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.

Motorpoint Elite Ice Hockey League EIHL

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League naming history:

2006 - 2009EIHL (bmibaby Elite Ice Hockey League)

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2026-2027 Season

Cardiff Devils and Coventry Blaze share the lead in the 2026-27 EIHL standings with 8 points. Guildford Flames (6 points) and Sheffield Steelers (6 points) follow.

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2026-2027 EIHL Standings

#	Team	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	+/-	TP	PPG	Postseason
1.	Cardiff Devils	4	4	-	0	0	0	12	3	9	8	2.00	-
2.	Coventry Blaze	5	4	-	1	0	0	18	8	10	8	1.60	-
3.	Guildford Flames	4	3	-	1	0	0	19	19	0	6	1.50	-
4.	Sheffield Steelers	5	2	-	1	0	2	17	12	5	6	1.20	-
5.	Fife Flyers	5	1	-	2	2	0	17	10	7	6	1.20	-
6.	Manchester Storm	6	2	-	3	1	0	10	15	-5	6	1.00	-
7.	Nottingham Panthers	2	2	-	0	0	0	8	3	5	4	2.00	-
8.	Belfast Giants	2	1	-	1	0	0	3	5	-2	2	1.00	-
9.	Dundee Stars	4	0	-	3	0	1	8	19	-11	1	0.25	-
10.	Glasgow Clan	7	0	-	7	0	0	9	27	-18	0	0.00	-

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2026-2027 EIHL Player Stats

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Karl Boudrias (D)	4	3	4	7	4
2.	Mitchell Balmas (F)	5	3	4	7	2
3.	Victor Björkung (D)	5	2	5	7	0
4.	Josh MacDonald (F)	4	4	2	6	2
5.	Xander Lamppa (F)	5	4	2	6	0

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2026-2027 EIHL Goalie Stats

#	Player	GP	GAA	SVP
1.	Lucas Brine (G)	1	0.00	1.000
2.	Jake Kupsky (G)	1	0.00	1.000
3.	Ben Bowns (G)	1	0.00	1.000
4.	Evan Fitzpatrick (G)	2	1.02	.973
5.	Christian Stoever (G)	3	1.00	.961

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2026-2027 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)

EIHL League Injury List

Player / Team	Information
Samuel Duggan (F)Cardiff Devils	Knee injury, returns November 2026
Tyson Helgesen (D)Cardiff Devils	Surgery, returns late October
Evan Mosey (D)Cardiff Devils	Knee injury, returns late December
Grant Mismash (F)Coventry Blaze	Lower body injury (expected back 2027)
Miihkali Teppo (D)Glasgow Clan	Out long term
Chase Gresock (F)Guildford Flames	Undisclosed Injury
Chase Harrison (D)Manchester Storm	Undisclosed injury, return unknown

Player Nationalities Throughout History

EIHL Team Comparison (Averages)

#	Team	Players	Experience	Height	Weight	Age
1.	Belfast Giants	26	2 310	6'0"	185 lbs	28.27
2.	Cardiff Devils	25	5 268	6'0"	192 lbs	30.04
3.	Coventry Blaze	27	1 491	6'1"	190 lbs	25.59
4.	Dundee Stars	23	1 553	6'0"	187 lbs	25.52
5.	Fife Flyers	28	529	6'0"	183 lbs	25.46
6.	Glasgow Clan	27	2 158	6'0"	190 lbs	27.59
7.	Guildford Flames	23	1 936	6'0"	183 lbs	28.09
8.	Manchester Storm	26	2 362	6'0"	183 lbs	26.58
9.	Nottingham Panthers	22	1 808	6'0"	185 lbs	27.55
10.	Sheffield Steelers	22	2 243	6'1"	190 lbs	29.23

Team Comparison History

EIHL Interesting Facts

Oldest
1.	Mark Richardson	40 yrs
2.	Garet Hunt	39 yrs
3.	Andrew Dickson	38 yrs
4.	Robert Dowd	38 yrs
5.	Joey Martin	38 yrs

Tallest
1.	Ivan Björkly Nordström	6'7"
2.	Evan Brand	6'7"
3.	Tim Gettinger	6'6"
4.	Rais Francis	6'6"
5.	Artem Buzoverya	6'5"

Heaviest
1.	Sean Morris	231 lbs
2.	Artem Buzoverya	227 lbs
3.	Liam Steele	225 lbs
4.	Thomas Caron	223 lbs
5.	Rais Francis	220 lbs

Youngest
1.	Daniel Hadden	17 yrs
2.	Theo Malone	17 yrs
3.	Cole Giannandrea	17 yrs
4.	Bailey Thomas	17 yrs
5.	Harry Thomas	18 yrs

Shortest
1.	Mike Petizian	5'7"
2.	Luca Sheldon	5'8"
3.	Riley Brandt	5'8"
4.	Ben Davies	5'8"
5.	Matthew Gleason	5'8"

Lightest
1.	Carter Hamill	137 lbs
2.	Ben Keddie	143 lbs
3.	Luca Sheldon	143 lbs
4.	Daniel Hadden	150 lbs
5.	Will Bray	154 lbs

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	9	10	16	26	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.	James Smith (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers 2	NIHL 1	7	9	6	15	4

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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