List of Cardiff Devils seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, presently of the British Elite League. This list documents the season-by-season records of the Cardiff Devils from their foundation in 1986 to the present day. Beginning in Division Two Midlands, the Devils rose quickly through the ranks of British ice hockey, winning the league title and British Championship in only their fourth season of existence. Since then the club has won a further three league titles and three playoff championships as well as one Autumn Cup and one Challenge Cup.

Since winning promotion to the Premier League in 1989, Cardiff have played all but two seasons at British ice hockey's highest level. Of the ten current members of the Elite League, only the Nottingham Panthers have played more seasons in top flight ice hockey.

Autumn Cup Winners

Regular Season Champions

Playoff Champions

Challenge Cup Winners

Finished bottom of standings

Promoted

Season	League	Level	Autumn Cup	Regular Season [1]									Post Season	Challenge Cup
				Finish	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1986–87	Division Two Midlands	3		1st	14	13	0	1	–	304	16	27	Won Promotion Playoff Semi-final, 10–4 (Grimsby) Lost Promotion Playoff Final, 9–10 (Aviemore)
1987–88	Division One (South) [2]	2		3rd	28	16	10	2	–	219	196	34
1988–89	Division One	2		1st	24	22	2	0	–	300	110	44	Won Promotion Playoff, 21–6 (Streatham)
1989–90	Premier League	1	Finished first in qualifying group [3] Lost in English Final, 14–18 (Durham)	1st	32	28	3	1	–	304	146	57	Finished first in qualifying group [4] Won in Semi-final, 5–1 (Fife) Won British Championship , 7–6 (Murrayfield)
1990–91	Premier League	1	Finished first in qualifying group [5] Lost in Semi-final, 8–15 (Durham)	2nd	36	21	13	2	–	274	237	44	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 4–7 (Peterborough)
1991–92	Premier League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 10–13 (Nottingham)	3rd	36	20	13	3	–	235	204	43	Finished third in qualifying group
1992–93	Premier League	1	Finished second in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 14–8 (Peterborough) Won in Semi-final, 9–4 (Nottingham) Won Autumn Cup , 10–4 (Whitley)	1st	36	28	6	2	–	319	187	58	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 9–0 (Murrayfield) Won British Championship , 7–4 (Humberside)
1993–94	Premier League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 14–12 (Slough) Won in Semi-final, 11–9 (Nottingham) Lost in Final, 2–6 (Murrayfield)	1st	44	35	9	0	–	422	220	78	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 9–5 (Fife) Won British Championship , 12–1 (Sheffield)
1994–95	Premier League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 19–5 (Durham) Won in Semi-final, 12–8 (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 2–7 (Nottingham)	2nd	44	32	8	4	–	366	217	68	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 4–5 (Sheffield)
1995–96	Premier League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in quarter-final, 7–9 (Sheffield)	2nd	36	26	7	3	–	271	140	55	Finished third in qualifying group
1996–97	Super League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in quarter-final, 4–5 (Nottingham)	1st	42	30	8	3	1	208	130	64	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 2–5 (Sheffield)
1997–98	Super League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 8–4 (Sheffield) Won in Semi-final, 8–5 (Newcastle) Lost in Final, 1–2 (Ayr)	3rd	28	15	9	2	2	99	79	34	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 2–0 (Sheffield) [6] Lost in Final, 2–3 (Ayr)	Finished sixth in qualifying group [7]
1998–99	Super League	1	Finished third in qualifying group [8] Won in Second Round, 22–0 (Fife) Lost in quarter-final, 4–8 (London)	2nd	42	27	10	0	5	144	102	59	Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 5–0 (Manchester) Won British Championship , 2–1 (Nottingham)	Finished third in qualifying group [9] Lost in Semi-final, 5–6 (Nottingham)
1999–00	Super League	1	Finished first in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 13–2 (Nottingham) Lost in Semi-final, 0–4 (Manchester)	7th	42	17	19	4	2	136	149	40	Finished third in qualifying group	Finished seventh in qualifying group
2000–01	Super League [10]	1	Finished third in qualifying group	2nd	48	29	16	–	3	167	130	85	Finished third in qualifying group	Finished seventh in qualifying group
2001–02	British League	2		12th	44	5	38	1	–	90	312	11	Did not qualify
2002–03	British League	2		5th	36	20	15	1	–	133	104	41	Finished second in qualifying group [11] Won in Semi-final, 2–1 (Dundee) Lost in Final, 0–2 (Coventry)
2003–04	Elite League	1		5th	56	23	24	6	3	155	162	55	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 0–2 (Sheffield)	Finished third in qualifying group [12] Lost in Semi-final, 2–4 (Sheffield)
2004–05	Elite League	1		3rd	50	30	15	4	1	152	121	65	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 1–3 (Nottingham)	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 5–3 (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 5–11 (Coventry)
2005–06	Elite League	1		5th	42	18	17	6	1	110	122	43	Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 1–2 (Sheffield)	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Newcastle) Won Challenge Cup , 5–4 (Coventry)
2006–07	Elite League	1		3rd	54	32	17	–	5	175	152	69	Won in quarter-final, 4–3 (Manchester) [13] Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Coventry) Lost in Final, 1–2 (Nottingham)	Finished second in qualifying group
2007–08	Elite League	1		6th	54	26	25	–	3	164	174	55	Won in quarter-final, 7–6 (Nottingham) Lost in Semi-final, 1–2 (Sheffield)	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 4–6 (Sheffield)
2008–09	Elite League	1		5th	54	28	19	–	7	174	143	63	Won in quarter-final, 6–5 (Belfast) Lost in Semi-final, 2–5 (Sheffield)	Finished fourth in qualifying group
2009–10	Elite League	1		4th	56	31	22	–	3	193	158	65	Won in quarter-final, 9–5 (Sheffield) Won in Semi-final, 6–3 (Coventry) Lost in Final, 2–2 (0-1 pens) (Belfast)
2010–11	Elite League	1		2nd	54	42	10	–	2	269	141	87	Won in quarter-final, 8–4 (Hull) Won in Semi-final, 4–1 (Belfast) Lost in Final, 4–5 (Nottingham)	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 2–5 (Belfast)
2011–12	Elite League	1		4th	54	36	12	–	6	191	158	74	Won in quarter-final, 7–4 (Coventry) Won in Semi-final, 4–3 (OT) (Belfast) Lost in Final, 0–2 (Nottingham)	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 5–6 (Belfast)
2012–13	Elite League	1		5th	52	21	23	–	8	160	168	50	Won in quarter-final, 12–9 (Braehead) Lost in Semi-final, 3–6 (Nottingham) Lost in Third Place game, 5–11 (Coventry)	Finished fifth in qualifying group
2013–14	Elite League	1		9th	52	24	24	–	4	162	182	52	Did not qualify	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi-final, 4–10 (Belfast)
2014–15	Elite League	1		3rd	52	34	14	–	4	210	151	72	Lost in quarter-final, 3-8 (Belfast)	Finished second in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 8–5 (Belfast) Won in Semi-final, 9–4 (Coventry) Won Challenge Cup , 2–1 (Sheffield)
2015–16	Elite League	1		2nd	52	33	15	–	4	179	139	70	Won in quarter-final, 6–5 (Dundee) Lost in Semi-final, 2–6 (Coventry) Won in Third Place game, 6–0 (Fife)	Finished second in qualifying group Won in quarter-final, 10–6 (Dundee) Won in Semi-final, 8–4 (Belfast) Lost in Final, 0–1 (OT) (Nottingham)
2016–17	Elite League	1		1st	52	39	10	–	3	200	136	70	Won in quarter-final, 6–3 (Manchester) Won in Semi-final, 4–2 (Dundee) Lost in Final, 5–6 (Sheffield)	Finished third in qualifying group Won Challenge Cup , 3–2 (Sheffield)
2017–18	Elite League	1		1st	56	41	12	–	3	234	149	85	Won in quarter-final, 8–5 (Coventry) Won in Semi-final, 4–0 (Fife) Won British Championship , 3–1 (Sheffield)	Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 3–6 (Belfast)
2018–19	Elite League	1		2nd	60	43	11	–	6	235	146	92	Won in quarter-final, 11–8 (Sheffield) Won in Semi-final, 9–4 (Nottingham) Won British Championship , 2–1 (Belfast)	Finished first in qualifying group
2019–20	Elite League	1		–	46	31	13	–	2	162	138	64	Not played [14] [15]	Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi-final, 9–8 (Nottingham) Lost in Final, 3–4 (Sheffield)
2021–22	Elite League	1		3rd	54	30	15	4	5	188	131	74	Won in quarter-final, 5–4 (Glasgow) Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Guildford) Won British Championship , 6–3 (Belfast)	Won in Quarter-final, 8–5 (Dundee) Won in Semi-final, 5–0 (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 2–3 (Belfast)
2022–23	Elite League	1		4th	54	29	14	6	5	192	142	75	Won in quarter-final, 6–3 (Coventry) Won in Semi-final, 3–2 (Sheffield) Lost in Final, 1–4 (Belfast)	Lost in Quarter-final, 4–10 (Sheffield)
2023–24	Elite League	1		2nd	54	37	14		3	210	151	77		Lost in Quarter-final, 5–6 (Glasgow)
Regular season totals				2nd	1670	1012	502	55	91	7706	5643	2199	6 Regular season titles

Footnotes

1. Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals For, GA—Goals Against, Pts—Points
2. Due to a reorganisation of the league by the British Ice Hockey Association, Cardiff were promoted into Division One (South) in 1987.
3. The Autumn Cup qualifying stages were a round robin stage made up of two English groups and one Scottish. Cardiff were placed in the English South group. The winner of the Scottish group moved into the final while the winners of the two English groups played an English final to determine the second finalist.
4. Between 1984 and 2006, the teams qualifying for the play-offs played a preliminary round robin group stage. Teams were divided into two groups with the top two in each advancing to the semi-finals (in 2002 and 2003 a single qualifying group was used with the top four advancing to the semi-finals). The semi-finals and final were one-off games played at a predetermined venue, the exception being in 1998 when the semi-finals were played as a best-of-three series. Between 1984 and 1990 and again in 2004 and 2005, the top six teams qualified for the play-offs. Between 1991 and 2001 and again in 2006, the top eight teams qualified. In 2002 and 2003 when the membership of the league was 7 and 5 respectively, all teams qualified for the play-offs.
5. In 1990–91, the English and Scottish sections used in the preliminary stages of the Autumn Cup were dropped in favour of four groups. The winner of each group advanced to a two-legged semi-final, the winners moving on to the final. In 1992–93, the competition was extended with the top two from each group moving into a quarter final round.
6. The 1998 playoff semi-finals were played as a best of three series.
7. All eight teams competed in a single round robin group stage, playing one home game and one away game against each other. The top four advanced to two-legged semi-finals with the winners facing each other in a one off final.
8. In 1998–99, teams from the Super League were divided into two groups of eight. Their final placing within the group determined their second round opponent from the British National League (who had their own group stage).
9. Between 1998 and 1999 and 2000–01 and again in 2003–04, certain designated league fixtures doubled up as Challenge Cup qualifiers. Results counted towards a team's league standing and their standing within a separate Challenge Cup table. The top four teams moved into a two-legged semi-final, with the winners facing each other in a one-off final.
10. During the 2000–01 season, 3 points were awarded for a regulation time win
11. Semi-final and final were played as best-of-three series. British National League teams did not contest the British Championship
12. Since 2003–04 all semi-finals and finals of the Challenge Cup have been played on a two-legged basis
13. In 2006–07, the top eight teams qualified for the play-offs which were played on a knockout basis. The quarter finals were played over two legs with a team's quarter final opponent determined on their league standing (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). The semi-final and final remained as one-off games played over a single weekend.
14. "EIHL cancels all matches for rest of season". Elite Ice Hockey League . Pendulum Management. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
15. "Coronavirus: Elite League ice hockey cancelled for the rest of 2019-20". BBC Sport . BBC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

References

• Chambers, Michael A. (2000). Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946–47 and 1999-00. United Kingdom: Michael A. Chambers. ISBN   0-9539398-0-4.
• An ongoing history of the Nottingham Panthers by Peter Walch ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• The Internet Hockey Database
• Hockey Results & Tables – Malcolm Preen