What does EIHL stand for?

EIHL stands for Motorpoint Elite Ice Hockey League.

How many teams play in the EIHL?

The EIHL currently consists of 10 teams.

Who won the most recent EIHL championship?

Belfast Giants won the most recent EIHL championship in 2026.

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2017-2018

2017-2018 Season

Cardiff Devils finished first in the 2017-18 EIHL standings with 85 points. Manchester Storm (75 points) and Sheffield Steelers (71 points) followed.

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2017-2018 EIHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Cardiff Devils	56	41	-	12	-	3	234	149	85	85	1.52	Champion
2.	Manchester Storm	56	35	-	16	-	5	216	169	47	75	1.34	Quarterfinal loss
3.	Sheffield Steelers	56	34	-	19	-	3	217	140	77	71	1.27	Final loss
4.	Nottingham Panthers	56	33	-	18	-	5	203	177	26	71	1.27	Semifinal loss
5.	Belfast Giants	56	34	-	20	-	2	227	200	27	70	1.25	Quarterfinal loss
6.	Guildford Flames	56	30	-	17	-	9	215	173	42	69	1.23	Quarterfinal loss
7.	Fife Flyers	56	33	-	21	-	2	218	172	46	68	1.21	Semifinal loss
8.	Coventry Blaze	56	25	-	26	-	5	189	186	3	55	0.98	Quarterfinal loss
9.	Braehead Clan	56	24	-	26	-	6	161	186	-25	54	0.96	Did not make playoffs
10.	Dundee Stars	56	22	-	30	-	4	167	233	-66	48	0.86	Did not make playoffs
11.	Milton Keynes Lightning	56	20	-	34	-	2	180	229	-49	42	0.75	Did not make playoffs
12.	Edinburgh Capitals	56	5	-	50	-	1	118	331	-213	11	0.20	Did not make playoffs

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2017-2018 EIHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Hammond (F)	56	32	51	83	10
2.	John Dunbar (F)	55	22	59	81	34
3.	Matt Beca (F)	56	25	51	76	14
4.	Brendan Connolly (F)	53	27	46	73	154
5.	Joey Martin (F)	55	27	46	73	26

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2017-2018 EIHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Patrick Galbraith (G)	27	2.57	.924
2.	Ervins Mustukovs (G)	53	2.36	.918
3.	Andy Iles (G)	42	2.68	.913
4.	Ben Bowns (G)	51	2.43	.912
5.	Mike Clemente (G)	55	2.82	.907

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2017-2018 EIHL Demographics

EIHL Games

date	home	visiting	score
10/18/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Manchester Storm	Belfast Giants	-
10/11/2026 04:30 PM UTC	Coventry Blaze	Dundee Stars	8 - 2
10/11/2026 04:00 PM UTC	Cardiff Devils	Belfast Giants	5 - 2
10/11/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Nottingham Panthers	Fife Flyers	3 - 2
10/11/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Glasgow Clan	Guildford Flames	2 - 6

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EIHL Transactions

EIHL — Transactions
Date	Status	Player	From	To	Source
10/10/2026	Confirmed	Daniel Hadden (G)	Oxford Sabres U18	Fife Flyers	Details
10/08/2026	Confirmed	Stephen Harper (F)	Sheffield Steelers	EC Bad Nauheim	Details
10/06/2026	Confirmed	Alexandre Lavoie (F)	Rouen	Guildford Flames	Details
10/04/2026	Confirmed	Stephen Harper (F)	Sheffield Steelers	Maine Mariners	Details
10/02/2026	Confirmed	Zach Taylor (D)	Dundee Stars	Tulsa Oilers	Details

2026-2027 EIHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Guildford Flames	Cole Ully (F)
Coventry Blaze	Adam Robbins (F)
Cardiff Devils	Brett Ferguson (F)
Sheffield Steelers	Jordon Southorn (D)
Fife Flyers	Ian Scheid (D)

2027-2028 EIHL Free Agents

Team	Player
Guildford Flames	Karl Boudrias (D)
Fife Flyers	Victor Björkung (D)
Cardiff Devils	Josh MacDonald (F)
Fife Flyers	Xander Lamppa (F)
Fife Flyers	Joseph Pierce (D)

Player Nationalities Throughout History

EIHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Belfast Giants	30	9 081	5'11"	187 lbs	30.37
2.	Cardiff Devils	26	12 849	6'0"	192 lbs	29.50
3.	Coventry Blaze	25	3 772	6'0"	190 lbs	27.88
4.	Dundee Stars	28	3 835	5'11"	183 lbs	25.96
5.	Edinburgh Capitals	41	2 952	6'0"	190 lbs	25.98
6.	Fife Flyers	26	5 423	5'11"	190 lbs	27.35
7.	Glasgow Clan	27	6 382	5'11"	181 lbs	29.04
8.	Guildford Flames	29	5 205	6'0"	187 lbs	26.83
9.	Manchester Storm	24	3 472	6'0"	192 lbs	26.67
10.	Milton Keynes Lightning	29	5 154	6'0"	187 lbs	27.34
11.	Nottingham Panthers	27	9 711	6'0"	194 lbs	27.37
12.	Sheffield Steelers	27	11 526	6'0"	194 lbs	30.04

Team Comparison History

Where Are They Now?

Played in the league during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Deivids Sarkanis (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	10	11	17	28	2
2.	Jonas Liwing (D)	2026-2027	FoodMarket	IAHL	5	9	17	26	-
3.	Artur Gatiyatov (F)	2026-2027	Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk	Kazakhstan	19	3	20	23	12
4.	Liam Kirk (F)	2026-2027	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	9	7	12	19	0
5.	Niklas Ottosson (F)	2026-2027	Solihull Barons	NIHL 1	9	8	10	18	2
6.	Luke Ferrara (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	8	8	9	17	0
7.	Kobe Roth (F)	2026-2027	Tilburg Trappers	Oberliga	9	6	11	17	2
8.	Sean Richards (F)	2026-2027	Swindon Wildcats	NIHL	8	7	9	16	38
9.	Marly Quince (F)	2026-2027	HK Olimpija Ljubljana	ICEHL	10	3	13	16	6
10.	Janne Laakkonen (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	9	2	14	16	0

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Regular Season

EIHL All-Time Points

EIHL All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Robert Dowd (F)	751	323	345	668
2.	Colin Shields (F)	559	234	369	603
3.	Ashley Tait (F)	633	209	364	573
4.	David Clarke (F)	605	295	277	572
5.	Joey Martin (F)	508	225	328	553

EIHL All-Time Goals

EIHL All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Robert Dowd (F)	751	323	345	668
2.	David Clarke (F)	605	295	277	572
3.	Colin Shields (F)	559	234	369	603
4.	Joey Martin (F)	508	225	328	553
5.	Jeff Legue (F)	432	218	271	489

EIHL All-Time Assists

EIHL All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Colin Shields (F)	559	234	369	603
2.	Ashley Tait (F)	633	209	364	573
3.	Robert Dowd (F)	751	323	345	668
4.	Ben O'Connor (D)	630	97	338	435
5.	Jonathan Weaver (D)	433	112	335	447

EIHL All-Time Penalty Min.

EIHL All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Brad Voth (F)	300	96	209	1762
2.	Derek Campbell (F)	324	107	315	1334
3.	Brad Cruikshank (F)	287	113	219	1286
4.	Andre Payette (F)	216	43	107	1246
5.	Jeff Hutchins (F)	465	169	427	1235

EIHL All-Time Games Played

EIHL All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mark Richardson (D)	977	89	273	362
2.	Jonathan Phillips (F)	929	168	275	443
3.	Matthew Myers (F)	884	172	311	483
4.	Robert Lachowicz (F)	860	140	244	384
5.	Ben Davies (F)	838	137	196	333

EIHL All-Time Points Per Game

EIHL All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Trevor Gallant (F)	6	3	16	2.67
2.	Theo Fleury (F)	34	22	74	2.18
3.	Miikka Pitkänen (F)	2	1	4	2.00
4.	Bradley Watchorn (D)	1	0	2	2.00
5.	Paul Bissonnette (F)	11	6	21	1.91

EIHL All-Time Points Per Season

EIHL All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Adam Calder (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	54	49	56	105	1.94	68
2.	Colin Shields (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	56	34	63	97	1.73	65
3.	Jon Pelle (F)	2010-2011	EIHL	54	44	51	95	1.76	42
4.	Jade Galbraith (F)	2011-2012	EIHL	54	38	57	95	1.76	38
5.	Peter Campbell (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	51	39	52	91	1.78	62

EIHL All-Time Goals Per Season

EIHL All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Adam Calder (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	54	49	56	105	1.94	68
2.	Luke Fulghum (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	56	48	32	80	1.43	62
3.	Joe Tallari (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	51	46	35	81	1.59	75
4.	Jereme Tendler (F)	2010-2011	EIHL	52	46	27	73	1.40	18
5.	Jon Pelle (F)	2010-2011	EIHL	54	44	51	95	1.76	42

EIHL All-Time Assists Per Season

EIHL All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dan Carlson (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	54	24	65	89	1.65	79
2.	Daniel Tessier (F)	2006-2007	EIHL	52	19	65	84	1.62	145
3.	Colin Shields (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	56	34	63	97	1.73	65
4.	Jade Galbraith (F)	2010-2011	EIHL	49	23	62	85	1.73	68
5.	Sami Ryhänen (F)	2012-2013	EIHL	51	26	60	86	1.69	44

EIHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

EIHL All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Paxton Schulte (F)	2003-2004	EIHL	54	21	31	52	0.96	352
2.	Brad Voth (F)	2009-2010	EIHL	50	12	21	33	0.66	347
3.	Boris Valábik (D)	2015-2016	EIHL	42	1	7	8	0.19	339
4.	Benn Olson (D)	2012-2013	EIHL	46	3	12	15	0.33	327
5.	Andre Payette (F)	2007-2008	EIHL	50	3	14	17	0.34	321