2018–19 EIHL season

After having twelve teams for the 2017–18 season, the league reduced to eleven for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/44218575|title=Elite League to drop to 11 teams after Edinburgh Capitals' departure|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=22 May 2018|access-date=12 December 2018}} This was due to the Edinburgh Capitals – who had finished bottom of the league with just five wins{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/16206135.No_place_in_the_EIHL_for_Edinburgh_Capitals_next_season/|title=No place in the EIHL for Edinburgh Capitals next season|first=Susan|last=Egelstaff|author-link=Susan Egelstaff|work=The Herald|publisher=Herald & Times Group|date=5 May 2018|access-date=12 December 2018}} – losing the rights to use the Murrayfield Ice Rink to a consortium that was led by David Hand, the brother of former Capital Tony Hand.{{cite news|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/ice-hockey/capitals/murrayfield-racers-set-to-make-return-as-hand-group-wins-ice-rink-contract-1-4724718|title=Murrayfield Racers set to make return as Hand group wins ice rink contract|first=Ross|last=Dewar|work=Edinburgh Evening News|publisher=JPIMedia|date=16 April 2018|access-date=12 December 2018}} Hand's consortium revived the Murrayfield Racers name, with a similarly-named franchise having been active between 1952 and 1996, and attempted to join the league in place of the Edinburgh Capitals, but this request was denied.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/43953618|title=Elite League: Murrayfield Racers' bid to take Edinburgh franchise rejected|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=30 April 2018|access-date=12 December 2018}} As a result, the Murrayfield Racers joined the Scottish National League. The Hull Pirates, from the National Ice Hockey League, also considered an application to the Elite League, but ultimately did not take up this option.

The league featured three conferences, just as it did in 2017–18. The Gardiner Conference remained fully Scottish but became a three-team division,{{cite news|url=https://eliteleague.co.uk/2018/05/22/eihl-confirm-league-structure-for-2018-19-season/|title=EIHL Confirm League Structure For 2018-19 Season|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|date=22 May 2018|access-date=12 December 2018}} with the demise of the Edinburgh Capitals; the Dundee Stars, the Fife Flyers and the renamed Glasgow Clan (formerly Braehead) making up the trio. The two other conferences remained unchanged, with four teams in each. These were the Patton Conference, consisting of the Coventry Blaze, the Guildford Flames, the Manchester Storm and the Milton Keynes Lightning; and the Erhardt Conference, consisting of the four "Arena" teams: the Belfast Giants, the Cardiff Devils, the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers.

Each team played 60 games, playing each of the other ten teams six times: three times on home ice, and three times away from home. Points were awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or shootout. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.

The league title came down to the final day of the regular season; the Coventry Blaze's 3–1 victory over the Cardiff Devils at the Coventry Skydome handed the league title to the non-playing Belfast Giants, on a regulation wins tie-break. It was the Giants' fourth regular season title, and first since 2013–14.

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Only intra-conference games counted towards the Erhardt Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference six times, for a total of 18 matches. The Belfast Giants won the Conference for the third time, after the Cardiff Devils lost 5–4 against the Sheffield Steelers at Sheffield Arena on 16 March 2019.

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Only intra-conference games count towards the Gardiner Conference standings. Each team plays the other two teams in the Conference six times, for a total of 12 matches. The Glasgow Clan won the Conference for the fifth time, after a 5–1 win over the Dundee Stars at Braehead Arena on 12 February 2019.

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Only intra-conference games counted towards the Patton Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference six times, for a total of 18 matches. The Guildford Flames won the Conference for the first time, after a 1–0 win over the Manchester Storm at the Guildford Spectrum on 17 February 2019.

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The quarter-final schedule was announced after the conclusion of the final-day regular season matches.{{cite news|url=https://eliteleague.co.uk/2019/03/31/playoff-matchups-confirmed/|title=Playoff matchups confirmed|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|date=31 March 2019|access-date=31 March 2019}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Belfast Giants

|team2 = Coventry Blaze

|stadium1 = SSE Arena Belfast

|stadium2 = Coventry Skydome

|date1 = 6 April 2019

|score1 = 5–0

|home1 = 1

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|won1 = 1

| 1-1-1 = Darcy Murphy (1) – 10:58

| 1-2-1 = {{ubl|Jordan Smotherman (1) – 03:56|Chris Higgins (1; PPG) – 10:19}}

| 1-3-1 = {{ubl|Colin Shields (1) – 02:19|Jonathan Ferland (1) – 09:41}}

| goalie1-1 = Tyler Beskorowany (20 shots / 20 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Matt Hackett (37 shots / 32 saves)

|date2 = 7 April 2019

|score2 = 2–7

|home2 = 2

|recap2 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3436788

|won2 = 1

| 2-1-1 = {{ubl|10:43 – Jonathan Ferland (2)|12:59 – Jim Vandermeer (1)|19:58 – Jordan Smotherman (2; PPG)}}

| 2-2-1 = 01:03 – Dustin Johner (1)

| 2-3-1 = {{ubl|01:14 – Jordan Smotherman (3)|18:03 – Jordan Smotherman (4)|19:31 – Blair Riley (1)}}

| 2-2-2 = {{ubl|Shawn Pauly (1; PPG) – 06:27|Ben Lake (1) – 10:37}}

| goalie2-1 = Tyler Beskorowany (26 shots / 24 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Jordan Hedley (45 shots / 38 saves)

|series = Belfast Giants win 12–2 on aggregate.

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Cardiff Devils

|team2 = Sheffield Steelers

|stadium1 = Ice Arena Wales

|stadium2 = Sheffield Arena

|date1 = 6 April 2019

|score1 = 5–4

|home1 = 2

|recap1 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3435258

|won1 = 2

| 1-1-1 = No scoring

| 1-1-2 = Robert Dowd (1) – 04:26

| 1-2-1 = 02:02 – Layne Ulmer (1)

| 1-2-2 = {{ubl|Robert Dowd (2) – 09:10|Jordan Owens (1; PPG) – 11:28|John Armstrong (1; PPG) – 12:15}}

| 1-3-1 = {{ubl|05:31 – Sean Bentivoglio (1)|14:20 – Joey Martin (1)|18:04 – Sean Bentivoglio (2; PPG)}}

| 1-3-2 = John Armstrong (2; SHG) – 01:07

| goalie1-1 = Ben Bowns (20 shots / 15 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Jackson Whistle (27 shots / 23 saves)

|date2 = 7 April 2019

|score2 = 7–3

|home2 = 1

|recap2 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3436789

|won2 = 1

| 2-1-1 = {{ubl|Sean Bentivoglio (2) – 04:03|Joey Martin (2; PPG) – 17:46}}

| 2-2-1 = Mark Richardson (1) – 07:37

| 2-3-1 = {{ubl|Layne Ulmer (2; PPG) – 09:40|Matthew Myers (1) – 10:19|Joey Martin (3) – 13:21|Joey Martin (4; ENG) – 19:57}}

| 2-2-2 = 01:43 – Jordan Owens (2; SHG)

| 2-3-2 = {{ubl|00:26 – Eric Neiley (1)|01:13 – Jordan Owens (3)}}

| goalie2-1 = Ben Bowns (37 shots / 34 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Jackson Whistle (41 shots / 35 saves)

|series = Cardiff Devils win 11–8 on aggregate.

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Nottingham Panthers

|team2 = Fife Flyers

|stadium1 = National Ice Centre

|stadium2 = Fife Ice Arena

|date1 = 6 April 2019

|score1 = 3–3

|home1 = 2

|recap1 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3435259

| 1-1-1 = {{ubl|11:33 – Chris Stewart (1; PPG)|17:47 – Dylan Richard (1)}}

| 1-1-2 = {{ubl|Bari McKenzie (1; PPG) – 03:01|Joe Basaraba (1) – 09:17|Mike Cazzola (1; PPG) – 16:59}}

| 1-3-1 = 14:04 – Brett Perlini (1)

| goalie1-1 = Patrick Munson (38 shots / 35 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Shane Owen (32 shots / 29 saves)

|date2 = 7 April 2019

|score2 = 3–0

|home2 = 1

|recap2 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3436787

|won2 = 1

| 2-1-1 = Dylan Richard (2) – 05:11

| 2-3-1 = {{ubl|Dylan Richard (3; ENG) – 18:00|Robert Farmer (1; ENG) – 18:38}}

| goalie2-1 = Patrick Munson (23 shots / 23 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Shane Owen (30 shots / 29 saves)

|series = Nottingham Panthers win 6–3 on aggregate.

}}

{{NHLPlayoffs

|team1 = Glasgow Clan

|team2 = Guildford Flames

|stadium1 = Braehead Arena

|stadium2 = Guildford Spectrum

|date1 = 6 April 2019

|score1 = 2–3

|home1 = 2

|recap1 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3435256

|won1 = 1

| 1-1-1 = {{ubl|00:31 – Gerard Hanson (1)|18:59 – Rasmus Bjerrum (1)}}

| 1-2-1 = 04:08 – Scott Pitt (1)

| 1-3-2 = {{ubl|Jesse Craige (1; PPG) – 04:32|Ian Watters (1) – 06:35}}

| goalie1-1 = Joel Rumpel (38 shots / 36 saves)

| goalie1-2 = Chris Carrozzi (27 shots / 24 saves)

|date2 = 7 April 2019

|score2 = 0–5

|home2 = 1

|recap2 = stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3436790

|won2 = 2

| 2-1-1 = No scoring

| 2-1-2 = {{ubl|04:19 – Jamie Crooks (1)|08:15 – Ian Watters (2)}}

| 2-2-2 = 19:07 – Evan Janssen (1)

| 2-3-2 = {{ubl|17:43 – Calle Ackered (1; ENG)|19:20 – T. J. Foster (1)}}

| goalie2-1 = Joel Rumpel (29 shots / 25 saves)

| goalie2-2 = Travis Fullerton (32 shots / 32 saves)

|series = Guildford Flames win 7–3 on aggregate.

}}

The schedule for the Playoff Finals weekend was announced after the conclusion of the quarter-final matches.{{cite news|url=https://eliteleague.co.uk/2019/04/07/predictorbet-playoffs-semi-final-schedule/|title=PredictorBet Playoffs Semi-Final schedule|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|date=7 April 2019|access-date=7 April 2019}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 13 April 2019

| time = 13:00

| team1 = Belfast Giants

| team2 = Guildford Flames

| score = 2–1

| periods = (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)

| reference = http://stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3434843

| goalie1 = Tyler Beskorowany

| goalie2 = Travis Fullerton

| progression = 0–1
1–1
2–1

| goals1 = Jonathan Ferland (3) – 49:30
Patrick Dwyer (1) – 55:11

| goals2 = 24:13 – Ian Watters (3)

| official = Tom Darnell

| official2 = Stefan Hogarth

| linesman = Ilya Kisil

| linesman2 = Ryan Fraley

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 2

| penalties2 = 0

| shots1 = 25

| shots2 = 18

}}

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{{IceHockeybox

| date = 13 April 2019

| time = 17:00

| team1 = Cardiff Devils

| team2 = Nottingham Panthers

| score = 9–4

| periods = (4–0, 4–3, 1–1)

| reference = http://stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3434844

| goalie1 = Ben Bowns

| goalie2 = {{ubl|Patrick Munson (40:00)|Sam Gospel (20:00)}}

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
4–1
4–2
5–2
6–2
6–3
7–3
8–3
9–3
9–4

| goals1 = Evan Mosey (1; PPG) – 07:00
Charles Linglet (1) – 11:34
Charles Linglet (2; PPG) – 17:55
Mark Richardson (2) – 19:00
Bryce Reddick (1) – 23:14
Stephen Dixon (1) – 26:16
Charles Linglet (3) – 33:34
Bryce Reddick (2) – 39:00
Charles Linglet (4) – 41:51

| goals2 = 20:29 – Alex Guptill (1)
23:03 – Mark Hurtubise (1)
29:04 – Josh Tetlow (1)
46:04 – Jaynen Rissling (1; PPG)

| official = Dean Smith

| official2 = Andrew Dalton

| linesman = Lee Young

| linesman2 = James Ions

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 12

| penalties2 = 4

| shots1 = 36

| shots2 = 34

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 14 April 2019

| time = 12:00

| team1 = Nottingham Panthers

| team2 = Guildford Flames

| score = 9–5

| periods = (4–0, 3–2, 2–3)

| reference = http://stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3438594

| goalie1 = {{ubl|Patrick Munson (20:00)|Sam Gospel (40:00)}}

| goalie2 = {{ubl|Chris Carrozzi (20:00)|Mike Will (40:00)}}

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
4–1
5–1
6–1
7–1
7–2
8–2
8–3
9–3
9–4
9–5

| goals1 = Mark Hurtubise (2) – 07:23
Alexandre Bolduc (1) – 10:07
Josh Tetlow (2) – 11:06
Alex Guptill (2) – 12:28
Mark Hurtubise (3) – 29:13
Alex Guptill (3) – 30:49
Mark Hurtubise (4) – 35:51
Guillaume Lépine (1) – 46:42
Justin Kovacs (1) – 50:24

| goals2 = 22:46 – Jamie Crooks (2)
37:11 – Kruise Reddick (1)
48:29 – Kevin King (1)
56:20 – Evan Janssen (2; PPG)
59:46 – Erik Lindhagen (1)

| official = Tom Darnell

| official2 = Stefan Hogarth

| linesman = Ryan Fraley

| linesman2 = James Ions

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 2

| penalties2 = 2

| shots1 = 40

| shots2 = 43

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| date = 14 April 2019

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Belfast Giants

| team2 = Cardiff Devils

| score = 1–2

| periods = (0–1, 0–0, 1–1)

| reference = http://stats.pointstreak.com/iihfgamesheet.html?gameid=3434845

| goalie1 = Tyler Beskorowany

| goalie2 = Ben Bowns

| progression = 0–1
1–1
1–2

| goals1 = Kevin Raine (1) – 49:56

| goals2 = 16:32 – Mike Hedden (1)
52:27 – Gleason Fournier (1)

| official = Dean Smith

| official2 = Andrew Dalton

| linesman = Ilya Kisil

| linesman2 = Lee Young

| stadium = National Ice Centre, Nottingham

| penalties1 = 8

| penalties2 = 12

| shots1 = 35

| shots2 = 22

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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 at the conclusion of the regular season, while playing at least 1140 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://eliteleague.co.uk/game-centre/players/goalies/?season_id=18470|title=Goalies|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|access-date=31 March 2019}}

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs.{{cite web|url=https://eliteleague.co.uk/game-centre/players/?season_id=18468|title=All Players|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|access-date=14 April 2019}}

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the playoffs, provided they played 60 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://eliteleague.co.uk/game-centre/players/goalies/?season_id=18468|title=Goalies|work=EliteLeague.co.uk|publisher=Elite Ice Hockey League|access-date=14 April 2019}}

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