List of Cardiff Devils seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, presently of the British Elite League. This list documents the season-by-season records of the Cardiff Devils from their foundation in 1986 to the present day. Beginning in Division Two Midlands, the Devils rose quickly through the ranks of British ice hockey, winning the league title and British Championship in only their fourth season of existence. Since then the club has won a further three league titles and three playoff championships as well as one Autumn Cup and one Challenge Cup.
Since winning promotion to the Premier League in 1989, Cardiff have played all but two seasons at British ice hockey's highest level. Of the ten current members of the Elite League, only the Nottingham Panthers have played more seasons in top flight ice hockey.
| Autumn Cup Winners | Regular Season Champions | Playoff Champions | Challenge Cup Winners | Finished bottom of standings | Promoted |
| Season | League | Level | Autumn Cup | Regular Season[1] | Post Season | Challenge Cup | ||||||||||
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| Finish | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||||||||
| 1986–87 | Division Two Midlands | 3 | 1st | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | - | 304 | 16 | 27 | Won Promotion Playoff Semi Final, 10-4 (Grimsby) Lost Promotion Playoff Final, 9-10 (Aviemore) |
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| 1987–88 | Division One (South)[2] | 2 | 3rd | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | - | 219 | 196 | 34 | |||||
| 1988–89 | Division One | 2 | 1st | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | - | 300 | 110 | 44 | Won Promotion Playoff, 21-6 (Streatham) | ||||
| 1989–90 | Premier League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group[3] Lost in English Final, 14-18 (Durham) |
1st | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 | - | 304 | 146 | 57 | Finished first in qualifying group[4] Won in Semi Final, 5-1 (Fife) Won British Championship, 7-6 (Murrayfield) |
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| 1990–91 | Premier League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group[5] Lost in Semi Final, 8-15 (Durham) |
2nd | 36 | 21 | 13 | 2 | - | 274 | 237 | 44 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-7 (Peterborough) |
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| 1991–92 | Premier League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 10-13 (Nottingham) |
3rd | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | - | 235 | 204 | 43 | Finished third in qualifying group | |||
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 1 | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 14-8 (Peterborough) Won in Semi Final, 9-4 (Nottingham) Won Autumn Cup, 10-4 (Whitley) |
1st | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | - | 319 | 187 | 58 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 9-0 (Murrayfield) Won British Championship, 7-4 (Humberside) |
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| 1993–94 | Premier League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 14-12 (Slough) Won in Semi Final, 11-9 (Nottingham) Lost in Final, 2-6 (Murrayfield) |
1st | 44 | 35 | 9 | 0 | - | 422 | 220 | 78 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 9-5 (Fife) Won British Championship, 12-1 (Sheffield) |
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| 1994–95 | Premier League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 19-5 (Durham) Won in Semi Final, 12-8 (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 2-7 (Nottingham) |
2nd | 44 | 32 | 8 | 4 | - | 366 | 217 | 68 | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-5 (Sheffield) |
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| 1995–96 | Premier League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Quarter Final, 7-9 (Sheffield) |
2nd | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | - | 271 | 140 | 55 | Finished third in qualifying group | |||
| 1996–97 | Super League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Quarter Final, 4-5 (Nottingham) |
1st | 42 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 208 | 130 | 64 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 2-5 (Sheffield) |
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| 1997–98 | Super League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 8-4 (Sheffield) Won in Semi Final, 8-5 (Newcastle) Lost in Final, 1-2 (Ayr) |
3rd | 28 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 79 | 34 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 2-0 (Sheffield)[6] Lost in Final, 2-3 (Ayr) |
Finished sixth in qualifying group[7] | ||
| 1998–99 | Super League | 1 | Finished third in qualifying group[8] Won in Second Round, 22-0 (Fife) Lost in Quarter Final, 4-8 (London) |
2nd | 42 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 102 | 59 | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 5-0 (Manchester) Won British Championship, 2-1 (Nottingham) |
Finished third in qualifying group[9] Lost in Semi Final, 5-6 (Nottingham) | ||
| 1999–00 | Super League | 1 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 13-2 (Nottingham) Lost in Semi Final, 0-4 (Manchester) |
7th | 42 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 136 | 149 | 40 | Finished third in qualifying group | Finished seventh in qualifying group | ||
| 2000–01 | Super League[10] | 1 | Finished third in qualifying group | 2nd | 48 | 29 | 16 | - | 3 | 167 | 130 | 85 | Finished third in qualifying group | Finished seventh in qualifying group | ||
| 2001–02 | British League | 2 | 12th | 44 | 5 | 38 | 1 | - | 90 | 312 | 11 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2002–03 | British League | 2 | 5th | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | - | 133 | 104 | 41 | Finished second in qualifying group[11] Won in Semi Final, 2-1 (Dundee) Lost in Final, 0-2 (Coventry) |
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| 2003–04 | Elite League | 1 | 5th | 56 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 155 | 162 | 55 | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 0-2 (Sheffield) |
Finished third in qualifying group[12] Lost in Semi Final, 2-4 (Sheffield) | |||
| 2004–05 | Elite League | 1 | 3rd | 50 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 152 | 121 | 65 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 1-3 (Nottingham) |
Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 5-3 (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 5-11 (Coventry) | |||
| 2005–06 | Elite League | 1 | 5th | 42 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 110 | 122 | 43 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 1-2 (Sheffield) |
Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 3-2 (Newcastle) Won Challenge Cup, 5-4 (Coventry) | |||
| 2006–07 | Elite League | 1 | 3rd | 54 | 32 | 17 | - | 5 | 175 | 152 | 69 | Won in Quarter Final, 4-3 (Manchester)[13] Won in Semi Final, 3-2 (Coventry) Lost in Final, 1-2 (Nottingham) |
Finished second in qualifying group | |||
| 2007–08 | Elite League | 1 | 6th | 54 | 26 | 25 | - | 3 | 164 | 174 | 55 | Won in Quarter Final, 7-6 (Nottingham) Lost in Semi Final, 1-2 (Sheffield) |
Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-6 (Sheffield) | |||
| Regular season totals | 2nd | 868 | 513 | 284 | 45 | 26 | 4747 | 3411 | 1130 | 4 Regular season titles | ||||||
Footnotes
- ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
- ^ Due to a reorganisation of the league by the British Ice Hockey Association, Cardiff were promoted into Division One (South) in 1987.
- ^ The Autumn Cup qualifying stages were a round robin stage made up of two English groups and one Scottish. Cardiff were placed in the English South group. The winner of the Scottish group moved into the final while the winners of the two English groups played an English final to determine the second finalist.
- ^ Between 1984 and 2006, the teams qualifying for the play offs played a preliminary round robin group stage. Teams were divided into two groups with the top two in each advancing to the semi finals (in 2002 and 2003 a single qualifying group was used with the top four advancing to the semi finals). The semi finals and final were one off games played at a predetermined venue, the exception being in 1998 when the semi finals were played as a best-of-three series. Between 1984 and 1990 and again in 2004 and 2005, the top six teams qualified for the play offs. Between 1991 and 2001 and again in 2006, the top eight teams qualified. In 2002 and 2003 when the membership of the league was 7 and 5 respectively, all teams qualified for the play offs.
- ^ In 1990-91, the English and Scottish sections used in the preliminary stages of the Autumn Cup were dropped in favour of four groups. The winner of each group advanced to a two-legged semi final, the winners moving on to the final. In 1992-93, the competition was extended with the top two from each group moving into a quarter final round.
- ^ The 1998 playoff semi finals were played as a best of three series.
- ^ All eight teams competed in a single round robin group stage, playing one home game and one away game against each other. The top four advanced to two-legged semi finals with the winners facing each other in a one off final.
- ^ In 1998-99, teams from the Super League were divided into two groups of eight. Their final placing within the group determined their second round opponent from the British National League (who had their own group stage).
- ^ Between 1998-99 and 2000-01 and again in 2003-04, certain designated league fixtures doubled up as Challenge Cup qualifiers. Results counted towards a team's league standing and their standing within a separate Challenge Cup table. The top four teams moved into a two-legged semi final, with the winners facing each other in a one-off final.
- ^ During the 2000–01 season, 3 points were awarded for a regulation time win
- ^ Semi final and final were played as best-of-three series. British National League teams did not contest the British Championship
- ^ Since 2003-04 all semi finals and finals of the Challenge Cup have been played on a two-legged basis
- ^ In 2006-07, the top eight teams qualified for the play offs which were played on a knockout basis. The quarter finals were played over two legs with a team's quarter final opponent determined on their league standing (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). The semi final and final remained as one off games played over a single weekend.
References
- Chambers, Michael A. (2000). Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946-47 and 1999-00. United Kingdom: Michael A. Chambers. ISBN 0-9539398-0-4.
- An ongoing history of the Nottingham Panthers by Peter Walch
- The Internet Hockey Database
- Hockey Results & Tables - Malcolm Preen