1982–83 BHL season

1982–83 BHL season ice hockey 1981–82 British Ice Hockey season 1981–82 1983–84 BHL season 1983–84 The 1982–83 British Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the British Hockey League. Fifteen teams from the Northern League, English League North and the English League South took part. League The league was divided into three sections of five teams. Teams in section B played every team once at home and once away while teams in section A and C played teams in their own section four times and the teams from section B twice. Teams in section A did not play teams from section C. This meant that while section A and C teams played 26 games, section B teams played 28. Murrayfield, Glasgow, Durham, Crowtree and Richmond all had games voided. Section A Scotland GP W T L GF GA Pts Dundee Rockets 26 22 1 3 280 100 45 Murrayfield Racers* 24 16 2 6 181 124 34 Fife Flyers 26 10 3 13 162 187 23 Glasgow Dynamos* 25 3 1 23 80 228 7 Ayr Bruins 26 3 1 22 118 270 7 *Murrayfield two games void, Glasgow one game void Section B England GP W T L GF GA Pts Durham Wasps* 27 23 0 4 225 103 46 Cleveland Bombers 28 20 1 7 264 135 41 Streatham Redskins 28 19 2 7 239 107 40 Nottingham Panthers 28 14 4 10 228 140 32 Whitley Warriors 28 13 3 12 224 206 29 *One game void Section C England GP W T L GF GA Pts Altrincham Aces 26 16 3 7 170 125 35 Blackpool Seagulls 26 15 1 10 194 145 31 Southampton Vikings 26 5 1 20 108 233 11 Crowtree Chiefs* 25 4 1 20 120 221 9 Richmond Flyers* 25 2 0 23 57 326 4 *One game void Playoffs English Semi-final Section B Runner-up (Cleveland) vs Section A Winner (Altrincham) Cleveland Bombers 21-10 Altrincham Aces Altrincham Aces 5-4 Cleveland Bombers (Cleveland win 26–14 on aggregate) English Final In the English Final the winner of the semi-final took on the winner of Section B in a best of three series. In games one and two, the winning side was awarded one point while the winner of game three was awarded two points. The overall winner qualified for the British final. Section B Winner (Durham) vs English Semi-final Winner (Cleveland) Cleveland Bombers 3-10 Durham Wasps Durham Wasps 11-4 Cleveland Bombers Durham Wasps 8-2 Cleveland Bombers English Final GP W T L GF GA Pts Durham Wasps 3 3 0 0 26 9 4 Cleveland Bombers 3 0 0 3 9 26 0 Scottish Final Section A Winner (Dundee) vs Section A Runner-up (Murrayfield) Dundee Rockets 7-8 Murrayfield Racers Murrayfield Racers 1-5 Dundee Rockets (Dundee win 12–9 on aggregate) British Championship Final The final was between the winner of the English and Scottish finals. It was a one-off game played at Streatham Ice Rink. Dundee Rockets 6-2 Durham Wasps References Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946–2000 Chambers, Michael A. November 2000 0-9539398-0-4 1981-82 British Ice Hockey season 1983–84 BHL season BHL seasons Category:1982–83 in British ice hockey United Category:British Hockey League seasons