2022–23 EIHL season
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The 2022–23 EIHL season was the 19th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season commenced on 10 September 2022, and finished on 2 April 2023; the playoffs were then contested over 7 to 16 April 2023.[1]
2022–23 EIHL season | |
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League | Elite Ice Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration |
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Number of matches | 330 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Total attendance | 1,004,000 |
Average attendance | 3,148 |
Regular season | |
League champions | Belfast Giants |
Season MVP | Scott Conway (Belfast Giants) |
Top scorer | Scott Conway (Belfast Giants) |
Challenge Cup | |
Winners | Belfast Giants |
Runners-up | Fife Flyers |
British Championship | |
Champions | Belfast Giants |
Runners-up | Cardiff Devils |
EIHL seasons | |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The Belfast Giants became the first team since the Nottingham Panthers in 2012–13, and third overall,[2] to win a Grand Slam of titles – winning the league, playoff and Challenge Cup titles. Either side of their 9–3 Challenge Cup final victory over the Fife Flyers,[3] the Giants won 25 of their last 30 league games to overhaul long-time league leaders, the Guildford Flames, to win the regular season title for a record sixth time – taking the title with a 6–1 home victory over the Flames.[4] After seeing off the Glasgow Clan and the Panthers in the first two playoff rounds, the Giants met the Cardiff Devils for the third consecutive final, with the Devils having won the previous two meetings.[5] Having fallen behind to Mark Richardson's first-period goal, the Giants then scored four goals without reply to take their first playoff title since 2009–10 to complete the Grand Slam.[2]