Group Tables
| P | W | OW | L | SOL | F | A | Pts | |
| Group A | ||||||||
| *Dundee Stars | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
| *Glasgow Clan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 6 |
| *Belfast Giants | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| Fife Flyers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
| Group B | ||||||||
| *Guildford Flames | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 13 |
| *Cardiff Devils | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 9 |
| +Coventry Blaze | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 7 |
| Group C | ||||||||
| *Sheffield Steelers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 10 |
| *Nottingham Panthers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 10 |
| +Manchester Storm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 6 |
Note: * Qualify for Quarter-Finals, + Qualify for Play-In.
Points System: 2 Pts Win (W), 2 Pts Overtime Win (OW), 1 Pt Shootout or Overtime Loss (SOL), 0 Pts Loss.
Knockout Stage Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Play-In | ||||
| 20.11.2019 | Coventry Blaze | 2 | Manchester Storm | 3 |
| Quarter-Finals | Leg 1 | |||
| 22.11.2019 | Dundee Stars | 1 | Glasgow Clan | 1 |
| 11.12.2019 | Nottingham Panthers | 5 | Guildford Flames | 1 |
| 11.12.2019 | Sheffield Steelers | 5 | Manchester Storm | 2 |
| 11.12.2019 | Belfast Giants | 0 | Cardiff Devils | 1 |
| Quarter-Finals | Leg 2 | |||
| 11.12.2019 | Glasgow Clan | 4 [5] | Dundee Stars | 1 [2] |
| 18.12.2019 | Manchester Storm | 3 [5] | Sheffield Steelers | 3 [8] |
| 18.12.2019 | Guildford Flames | 5 [6] | Nottingham Panthers | 3 [8] |
| 18.12.2019 | Cardiff Devils | 4 [5] | Belfast Giants | 0 [0] |
| Semi-Finals | Leg 1 | |||
| 15.01.2020 | Glasgow Clan | 1 | Sheffield Steelers | 5 |
| 22.01.2020 | Cardiff Devils | 5 | Nottingham Panthers | 5 |
| Semi-Finals | Leg 2 | |||
| 29.01.2020 | Sheffield Steelers | 4 [9] | Glasgow Clan | 0 [1] |
| 29.01.2020 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 [8] | Cardiff Devils | 4 [9] |
| Final | ||||
| 08.03.2020 | Sheffield Steelers | 4 | Cardiff Devils | 3 |
Group Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Group A | ||||
| 31.08.2019 | Glasgow Clan | 3 | Dundee Stars | 6 |
| 01.09.2019 | Dundee Stars | 7 | Glasgow Clan | 2 |
| 07.09.2019 | Fife Flyers | 2 | Glasgow Clan | 3 |
| 08.09.2019 | Dundee Stars | 0 | Fife Flyers | 2 |
| 14.09.2019 | Belfast Giants | 6 | Glasgow Clan | 1 |
| 21.09.2019 | Belfast Giants | 3 | Dundee Stars | 4 |
| 28.09.2019 | Belfast Giants | 7 | Fife Flyers | 2 |
| 29.09.2019 | Fife Flyers | 5 | Belfast Giants | 2 |
| 05.10.2019 | Glasgow Clan | 3 | Fife Flyers | 2 |
| 05.10.2019 | Dundee Stars | 4 | Belfast Giants | 3 |
| 06.10.2019 | Fife Flyers | 3 | Dundee Stars | 4 |
| 12.10.2019 | Glasgow Clan | 3 | Belfast Giants | 2 so |
| Group B | ||||
| 14.09.2019 | Cardiff Devils | 5 | Guildford Flames | 3 |
| 15.09.2019 | Guildford Flames | 6 | Coventry Blaze | 3 |
| 19.09.2019 | Guildford Flames | 3 | Cardiff Devils | 4 ot |
| 22.09.2019 | Coventry Blaze | 5 | Cardiff Devils | 1 |
| 28.09.2019 | Cardiff Devils | 5 | Coventry Blaze | 1 |
| 05.10.2019 | Guildford Flames | 4 | Coventry Blaze | 2 |
| 06.10.2019 | Coventry Blaze | 3 | Cardiff Devils | 1 |
| 24.10.2019 | Coventry Blaze | 3 | Guildford Flames | 4 ot |
| 26.10.2019 | Guildford Flames | 2 | Cardiff Devils | 1 |
| 27.10.2019 | Cardiff Devils | 3 | Guildford Flames | 4 so |
| 30.10.2019 | Cardiff Devils | 5 | Coventry Blaze | 4 so |
| 09.11.2019 | Coventry Blaze | 4 | Guildford Flames | 5 so |
| Group C | ||||
| 31.08.2019 | Sheffield Steelers | 8 | Nottingham Panthers | 4 |
| 01.09.2019 | Nottingham Panthers | 5 | Sheffield Steelers | 1 |
| 14.09.2019 | Sheffield Steelers | 3 | Manchester Storm | 1 |
| 21.09.2019 | Manchester Storm | 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 2 |
| 28.09.2019 | Manchester Storm | 5 | Sheffield Steelers | 2 |
| 05.10.2019 | Nottingham Panthers | 1 | Sheffield Steelers | 3 |
| 06.10.2019 | Sheffield Steelers | 4 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 so |
| 18.10.2019 | Manchester Storm | 6 | Sheffield Steelers | 2 |
| 23.10.2019 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | Manchester Storm | 4 ot |
| 30.10.2019 | Sheffield Steelers | 8 | Manchester Storm | 2 |
| 02.11.2019 | Nottingham Panthers | 4 | Manchester Storm | 1 |
| 03.11.2019 | Manchester Storm | 1 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 |
Report
Sheffield Steelers triumphed 4-3 against the Cardiff Devils in the 2019-20 Elite Ice Hockey League Challenge Cup Final on 8th March 2020. Belfast Giants were eliminated in the Quarter-Finals after losing 0-1 and 0-4 in the two legs against the eventual runners-up Cardiff Devils. The Belfast Giants had finished a disapointing third in their Group behind Dundee Stars and Glasgow Clan, with Fife Flyers coming fourth.
About the EIHL Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is the Elite Ice Hockey Leagues premier Cup Competition. It runs parallel to the Elite Ice Hockey League and is played in Group Stages in the early part of the season followed by Knockout Rounds in the second half of the year. Thee Elite Ice Hockey League is the Premier Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom, with teams in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Attendances are in the region of 2,000 up to 8,000 average per team. It is Professional, playing by National Hockey League (North America) rules, and is aligned with that league as a fourth level, with most players of Canadian or American origin. Some British and Irish players play in the league also.
References
Images
[1] Elite Ice Hockey League (2019) EIHL Logo 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://eliteleague.co.uk/wp-content/themes/wp-eihl/assets/2x/logo-2017@2x.png [Accessed 19 August 2019]
Websites
[2] Elite Ice Hockey League (2019) Challenge Cup | Standings 2019-20 [Internet] Available from: https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/standings/2019/3-challenge-cup [Accessed 2 December 2020]
[3] Elite Ice Hockey League (2019) Gamecentre 2019-20 | Challenge Cup 2019-20 August [Internet] Available from: https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/schedule?id_season=3&id_team=0&id_month=8 [Accessed 30 September 2019]
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[6] Elite Ice Hockey League (2019) Gamecentre 2019-20 | Challenge Cup 2019-20 December [Internet] Available from: https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/schedule?id_season=3&id_team=0&id_month=12 [Accessed 2 December 2020]
[6] Elite Ice Hockey League (2019) Gamecentre 2019-20 | Challenge Cup 2019-20 January [Internet] Available from: https://www.eliteleague.co.uk/schedule?id_season=3&id_team=0&id_month=1 [Accessed 2 December 2020]
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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Lenka Mulligan and Niall McEvoy.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 2 December 2020
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