1996–97 ISL season 1996-97 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the inaugural season of the Ice Hockey Superleague.The league was formed by the owners of the Ayr Scottish Eagles , Basingstoke Bison , Bracknell Bees , Cardiff Devils , Manchester Storm , Newcastle Cobras , Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers . Ayr was the only new team with the rest of the teams having left the British Hockey League .Benson & Hedges Cup The Benson & Hedges Cup consists of the teams from the ISL and the top teams from the British Hockey League. Sixteen teams in total were split into four regional groups playing each team in their group at home and away . The top two teams of each group then progressed to the quarter finals where the teams were paired off and the winning team on aggregate progressed to the semi finals . Again the winning team on aggregate progressed to the one-off final game held at Sheffield Arena .Group A Group B Group C Group D Quarter finals Ayr Scottish Eagles vs Manchester Storm Manchester Storm 2-4 Ayr Scottish Eagles Ayr Scottish Eagles 3-2 Manchester Storm Basingstoke Bison vs Bracknell Bees Basingstoke Bison 5-3 Bracknell Bees Bracknell Bees 5-6 Basingstoke Bison Cardiff Devils vs Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers 0-1 Cardiff Devils Cardiff Devils 3-4 Nottingham Panthers Sheffield Steelers vs Newcastle CobrasNewcastle Cobras 0-2 Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers 6-3 Newcastle CobrasSemi finals Nottingham Panthers vs Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers 2-3 Nottingham Panthers Nottingham Panthers 3-1 Sheffield Steelers Basingstoke Bison vs Ayr Scottish Eagles Ayr Scottish Eagles 0-2 Basingstoke Bison Basingstoke Bison 4-9 Ayr Scottish EaglesFinal Ayr Scottish Eagles 3–5 Nottingham PanthersLeague home games and three away games against each of their opponents. All eight teams were entered into the playoffs .Superleague GP W T OTL L GF GA Pts Cardiff Devils 42 30 3 1 8 208 130 64 Sheffield Steelers 42 27 4 2 9 168 127 60 Ayr Scottish Eagles 42 21 6 0 15 171 157 48 Nottingham Panthers 42 21 1 2 18 160 147 45 Newcastle Cobras 42 17 2 5 18 158 172 41 Bracknell Bees 42 15 2 1 24 169 202 33 Manchester Storm 42 14 3 1 24 142 191 32 Basingstoke Bison 42 11 3 3 25 152 202 28
Playoffs All eight teams in the league took part in the playoffs. Group A consisted of Ayr, Cardiff, Manchester and Newcastle while Group B consisted of Basingstoke, Bracknell, Nottingham and Sheffield. The top two teams from each playoff group qualified for the playoff weekend at NYNEX Arena .Group A Group A GP W T OTL L GF GA Pts Cardiff Devils 6 6 0 0 0 29 14 12 Ayr Scottish Eagles 6 3 0 0 3 24 22 6 Newcastle Cobras 6 2 0 0 4 16 23 4 Manchester Storm 6 1 0 0 5 11 21 2
Group B Group B GP W T OTL L GF GA Pts Nottingham Panthers 6 5 0 1 0 26 16 11 Sheffield Steelers 6 5 0 0 1 22 15 10 Basingstoke Bison 6 1 1 1 3 16 26 4 Bracknell Bees 6 0 1 1 4 16 23 2
Semi Finals The finals weekend took place at NYNEX Arena in Manchester.Winner A vs Runner-Up B Cardiff Devils 2-5 Sheffield Steelers Winner B vs Runner-Up A Nottingham Panthers 6-5 Ayr Scottish EaglesFinal Winner A vs Winner B Sheffield Steelers 3-1 Nottingham PanthersAwards Coach of the Year Trophy – Jim Lynch , Ayr Scottish Eagles Player of the Year Trophy – Stevie Lyle , Cardiff Devils Alan Weeks Trophy – Jason Stone, Cardiff Devils Most points: 60 Dale Junkin Most goals: 28 Paul Adey Most assists: 37 Vezio Sacratini Most PIMs: 149 Frank Kovacs
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