2007–08 EIHL 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

PlayerFromToDate
Pavel GomenyukHull StingraysNewcastle VipersApril 19
Sergiy RublivskyHull StingraysNewcastle VipersApril 24
Mark RichardsonCardiff DevilsNottingham PanthersMay 1
Ashley TaitCoventry BlazeSheffield SteelersMay 9
Jonathan WeaverNewcastle VipersCoventry BlazeMay 9
Doug ShepardBasingstoke BisonSheffield SteelersMay 10
Slava KoulikovHull StingraysBasingstoke BisonMay 14
Phil HillSheffield SteelersCardiff DevilsMay 17
Russ CowleyCardiff DevilsCoventry BlazeMay 29
Derek CampbellManchester PhoenixNewcastle VipersMay 31
Paul MoranSheffield SteelersBelfast GiantsMay 31
Johan MolinManchester PhoenixNottingham PanthersJune 4
Marc LeversBelfast GiantsNottingham PanthersJune 6
Matus PetrickoNottingham PanthersCardiff DevilsJune 6
Curtis HuppeBelfast GiantsCoventry BlazeJune 12
Jeff HutchinsBelfast GiantsNewcastle VipersJuly 3
Jeremy CornishNewcastle VipersSheffield SteelersJuly 16

Charity Shield

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. The Panthers defeated the Blaze 7-6 to win the inaugural event.

Challenge Cup

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. The top two in each group advanced to the semi finals of the competition.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWLTGFGAPts
1Nottingham Panthers43011277
2Cardiff Devils42111395
3Coventry Blaze4112964
4Basingstoke Bison412114183
5Belfast Giants40319171

Group B

TeamPWLTGFGAPts
1Sheffield Steelers43101596
2Newcastle Vipers43101276
3Manchester Phoenix422015114
4Edinburgh Capitals42207104
5Hull Stingrays40406180

Semi Finals

Winner A (Nottingham) vs Runner Up B (Newcastle)

Winner B (Sheffield) vs Runner Up A (Cardiff)

Final

League

Playoffs

Footnotes