1982–83 BHL season

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

Section A 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

Section A GP W T L GF GA Pts
Durham Wasps* 27 23 0 4 225 103 46
Cleveland Bombers 28 20 1 7 264 135 43
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

Section A 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)

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)

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)

Final

The final was between the winner of the English and Scottish finals. It was a one off game played at Streatham Ice Rink.

References

Preceded by
BHL seasons Succeeded by
1983–84 BHL season
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