2004–05 British National League season

Last updated March 03, 2019

The 2004–05 British National League season was the ninth and final season of the British National League, the second level of ice hockey in Great Britain. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Dundee Stars won the championship.

The British National League (BNL) was the second tier of the professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2005. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have been a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the English National Ice Hockey League and the Scottish National League. Fife Flyers and Guildford Flames were the only two teams to consistently feature in the BNL during every season of the league's history.

Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km² (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago.

The Dundee Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in the Scottish city of Dundee. They were formed in 2001 and play their home games at the Dundee Ice Arena, situated off the city's main Kingsway dual carriageway.

Regular season

	Club	GP	W	T	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Bracknell Bees	38	24	2	2	10	154:089	52
2.	Newcastle Vipers	38	18	1	2	17	123:139	39
3.	Guildford Flames	38	16	2	2	18	113:112	36
4.	Hull Stingrays	38	16	1	2	19	096:121	35
5.	Dundee Stars	38	14	0	0	24	117:155	28
6.	Fife Flyers	38	12	0	1	25	112:171	25
7.	Edinburgh Capitals	38	6	1	2	29	102:189	15

Playoffs

First round

	Club	GP	W	OTW	T	OTL	L	Goals	Pts
1.	Bracknell Bees	10	6	0	2	0	2	35:23	14
2.	Guildford Flames	10	6	1	0	0	3	30:20	14
3.	Fife Flyers	10	4	2	0	1	3	34:33	13
4.	Dundee Stars	10	3	1	1	1	4	36:36	10
5.	Newcastle Vipers	10	3	0	1	0	6	27:35	7
6.	Hull Stingrays	10	2	0	0	2	6	21:36	6

Semifinals

Dundee Stars - Bracknell Bees 3:3 (2:1 SO), 5:5 (1:0 SO)
Guildford Flames - Fife Flyers 1:3, 3:1, 6:3

The Bracknell Bees are an ice hockey team from Bracknell, Berkshire, UK. They compete in the National Ice Hockey League.

Guildford Flames ice hockey team based in Guildford, Surrey, England

The Guildford Flames are an ice hockey team based in Guildford, Surrey and they play their home games in the Guildford Spectrum. They compete in the top-tier of hockey in the United Kingdom, the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Club is the oldest professional ice hockey club in the UK, established in 1938. The Flyers play their home games at Fife Ice Arena in Kirkcaldy which has a capacity of just Over 3000. The arena is home to not only Fife Flyers, who play in the Elite Ice Hockey League but also to Kirkcaldy Junior Ice Hockey Club which are also more exciting to watch and they give 100% throughout the game, unlike the Fife Flyers who give up after 10 minutes. Traditionally many of the Flyers' players have come up through the junior ranks to play at a "professional" level.

Final

Dundee Stars - Guildford Flames 4:0, 5:2, 3:2

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