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    UK Ice Hockey

    Winners of the British National League in 2000-01: Guildford ____________ ?British Ice Hockey Teams (Notagenius)

      Flames.

    Who won the 1999-00 Superleague championship?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Bracknell Bees. The Bees took the League, the Knights won the Play-Offs, the Steelers took the Challenge Cup, and Storm won the Benson and Hedges Cup.

    Who were the 'Bruise Brothers'?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      Schulte & Kruse. They were the team's two main enforcers in the 2002-03 season.

    Who was the Panthers top goal scorer in the 1999/00 season?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      Jamie Leach. Jamie Leach played 57 games scored 21 goals and gained 37 assists. Greg Hadden was close behind scoring 26 goals in 50 games with 24 assists.

    Who was the Giants' captain for the 2002-03 season?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      # 28 Paul Kruse. He took over from Jeff Hoad, who moved to the London Knights at the start of that season. Paxton did get the 'Big C' for a while, during the season when Paul was injured.

    Who was the Bracknell Bees coach for 2002-03?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Enio Sacilotto. He didn't have a great season as the Bees finished bottom of the league, and were the only team not to qualify for the Final Four weekend. They announced that season that they were to leave the Superleague for the FBNL (Findus British National League).

    Who was appointed coach of the Belfast Giants for the 2003-04 season?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Rob Stewart. Dave Whistle had been Giants coach since they started in 2000. In their second season he led them to win the league and the following year the Play Off title. Rob Stewart had been Whistle's assistant coach whilst in Belfast and before that in Bracknell, so hopefully a good candidate. Unfortunately though he was only given one season in charge, and given the financial difficulties facing him it is hard to tell just how well he could have done with another year.

    Who helped to reform the Panthers?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      Les Strongman and Chick Zamick. In his Panthers career Strongman totalled 726 points in 501 games. Zamick scored 778 goals equalling 1423 points in 11 years.

    Who are the Panthers bitter rivals?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      Sheffield Steelers. A nice easy question here for those dedicated Panthers fans, who will no doubt remember the bench clearance at the National Ice Stadium against the Steelers.

    Which team scored the most goals in the 2002-2003 season?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Belfast Giants. Giants led the pack with 111 goals, Panthers had 92, Knights 87, Steelers 86 and finally Bees scored only 71. Top scorer for the season though was Dan Ceman of the Bees with 16 goals followed by the Giants' Paxton Schulte with 13.

    Which player served the most penalty minutes in the 2002-03 season?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Barry Nieckar. Nieckar served 150 minutes in all, plus from one incident alone received an 8 game ban. Bit of a bad boy then! In all the top 10 players in terms of PIMs consisted of 4 Panthers, 3 Knights, 2 Steelers, 1 Giant and 0 Bees. The teams shaped up as: Panthers 964 mins, Knights 755 mins, Steelers 675 mins, Giants 663 mins, Bees 506 mins.

    Which long serving player left the Panthers at the end of the 2002/03 season?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      Greg Hadden. Number 11 Greg Hadden spent 7 seasons with the Panthers. But just before leaving the Panthers, Hadden became the Superleagues all-time leading goal scorer at the time.

    Where did the Panthers finish in the Superleague in the 1998/99 season?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      3rd. Manchester won the league with Cardiff second and Panthers 3rd.

    Where did the Giants play their first ever competitive game?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      Nottingham. This was their first game but lost. Their first win was against Bracknell.

    Where did the Giants play home games in 2003?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      The Odyssey . It is a brilliant arena. ISL referee Dave Cloutman said it was his favourite in the UK.

    When was the Panthers last match played in the old ice stadium?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      March 22nd 2000. Wednesday, March 22nd 2000, the end of a Panthers era.

    When did the Superleague begin?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      1996-97. It was introduced 1996-97 and lasted until 2002-03. There were eight teams in the league for the first year and the Cardiff Devils were the first team to win it. The Sheffield Steelers won the Play Offs and the Nottingham Panthers the B&H Cup.

    When did Paul Adey arrive at the club?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      1988. Paul Adey arrived at the club in 1988 and went onto score 828 goals for 1609 points.

    What was the name of the Giants' first Head Coach?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      Dave Whistle . He was there when the team began. He moved from Bracknell, as did several players.

    What was the FIRST season that the Giants won the Superleague?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      2001-02. Only their second season in existence, they took the League. They were also Challenge Cup runners-up that season.

    What two teams left the Superleague DURING the 2002-03 season, due to financial problems?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Manchester Storm & Ayr Scottish Eagles. They both folded due to financial problems and it was reported that many other teams came close to joining them. This was part of the reasoning behind the formation of the Elite league, with its wages cap.

    What position did Paxton Schulte play?Belfast Giants Ice Hockey Team (Flic666)

      Left Wing. And he's the best at it! Paxton is not only a skilled player, but also a great enforcer, hence the chant, "Paxton's gonna getcha"!

    This team played in the Superleague in the 2000-01 season: London ________ ?British Ice Hockey Teams (Notagenius)

      Knights. They came second in the Continental Cup in 2000-01.

    They play in the Superleague: Bracknell _______ ?British Ice Hockey Teams (Notagenius)

      Bees. During the 2000-01 season the Bees lost their coach and a lot of players to Belfast.

    They finished last in the Superleague in the 2000-01 season: Newcastle ________ ?British Ice Hockey Teams (Notagenius)

      Jesters.

    The Superleague finished at the end of the 2002-03 season. What League was introduced to replace the Superleague, starting 2003-04?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Elite League. By the end of 2002-03 there were only 5 teams left in the Superleague, and one of them, the Bracknell Bees announced their departure to play in the FNBL (Findus British National League). The five foundation members of the Elite League were: Belfast Giants, London Racers, Manchester IHC, Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers.

    The Superleague ended in 2002-03: who was the last player to take the Superleague's MVP award, as voted by the fans from every club?UK Ice Hockey (Flic666)

      Joel Laing. Joel Laing was the Sheffield Steelers netminder, and was the key to them winning the Challenge Cup and League. Hope you enjoyed the quiz!

    The Panthers won the Benson and Hedges Cup in the 1994/95 season?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      True. The Panthers won the Benson and Hedges Cup in 1994/95, 1996/97 and 1998/99. They were runners up in 1995/96.

    The Panthers were British Champions in the 1992/93 and 1994/95 seasons?Nottingham Panthers Ice Hockey Team (trixyvixy234)

      False. The Panthers won the championship once in 1988/89, but they were runners up 5 times in 1959/60, 1991/92, 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1998/99.

    The only Scotttish team that play in the Superleague: Ayr Scottish ________ ?British Ice Hockey Teams (Notagenius)

      Eagles. They have the player with the biggest nose in the Superleague, Ed Courtnay, hence his nickname, 'GONZO'!

    The newest team in the Superleague in the 2000-01 season: Belfast ________ ?British Ice Hockey Teams (Notagenius)

      Giants. The newest team in the 2000-01 season finished mid table.

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