1998 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup was the 16th edition of the Autumn Cup as a British-wide competition. 16 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by the Nottingham Panthers.

Format
The Benson & Hedges Cup consists of the teams from the Ice Hockey Superleague and the top teams from the British National League. In the 1998–99 season, sixteen teams in total were split into four groups (two ISL and two BNL) playing each team in their group once at home and once away. All sixteen teams then progressed to a challenge round of a home and away game with the winners on aggregate progressing. The quarter finals and semi finals were also home and away aggregate rounds with the final being a one off game held at Sheffield Arena.

Playoffs
Note: The first home team is shown first