English National Ice Hockey League

Infobox sports league

sport = Ice hockey
founded = 1996
teams = 32
country = ENG
WAL
champion = Whitley Warriors
website = [http://www.eiha.co.uk/seniorENIHL.html]

The English National Ice Hockey League is an amateur ice hockey league below the English Premier Ice Hockey League which is administered by the English Ice Hockey Association. It is split into two conferences, north and south. The league is now the third tier in ice hockey after the demise of the British National League

The league has now been further split for 2008/2009 with 2 divisions in both the north and south with promotion/relegation between the two divisions.

Current Teams (North)

*Billingham Bombers
*Blackburn Hawks
*Flintshire Freeze
*Kingston Jets
*Newcastle Vipers
*Nottingham Lions
*Sheffield Spartans
*Whitley Warriors
*Grimsby
*Manchester Phoenix
*Lancashire Raptors
*Bradford Bulldogs
*Telford Tigers
*Solihull Barons
*Coventry Blaze

Current Teams (South 1)

*Cardiff Dragons
*Milton Keynes Thunder
*Oxford City Stars
*Peterborough Islanders
*Invicta Dynamos
*Bracknell Hornets
*Haringey Greyhounds
*Streatham Redskins

(South 2)

*Solent & Gosport Devils
*Slough Harrier Hawks
*Invicta Mustangs
*Lee Valley Lions
*Romford Spitfires
*Basingstoke Buffalo
*Chelmsford Chieftains
*Vectis Tigers
*Swindown Wildcats

League Champions

**Champions go in North-South Order:1996/97 Kingston Jets Romford Raiders:1997/98 Solihull Barons Invicta Dynamos:1998/99 Billingham Bombers Cardiff Devils:1999/00 Billingham Bombers Haringey Greyhounds:2000/01 Billingham Bombers Basingstoke Buffalo:2001/02 Whitley Warriors Basingstoke Buffalo:2002/03 Sheffield Scimitars Basingstoke Buffalo:2003/04 Flintshire Freeze Invicta Dynamos:2004/05 Sheffield Scimitars Invicta Dynamos:2005/06 Billingham Bombers Invicta Dynamos:2006/07 Newcastles Vipers Invicta Dynamos:2007/08 Nottingham Lions Peterborough Islanders

Play-Off Champions

:1996/97 Wightlink Raiders:1997/98 Solihull Barons:1998/99 Billingham Bombers:1999/00 Whitley Warriors:2000/01 Whitley Warriors:2001/02 Whitley Warriors:2002/03 Basingstoke Buffalo:2003/04 Sheffield Scimitars:2004/05 Sheffield Scimitars:2005/06 North Blackburn Hawks South Invicta Dynamos:2006/07 North Sheffield Scimitars South Haringey Greyhounds:2007/08 Whitley Warriors

English National Cup Champions

:1996/97 No Cup Competition:1997/98 No Cup Competition:1998/99 No Cup Competition:1999/00 No Cup Competition:2000/01 Whitley Warriors:2001/02 Whitley Warriors:2002/03 No Cup Competition:2003/04 Sheffield Scimitars:2004/05 Sheffield Scimitars:2005/06 Invicta Dynamos:2006/07 Sheffield Scimitars:2007/08 Sheffield Scimitars