List of Coventry Blaze seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Coventry Blaze ice hockey team, presently of the British Elite League.

This list documents the season-by-season records of the Coventry Blaze since their relocation to Coventry from Solihull in 2000 to the present day.

Regular Season Champions

Playoff Champions

Challenge Cup Winners

Second Tier Title Winners

Season	League	Tier	Regular season[1]									Post-season (Playoffs)	Challenge Cup	Other competitions
			Finish	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
2000–01	British League	2	4th	36	26	9	-	1	215	111	53	Finished third in qualifying group[2]
2001–02	British League	2	2nd	44	33	9	2	-	227	118	68	Finished first in qualifying group[2] Won in Semi Final, 10-4 (Guildford) Lost in Final, 7-8 (Dundee)
2002–03	British League	2	1st	36	30	4	1	1	173	69	62	Finished first in qualifying group[3] Won in Semi Final, 2-0 (Guildford) Won BNL Playoffs, 2-0 (Cardiff)	Finished fourth in qualifying group[4]
2003–04	Elite League	1	3rd	56	29	20	7	0	185	156	65	Finished third in qualifying group[5]	Finished fifth in qualifying group
2004–05	Elite League	1	1st	50	33	6	6	5	181	104	77	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 3-0 (Sheffield) Won British Championship, 2-1 (Nottingham)	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 5-4 (Nottingham) Won Challenge Cup, 11-5 (Cardiff)
2005–06	Elite League	1	4th	42	23	12	4	3	150	107	53	Finished third in qualifying group[6]	Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 8-7 (Nottingham) Lost in Final, 4-5 (Cardiff)	IIHF Continental Cup, finished second in group stage
2006–07	Elite League	1	1st	54	36	15	-	3	186	129	75	Won in Quarter Final, 5-4 (Newcastle)[7] Lost in Semi Final, 2-3 (Cardiff)	Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 6-4 (Manchester) Won Challenge Cup, 9-4 (Sheffield)
2007–08	Elite League	1	1st	54	41	11	-	2	217	127	84	Won in Quarter Final, 4-2 (Edinburgh) Won in Semi Final, 4-2 (Newcastle) Lost in Final, 0-2 (Sheffield)	Finished third in qualifying group	Lost Charity Shield, 6-7 (Nottingham)[8] Won British Knockout Cup, (Basingstoke) IIHF Continental Cup, finished fourth in group stage
2008–09	Elite League	1	2nd	54	38	14	-	2	228	151	78	Won in Quarter Final, 6-4 (Newcastle)[9] Lost in Semi Final, 2-6 (Nottingham)	Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 5-2 (Belfast)	Won Charity Shield, 5-4 (Sheffield) IIHF Continental Cup, finished second in group stage
2009–10	Elite League	1	1st	56	38	18	-	0	228	174	76	Won in Quarter Final, 6-2 (Hull) Lost in Semi Final, 6-3 (Cardiff)[10]	Finished third in qualifying group	Lost 20/20 Hockey Fest Final, 2-3 (Sheffield)
2010-11	Elite League	1	6th	54	23	27	-	4	198	185	50	Lost in Quarter Final, 4-3 (Belfast)	Finished fourth in qualifying group	Lost Charity Shield, 2-4 (Belfast) IIHF Continental Cup, finished second in group stage
Regular season totals				536	350	145	20	21	2188	1431	741	4 Regular season titles (+1 British League Title)

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. ^ ^{a b} The top eight teams in the league qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of four. Each team played once at home and once away against each team with the top two qualifying for the semi finals. The semi finals and final were played over two legs.
3. ^ The top eight teams in the league qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of four. Each team played once at home and once away against each team with the top two qualifying for the semi finals. The semi finals and final were played as best-of-three series
4. ^ Coventry entered the Superleague Challenge Cup
5. ^ The top six teams qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of three. The top two in each group advanced to the semi finals. The semi finals and final were played as one off games over a single weekend.
6. ^ All eight teams qualified for the post season. Semi final and final format the same as 2003-04 and 2004-05.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ For the first time a Charity Shield cup game was played before the start of the regular season between the previous seasons league champions and playoff champions
9. ^ In 2008-09, 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.
10. ^ All eight teams qualified for the post season. Finals format the same as 2008-09.

References

• An ongoing history of the Nottingham Panthers by Peter Walch
• Ice Hockey Results & Tables - Malcolm Preen