Panthers, clinching their second honour of the season by defeating Sheffield Steelers 5–3 on aggregate in the two-legged final. The Panthers then overcame a big scare at the hands of Fife Flyers in the Play-Off Quarter-Finals to defeat Cardiff Devils in the semi-finals and then Belfast Giants 3–2 in overtime in the Final. This third successive Play-Offs victory also gave them the treble of League Championship, Play-Offs and Challenge Cup, the first time the treble has been won since Coventry Blaze's success in 2004–05.

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Regular season
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The League Championship was played for over 52 games, each team playing teams in their own conference eight times (four home and four away) and teams in the other conference four times (two home and two away).
The Conference Championships were played for over 32 games, each team playing teams in their own conference eight times (four home and four away).
Teams were awarded two points for a win (in regulation time, overtime or shoot-out), one point for a tie (in regulation time but loss in overtime or shoot-out) and no points for a loss (in regulation time). Teams level on points were separated by (1) total number of games won in regulation time, (2) total number of all games won, (3) results between teams or (4) fewest losses.[3]
The top eight teams in the League Championship qualified for the Play-Offs.[4]
Results
Grid Colours: Blue = league & conference games; Pink = league games.
Result Colours: Black = regulation time result; Green = overtime result; Red = shoot-out result.
League Standings
Conference standings
Gardiner Conference
Erhardt Conference
Team Records
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Play-Offs
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The quarter-finals were played over two legs, home and away. The semi-finals and Final were played over a single leg at a neutral venue, the National Ice Centre, in the 'Play-Off Finals Weekend'.
The Play-Off seeds were (1) Nottingham Panthers, (2) Belfast Giants, (3) Braehead Clan, (4) Sheffield Steelers, (5) Coventry Blaze, (6) Cardiff Devils, (7) Edinburgh Capitals and (8) Fife Flyers (in order of League Champions, best Conference Champions, second best Conference Champions, final League Championship positions respectively).[4]
Quarter-finals
Nottingham Panthers vs Fife Flyers
1st Leg | Fife Flyers | 4–2 | Nottingham Panthers | Fife Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Bryan Pitton 49 saves / 51 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Kowalski 26 saves / 30 shots |
2nd Leg | Nottingham Panthers | 3–0 | Fife Flyers | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Craig Kowalski 25 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Bryan Pitton 22 saves / 25 shots |
Nottingham Panthers win 5–4 on aggregate. | |
Belfast Giants vs Edinburgh Capitals
1st Leg | Belfast Giants | 3–1 | Edinburgh Capitals | Odyssey Arena | Recap | |||
Stephen Murphy 23 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Tomáš Hiadlovský 30 saves / 33 shots |
2nd Leg | Edinburgh Capitals | 3–4 | Belfast Giants | Murrayfield Ice Rink | Recap | |||
Tomáš Hiadlovský 33 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Stephen Murphy 20 saves / 23 shots |
Belfast Giants win 7–4 on aggregate. | |
Braehead Clan vs Cardiff Devils
1st Leg | Braehead Clan | 7–5 | Cardiff Devils | Braehead Arena | Recap | |||
Daren Machesney 40 saves / 45 shots | Goalie stats | Chris Whitley 28 saves / 35 shots |
2nd Leg | Cardiff Devils | 7–2 | Braehead Clan | Cardiff Arena | Recap | |||
Chris Whitley 25 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Daren Machesney 30 saves / 37 shots |
Cardiff Devils win 12–9 on aggregate. | |
Sheffield Steelers vs Coventry Blaze
1st Leg | Coventry Blaze | 2–3 | Sheffield Steelers | SkyDome Arena | Recap | |||
Peter Hirsch 38 saves / 41 shots | Goalie stats | John DeCaro 26 saves / 28 shots |
2nd Leg | Sheffield Steelers | 2–4 | OT | Coventry Blaze | Motorpoint Arena | Recap | ||
John DeCaro 30 saves / 34 shots | Goalie stats | Peter Hirsch 38 saves / 40 shots |
Coventry Blaze win 6–5 on aggregate. | |
Semi-finals
Nottingham Panthers vs Cardiff Devils
Semi-Final | Nottingham Panthers | 6–3 | Cardiff Devils | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Craig Kowalski 33 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Chris Whitley 29 saves / 34 shots |
Belfast Giants vs Coventry Blaze
Semi-Final | Belfast Giants | 5–1 | Coventry Blaze | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Stephen Murphy 22 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Peter Hirsch 43 saves / 48 shots |
3rd Place Play-Off
Coventry Blaze vs Cardiff Devils
3rd Place Play-Off |
Coventry Blaze | 11–5 | Cardiff Devils | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Peter Hirsch 14 saves / 17 shots Declan Ryan 23 saves / 25 shots |
Goalie stats | Chris Whitley 8 saves / 13 shots Joe Myers 18 saves / 24 shots |
Final
Nottingham Panthers vs Belfast Giants
Final | Nottingham Panthers | 3–2 | OT | Belfast Giants | National Ice Centre | Recap | ||
Craig Kowalski 28 saves / 30 shots | Goalie stats | Stephen Murphy 32 saves / 35 shots |
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Challenge Cup
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The First Round comprised two groups of five teams, each team playing teams in their own group twice (once home and once away), totalling eight games.
In the First Round group games, teams were awarded two points for a win (in regulation time, overtime or shoot-out), one point for a tie (in regulation time but loss in overtime or shoot-out) and no points for a loss (in regulation time). Teams level on points were separated by (1) total number of games won in regulation time, (2) total number of all games won, (3) results between teams or (4) fewest losses.[3]
The top four teams from each First Round group qualified for the quarter-finals. The quarter-final ties were decided by final group positions (A1-B4, B1-A4, A2-B3, B2-A3). The quarter-finals, semi-finals and Final were all played over two legs, home and away.
Due to scheduling constraints, some League Championship games doubled up as Challenge Cup games.
First round
Group A
Results (All Group Game results by date)
Result Colours: Black = regulation time result; Green = overtime result; Red = shoot-out result.
Standings
Group B
Results (All Group Game results by date)
Result Colours: Black = regulation time result; Green = overtime result; Red = shoot-out result.
Standings
Quarter-finals
Belfast Giants vs Hull Stingrays
1st Leg | Hull Stingrays | 1–3 | Belfast Giants | Hull Arena | Recap | |||
Ben Bowns 26 saves / 29 shots | Goalie stats | Stephen Murphy 26 saves / 27 shots |
2nd Leg | Belfast Giants | 5–4 | Hull Stingrays | Odyssey Arena | Recap | |||
Stephen Murphy 20 saves / 24 shots | Goalie stats | Ben Bowns 37 saves / 42 shots |
Belfast Giants win 8–5 on aggregate. | |
Sheffield Steelers vs Dundee Stars
1st Leg | Dundee Stars | 4–2 | Sheffield Steelers | Dundee Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Nic Riopel 40 saves / 42 shots | Goalie stats | John DeCaro 19 saves / 23 shots |
2nd Leg | Sheffield Steelers | 7–0 | Dundee Stars | Motorpoint Arena | Recap | |||
John DeCaro 16 saves / 16 shots | Goalie stats | Nic Riopel 35 saves / 42 shots Craig Chalmers 1 save / 1 shot |
Sheffield Steelers win 9–4 on aggregate. | |
Braehead Clan vs Coventry Blaze
1st Leg | Coventry Blaze | 2–2 | Braehead Clan | SkyDome Arena | Recap | |||
Peter Hirsch 34 saves / 36 shots | Goalie stats | Daren Machesney 46 saves / 48 shots |
2nd Leg | Braehead Clan | 4–3 | Coventry Blaze | Braehead Arena | Recap | |||
Daren Machesney 32 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Peter Hirsch 28 saves / 32 shots |
Braehead Clan win 6–5 on aggregate. | |
Nottingham Panthers vs Fife Flyers
1st Leg | Fife Flyers | 2–3 | Nottingham Panthers | Fife Ice Arena | Recap | |||
Bryan Pitton 35 saves / 38 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Kowalski 29 saves / 31 shots |
2nd Leg | Nottingham Panthers | 5–2 | Fife Flyers | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Craig Kowalski 13 saves / 15 shots | Goalie stats | Bryan Pitton 42 saves / 47 shots |
Nottingham Panthers win 8–4 on aggregate. | |
Semi-finals
Belfast Giants vs Nottingham Panthers
1st Leg | Nottingham Panthers | 5–1 | Belfast Giants | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Craig Kowalski 24 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Garrett Zemlak 30 saves / 35 shots |
2nd Leg | Belfast Giants | 3–4 | Nottingham Panthers | Odyssey Arena | Recap | |||
Stephen Murphy 29 saves / 33 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Kowalski 20 saves / 23 shots |
Nottingham Panthers win 9–4 on aggregate. | |
Sheffield Steelers vs Braehead Clan
1st Leg | Braehead Clan | 2–4 | Sheffield Steelers | Braehead Arena | Recap | |||
Daren Machesney 24 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | John DeCaro 27 saves / 29 shots |
2nd Leg | Sheffield Steelers | 4–2 | Braehead Clan | Motorpoint Arena | Recap | |||
John DeCaro 23 saves / 25 shots | Goalie stats | Daren Machesney 45 saves / 49 shots |
Sheffield Steelers win 8–4 on aggregate. | |
Final
Sheffield Steelers vs Nottingham Panthers
1st Leg | Sheffield Steelers | 1–4 | Nottingham Panthers | Motorpoint Arena | Recap | |||
John DeCaro 31 saves / 35 shots | Goalie stats | Craig Kowalski 22 saves / 23 shots |
2nd Leg | Nottingham Panthers | 1–2 | Sheffield Steelers | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
Craig Kowalski 26 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | John DeCaro 27 saves / 28 shots |
Nottingham Panthers win 5–3 on aggregate. | |
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