English Premier Ice Hockey Cup

The English Premier Ice Hockey Cup is a cup competition featuring teams from the English Premier Ice Hockey League. It was first contested in 1999 as the English Cup. It was known as the English Challenge Cup during the 2014-15 season. It is held under the auspices of the English Ice Hockey Association.

Champions

Season	Winner
2015-16	Guildford Flames
2014-15	Telford Tigers
2013-14	Basingstoke Bison
2012-13	Guildford Flames
2011-12	Guildford Flames
2010-11	Slough Jets
2009-10	Guildford Flames
2008-09	Peterborough Phantoms
2007-08	Bracknell Bees
2006-07	Guildford Flames
2005-06	Bracknell Bees
2004-05	Romford Raiders
2003-04	Peterborough Phantoms
2002-03	Wightlink Raiders
2001-02	Romford Raiders
2000-01	Wightlink Raiders
1998-99	Milton Keynes Kings

Results

2015-16

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Peterborough Phantoms	18	12	1	3	2	82:44	29
2	Guildford Flames	18	8	3	1	6	63:55	23
3	Basingstoke Bison	18	9	2	1	6	69:55	23
4	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	8	3	0	7	72:52	22
5	Swindon Wildcats	18	8	2	0	8	69:66	20
6	Telford Tigers	18	10	0	0	8	77:48	20
7	Manchester Phoenix	18	8	0	2	8	53:67	18
8	Sheffield Steeldogs	18	7	0	2	9	61:84	16
9	Bracknell Bees	18	6	0	1	11	57:72	13
10	Hull Pirates	18	1	2	3	12	34:94	9

Semifinals
Guildford Flames	–	Basingstoke Bison	1:0	4:3
Peterborough Phantoms	–	Milton Keynes Lightning	3:3	3:0
Final
Peterborough Phantoms	–	Guildford Flames	1:9	5:3

2014-15

Northern Group GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Telford Tigers 12 10 2 2 0 84:26 23 Manchester Phoenix 12 8 1 1 2 79:35 19 Sheffield Steeldogs 12 8 0 0 4 64:37 16 Peterborough Phantoms 12 6 0 0 6 47:47 12 Blackburn Hawks 12 4 0 0 8 47:63 8 Solway Sharks 12 3 0 0 9 25:81 6 Billingham Stars 12 1 0 0 11 23:80 2

Southern Group GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Swindon Wildcats 14 9 2 0 3 58:29 22 Guildford Flames 14 10 1 0 3 68:28 22 Milton Keynes Lightning 14 10 0 2 2 69:34 22 Basingstoke Bison 14 10 0 1 3 66:33 21 Bracknell Bees 14 6 0 0 8 46:47 12 Chelmsford Chieftains 14 3 0 0 11 34:58 6 Invicta Dynamos 14 3 0 0 11 39:98 6 Wightlink Raiders 14 2 0 0 12 24:77 4

Semifinals
Swindon Wildcats	–	Manchester Phoenix	3:3	5:10
Guildford Flames	–	Telford Tigers	3:4	2:5
Finale
Manchester Phoenix	–	Telford Tigers	1:3	2:5

2013-14

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Manchester Phoenix	18	12	2	2	2	82:40	30
2	Guildford Flames	18	13	1	2	2	89:53	27
3	Basingstoke Bison	18	11	2	1	4	69:53	27
4	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	9	2	0	7	69:59	22
5	Slough Jets	18	8	1	0	9	70:62	18
6	Swindon Wildcats	18	5	3	1	9	44:57	17
7	Sheffield Steeldogs	18	5	1	2	10	58:75	14
8	Bracknell Bees	18	4	1	3	10	55:80	13
9	Telford Tigers	18	5	1	0	12	50:73	12
10	Peterborough Phantoms	18	4	0	3	11	50:84	11

Semifinals
Basingstoke Bison	–	Guildford Flames	8:3	3:6
Milton Keynes Lightning	–	Manchester Phoenix	5:5	5:4 OT
Final
Basingstoke Bison	–	Milton Keynes Lightning	4:1	3:4

2012-13

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Basingstoke Bison	18	13	1	1	3	60:36	28
2	Manchester Phoenix	18	9	4	1	4	73:55	27
3	Guildford Flames	18	11	0	1	6	85:55	23
4	Slough Jets	18	9	1	2	6	61:55	21
5	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	8	2	1	7	49:49	21
6	Bracknell Bees	18	6	3	1	8	67:71	19
7	Sheffield Steeldogs	18	6	1	1	10	51:76	15
8	Peterborough Phantoms	18	6	1	1	10	58:63	15
9	Swindon Wildcats	18	5	0	4	9	53:67	14
10	Telford Tigers	18	3	1	1	13	41:72	9

Semifinals
Guildford Flames	–	Manchester Phoenix	6:4	3:4
Slough Jets	–	Basingstoke Bison	3:2	2:2
Final
Slough Jets	–	Guildford Flames	2:4	3:5

2011-12

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Guildford Flames	18	12	2	2	4	74:44	26
2	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	11	1	1	5	59:46	25
3	Sheffield Steeldogs	18	8	3	1	6	56:45	23
4	Manchester Phoenix	18	9	1	2	6	66:57	22
5	Slough Jets	18	9	2	0	7	72:62	22
6	Basingstoke Bison	18	7	3	1	7	67:71	21
7	Bracknell Bees	18	6	0	5	7	58:69	17
8	Swindon Wildcats	18	7	0	1	10	48:56	15
9	Peterborough Phantoms	18	5	0	4	9	53:67	15
10	Telford Tigers	18	1	4	1	12	49:85	11

Semifinals
Manchester Phoenix	–	Guildford Flames	2:2	2:3
Sheffield Steeldogs	–	Milton Keynes Lightning	1:0	0:0
Final
Sheffield Steeldogs	–	Guildford Flames	3:6	2:6

2010-11

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Manchester Phoenix	18	15	1	1	1	87:41	33
2	Guildford Flames	18	14	1	1	2	92:49	31
3	Slough Jets	17	11	2	0	4	71:49	27
4	Basingstoke Bison	18	10	2	2	4	82:60	26
5	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	10	1	1	6	69:46	23
6	Peterborough Phantoms	17	6	2	1	8	67:58	23
7	Swindon Wildcats	18	5	1	1	11	57:83	13
8	Telford Tigers	18	3	0	3	12	60:97	9
9	Sheffield Steeldogs	18	1	2	1	14	38:84	7
10	Bracknell Bees	18	2	0	1	15	58:114	5

Semifinals
Basingstoke Bison	–	Manchester Phoenix	2:3	6:4
Slough Jets	–	Guildford Flames	8:4	4:5
Final
Basingstoke Bison	–	Slough Jets	2:3	2:4

2009-10

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Slough Jets	18	13	0	2	3	86:51	28
2	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	12	2	0	4	66:47	28
3	Manchester Phoenix	18	12	1	0	5	80:61	26
4	Guildford Flames	18	11	1	0	6	84:50	24
5	Sheffield Scimitars	18	9	1	2	6	72:67	22
6	Basingstoke Bison	18	9	1	1	7	89:64	21
7	Peterborough Phantoms	18	6	1	1	10	67:71	15
8	Bracknell Bees	18	5	0	0	13	72:106	10
9	Swindon Wildcats	18	2	2	2	12	49:88	10
10	Romford Raiders	18	2	0	1	15	48:108	5

Semifinals
Manchester Phoenix	–	Milton Keynes Lightning	2:8	3:3
Guildford Flames	–	Slough Jets	4:2	3:5 (won SO)
Final
Guildford Flames	–	Milton Keynes Lightning	6:1	4:3

2008-09

English Premier Cup
Pl.		GP	W	OT/SOW	OT/SOL	L	Goals	Pts
1	Peterborough Phantoms	18	12	1	1	4	88:54	27
2	Guildford Flames	18	10	2	1	5	80:56	25
3	Slough Jets	18	10	2	1	5	77:54	25
4	Bracknell Bees	18	11	0	0	7	62:44	22
5	Telford Tigers	18	8	1	2	7	63:55	20
6	Sheffield Scimitars	18	8	1	2	7	68:70	20
7	Milton Keynes Lightning	18	7	1	2	8	59:58	18
8	Swindon Wildcats	18	8	1	0	9	53:54	18
9	Wightlink Raiders	18	5	0	0	13	56:99	10
10	Romford Raiders	18	1	1	1	15	48:110	5

Semifinals
Bracknell Bees	–	Peterborough Phantoms	1:2	3:4
Guildford Flames	–	Slough Jets	1:1	4:2
Final
Guildford Flames	–	Peterborough Phantoms	4:3	3:6

2007-08

Group A GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Milton Keynes Lightning 8 6 0 0 2 38:18 12 Guildford Flames 8 4 0 0 4 24:26 8 Chelmsford Chieftains 8 2 0 0 6 17:35 4	Group B GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Slough Jets 8 7 0 0 1 51:10 14 Romford Raiders 8 5 0 0 3 43:29 10 Invicta Dynamos 8 0 0 0 8 13:68 0
Group C GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Bracknell Bees 8 6 0 0 2 32:22 12 Swindon Wildcats 8 5 0 0 3 40:20 10 Wightlink Raiders 8 1 0 0 7 14:44 2	Group D GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Sheffield Scimitars 8 6 0 0 2 44:20 12 Peterborough Phantoms 8 6 0 0 2 42:28 12 Telford Tigers 8 0 0 0 8 22:60 0

Semifinals
Bracknell Bees	–	Milton Keynes Lightnings	3:4	4:2 OT
Slough Jets	–	Sheffield Scimitars	3:1	2:3
Final
Bracknell Bees	–	Slough Jets	3:4	3:1 OT

2006-07

Group A GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Milton Keynes Lightning 4 4 0 0 0 21:11 8 Peterborough Phantoms 4 2 0 0 2 25:16 4 Swindon Wildcats 4 0 0 0 4 11:30 0	Group B GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Sheffiels Scimitars 4 4 0 0 0 18: 6 8 Telford Tigers 4 2 0 0 2 16:14 4 Solihull Barons 4 0 0 0 4 11:25 0
Group C GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Slough Jets 4 4 0 0 0 18: 9 8 Chelmsford Chieftains 4 1 1 1 1 17:17 4 Romford Raiders 4 0 1 0 3 8:17 1	Group D GP W OT/SOW OT/SOL L Goals Pts Guildford Flames 4 4 0 0 0 29: 7 8 Bracknell Bees 4 2 0 0 2 20:10 4 Wightlink Raiders 4 0 0 0 4 9:41 0

Semifinals
Slough Jets	–	Guildford Flames	4:5	3:2 (0:1 OT)
Milton Keynes Lightnings	–	Sheffiels Scimitars	2:0	2:2
Finale
Guildford Flames	–	Milton Keynes Lightnings	3:2	4:3

2005-06

Four teams from the lower-level NIHL also participated.

Group A GP W T L Goals Pts Bracknell Bees 8 6 1 1 34:17 13 Swindon Wildcats 8 6 1 1 55:18 13 Slough Jets 8 3 1 4 30:19 7 Wightlink Raiders 8 3 0 5 26:41 6 Cardiff II 8 0 1 7 8:58 1	Group B GP W T L Goals Pts Guildford Flames 6 6 0 0 34:10 12 Chelmsford Chieftains 6 3 0 3 26:30 6 Romford Raiders 6 3 0 3 22:26 6 Invicta Dynamos 6 0 0 6 12:28 0
Group C GP W T L Goals Pts Hull Stingrays 8 6 0 0 31: 7 12 Sheffiels Scimitars II 8 3 0 3 31:13 6 Peterborough Phantoms 8 3 0 3 34:10 6 Blackburn 8 0 0 6 6:72 0	Group D GP W T L Goals Pts Milton Keynes Lightning 6 5 1 0 44: 8 11 Telford Tigers 6 4 1 1 44:10 9 Solihull Barons 5 1 0 4 15:26 2 Oxford City Stars 5 0 0 5 9:68 0

Semifinals
Guildford Flames	–	Hull Stingrays	3:2	1:2 (SOW Hull)
Milton Keynes Lightnings	–	Bracknell Bees	2:4	2:2
Final
Bracknell Bees	–	Hull Stingrays	5:3	1:2

2004-05

Northern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Swindon Wildcats 16 13 1 2 89:34 27 Telford Tigers 16 13 1 2 105:48 27 Sheffield Scimitars 16 6 0 10 71:67 12 Blackburn 16 3 3 10 39:105 9 Solihull Barons 16 1 3 12 31:81 5

Southern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Romford Raiders 16 10 3 3 80:48 23 Chelmsford Chieftains 16 9 2 5 68:62 20 Slough Jets 16 6 5 5 52:51 17 Wightlink Raiders 16 6 2 8 51:47 14 Invicta Dynamos 16 2 2 12 41:84 6

Final
Swindon Wildcats	–	Romford Raiders	0:2	3:3

2003-04

Northern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Peterborough Phantoms 8 7 0 1 60:15 12 Milton Keynes Lightning 8 6 1 1 55:21 12 Sheffield Scimitars II 8 2 2 4 27:42 6 Telford Tigers 8 1 2 5 28:50 4 Blackburn 8 0 3 5 28:70 3

Southern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Wightlink Raiders 10 7 2 1 54:29 16 Chelmsford Chieftains 10 8 0 2 45:32 16 Slough Jets 10 4 2 4 34:34 10 Romford Raiders 10 4 1 5 35:34 9 Swindon Wildcats 10 3 2 5 37:44 8 Invicta Dynamos 10 0 1 9 20:52 1

Semifinals
Milton Keynes Lightnings	–	Wightlink Raiders	2:2	9:6
Chelmsford Chieftains	–	Peterborough Phantoms	1:2	3:5
Final
Wightlink Raiders	–	Peterborough Phantoms	1:3	1:4

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2002-03

Northern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Peterborough Phantoms 6 6 0 0 62:15 12 Blackburn 6 2 1 3 23:49 5 Whitley Bay Warriors 6 2 0 4 38:37 4 Kingston Hull Jets 6 1 1 4 26:48 3

Southern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Milton Keynes Lightning 10 7 2 1 56:26 16 Wightlink Raiders 10 7 1 2 56:30 15 Slough Jets 10 6 0 4 48:30 12 Swindon Wildcats 10 3 1 6 26:55 7 Invicta Dynamos 10 1 3 6 26:44 5 Romford Raiders 10 2 1 7 35:62 5

Final
Milton Keynes Lightning	–	Peterborough Phantoms	4:2	2:5

2001-02

Northern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Solihull Barons 6 6 0 0 58:12 12 Nottingham Panthers II 6 4 0 2 36:20 8 Birmingham Rockets 6 1 1 4 17:31 3 Blackburn Hawks 6 0 1 5 9:57 1

Southern Group GP W T L Goals Pts Invicta Dynamos 10 5 1 2 32:20 11 Romford Raiders 10 5 0 3 52:22 10 Wightlink Raiders 10 4 2 2 47:31 10 Swindon Wildcats 10 4 1 3 34:27 9 Haringey Racers 10 0 0 8 17:82 0

Semifinals
Solihull Barons	–	Romford Raiders	6:10	3:9
Invicta Dynamos	–	Nottingham Panthers II	8:1	6:2
Final
Romford Raiders	–	Invicta Dynamos	5:3	4:4

2000-01

Group A GP W T L Goals Pts Chelmsford Chieftains 6 6 0 0 69:18 12 Invicta Dynamos 6 4 0 2 37:26 8 Solihull Barons 6 2 0 4 32:55 4 Blackburn Hawks 6 0 0 6 24:63 0

Group B GP W T L Goals Pts Swindon Wildcats 6 4 0 2 26:15 8 Wightlink Raiders 6 4 0 2 43:24 8 Romford Raiders 6 4 0 2 38:20 8 Telford Tigers 6 0 0 6 5:53 0

Note: Telford's games were played for four points. The tiebreaker between the three top teams was goal differential in the matches played between them. Wightlink qualified over Romford due to a better goal quotient (21 GF - 22 GA; 0.955 quotient as opposed to Romford: 18 GF - 19 GA; 0.947 quotient).

Semifinals
Chelmsford Chieftains	–	Wightlink Raiders	5:5	4:5
Invicta Dynamos	–	Swindon Wildcats	1:3	5:8
Final
Wightlink Raiders	–	Swindon Wildcats	3:2	2:0

1998-99

Group A GP W T L Goals Pts Milton Keynes 8 7 0 1 49:14 14 Basingstoke 7 6 0 1 51:23 12 Chelmsford 8 3 0 5 35:50 6 Invicta 7 2 0 5 27:40 4 Romford 8 1 0 7 20:55 2

Group B GP W T L Goals Pts Solihull 8 7 0 1 83:30 14 Wightlink 8 5 0 3 64:34 10 Blackbrun 8 5 0 3 49:46 10 Swindon 8 3 0 5 48:50 6 Oxford 8 0 0 8 18:102 0

Final
Solihull	–	Milton Keynes	6:7	3:6

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