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 Won in quarter-final, 7–4 (Dundee)
Lost in Semi-final, 1–2 (Belfast)
Won in Third Place game, 7–5 (Guildford)
Lost in Quarter-final, 5–6 (Glasgow)
Regular season totals 2nd 1670 1012 502 55 91 7706 5643 2199 6 Regular season titles

Footnotes

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  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.

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