Sports season
The 2007–08 Elite Ice Hockey League season began September 5, 2007 and ran until April 6, 2008. It was the fifth season of Elite League competition.
The defending league champions were the Coventry Blaze , who were also the holders of the Challenge Cup . The Nottingham Panthers looked to defend the Play Off Championship they won for the first time in eighteen years in 2007.
Movements between Elite League teams [ edit ] The season began on September 5, 2007 with a "Charity Shield " style game between the 2006–07 league champions and Challenge Cup winning Coventry Blaze and the playoff champions Nottingham Panthers at the National Ice Centre .[ 1] The Panthers defeated the Blaze 7-6 to win the inaugural event.
September 5 Nottingham 7 – 6 Coventry National Ice Centre (19.30) First period Ref: Michael Hicks 0-1 Cloutier (Weaver, Ndur) 00.52 Att: 3,500+ 0-2 Huppe (Cloutier, Cowley) 05.44 1-2 McAslan (Pelletier, Drouin) SH 13.19 1-3 Martin (Moore) PP 13.57 2-3 Drouin (McAslan, Neilson) SH 15.42 3-3 Drouin (Meyers, Richardson) 18.45 Second period 4-3 Pelletier (Myers) 25.15 4-4 Stewart (Martin, Moore) 4-on-4 32.12 4-5 Cowley (Stewart, Moore) 35.15 5-5 Stancok (Richardson) PP 36.25 Third period 5-6 Carlson (Weaver) SH 40.38 6-6 Neilson (Drouin) PP 41.18 7-6 Drouin (Neilson, McAslan) PP 48.56
For the preliminary round, teams were divided into two groups of five with teams playing each of their opponents once with two homes games and two away games. The home and away games for each club were determined by a random draw.[ 2] The top two in each group advanced to the semi-finals of the competition.
Winner A (Nottingham) vs Runner-up B (Newcastle)[ edit ] Date Home Away Result Venue 1 November 20 Nottingham Panthers 5 Newcastle Vipers 4 Final National Ice Centre 2 November 30 Newcastle Vipers 1 Nottingham Panthers 5 Final Metro Radio Arena Nottingham won 10–5 on aggregate
Winner B (Sheffield) vs Runner-up A (Cardiff)[ edit ] Date Home Away Result Venue 1 November 28 Cardiff Devils 4 Sheffield Steelers 4 Final Cardiff Bay Ice Rink 2 December 5 Sheffield Steelers 2 Cardiff Devils 0 Final IceSheffield Sheffield won 6–4 on aggregate
Date Home Away Result Venue 1 January 23 Sheffield Steelers 3 Nottingham Panthers 6 Final Sheffield Arena 2 February 20 Nottingham Panthers 3 Sheffield Steelers 4 Final National Ice Centre Nottingham won 9–7 on aggregate
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 Coventry Blaze 4 8 Edinburgh Capitals 2 1 Coventry Blaze 4 5 Newcastle Vipers 2 4 Belfast Giants 6 5 Newcastle Vipers 7 1 Coventry Blaze 0 2 Sheffield Steelers 2 2 Sheffield Steelers 9 7 Manchester Phoenix 8 2 Sheffield Steelers 2 6 Cardiff Devils 1 3 Nottingham Panthers 6 6 Cardiff Devils 7
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