for an overtime loss. Semi-finals Winner A (Coventry) vs Runner-up B (Nottingham) Coventry Blaze 2–1 Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers 3–3 Coventry Blaze (Coventry win 5–4 on aggregate) Winner B (Cardiff) vs Runner-up A (Sheffield) Sheffield Steelers 2–2 Cardiff Devils Cardiff Devils 3–1 Sheffield Steelers (Cardiff win 5–3 on aggregate) Final First Leg Coventry Blaze 6–1 Cardiff Devils Second Leg Cardiff Devils 4–5 Coventry Blaze (Coventry win 11–5 on aggregate) Elite League Table The top six teams qualified for the playoffs. Elte League Play Offs The top six teams qualified for the playoffs. Group A consisted of Coventry, Nottingham and London while Group B consisted of Belfast, Cardiff and Sheffield. Each team played the other teams in its group twice at home and twice away. The top two of each group then qualified for the playoff weekend at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham. Group A Group B Semi-finals Winner A vs Runner-up B Coventry Blaze 3–0 Sheffield Steelers Winner B vs Runner-up A Cardiff Devils 1–3 Nottingham Panthers Third place playoff Loser A vs Loser B Sheffield Steelers 4–2 Cardiff Devils Final Winner A vs Winner B Coventry Blaze 2–1 Nottingham Panthers (after overtime) Other competitions Crossover Cup Awards Coach of the Year Trophy – Paul Thompson, Coventry Blaze Player of the Year Trophy – Tony Hand, Belfast Giants and Neal Martin, Coventry Blaze Ice Hockey Annual Trophy – Tony Hand, Belfast Giants Best British Forward – Tony Hand, Belfast Giants All Star teams Scoring leaders The scoring leaders are taken from all league games. Most points: 76 Dan Carlson, Coventry Blaze Most goals: 37 Adam Calder, Coventry Blaze Most assists: 55 Tony Hand, Belfast Giants Most PIMs: 490 Andre Payette, Coventry Blaze References Ice Hockey Journalists UK The Internet Hockey Database Malcolm Preen's Ice Hockey Results and Tables Footnotes UK Elite Ice Hockey League seasons 1