2017–18 EIHL season

The league expanded from ten teams to twelve teams for the 2017–18 season, with the introduction of two former English Premier Ice Hockey League teams; the Guildford Flames and the Milton Keynes Lightning.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/and-then-there-were-12-why-guildford-flames-have-made-the-step-up-to-the-elite-league-1-8408640|title=And then there were 12 - Why Guildford Flames have made the step up to the Elite League|first=Phil|last=Harrison|date=24 February 2017|access-date=11 September 2017|work=The Yorkshire Post|publisher=Yorkshire Post Newspapers}}

Starting from the 2017–18 season, the league featured three conferences of four teams compared to the previous season's two conferences of five teams. The Gardiner Conference became an all-Scottish division, with the Braehead Clan, the Dundee Stars, the Edinburgh Capitals and the Fife Flyers. The Manchester Storm, who were part of the Gardiner Conference in 2016–17, moved to a new Southern conference: the Patton Conference. Also part of the division were the Coventry Blaze (moving from the Erhardt Conference), the Guildford Flames and the Milton Keynes Lightning. The final conference was the Erhardt Conference, consisting of the four "Arena" teams: the Belfast Giants, the Cardiff Devils, the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers.{{cite news|url=http://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/eihl/eihl-announce-new-conference-structure/|title=EIHL announce new conference structure|first=Michael|last=Black|date=27 April 2017|access-date=11 September 2017|work=British Ice Hockey|publisher=JDG Media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912055717/http://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/eihl/eihl-announce-new-conference-structure/|archive-date=12 September 2017|url-status=dead}}

All games counted towards the overall Elite League standings. Each team played 56 matches; 24 matches against their three Conference rivals, and 32 against the eight teams from the other Conferences. The Cardiff Devils became regular season champions for the second successive season, with a 3–2 win over the Belfast Giants on 16 March 2018 at SSE Arena Belfast.

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Only intra-conference games counted towards the Erhardt Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 24 matches. The Cardiff Devils won the Conference for the third season in a row, with a 3–2 win over the Belfast Giants on 16 March 2018 at SSE Arena Belfast.

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Only intra-conference games counted towards the Gardiner Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 24 matches. The Fife Flyers won the Conference for the first time, with a 7–6 overtime win over the Dundee Stars on 18 February 2018 at the Dundee Ice Arena.

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Only intra-conference games counted towards the Patton Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 24 matches. The Manchester Storm won the inaugural Conference, after the Coventry Blaze defeated the Storm's closest challengers, the Guildford Flames, 3–1 on 18 March 2018 at the Guildford Spectrum.

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{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Cardiff Devils

|team2 = Coventry Blaze

|stadium1 = Ice Arena Wales

|stadium2 = SkyDome Arena

|date1 = 30 March 2018

|score1 = 2–4

|home1 = 2

|recap1 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501771

|won1 = 1

| 1-1-1 = No scoring

| 1-2-1 = 2:30 – Joey Haddad
10:56 – Sean Bentivoglio (PPG)

| 1-3-1 = 3:00 – Joey Martin (PPG)
9:32 – Matt Pope

| 1-1-2 = Ben Lake (PPG) – 1:18

| 1-2-2 = Danick Paquette – 4:43

| goalie1-1 = Ben Bowns (32 shots / 30 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Kevin Nastiuk (35 shots / 31 saves)

|date2 = 1 April 2018

|score2 = 4–3

|home2 = 1

|recap2 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501832

|won2 = 1

| 2-1-1 = Justin Faryna – 18:24

| 2-3-1 = Josh Batch – 2:47
Matt Pope – 3:26
Justin Faryna (2; ENG) – 18:03

| 2-1-2 = 0:34 – Ryan Dingle

| 2-2-2 = 4:18 – Brett Robinson (PPG)
17:42 – Ross Venus

| goalie2-1 = Ben Bowns (15 shots / 12 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Kevin Nastiuk (22 shots / 19 saves)

|series = Cardiff Devils win 8–5 on aggregate.

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Manchester Storm

|team2 = Fife Flyers

|stadium1 = Altrincham Ice Dome

|stadium2 = Fife Ice Arena

|date1 = 31 March 2018

|score1 = 1–4

|home1 = 2

|recap1 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501808

|won1 = 1

| 1-1-1 = 15:09 – Chris Auger

| 1-2-1 = 15:22 – Linden Springer (PPG)
19:01 – Andrew McKinney

| 1-3-1 = 7:01 – Matt Beca

| 1-3-2 = Dan Correale – 0:35

| goalie1-1 = Mike Clemente (31 shots / 30 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Andy Iles (26 shots / 22 saves)

|date2 = 1 April 2018

|score2 = 1–5

|home2 = 1

|recap2 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501830

|ot2 = 1

|won2 = 2

| 2-1-1 = No scoring

| 2-2-1 = Mike Hammond – 16:47

| 2-1-2 = 4:19 – Danick Gauthier

| 2-2-2 = 1:14 – Carlo Finucci
11:13 – Jim Jorgensen (PPG)

| 2-3-2 = 6:31 – Liam Heelis (PPG)

| 2-4-2 = 0:47 – Carlo Finucci (2)

| goalie2-1 = Mike Clemente (26 shots / 21 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Andy Iles (26 shots / 25 saves)

|series = Fife Flyers win 6–5 on aggregate.

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Sheffield Steelers

|team2 = Guildford Flames

|stadium1 = Motorpoint Arena

|stadium2 = Guildford Spectrum

|date1 = 31 March 2018

|score1 = 5–2

|home1 = 1

|recap1 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501805

|won1 = 1

| 1-1-1 = No scoring

| 1-3-1 = John Armstrong – 2:45
Robert Dowd (PPG) – 11:33
John Armstrong (2) – 13:13
Andreas Valdix – 14:34
Mark Matheson (PPG) – 19:36

| 1-1-2 = 8:38 – Charles Wells

| 1-3-2 = 6:21 – Brett Ferguson (PPG)

| goalie1-1 = Ervīns Muštukovs (30 shots / 28 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Chris Carrozzi (32 shots / 27 saves)

|date2 = 1 April 2018

|score2 = 5–4

|home2 = 2

|recap2 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501833

|won2 = 2

| 2-1-1 = 1:51 – John Armstrong
3:22 – Mark Matheson

| 2-2-1 = 1:43 – Colton Fretter
13:44 – Eric Neiley

| 2-1-2 = Jesse Craige (PPG) – 7:39

| 2-2-2 = Rhett Rachinski – 1:08

| 2-3-2 = Ben Davies (PPG) – 1:34
Kruise Reddick (PPG) – 3:00
Ben Davies (2) – 19:22

| goalie2-1 = Ervīns Muštukovs (43 shots / 38 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Chris Carrozzi (27 shots / 23 saves)

|series = Sheffield Steelers win 9–7 on aggregate.

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Nottingham Panthers

|team2 = Belfast Giants

|stadium1 = National Ice Centre

|stadium2 = SSE Arena Belfast

|date1 = 30 March 2018

|score1 = 4–3

|home1 = 2

|recap1 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501769

|won1 = 2

| 1-1-1 = 19:53 – David Clarke

| 1-2-1 = 0:38 – Mark Derlago

| 1-3-1 = 8:15 – David Clarke (2)

| 1-1-2 = Darcy Murphy – 9:11
David Rutherford (PPG) – 10:22
Colin Shields (PPG) – 13:16

| 1-2-2 = John Kurtz – 12:34

| goalie1-1 = Patrick Galbraith (48 shots / 44 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Jackson Whistle (26 shots / 23 saves)

|date2 = 1 April 2018

|score2 = 5–3

|home2 = 1

|recap2 = http://pointstreaksites.com/view/eliteicehockey/latest-news/news_501836

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|won2 = 1

| 2-1-1 = No scoring

| 2-2-1 = Mark Derlago – 3:07
Evan Mosey (SHG) – 14:58

| 2-3-1 = Brett Perlini – 1:29
Yann Sauvé (PPG) – 15:16

| 2-4-1 = Dan Spang – 4:34

| 2-1-2 = 3:01 – Jonathan Ferland (PPG)
3:20 – Kevin Raine

| 2-3-2 = 15:46 – Jim Vandermeer

| goalie2-1 = Patrick Galbraith (37 shots / 34 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Jackson Whistle (29 shots / 24 saves)

|series = Nottingham Panthers win 8–7 on aggregate.

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 7 April 2018

| time = 13:00

| team1 = Cardiff Devils

| team2 = Fife Flyers

| score = 4–0

| periods = (0–0, 1–0, 3–0)

| reference = http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=3309061

| goalie1 = Ben Bowns

| goalie2 = Andy Iles

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0

| goals1 = Tyson Strachan – 35:36
Matt Pope – 46:42
Layne Ulmer – 47:41
Justin Faryna – 52:02

| official = Tom Darnell

| official2 = Stefan Hogarth

| linesman = James Kavanagh

| linesman2 = Allan Ward

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 10

| penalties2 = 8

| shots1 = 38

| shots2 = 19

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| date = 7 April 2018

| time = 17:00

| team1 = Sheffield Steelers

| team2 = Nottingham Panthers

| score = 5–4 (OT)

| periods = (1–2, 1–2, 2–0, 1–0)

| reference = http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=3309062

| goalie1 = Ervīns Muštukovs

| goalie2 = Patrick Galbraith

| progression = 0–1
0–2
1–2
2–2
2–3
2–4
3–4
4–4
5–4

| goals1 = Mathieu Roy – 15:24
Jonathan Phillips – 24:53
Ben O'Connor (PPG) – 48:37
Levi Nelson – 58:21
John Armstrong – 63:47

| goals2 = 0:47 – Alexander Mokshantsev
12:25 – Luke Pither
26:50 – Luke Pither (2; PPG)
33:45 – Jeff Brown

| official = Dean Smith

| official2 = Mike Hicks

| linesman = Ilia Kisil

| linesman2 = Danny Beresford

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 10

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 42

| shots2 = 36

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 8 April 2018

| time = 12:00

| team1 = Nottingham Panthers

| team2 = Fife Flyers

| score = 8–2

| periods = (3–1, 3–1, 2–0)

| reference = http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=3311419

| goalie1 = Michael Garnett (26:58)
Sam Gospel (33:02)

| goalie2 = Jordan Marr

| progression = 1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
3–2
4–2
5–2
6–2
7–2
8–2

| goals1 = Jeff Brown – 4:39
Luke Pither – 15:02
Zack Phillips – 16:45
Ollie Betteridge – 26:42
Mark Derlago – 31:02
Zack Phillips (2) – 32:42
Ollie Betteridge (2) – 42:24
David Clarke – 57:18

| goals2 = 7:01 – Jim Jorgensen
22:15 – Carlo Finucci

| official = Stefan Hogarth

| official2 = Dean Smith

| linesman = Ilia Kisil

| linesman2 = Allan Ward

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 0

| penalties2 = 0

| shots1 = 41

| shots2 = 27

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 8 April 2018

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Cardiff Devils

| team2 = Sheffield Steelers

| score = 3–1

| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 1–1)

| reference = http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=3311420

| goalie1 = Ben Bowns

| goalie2 = Ervīns Muštukovs

| progression = 1–0
2–0
2–1
3–1

| goals1 = Matt Pope (PPG) – 24:53
Andrew Hotham – 38:41
Jake Morissette (SHG; ENG) – 59:43

| goals2 = 46:55 – Eric Neiley

| official = Tom Darnell

| official2 = Mike Hicks

| linesman = James Kavanagh

| linesman2 = Danny Beresford

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 32

| shots2 = 24

}}

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, while playing at least 1200 minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=2115&seasonid=17273&sortby=gaa|title=Goalie Leaders|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|access-date=26 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325224027/http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=2115&seasonid=17273&sortby=gaa|archive-date=25 March 2018}}

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs.{{cite web|url=http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=2115&seasonid=18171&position=all|title=Scoring Leaders|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408190744/http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/scoringleaders.html?leagueid=2115&seasonid=18171&position=all|archive-date=8 April 2018}}

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, while playing at least 60 minutes, at the conclusion of the playoffs.{{cite web|url=http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=2115&seasonid=18171&sortby=gaa|title=Goalie Leaders|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408191645/http://elite.wttstats.pointstreak.com/goalieleaders.html?leagueid=2115&seasonid=18171&sortby=gaa|archive-date=8 April 2018}}

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