Now the Czechs may be concentrating their scouting efforts on the Czech Extraliga, the Kontinental Hockey League, the Swedish Elite League and the Finnish Elite League.
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He stayed, and quickly became a star in the Finnish Elite League.
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But this year, I felt that I was in their elite league.
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He has been working out daily at home with a Swedish Elite League team.
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I don't have a DirecTV Swedish Elite League package where I watch every game.
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You're never going to get a one-page article in The Telegraph about the Elite League.
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AT&T is making its play to stay in that elite league through its proposed acquisition.
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But rather than head to New Jersey, he stayed home and began a career in the Swedish Elite League.
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And then there's London, currently without an Elite League team although once home to Wembley Lions, Harringay Racers, and London Knights.
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The standings at the top of La Liga, more than any other elite league in Europe, depend on the finest of margins.
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It was replaced in 222 by the Elite League (EIHL), with an administratively separate and semi-professional English Premier League (EPIHL) also operating.
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Scientists have triumphed over disease and even death, and an elite league of reapers has been commissioned to kill to slow population growth.
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Last season, the 6-foot-3, 223-pound forward played in 59 games in the Finnish Elite League, recording 11 goals and 21 assists.
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The Rangers did not draft Georgiev in 2016 or 2017, his breakout season with TPS Turku, during which he led the Finnish Elite League in goals-against average.
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The Rangers wasted no time selecting Kakko, who broke Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov's record by scoring 22 goals during his under-18 tenure in the Finnish Elite League.
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Currently, Elite League teams are permitted 13 foreign imports – usually from North America (players not good enough for the NHL) or Europe – augmented by as many British players as desired.
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Kakko, the top-ranked European prospect, played this past season in the Finnish Elite League, earning 22 goals and 16 assists in 45 games to win the rookie scoring title.
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So how does the sport expand, reaching out beyond the traditional heartlands to pull in lay sports fans, or even to improving the infrastructure so that more clubs can join the Elite League?
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Setoguchi return to the NHL was an arduous one, playing last season in the Swiss Elite League and then coming to training camp having to earn a roster spot as a free agent.
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It's a total that puts him in an elite league of players to have hit 1043 free kick goals in their careers, including David Beckham (65), Ronaldinho (66), and long term rival Cristiano Ronaldo (54).
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Champions from lower-profile leagues like those in the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and most of Eastern Europe, as well as elite-league clubs outside the top four or five spots in their domestic competitions, would be relegated to a 32-team second-tier competition and to a third division with 64 teams.
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The 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League (sometimes referred to as the European Elite League) is an age-restricted association football tournament for national Under-20 teams. It is the second edition of the Under 20 Elite League.
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The 2009 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 13th since its establishment in 1997.
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The 2010 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 14th since its establishment in 1997.
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Champions - Swindon Robins The 2012 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) took place between March and October 2012.
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Again he finished as the highest averaging rider in the Elite League and helped Wolves reach the title play offs. In 2016 Lindgren won the Elite League with Wolves and also won the Elite League Riders' Championship at the end of the season.Smee, Gary (2016) "Elite League Grand Final: Wolverhampton Wolves overcome Belle Vue to win title", BBC, 5 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016"Results: Saturday October 8", speedwaygb.
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In 2010 he won the Elite League Championship with the Coventry Bees defeating the Poole Pirates. In 2012 he won the Elite League Championship with the Swindon Robins defeating the Poole Pirates. In 2017 he won the Elite League Championship with the Swindon Robins defeating the Wolverhampton Wolves.
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The 2009 shield will be between the 2008 Speedway Elite League champions, the Poole Pirates and the winners of the 2008 Elite League Knockout Cup, the Eastbourne Eagles.
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The 2010 shield will be between the 2009 Speedway Elite League champions, the Wolverhampton Wolves and the winners of the 2009 Elite League Knockout cup, the Lakeside Hammers.
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For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on.
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The 2016–17 GFF Elite League (known as the 2016–17 Stag Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the highest competitive football league in Guyana, and the 2nd season of the Elite League. Eight FIFA licensed clubs participated in the inaugural Elite League season. Slingerz are the defending champions, but are not participating in the league this season, due to being in bad standing with the Guyana Football Federation.
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The 2015–16 GFF Elite League (known as the 2015–16 Stag Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season of the highest competitive football league in Guyana, and the 1st season of the Elite League. Eight FIFA licensed clubs participated in the inaugural Elite League season. The season was split into two parts (known as the Genesis and Finale rounds). Each half consisted of 14 rounds, with each team playing the other 7 teams twice each.
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The 2018–19 Elite League, also known as 2018–19 Hero Elite League for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Youth League U18 was the ninth season of the Indian Elite League and the fourth season of the competition as an under-18 one. Shillong Lajong were the defending champions, but could not advance to knock out stage.
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Monedderlust FC is a Guyanese football club based in Berbice, competing in the GFF Elite League, the top tier of Guyanese football. They competed in the inaugural season of the Elite League in 2015.
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The Elite League Riders' Championship is a motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Elite League in the UK.
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The 2011 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) took place between 26 March and 20 October 2011. The Coventry Bees were the defending champions after winning in 2010.
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It replaced the Elite League Knockout Cup which had ceased in 2012.
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They were an inaugural member of the Elite League in 2015–16.
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The 2008 Shield is the first in which one team won both the Elite League and the Elite League Knockout Cup. The Coventry Bees winning both of these honours. In similar fashion to football's Community Shield in such an event the team who finishes second in the Elite League will contest the Elite Shield. This team was the Swindon Robins, who were also runners-up to the Coventry Bees in the Elite League Knockout Cup. The first leg was at the home of the Swindon Robins, Blunsdon, on Sunday 23 March 2008.
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The Elite League, often referred to as GFF Elite League is the top level of the football system in Guyana. Contested by 10 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. The competition was formed as the Stag Elite League in 2015 following a hiatus for the 2014-15 season. Its inaugural season consisted of 8 of the 11 FIFA licensed teams from Guyana.
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The Swindon Robins were declared Elite League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-89.
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Poole Pirates were declared Elite League Champions, on winning on aggregate 98-85.
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In August 2019, Negrin signed with British Elite League (EIHL) club Manchester Storm.
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As a professional player he represented Caja Cantabria in the Spanish elite league.
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The 2012-2013 Belgian Elite League was the 72nd season of the Belgian Elite League, the top flight men's rugby union league in Belgium. Kituro RC won the championship playoffs, while Dendermondse RC were relegated. In total 8 teams participated.
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The Under 20 Elite League (aka European Elite League) is an age-restricted, under-20, association football (soccer) tournament for national U20 teams in Europe, that was founded in 2017. It is the successor to the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament.
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The 2012–13 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 4 October 2012 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2013, but for the second season running, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Fanja SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Elite League season. On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, Al-Suwaiq Club won the Championship Final match against Fanja 3–1 and emerged as the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.
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From 2008, promotion and relegation between the Elite League and Premier League was introduced for the first time since 1991. The team finishing last faced the Premier League play-off winner over two legs (one match at each track), with the aggregate winner taking the Elite League spot in the following season, and the losing team racing in the Premier League. There is now no relegation from the Elite League, although teams can apply to move up or down between leagues. For 2014 it was announced that each Elite League team would field two British riders from lower leagues at reserve.
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They were Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002 and again in 2008. As of the 2020 season, the Eagles compete in the British SGB Championship, having competed in the Elite League until 2014 and the National League from 2015 until 2018.
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The Elite League Pairs Championship is a motorcycle speedway contest between the top two riders from each club competing in the Elite League in the UK, first staged in 2004. The meetings comprise ten teams of two riders drawn into two qualifying groups.
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Eriksson won the Elite League Championship with Poole but was not retained the following season.
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The arena is the current home of Elite League ice hockey franchise the Coventry Blaze.
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The Belgian Elite League is the top flight men's competition for rugby union in Belgium.
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It was the last time that the competition would be known as the Elite League.
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In 2012, the North Sea Cup was discontinued and HYC Herentals joined the Dutch Eredivisie. For the 2012–2013 season, the teams of the Belgian National League joined Leuven and Turnhout to form the Belgian Elite League, the winner of which becomes the Belgian national champion. As of 2012–2013, the teams of the Belgian Elite League, plus HYC Herentals, compete for the Belgian Cup, which is played before and during the Elite League season.
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Middleditch became the Poole Pirates team manager in 1999, winning the Elite League Championship in 2003 and 2004, the Elite League Knockout Cup, also in 2003 and 2004, the Craven Shield in 2001, 2002 and 2006 and the British League Cup in 2003 and 2014.
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The club was founded in 1958 and has never won the Belgian Elite League, they have however reached the semi-finals of the Belgian Cup. They were promoted to the Belgian Elite League following the 2012/13 season when they finished top of Division Two. .
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Retrieved 10 April 2016"Birmingham Brummies: Speedway star Aaron Summers to visit fracture clinic", Birmingham Mail, 28 June 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2016 In 2011 he began a four-year stay with Redcar Bears in the Premier League and in 2012 and 2013 returned to the Coventry Bees Elite League team. In 2015 he left the Bears and signed for Glasgow Tigers where he captained the team, doubling up in the Elite League with Swindon Robins and ending the season with a 6.82 Elite League CMA. He started the 2016 season with Tigers but with no Elite League place, but was signed by Leicester Lions in April to replace Grzegorz Walasek.
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"Speedway: Tigers trio drafted into Elite League sides", Newmarket Journal, 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013"Ace Nielsen prepares for a move to the Elite League", Newmarket Journal, 6 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013 Nielsen signed for the Poole Pirates for the 2020 season.
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Sebastian Carl Aldén (born 7 November 1985 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League. He sustained a broken heel in the Robins' Elite League fixture against Belle Vue in July 2008. He recovered and returned for Swindon later in the season but broke his collar bone in another crash at Coventry and was unable to ride for the Robins in the Elite League play offs.
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Shane Parker started riding overseas in 1990 at the age of 20. He raced for Elite League team the Ipswich Witches who he would win the Elite League Fours in 1991. He won the Scottish Open Championship in 1996, was the Elite League KO Cup Winner in 2001 with the Peterborough Panthers and the Premier League Pairs Winner in both 2005 and 2006 while riding for the Glasgow Tigers. In Europe Parker rode for teams in Poland and Sweden.
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Peter Nylander återvänder (Swedish) In January 2012, he signed for Coventry Blaze of the UK Elite League.
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Frameries is home to Rugby Union club RC Frameries who currently play in the Belgian Elite League.
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Nick Deverell (14 February 2008). "Sahara Elite League starts this weekend" – Cricket Europe. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
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In 2012, he again moved out of Spain and this time to the Middle East and more accurately to Oman where he signed a one-year contract with Oman Elite League club, Al- Tali'aa SC in September 2012 before the beginning of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.
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In February 2016, it was announced that Elite League teams could sign an eighth stand-in rider, who could race in positions 2 to 5. The rider must be foreign and new to the Elite League. Lakeside Hammers signed Dennis Jonsson as their eight rider for the season.
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The 2019–20 Elite League, also known as 2019–20 Hero Elite League for sponsorship reasons is the tenth season of the Indian Elite League and the fifth season of the competition as an under-18 one. Punjab F.C. are the defending champions. On 18 April 2020, All India Football Federation, the organising body of the league announced that the league would be called off due to coronavirus pandemic & country-wide lockdown, and would start afresh from 2020-21 season.
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National Elite League Twenty20 was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Kenya that was held by Cricket Kenya. It was a part of the Sahara Elite League programme. The Sahara Elite League (otherwise known as Zonal League) is a four team cricket competition created by Cricket Kenya featuring a Twenty20 tournament, a one day cricket tournament and finally a first class cricket tournament. For the inaugural league four teams competed consisting of the 60 best players according to Cricket Kenya from Kenya.
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The club was founded in 1967, has won the Belgian Elite League title on six occasions most recently in 1983 and have won the Belgian Cup four times. In the 2011/12 season they finished the regular season as champions of Division Two and were therefore promoted in the Elite League.
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Rickard Rydell and Johan Kristoffersson won the championship in 2011 and 2012, in a Chevrolet and a VW, respectively. In 2013 the series merged with the TTA – Racing Elite League to form the 2013 STCC – Racing Elite League season, starring 17 drivers for Volvo, BMW, Saab, Citroën, Dacia and Honda.
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The 2008 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 12th since its establishment in 1997. The first fixtures of the season took place on 29 March and the season ended on 27 October. The Coventry Bees were the defending champions from 2007.
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The Elite League Riders Championship involves the riders with the highest average from each club competing in the Elite League. It took place on 8 October 2008, at the Premier League track at Birmingham after the original staging of the event on 20 August was abandoned due to bad weather.
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In 2011, Iversen left Peterborough and joined the King's Lynn Stars, who had moved up to the Elite League.
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The Elite League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2012.
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Taking advantage of new rules introduced to assist young British riders, Harris also took the step up to ride in the Elite League in 2002, with the Peterborough Panthers. He progressed well during his debut Elite League season, moving up into the main body of the team. Individually, he progressed to the final of the British Speedway Championship and finished fourth in the World Under-21 Championship. In 2003, Harris rode again for Trelawny Tigers in the Premier League and Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League.
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The 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League (known officially as the Asiacell Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Premier Division to Iraqi Elite League and it was sponsored for the first time. The season began on 29 October 2011 and ended on 20 August 2012. It was played in a home-and-away round-robin format for the first time since the 2002–03 season.
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Retrieved 28 December 2014 In 2013 he was signed mid-season by King's Lynn Stars to ride in the Elite League as cover for the injured Mads Korneliussen and was retained for the 2014 and 2015 seasons."Elite League: King's Lynn sign Danish U21 ace Nicklas Porsing", Sky Sports, 10 June 2013.
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In early 2012, he moved to Saham where he signed a one-year contract with 2011–12 Oman First Division League winners and Oman Elite League side, Saham SC. In the 2012–13 Oman Elite League, he scored 3 goals in 23 appearances helping his side secure the 3rd position in the championship.
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TTA has bought the Swedish Racing League and renamed it to the TTA – Elitserien i Racing (TTA – Racing Elite League).
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Dendermonde is home to Rugby Union club Dendermondse RC, champions of the Belgian Elite League in the 2011/12 season.
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The 2011–12 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 25 September 2011 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2012, but for the first time in the history of Omani League, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Al-Suwaiq Club were the defending champions, having won the previous 2010–11 Elite League season. On Monday, 21 May 2012, Fanja SC won the Championship Final match against Al-Shabab Club 7–6 on penalties after the match had ended 3–3 after extra time and emerged as the champions of the 2011–12 Oman Elite League.
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Adams returned to Swindon in 2004 and again finished top of the Elite League averages on 10.94 and partnered Charlie Gjedde to victory in the Elite League Pairs Championship. In 2005, Adams partnered new Swindon signing Lee Richardson to the Elite League Pairs Championship at Peterborough. On the world stage, Leigh ended his tenth season of Grand Prix activity with his highest ever ranking by winning the bronze medal after being the World No. 4 for the previous three years. Adams put together another successful season for Swindon in 2007, as the club finished runners-up in all three major domestic finals, being beaten by Coventry in the Elite League Play-Offs final, Knock- Out Cup final and Craven Shield final.
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In 2010, Ward signed with Elite League team the Poole Pirates. Poole finished second in the 2010 Elite League. At home he won his second straight Australian Under-21 title at Mildura's Olympic Park Speedway. Ward finished the meeting in third place on 11 points, but went on to win the 4-lap final.
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He was part of the Leicester Lions team in the British Elite League in 2015 and 2016."Elite League: Leicester sign Polish Under-21 champion Szymon Wozniak", Sky Sports, 4 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015 In 2017 he won the Polish Championship, beating Przemyslaw Pawlicki, Patryk Dudek, and Jaroslaw Hampel in the final.
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FUFA Women Elite League is a women's football league in Uganda sanctioned by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA). Until the 2019–20 season, the league was the top-flight women's football league in Uganda. The FUFA Women Super League succeeded the Women Elite League as the top women's football league in the country.
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However, early in the season it was revealed that teams including Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers were seeking to resign from the BNL and join the Elite League. A withdrawal of these clubs would leave the BNL with only a small number of participating teams. This situation led to the resigning teams temporarily withdrawing their Elite League applications and entering into collective discussions on the entire BNL joining the EIHL instead. The Elite League offered the BNL clubs invitations to join the EIHL structure, which were declined due to unfavourable terms.
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The league is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association, an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). When Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) suspended play in 2012, WPSL moved forward with its ambitions toward professionalism and created the WPSL Elite League. The Elite League was a pro- am league, with at least four fully professional teams, including three former WPS teams. The Elite league operated for just the 2012 season, disbanding in 2013 with the formation of the NWSL, which the three former WPS teams joined.
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Lions finished bottom of the Elite League. The Lions also entered a team in the National League-level National Trophy competition.
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Another league restructure resulted in a new Elite League with the Premier League becoming division two, Oxford competed in the latter.
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Ermolenko also rode for Västervik in the Swedish elite league 1992-1998. He was top scorer for Västervik all 7 seasons.
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' () is an annual under-20 football tournament. From the 2003–04 edition until the 2009–10 edition, the participating nations were Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland (the four Alpine nations). In 2011, Poland replaced Austria. For the 2017-2018 edition, the tournament was replaced by the Under 20 Elite League, as the 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League.
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The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.
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The season took place between March and October 2014. The Somerset Rebels were the defending champions after winning in 2013. This season saw a change to the line-up of teams, with the Peterborough Panthers dropping down from the Elite League and replacing the Leicester Lions who moved up to take Peterborough's place in the Elite League.
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It was governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The teams from the top division of league racing, the Elite League, took part. Similar competitions were held for clubs in leagues that preceded the Elite League, including the British League Knockout Cup and the Premier League Knockout Cup.
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Retrieved 25 March 2014 He also rode in the Premier League in 2013 for Glasgow Tigers. In 2014 he rode in all three British Leagues, riding for Mildenhall Fen Tigers (NL), Peterborough Panthers then Workington Comets (PL), and Wolverhampton Wolves (Elite League)."Elite League speedway: Wolves maul Birmingham Brummies in season opener", Sky Sports, 25 March 2014.
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The 2016 Elite League was the top division of speedway leagues in Great Britain. The Elite League ran between March and October 2016. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning their third consecutive title in 2015. The lineup of teams for 2016 stayed the same as in 2015, with the same eight teams competing.
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Ekblom signed a three-year deal with Volvo Polestar Racing to compete in the TTA – Racing Elite League starting in 2012. Ekblom secured third on grid at the final round in Gothenburg to claim the drivers' championship title. He finished fifth in the 2013 STCC – Racing Elite League. Despite missing two races, he came third in the 2014.
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Edinburgh won 97–83 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Belle Vue Aces, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final.
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On 28 July 2013, he moved to 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC on loan from Al-Nahda Club.
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Jacob Thorssell (born 24 July 1993 in Åtvidaberg, Sweden) is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider with the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League.
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The under-18 team participates in the Elite League. The team is coached by former Indian national football team captain Jo Paul Ancheri.
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The young talents from the Under-18 team playing in the Elite League are promoted into the reserve team based on their performance.
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Founded in 1902, Georgetown FC is the oldest club in Guyana. In 2015, Georgetown became an inaugural member of the GFF Elite League.
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Edinburgh won 93–90 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Wolverhampton Wolves, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final 106–76.
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Retrieved 27 December 2014 He reached the Elite League Grand Final with the Belle Vue Aces against the Poole Pirates in September 2015.
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The team has twice won the British Challenge Cup, in 2005 & 2007\. The 2004–05 EIHL season saw the club win the Grandslam (namely the Championship, the Challenge Cup and the Playoffs). To date, they remain the only team since the formation of the Elite League to achieve this feat. The club remains the most successful club in the Elite League era.
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In 2005, Coventry became the first city in the UK to host the International Children's Games and three of the city sports teams won significant honours. The Blaze won the treble consisting of Elite League, playoff and Challenge Cup; the Jets won the BAFL Division 2 championship and were undefeated all season; and the Bees won the Elite League playoffs.
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The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1998 season with the following the closure of the Long Eaton Invaders and the decision of the Oxford Cheetahs to compete in the Elite League. The addition of the Peterborough Panthers to drop down from the Elite League limited the reduction in numbers. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.
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"Patrick Hougaard signs new Belle Vue Aces contract", BBC, 8 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2014 In December 2013 he signed to ride for Leicester Lions in their debut Elite League season in 2014."Elite League Speedway: Leicester land Patrick Hougaard", Sky Sports, 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014"Leicester Lions: Hougaard joins Doyle and Korneliussen", BBC, 12 December 2013.
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Police FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana.
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In the 2009–10 season, the Belgian Elite League--the top tier of professional rugby union in Belgium--was won by Boitsfort Rugby Club.
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On May 18, 2012 the WPS announced that the league had officially ceased operations. Its remaining teams were assimilated into the WPSL Elite League.
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Antti Erkinjuntti (born May 30, 1986) is a Finnish ice hockey player who is currently playing for SC Langnau of the Swiss Elite League.
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She played for Chicago Red Stars of WPSL Elite League and was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team.
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David Fredriksson (born October 4, 1985, in Jönköping, Sweden) is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
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Ann's Grove FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana.
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Stefan Pettersson (born June 19, 1977, in Farsta, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player with Södertälje SK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
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Buxton United FC is a Guyanese football club in Buxton. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana.
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Western Tigers FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana.
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Santos FC (Guyana) is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana.
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Filipe Duarte was voted Macau Footballer of the Year at the Best Elite League Players (Melhores Jogddores da Liga Elite) awards on 22 September 2019.
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Mika Niskanen (born July 24, 1973 in Helsinki, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman, currently with Ilves in the Finnish elite league SM-liiga.
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On 15 March 2011 it was announced that both the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would be part of the 2011 Elite League season. However this was not officially confirmed by the BSPA despite announcements by Peterborough and Coventry bees co-promoter, Allen Trump. On 8 April 2011, the BSPA officially confirmed both teams had returned to the Elite League for the 2011 season.
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The Clan however made history a couple weeks later by beating the Nottingham Panthers 9–1 on aggregate in the quarter-final of the Elite League play-offs, to become the first Scottish team ever to make the Rapid Solicitors Elite League Playoff Finals. They finished the season in a 3–2 loss to eventual Play-off champions the Sheffield Steelers in the semi-final.
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Dundee Stars, the main ice hockey team, play at the Dundee Ice Arena. The team joined the Elite League in the 2010/2011 season. They are one of three professional ice hockey teams in Scotland, and play against teams from England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the Elite League. in the 2013/2014 season, Dundee Stars won the Gardiner Conference trophy, their only one to date.
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Wells rode for Elite League Coventry Bees in 2009 and for the Stoke Potters in the Premier League in 2010 on loan from Coventry.Coventrymotorspeedway.com - Bees Move For Wells In 2011 he rode for the Elite Shield-winning Wolverhampton Wolves team in the Elite League and Plymouth Devils in the Premier. He has remained with Wolves since, while riding for Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League since 2012.
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The 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League season was the only season of the new Racing Elite League run by the Touring Car Team Association. The championship was formed as a breakaway from the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. Following the season, the two series announced their reunification, under the STCC name but with the TTA technical regulations. Fredrik Ekblom won the championship, driving for Volvo Polestar Racing.
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The 2013 Oman Super Cup was the 11th edition of the Oman Super Cup, an annual football match between Al-Suwaiq Club, the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League and the 2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup and Fanja SC, the runners-up of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League. The match was played at the Al-Seeb Stadium in Al- Seeb, Oman.
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For the 2019–20 Under 20 Elite League, players born after 1 January 1999 are eligible to participate. The following squad was named for the upcoming fixtures in the Under 20 Elite League against Portugal and Poland on 22 and 26 March 2019. Note: Names in italics denote players who have been capped by Germany in a higher age group. : Caps and goals as of .
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Munster Beat Australia At Thomond Park , The Limerick Post, 17 November 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2011. Rugby league is also played in Limerick and the city is represented in the Munster Conference of the Irish Elite League by Treaty City Titans, the most successful Irish club and 6 times Elite League champions, and current Elite League champions Country Cowboys. A Limerick- based side is also planning to enter Super League by 2016 playing matches out of Thomond Park, it is also set to host high-profile rugby league matches including the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, an academy was also set up to identify players to play for Super League clubs.
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At the annual Elite League AGM, which was held during October and November 2015, it was announced that speedway bosses would continue to give more opportunities to young talent. All 8 Elite League teams would continue to track two young British draft riders, who would start the season at reserve. However unlike recent years these riders would be given Elite League averages after four meetings, giving them the chance to move into the top five of the team if they performed well. As a result of the reserve riders being given averages the overall points limit that teams must adhere to was raised from 34 to 40.5.
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1976 Eagles Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. They became Elite League Champions in 2000.
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The 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 71st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.
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Brendan Guilfoyle (born ) is an Irish rugby league footballer who plays for the Treaty City Titans in the Irish Elite League. He is an Ireland international.
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Oakes, P.(2005). British Speedway Who's Who. In August 2008 it was announced that Lindgren would join his brother at Wolverhampton in the British Elite League.
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On 23 December 2011 it was announced that Janowski would be racing for Kings Lynn Stars in the 2012 British speedway season, in the Elite League.
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The 2010 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 72nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.
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The 2007 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 69th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.
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The 2008 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 70th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.
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The 2002 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 64th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.
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The 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 68th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.
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The 2003 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 65th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.
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The 2004 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 66th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.
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The 2001 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 63rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.
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The 1999 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.
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The 2009–10 Ligue Magnus season was the 89th regular season of the ice hockey elite league in France and the sixth season of the Ligue Magnus.
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Edwards was called up to the England U20 side by Paul Simpson in September 2018 and went on to play in three Under 20 Elite League matches.
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Ryan Lannon (born December 14, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Vaasan Sport in the Liiga (Finnish Elite League).
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In 2011 he won the Elite League Riders' Championship and won it for a second time in October 2013."Results: Saturday October 19", speedwaygb.co, 19 October 2013.
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The 2005 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 67th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue Aces were the winners of the competition.
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The 2000 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 62nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.
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The Milton Keynes Lightning and Guildford Flames joined the Elite League, Manchester Phoenix folded, and the remaining seven teams became part of the National Ice Hockey League.
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Meanwhile, the FC Pune City U-18 had a historic run in the Hero Elite League. The club appointed ex player Mehraj Uddin Wadoo as the head coach of the U-18 team, and the young Stallions took the League by storm. The boys reached the Final of the Elite League, where they lost to Minerva Punjab U-18 team. The run to the final was a 13-game unbeaten run.
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In 2008, Otieno was selected as captain of The Southern Stars, a team in Kenya's recently launched domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League. His most recent big scores came when he made 93 in The Southern Stars only win in the One day edition of the Sahara Elite league. as well as two centuries in the 2-day league earning him a recall to the national squad.
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On 25 August 2017, Muslija received a call-up from Germany U20 for the unofficial friendly match against Greuther Fürth and 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League match against Czech Republic U20. On 7 September 2018, he made his debut with Germany U20 in a 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League match against Czech Republic U20 after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Linton Maina.
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Magnus Eriksson (born August 12, 1973 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. He has played with Milano Vipers since 2004. Before that did he represent Augsburger Panther in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (2001–2004), Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elite League (2000–2001), VIK Västerås HK in the Swedish Elite League (1997–2000).Now he plays for the French elite hockey team Dragons de Rouen.
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2007 also saw Wright become Premier League Riders Champion. In November 2007 Wright announced he had signed a two-year deal to ride for Unia Tarnów in Poland. The Swindon Robins announced that Wright would ride for them in 2008 in the Elite League. After Swindon couldn't fit James into their 2009 team James was signed by the Belle Vue Aces to continue his career in the Elite League.
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He played with Zurcher SC in Switzerland from 1983 to 1985 and with EV Wien in Austria in 1985–86. Nový returned to Kladno in 1986, to help his old team get out of the second division, back into the elite league. They succeeded, and he played in the elite league for two more years before retiring in 1989. Nový was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011.
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He also helped Coventry win the Elite League Knockout Cup. In 2007 Batchelor stepped up to the Elite League full-time with the Poole Pirates, whom he signed for on loan from King's Lynn. He also signed for Polish team Unia Leszno in the Ekstraliga and helped them win the 2007 Ekstraliga Championship. In 2008, Batchelor was on loan at Swindon Robins and continued with Unia Leszno in Poland.
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Loram was to become the first Pirate to lift the World Championship title with his success in 2000. Poole finished as Elite League runners up in 1999 and 2001. Tony Rickardsson joined Poole in 2001 and won the World Championship that year and the year after. Leigh Adams joined in 2003 and together they spearheaded the team to a triple championship of Elite League, Knockout Cup and the British League Cup.
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Teemu Huhtala (born April 4, 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with the Tampereen Ilves team in SM-liiga, the Finnish elite league.
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Elite League League Champions (2) – 1999 & 2006\. Play Off’s (6) – 2002, 2003 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2010\. Knockout Cup Winners (2) – 1999 & 2001\. Knockout Cup Runners Up (1) - 2002.
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Ronnie Karl Sundin (born October 3, 1970) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was an alternate captain for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elite League.
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The Austrian Football League (AFL) is the elite league of American football in Austria. The league was founded in 1984 and plays by the rules of the NCAA.
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The establishment of the FUFA Women Elite League in 2015 followed Uganda's stint at the African qualifiers of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where it won in a two-legged preliminary round match over South Sudan on a 22–0 aggregate. However the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) withdrew the national team from the qualifiers since it deemed "improper" to continue its campaign if there is no women's league in the country. The introduction of the Women Super League to the Ugandan women's football system as the new highest women's football league for the 2019–20 season relegated the FUFA Women Elite League as a second division league reducing the number of competing teams in the Elite League from 16 to 8. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season of the Women Elite League was cancelled with Isra Soccer Academy (Victoria group) and Makerere University (Elizabeth group) promoted to the Women Super League for the 2020–21 season.
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Aristică Cioabă and Yaqoob Al-Qasmi – 2012–13 Oman Elite League Aristică Cioabă – 2012–13 Oman Elite League In 2012, he again made a move out to the Middle East and more accurately to Oman where he was appointed as the manager of Saham SC. He helped the Saham-based club to win the 2011–12 Oman First Division League and thus helping in promotion to the 2012–13 Oman Elite League. He also helped them achieve the runners-up position in the 2012–13 Oman Federation Cup. Soon after the Second Round of the 2013–14 Oman Professional League, Saham SC's management decided to part company with the Petroșani-born coach.
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The 2004–05 Ligue Magnus season was the 84th regular season of the ice hockey elite league in France and the first to take the name of Ligue Magnus.
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Fredrik Jan-Ove Stillman (born August 22, 1966 in Jönköping, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player, currently general manager for HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
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He represented the Czech Republic in multiple youth categories. He participated in the 2017–18 U20 Elite League, scoring a goal in Czech Republic's 3–0 victory against Portugal.
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Marcus Eriksson (born April 26, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Eriksson played six seasons in the Swedish Elite League with Leksands IF and Mora IK.
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Lopes has represented Portugal at under-20 level, making his debut in March 2018, in a 1-0 loss to Germany U20 in a Under 20 Elite League match.
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Ashraf Eid Taysir Bait Taysir (; born 29 September 1982), commonly known as Ashraf Taysir, is an Omani footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in the Oman Elite League.
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Retrieved 1 January 2013 He returned to the Elite League with Eastbourne Eagles in 2006, and after rising through the team, in a spell when the team won the Elite League Knockout Cup in 2008 and the Elite Shield in 2009, was given the team captaincy in 2010, and has remained with the team since."Cameron Woodward ready for Eastbourne Eagles opener", BBC, 22 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013"Arlington Return for Woodward ", speedway365.
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The Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Formed in 1998, they were the 'B' team for the Elite League Capitals with whom they shared their name. The Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) played in the Scottish National League which is considered a third tier league in the United Kingdom equivalent to the equivalent to the NIHL. Certain players also ice for or have iced for their Elite League counterparts.
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Milan Nový (born September 23, 1951 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech ice hockey center. He played 16 seasons in the Czechoslovak Elite League, winning six league championships between 1974 and 1980. Nový played for Kladno in the Czechoslovak junior league from 1963 to 1968. He played in the elite league with Kladno from 1968 to 1972, Jihlava from 1972 to 1974, and Kladno again from 1974 to 1982 and 1987 to 1989.
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The Tullamore Knights are a Rugby league team from Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland. The Knights play in the Irish Elite League. The Knights play their home games at Spollanstown Park, Tullamore.
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The team has also finished champions or runners-up in several smaller cup competitions. The club was an inaugural member of Guyana's new first division, the GFF Elite League, in 2015.
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The 2012 Western New York Flash season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in the newly created WPSL Elite League following the suspension of Women's Professional Soccer.
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The 2011 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 73rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.
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The Cork Bulls are an Irish rugby league team based in Cork, Ireland. They play in the Munster Conference of the Irish Elite League. The Cork Bulls were formed in 2010.
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In motorcycle speedway, Eastbourne Eagles compete at Arlington in the British National League, having competed in the Elite League until 2014. The Hastings Saxons competed in speedway in 1948 and 1949.
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At the end of 2008, Robson moved on a full transfer to Elite League club Lakeside Hammers for the 2009 season. He rode for the Hammers again in 2010. At the end of the 2010 season, it was announced that he would ride for the Newcastle Diamonds full- time in the Premier League whilst doubling up with the Lakeside Hammers in the Elite League. At the end of the 2018 season, Stuart announced his retirement from the sport.
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He had three spells with the Oxford Cheetahs from 1998 to 2001 where he was part of the Elite League title winning team in 2001. After not racing for Oxford in the 2002 season, due to a rule capping the number of Grand Prix riders in Elite League teams, he returned to the team in 2003 and he also made a short-lived but successful comeback in 2006 for the Cheetahs before retiring for the last time.
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He was snapped up by the Newcastle Diamonds in 2007 and finished the season with an average of 6.32. He also made nine appearances for the Wolverhampton Wolves, recording an Elite League average of just over three. The Scunthorpe Scorpions signed Wilkinson on a full transfer from Newport for their maiden Premier League season in 2008 and he stayed until 2011. In 2009 he shared a reserve berth in the Elite League for the Ipswich Witches.
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In October 2007, the Poole Pirates announced that Holder would ride for them in 2008 in the Elite League. Holder won the Elite League Championship, and became a league winner with all three of his domestic teams in 2008. Holder finished second in the 2007 Junior World Championship and was also selected to ride in the Australian team for the 2007 Speedway World Cup, finishing in 3rd place. Holder again represented Australian in the 2008 Speedway World Cup.
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While mostly competing in lower-league teams in Germany, he saw action in 50 games of the German elite-league Deutsche Eishockey Liga, when playing with the Wedemark Scorpions in 1996-97.
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On 28 July 2013, he signed a contract with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC. On 6 August 2014, he signed a one-year contract extension with Fanja SC.
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Kevin O'Riordan (birth unknown) is a rugby league footballer who plays for the Treaty City Titans in the Irish Elite League. He is a member of Ireland men's national rugby league team.
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The Captain for the 2017-18 season was Joel Gautschi. His assistants were the two veterans, Ross Hay and Gary Hughes. The team folded in 2018 when the Elite League Capitals did.
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At the end of the 2011–12 season, he moved to Salalah and signed a six-months contract with Dhofar S.C.S.C.. He scored 3 goals in the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.
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RC Frameries is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Frameries in Hainaut. The official colours of the club are yellow and black.
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RC Soignies is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Soignies in Hainaut. The official colours of the club are green and white.
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Tobiasz Musielak (born 18 August 1993 in Leszno, Poland) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League 2015 and has also ridden for Swindon Robins.
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Ballynahinch Rabbitohs are an Irish semi-professional rugby league team based in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland. They play in the Ulster Conference of the Irish Elite League. They play their matches at Ballymacaren Park.
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Following a brief stay in England for the 2015–16 season, Thakker signed to play for Ris-Orangis in the French Women's Elite league playing two games in which she scored 12 points.
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William Lawson (born 27 February 1987) is former a Scottish speedway rider who rode with the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League. He ended his speedway career before the 2011 season.
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Colin George Pratt (born 10 October 1938)Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. is a former motorcycle speedway rider and later promoter of the Coventry Bees who compete in the British Elite League.
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They came second in the British Colleges Elite league to Hackney, losing once, and lost to Hackney in the Final of the British Colleges Cup, and reaching the Final Fours in the playoffs.
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The Elite League is the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2002 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The 1998 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 60th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams and the second under its new name. Ipswich Witches were the winners of the competition.
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The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2001 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The Elite League is the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and in 1997 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The 1997 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 59th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams but the first under its new name. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.
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Alun John Rossiter (born 23 July 1965, in Swindon, England)Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. is a retired speedway rider, and team manager of British Elite League team the Swindon Robins.
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Badar Juma Subait Al-Alawi (; born 6 December 1981), commonly known as Badar Juma, is an Omani former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in the Oman Elite League.
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Born in Hereford, Starke started his career with the Buxton Hitmen, before going on to have spells at a variety of different clubs during his development into an Elite League rider. Starke's most successful period to date was his 2 years with the Cradley Heathens in the National League. It was here that he won 2 league titles, forming a formidable partnership with Steve Worrall during the second year. His first spell in the Elite League was a disappointing one.
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None have come close to rivalling the Seahawks in terms of size and success although Mike and Sue Pack at least restored security and a place in the Elite League. The Stingrays debuted at 9th place. On 11 August 2010, they closed the club due to financial problems, but six days later were taken over by the owners of Coventry Blaze, which secured their survival. However, on 24 June 2015, the Stingrays withdrew from the Elite League and folded due to financial problems.
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Zakho continued to compete in the Iraqi Premier League. In 2015-16 the club narrowly missed out on progression to the elite league, finishing 5th in their area group just one point behind the final elite league spot. Zakho now competes in the unified Iraqi Premier League which has eliminated the initial stages based on area for one league containing all clubs. Zakho finished 16th in the 2016-17 season having won twice and drawn 16 times during the seasons 32 games.
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After playing a key role in the development of the newly formed Elite League Rider draft system, which saw young British riders fast tracked into the 2014 Elite League teams, Morris decided to tender his resignation from the role of under 21 coach at the end of the season. In December 2014, he was named the new FIM Race Director for the Speedway Grand Prix World Championship series as well as the Speedway World Cup, following the retirement of Tony Olsson.
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Allan had played domestic cricket in tournaments like the East African Cup, the East Africa Elite League, the East African Premier League and the Sahara Elite League. He has played for Kenya Elite Team and has been playing for Kongonis in the Nairobi Club Ground since 2010. Kongonis Squad – East African Premier League, 2011/12 cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2011 Allan currently gaining a lot of recognition from Queensland selectors with his all-round success playing for the South Brisbane Magpies.
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In 2008, he won his second Elite League title with the Blaze. He then became the head coach of the Corpus Christi IceRays in the Central Hockey League before being let go in February 2009. Afterwards, he returned to the Elite League and became player-coach for the Hull Stingrays. Cloutier became a popular player for the Stingrays and as such his number 83 was retired by the Hull Pirates, the successor team for the Stingrays following their liquidation in 2015.
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Salei was selected by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ninth overall at the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. In 1992, prior to being selected for the Ducks, Salei played in his native Belarus for Dinamo Minsk in the Russian Elite League. After the 1994–95 season, the Russian Elite League re-aligned, pushing Tivali Minsk to the side. Salei then came to North America, being signed by general manager Bob Strumm of the Las Vegas Thunder without Strumm knowing of his capabilities.
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Coventry during an Elite League meeting in July 2008. Poole initially struggled in the Elite League and were sold to local businessmen Matt Ford and Mike Golding in 1998. In a clear out at the club, only Magnus Zetterstrom remained from the 1998 season and Neil Street was replaced as manager by former rider Neil Middleditch. Craig Boyce left for Oxford, Lee Richardson was signed from Reading, Gary Havelock was brought in as Captain and Mark Loram was signed from Wolverhampton.
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The Elite League featured a standard home-and-away double round robin format, with a separate postseason from the regular WPSL playoffs. The Elite League's playoffs involved four teams in two-leg aggregate series.
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Elite League: There is no time limit; one of the teams just has to survive and injure all the opposing team's skaters to win the game, no matter how many goals both teams scored.
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Ekberg is a full Swedish international, making his debut in 1994. He previously rode in the UK for the Oxford Cheetahs and the Eastbourne Eagles, where he won the Elite League Championship in 1995.
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Ali Talib Salman Al-Ajmi commonly known as Ali Talib (; born 14 November 1984) is an Omani former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Al-Seeb Club in the Oman Elite League.
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The under-18 team participates in the Elite League. The team is coached by former TFA and Pune F.C. Academy coach Ranjan Chowdhury who is also the Project Head of East Bengal Football Academy.
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Treaty City Titans are an Irish semi-professional rugby league team based in Limerick, Ireland. They play in the Munster Conference of the Irish Elite League. They play their matches at Tom Clifford Park.
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The Laois Panthers are a rugby league team from Laois, Ireland. They play their home games at Togher Park, Portlaoise. The side play in the Irish Elite League, Ireland's top-tier rugby league competition.
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Petri Kokkowww.lubusports.pl. Retrieved on 11 March 2009. is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2001 Speedway World Cup. Kokko won the British Elite League with Eastbourne Eagles.
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Rönnqvist coached Almtuna in the Swedish secondary league, almost clinching a surprising promotion to the Swedish Elite League in 2010. That earned Rönnqvist a contract to coach Luleå, his former club as a player.
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The Speedway Great Britain Premiership 2017 was the top division of British speedway. It was the first time that it was known as the SGB Premiership after changing its name from the Elite League.
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RFC Liégeois is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Liège in Liège Province. The official colours of the club are red and blue.
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The club was founded in 1966 and has never won the Belgian Elite League but did finish as runners up in the 2008/09 season. Their only victory in the Belgian Cup was in 1971.
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The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They were the Elite League champions in 1999 and 2006, and they have won the Premier League Four-Team Championship on five occasions.
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The 1942–1943 SM-sarja season of the Finnish Elite League(SM-sarja) took place even though the Continuation War continued on. The season featured 8 teams from 4 cities. Teams played 7 games each.
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On 17 July 2013, he agreed a one-year contract extension with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC. On 2 July 2014, he agreed a one-year contract extension with Fanja SC.
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The Guyana Football Federation is the governing body of football in Guyana. It controls the Guyana national football team. The GFF has sanctioned the Elite League as the highest tier of football in the country.
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The Dublin City Exiles are an Irish rugby league team from Dublin, Ireland. The Exiles play in the Leinster Conference of the Irish Elite League. They play their home games at Lakelands Park in Terenure.
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The 1998 Elite League season was the second year of this top division of speedway in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
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The 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League season is the 16th season of the WPSL. 2012 saw the formation of two new leagues within the WPSL structure: the WPSL Elite League and a U-20 League.
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On 27 November 2010, The BSPA announced that both Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would not be riding in the top flight after they failed to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 competition. This then led to the King's Lynn Stars being promoted from the Premier League due to the Elite League needing a minimum of 8 teams. On 15 March 2011 it was announced that both the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would be part of the 2011 Elite League after all.
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The track closed early in 1954 and did not re-open until 1961 when the Wolves were introduced to the Provincial League. The track has almost been an ever-present ever since and currently operates in the British Elite League. Ole Olsen (in 1971 and 1975), Sam Ermolenko (in 1993) and Tai Woffinden (in 2013) were riders for the club when they became World Speedway Champions. The Wolves are defending Elite League champions, having defeated the Belle Vue Aces in the 2016 play off final.
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Following the 2004–05 British National League season, the Capitals and Newcastle Vipers applied to join the Elite Ice Hockey League, however both clubs withdrew their offers to make a joint application with the other remaining BNL clubs. Terms could not be reached between the Elite League and the BNL teams, so the Capitals and Vipers returned to their initial offers. Both clubs were accepted into the Elite League for the 2005–06 season. The BNL subsequently disbanded and the remaining teams moved into other leagues.
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The 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League is a football tournament for national under-20 football teams. It is the first edition of the Under 20 Elite League tournament. The tournament was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on 23 January 2017 as an expansion of the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament. DFB's Sporting Director Horst Hrubesch described the formation of the competition as an "important step" in player development and hoped to encourage the public to take an interest in U-20 games.
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They eventually won 58-18 and clinched a place in the World Cup. The same players are expected to feature in that tournament alongside Irish Super League players. The side won the 2009 Irish Elite League.
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The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.
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Georgetown FC is a Guyanese football club based in Georgetown, competing in the GFF Elite League, the top tier of Guyanese football. Its home ground is across the road from the Guyana Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
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Pele FC is a Guyanese football club based in Georgetown, competing in the GFF Elite League, the top tier of Guyanese football. The club was founded in 1971 and is named after Brazilian football legend Pelé.
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The 1995 Premier League season was the first for the new league, and the first of two seasons in which British speedway was competed as a single division, with the Elite League commencing later in 1997.
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Ringette was introduced to Sweden in the 1980s. history The first ringette club was Ulriksdals, in Stockholm. The national federation of ringette was established in 1990 Swe Ringuette.se and the elite league Ringetteförbundet was established in 1994.
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The League consisted of 18 teams for the 2003 season with the addition of the King's Lynn Stars who dropped down from the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.
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He played seven years of professional hockey following his outstanding collegiate career, including three seasons (1977–80) with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs, the Canadiens AHL affiliate, and one season with Jokerit Helsinki in the Finnish Elite League.
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Steven Shane (Steve) Boxall (born 16 May 1987 in Canterbury, Kent)Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom. He rode with the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.
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The club was founded in 1959 and has won the Belgian Elite League title on 15 occasions most recently in 2013 and have won the Belgian Cup twelve times. Along with Boitsfort RC they have dominated Rugby Union in Belgium but have not managed to match their previous successes over the last decade. ASUB were runners up in the Elite League playoffs in four consecutive seasons between 2004–05 and 2007-2008 on each occasion to Boitsfort RC In the 2011/12 season they finished the regular season in fifth place.
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The 2007 Elite Shield was contested by the winners of the 2006 Elite League, the Peterborough Panthers, and the winners of the 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup, the Coventry Bees. The Coventry Bees appearing in their second Elite Shield. The first leg was hosted at the home of the Peterborough Panthers the East Of England Showground on Friday 15 March 2007. Just as in the previous season's first leg, rain threatened to abandon the encounter as there was some fairly unpleasant conditions shortly after the midway stage as steady drizzle intensified.
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All Elite League and Premier League teams must declare 7 riders before the start of the season. For the 2008 Elite League, the combined averages of the 7 riders must not exceed 38.85, which increased to 39.9 for the 2009 season. A 2008 Premier League team's combined average must not exceed 41.5, increasing to 42.5 the following season. At the start of a season, a rider retains their last recorded CMA (or assessed CMA if they have never previously established one) until they have competed in six home and six away matches.
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The Elite League was the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was sponsored by Sky Sports until the end of the 2013 season. In 2016, the Elite League featured 8 teams, unlike 10 in 2014, during a season which ran between March and October. Each team had a designated race day on which they normally staged their home fixtures, and they regularly had home and away fixtures scheduled in the same week.
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Vladimír Martinec (born December 22, 1949) is a Czech retired ice hockey right wing who played both nationally and internationally in the 1970s and early 1980s. He won the Golden Hockey Stick award as top player in Czechoslovakia four times, in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1979. Martinec played for Pardubice in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1967 to 1981 with the exception of the 1978–79 season, when he played for Jihlava. Nicknamed "the Fox" due to the unpredictability of his offensive manoeuvres, he scored 343 goals in 539 games in the elite league.
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Born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Tungate made his British speedway debut in 2012 with Ipswich Witches in the Premier League, spending four seasons with the club."2017 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 14 January 2018 In 2013 he also rode in the Poole Pirates team that won the Elite League. In 2016 he doubled up between Premier League team Somerset Rebels and that year's winners of the Elite League, Swindon Robins.Edwards, Matthew (2016) "Swindon Robins late-comer Rohan Tungate is ready to shine", Swindon Advertiser, 19 March 2016.
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Amit Kandarp Shukla (born 2 January 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya) is a Kenyan cricketer. Shukla has represented the Kenya in List A cricket, and also the Kenya A cricket team. Amit Shukla Biography ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012 He was a part of the Southern Stars squad in the Sahara Elite League, Sahara National Elite League Twenty20, 2007/08 / Scorecard ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2012 and now is a part of the Kongonis team that takes part in the revamped structure in the East African tournaments (East Africa Premier League and East Africa Cup).
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Charlie Rasmussen Gjedde (born 28 December 1979 in Holstebro, Denmark) is an international motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Cup with Denmark in 2006. He currently rides for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.
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In 1995 it was replaced by the Premier League for two years before the sport was restructured into three tiers with the formation of the Elite League in 1997. The Championship was decided on a league table basis.
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Clive Gee (birth unknown) is an Irish rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level in the Irish Elite League for the Portlaoise Panthers (in Port Laoise).
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After playing college hockey for the Merrimack College, he went to Germany and played for minor league teams in Dortmund, Königborn and Iserlohn before being promoted with the Iserlohn team to the German elite league DEL in 2000.
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Jere Karalahti to join Slovan. Vakfan.blogspot.com (February 1, 2008). Retrieved on October 11, 2011. On July 24, 2008 Jere Karalahti signed a contract with the Germany Elite League Club Hamburg Freezers in Germany for the 2008–09 season.
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Since 2000, the city has also been home to one of the most successful Ice Hockey teams in the country, the Coventry Blaze who are four time Elite League champions, and play their home games at the SkyDome Arena.
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Lewis Alan Bridger (born 4 November 1989, in Hastings, Sussex)Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. is a British speedway rider. He stepped straight into Elite League racing from the Conference League after one season with the Weymouth Wildcats.
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Matt Beca (born March 6, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He plays for Glasgow Clan of the EIHL. He previously played for fellow Elite League side Manchester Storm and Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2.
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The Belgian Super Cup is an annual Rugby Union match contested between the winners of the Belgian Elite League and the Belgian Cup. The match is held in September of the following season as the opener to the new season.
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Boitsfort Rugby Club is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Brussels suburb of Boitsfort in the Brussels Capital Region. The official colours of the club are blue and white.
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Rugby Coq Mosan is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Berneau in the municipality of Dalhem near Liège in Belgium. The official colours of the club are black and white.
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Planning permission was granted in October 2009 for a brand-new speedway track at Beaumont Park , with Leicester Lions returning to action in the Premier League from 2011 to 2013. In 2014 the Leicester Lions raced in the Elite League.
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From 2012 to 2015 he rode for Redcar Bears in the Premier League, moving back to Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2015. In 2016 he continues to ride for Scunthorpe and also returns to the Elite League riding at reserve for King's Lynn.
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Pär Mårts (born 30 April 1953) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player, retired coach of Swedish National team. Trivia: Mårts has a stubbed pinky finger due to an injury he received during a fight in a Swedish Elite League game.
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Watt started his British speedway career in 2001 when he signed for the Isle of Wight Islanders in the Premier League. He rode as a substitute reserve rider for the Oxford Cheetahs in 2001 and 2002 and was therefore a member of the Elite League title winning team in 2001. The following year he signed for Premier League team Newcastle Diamonds. In 2002 he gained a team berth at King's Lynn Stars while also doubling up for his parent club the Poole Pirates, where he was part of the Pirates Elite League league winning team in 2003.
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Following difficult campaigns in 2010 and 2011, Swindon signed Denmark's Peter Kildemand, former world #5 Hans Andersen and Australian international Troy Batchelor, who rode for the Robins in 2008 and part of the 2009 season. Alun Rossiter also returned as team manager after a 2-year spell with Coventry, with whom he won the Elite League in 2010. In 2012, the Robins won the Elite League title after beating the Poole Pirates 95–89 on aggregate following a 45-year wait for glory. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, the Robins made the semi- finals of the playoffs, but failed to advance further.
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Born in Townsville, Queensland, Grajczonek's big break in British Speedway came as an 18-year-old with the Glasgow Tigers. During 4 years with the team he won his first major trophy as a Speedway rider, the 2011 Premier League. For the majority of his time in Britain he has 'doubled- up' riding for a team in both the Elite League and the Premier League. After spells with both the Belle Vue Aces and the Swindon Robins in the Elite League, Grajczonek is now best known for a very successful couple of years riding for the Poole Pirates.
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The decision is set to be the subject of a legal challenge by both clubs. On 17 February 2011, it was announced by the BSPA that both Coventry and Peterborough would not be competing in the Elite League. Both clubs rejected an offer from the BSPA issued on 31 January 2011, which would have permitted both clubs to continue with their proposed legal action (including claims for compensation from any losses) whilst resuming their league membership with immediate effect. On 15 March 2011 it was announced that both the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would be part of the 2011 Elite League season.
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Liiga (called SM-liiga until 2013) is the elite league for men's ice hockey in Finland; it was created 1975 as the first domestic professional ice hockey league and replaced SSM-sarja as the top national division. Mestis is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland; many Mestis teams are associated with Liiga systems as farm teams. The Suomi-sarja is Finland's third-tier men's ice hockey league. Naisten Liiga (called Jääkiekon naisten SM-sarja until 2017) is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Finland; it has been in operation since the 1982-1983 season.
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He averaged over five once again in 2005 but in a surprise move he was signed by the Peterborough Panthers for 2006 to ride in the Elite League. In 2006, Hall recorded a 4.54 average and the Panthers won the Elite League Championship with Hall playing a vital role in the second leg of the play-off final. He returned to the Panthers in 2007 but his season was cut short after receiving a fractured pelvis and broken ankle in the Garry Stead Benefit Meeting at Sheffield, a few days after being dropped by the Panthers.
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The Ukrainian National Youth Competition () is Ukrainian organization of the Ukrainian Association of Football that conducts association football competitions among youth teams in four (4) age categories (under-14, U-15, U-16, and U-17) and originally consisted of two tiers the Supreme and the First Leagues. The Supreme Leagues consists out of four regional groups and the First have eight. In 2020 there was introduced the Elite League (top tier).The DUFLU: there was approved composition of all groups of the 2020–21 Elite League (ДЮФЛУ: затверджено склад усіх груп Еліт-ліги сезону-2020/2021). Goldtalant.com.ua.
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In 2009, there were 5 clubs competing in the Elite league for the Belgian Championship. During the 2010–2011 season, the two top Belgian teams competed in a joint tournament with the teams of the Dutch Eredivisie called the North Sea Cup. The other three teams dropped out of the Belgian elite league to join the Belgian National League, leaving only Herentals and Turnhout to decide the Belgian Championship.IIHF Leuven Chiefs played in the North Sea Cup for the 2011–2012 season, but Turnhout dropped out of the league midway through the season and Leuven dropped out at the end of the season.
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Leigh Jamieson (born 30 July 1985) is an English professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Streatham RedHawks in the National Ice Hockey League. Jamieson began his career with his hometown Milton Keynes Kings and also played for England Under 20's before joining another MK team the Milton Keynes Lightning. He then signed with Elite League team the Belfast Giants where he was a key member of their squad and helped them with the Elite League title in 2006. His performances for the Giants also earned him a place in the Great Britain national ice hockey team.
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Seven of the awards were voted for by coaches and captains of the ten Elite League teams. One Award, the Fan's Favourite, is voted for by the fans of Elite League Ice Hockey in the United Kingdom. Team captains voted for Coach of the Year with Paul Thompson winning in the 2007/2008 season. In its founding year, the awards included the following categories: Best British Player, Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, Fan's Favourite, Forward of the Year, Hard as Ice, Newcomer of the Year, Netminder of the Year, and Defenceman of the Year.
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Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League for the 2014 season.
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Da Costa returned to Poland to play with GKS Tychy for two seasons. In 2013, he signed with Hokki of the Mestis league in Finland. For the 2014-2015 season he was signed by Tappara, playing in the Finnish Elite League, Liiga.
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ASUB Rugby Waterloo is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Waterloo in the Walloon Brabant province of Belgium. The official colours of the club are a combition of dark and marine blue.
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Guyana Defence Force FC, colloquially known simply as Defence Force is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. The club is fielded by the nation's defence force and military.
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Four-time Swedish champion Richard Göransson has been advisor. The track offers one of Sweden's longest straights, open hairpins and fast, challenging corners. TTA raced on the track on 15 September. The merged STCC – Racing Elite League visited the track in September 2013.
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In 2003-04, he served as head coach of Al Ittihad of the Syrian elite league, in 2004-05, Hemmings coached the Mattersburg 49ers in the Austrian top-flight. In 2009, he accepted the position as head coach of AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.
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The Elite Ice Hockey League was formed by the remaining three clubs (Belfast Giants, Nottingham Panthers, and Sheffield Steelers) and played their first season on 12 September 2003. The Elite league is seen as the successor league to the Ice Hockey Superleague.
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Gustav Arne Carlsson (born 5 January 1943) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman. Carlsson competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.Arne Carlsson. hockey-reference.com He previously played for Södertälje SK, Frölunda HC, and Almtuna IS in the Swedish Elite League.
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He made his senior debut playing for Kenya Select in the 2006/07 Logan Cup. A genuine tailender, he made five ducks from his first seven first-class innings. He is also a player for the Sahara Elite League team, The Eastern Aces.
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The Berger Elite League consist of six teams from different parishes within Jamaica. In the 2016/2017 season, two Under 21 teams, the U21 Suns and U21 Shiners were added to the league in preparation for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.
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Adam Skórnicki (born 22 October 1976 in Wolsztyn, Poland) is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who was the 2008 Individual Polish Champion and a former Polish Under-21 international.Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. He rides for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the British Elite League.
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The team had a record Elite League victory on 23 August 2013, beating Coventry Bees by 70 points to 20."Panthers Power to Record Win", speedwaygb.co, 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013 In 2017 Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours at their home track.
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The Elitserien (literally, the "Elite League") () is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consists of 14 teams. The season ends with one final game in March. The final was held at Studenternas IP in Uppsala from 1991 until 2012.
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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.
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The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2004 season after the Swindon Robins and Arena Essex Hammers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Trelawny Tigers. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.
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Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth setup of Indian Super League side Odisha FC. Based in Bhubaneswar, the side was unveiled on 6 March 2018 and participates in the Elite League, the elite youth football league of Indian football.
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"Speedway: Richard Lawson agrees move to Wolverhampton", Daily Mirror, 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2013 He remained with the Comets until the end of the 2013 season, and gained further Elite League experience in 2012 with Peterborough Panthers and in 2013 with Lakeside Hammers.
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After again impressing in the close season, Summerfield made a number of substitute appearances for the Phoenix and regularly trained with the Elite League squad. He was re-signed by the Phoenix to play for the organisation in the 2009/10 season of the EPL.
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In 2011, he signed a contract with his former club Muscat club. After spending two seasons with the club where he spent his best times he announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League season.
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Johan Motin (born October 10, 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HIFK of the Finnish Elite League (SM- Liiga). Motin was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round (103rd overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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In 2009 Swedish Touring Car Championship season he moved to the E.ON Biogas Racing Team, driving a Volkswagen Scirocco which ran on bio–gas. Volkswagen confirms biogas powered Sciroccos Volvo Polestar Racing at the Anderstorp round of the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League season.
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Pedersen's speedway career in the United Kingdom began with the Premier League team Newcastle Diamonds, before Elite League side Wolverhampton Wolves bought him for the 1999 season. He was at Wolverhampton for two years before the club loaned him out to King's Lynn, Oxford and Eastbourne. Pedersen spent four years at Eastbourne but left at the end of the 2007 season due to a change in ownership of the club and a reduction of the points limit for team building purposes by the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Although Nicki is still an asset of Wolverhampton, he has ruled out a return to the Elite League.
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The inaugural Elite Shield was contested between the winners of the Elite League the Coventry Bees and the Knockout Cup winners the Belle Vue Aces. The two had already clashed in the Elite League playoff final the previous year. The first leg was scheduled to take place at Belle Vue's track, Kirkmanshulme Lane, on Monday 13 March but rain forced the meeting to be delayed so the clash at Brandon Stadium became the first leg. During the first leg, Belle Vue rider Joe Screen was forced to retire from the meeting after just one race after a spectacular fall on the back straight in Heat 1.
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Born in Canberra, Morris was successful as a youngster in youth racing in Australia before making the move into British racing in 2010 with Buxton Hitmen in the National League, the team going on to be crowned champions. It was the only season that Morris would race in the National League, making the step up to the Premier League and the Elite League in 2011. He won titles with Glasgow Tigers and Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League, and with the Swindon Robins in the Elite League. Morris has ridden for Swindon since 2012, and in late 2014 it was announced that Morris would return to Swindon for the 2015 season.bbc.co.
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In 2 full seasons with the team he's won the Elite League on both occasions. Despite being a part of such a successful period with the club he was initially left out of the teams plans for the 2015 season and it looked as though he would be left without an Elite League club for the 2015 season. However, after an unfortunate injury to fellow Australian Davey Watt shortly before the start of the season Poole turned to Grajczonek and drafted him in as a temporary replacement. Grajczonek is a six time Queensland Solo Champion, winning the title in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
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In England and Wales, 28 teams play in the British Women's Leagues. The top 6 teams in the country play in the Elite League, with a Premier league consisting of 8 teams, and below that two unequally sized divisions, split by north (consisting of 4 teams) and south (consisting of 9 teams). In the Premier Division, the sides play each other, one home, once away, with the team ranked highest being declared champion of the league and promoted to the Elite League. At the end of the season, the top four Premier sides and top three Division One sides from each region converge for the 'Trophy Weekend'.
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This allowed 2 new teams to enter, with the Leicester Lions successfully being granted entry after failing in 2010, and the Ipswich Witches deciding to swap league memberships with the Brummies to fill the allocated spots. However, with the Elite League seemingly in turmoil with the withdrawals of the Coventry Bees and the Peterborough Panthers, the Elite League required 1 further team to be able to track a full season. The Kings Lynn Stars elected to join the speedway elite and therefore withdrew from the Premier League. This further allowed another entry to the Premier League, with the place being allocated to the Plymouth Devils.
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Hull Stingrays were a British ice hockey club from Kingston upon Hull who was a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League from 2003 until 2015. They played their home games at Hull Arena. The Stingrays replaced previous clubs Humberside Seahawks (1988–1999) and Hull Thunder (1999–2003). On 10 August 2010, owners Mike & Sue Pack announced that the club was ceasing operations due to a lack of funds to complete the 2010–11 season, but a takeover by Elite League rivals Coventry Blaze was confirmed on 17 August 2010, enabling the team to take its place in the Elite League for the 2010–11 season.
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In mid-2013, stories began to circulate that the EIHL had approached AEG with the intention of placing a London-based franchise into Wembley Arena. League chairman Tony Smith confirmed that a franchise had been awarded to a London- based group for a franchise located within the capital On 29 March 2016, it was announced that the Milton Keynes Lightning (playing in the second-tier English Premier League) would be joining the Elite League for the 2017–18 season. On Friday 24 February 2017 it was announced that the Guildford Flames would make the step-up to the Elite League for the following season, thus expanding the league to twelve teams.
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In the 2012–13 season, Al Shorta won both the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League and the Baghdad Cup. Al Shorta won the Iraqi Premier League (known as the Iraqi Elite League at the time) on the last day of an historic season, thrashing Al Talaba 3–0 to ensure that they clinched the title for the first time since the 2002–03 season and finished two points ahead of second-placed Arbil, losing just two games in the entire season. Al Shorta also triumphed in the Baghdad Cup, with a 1–0 win over rivals Al Zawraa. Hussein Karim scored the winning goal in the match.
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Döme has played in Europe since 2003, playing two seasons with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League and the 2005–06 season with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of Germany's DEL. In July 2006 he signed a two-year contract with Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elite League where he became a Swedish champion in the season of 2006/2007. Received an award as the “Modo player with the largest heart for the spectators” during the celebrations at the town square the day after he brought the gold to Modo and Örnsköldsvik. Döme played as a captain for HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovnaft Extraliga from the season 2007–08.
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Following the announcement in May 2015, Milton Keynes Lightning formally joined the Elite League for the 2017–2018 season. With this also came a change in ownership. Planet Ice, the Milton Keynes rink operators who had run the franchise since its temporary use of the Coventry Sky Dome during the 2013–2014 season sold the club to the Midlands-based husband and wife team of Graham and Monica Moody. Lightning's inaugural season in the Elite League had a promising start but poor away form and a series of disappointing results left them languishing near the bottom of the table at the turn of the new year.
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Linus Eklöf (born 3 March 1989)Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2009, pages 44-45, is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won the Team U-19 European Champion title in 2008. In 2009 he rode in the Premier League in the UK, averaging over six points per match for treble-winning King's Lynn Stars, staying with them in 2010 (averaging over 7 that season) and also riding in the Elite League for Peterborough Panthers."Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2012-07-07 He left British speedway in June 2010 for personal reasons, returning in 2011 with Berwick Bandits in the Premier League and Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League.
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The 2000–01 Iraqi Elite League was the 27th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi First Division to Iraqi Elite League. Instead of relegating teams from the 1999–2000 season and promoting teams from the lower division in order to decide which teams were playing in the competition, the Iraq Football Association decided that every eligible team in the country from every division should play qualifying games in order to decide who participated. The qualifying rounds saw a total of 135 teams being split into regional groups, all competing for the 16 places in the league.
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Domestically, Adam Calder, ably assisted again by partner Dan Carlson, proved to be Blaze's main weapon. The Canadian scorer had a career season, hitting 58 goals and 125 points in Elite League competitions as he ended the year the club's and the league's MVP. Blaze held off their challengers to finally seal a second successive, and third overall, Elite League title. By this time Coventry had also reached the Knockout Cup final against Basingstoke, but they needed a four-goal burst in the final period of the second leg to seal a second trophy of the season – one which had proved elusive on two previous occasions.
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He also had seven goals and 14 points in 39 Stanley Cup Playoff games. On September 16, 2013, Halpern signed a one-year contract with Finnish Elite League team TPS, and was expected to make his SM-liiga debut in October. His contract included an NHL-clause.
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In the 2011-12 season, Al Shorta competed in the 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League. Al Shorta managed to stay in the top four throughout most of the season but a run of 6 losses in a row led them to 7th place in the league.
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Johan Markus Davidsson (born January 6, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who played last with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He was a long-time Elitserien player and captain of HV71, with which he has won the Swedish championship four times.
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Smoleňák signed a contract with Pelicans Lahti from the Finnish elite league SM-liiga on January 30, 2012. In 2009, Smoleňák received significant fan support in the NHL voting for the 57th National Hockey League All-Star Game compiling 10,471 fan votes as a write-in candidate.
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"Peter Ljung", speedwaygp.com. Retrieved 23 March 2014 He previously got wild cards in 2003 and 2004. In 2014 he returned to British speedway riding for Leicester Lions in their debut Elite League season."Speedway: Peter Ljung in deal to join Leicester Lions ", Leicester Mercury, 21 December 2013.
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With the folding of WPS in 2012, Heath joined New York Fury of the WPSL Elite League. At the start of the season, she was recovering from an ankle injury. Afterwards, she played one game with New York Fury and was later called to the national team.
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The National American Football Championship of Romania (CNFA) () is the elite league for American football in Romania. It was formed in 2010. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. Each end of season culminates with the championship game, known as the Romanian Bowl.
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He was named most valuable player of the Soviet elite league in 1984. He scored 252 goals in 503 league games and 64 goals in 109 international games with the Soviet national team.Team CCCP Players Info: Nikolay DROZDETSKY (Николай ДРОЗДЕЦКИЙ). Chidlovski.net. Retrieved on 2 November 2011.
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Jack Holder (born 23 March 1996) in Appin, New South Wales is an Australian speedway rider currently riding for Poole PiratesBournemouth Daily Echo 13 April 2019 in the British Elite League. He is the younger brother of Chris Holder, who won the World Championship in 2012.
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Belov made his professional debut with CSKA Moscow of the Russia Elite League in the 2004–05 season. Belov would play four seasons for Moscow. From 2008 to 2013, Belov played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Belov played five seasons for Omsk.
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Billy Treacy (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of "Billy Whizz", is an Irish rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level in the Irish Elite League for the Treaty City Titans (in Limerick).
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Ove Lars Gösta Malmberg (born 17 May 1933) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman and Olympian. Malmberg played with Team Sweden at the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He also played for Djurgårdens IF Hockey and IK Göta in the Swedish Elite League.
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From 1974 to 1984, he played as forward with Västra Frölunda HC in the Elitserien (Swedish Elite League). He played 316 for the team, scoring 121 goals and 93 assists for 214 points. He began his career playing in the Swedish Second Division for Grums IK.
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Fruta Conquerors FC is a Guyanese football club in Georgetown. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They were league champions in 2000–01, 2017-18 and 2019. The club is named for their sponsor, the beverage company Fruta.
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The All-Ireland Rugby League Championship (now the McGettigans All-Ireland League for sponsorship reasons) was first played for in 1997 under the title All-Ireland Challenge Cup. Since then it has also been known as the All- Ireland League, Elite League and the All-Ireland Championship.
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Victoria Kings FC is a Guyanese football club in Victoria. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They have a fierce rivalry with fellow estern side, Buxton United. The club's motto is Discipline is the Gateway to Excellence.
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Ossi-Petteri Grönholm (born September 17, 1981 in Kotka, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing for Pelicans and SaiPa of the Finnish SM-liiga and Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League, he signed with Oulun Kärpät for two years in spring 2008.
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The Ligue Élite de Football Américain or LEFA (Elite League of American Football in English) is the top-level American Football league of France. The league was founded in 1982.Russ Crawford, Le Football: A History of American Football in France (University of Nebraska Press; 2016).
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King went back to Europe in 2008 and played three seasons in the German elite league, one with Adler Mannheim and two with the Hamburg Freezers. After returning from Germany, King played two seasons with the St. John's IceCaps, the minor league affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets.
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Kenneth Bjerre Jensen (born 24 May 1984 in Esbjerg, Denmark)Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider who races using the name Kenneth Bjerre. He rode in the UK for Peterborough Panthers and King's Lynn Stars in the Elite League.
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In 1989, after sixteen years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, he signed as a free agent with the Red Wings, for whom he played one season to finish his career in the NHL. He completed his pro hockey career with AIK of the Swedish Elite League.
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He then went home to Sweden, re-joining Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League in 2003. After two more seasons there, he retired in 2005. He finished his NHL career with 4 goals and 10 assists in 123 career games, along with 75 penalty minutes.
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Retrieved on 30 May 2013. In 1999 he won 3 Titles with Peterborough Panthers: The Elite League Title, the Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield. He won the British Under-21 Champion in 2000 and in 2002 he finished third in the World Under-21 Championship.
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He played for Villeneuve in the French elite league in the 14/15 season. Hamer is also a 3 time Sparta cup champion which is held just north of Barecelona in the town of Lloret De Mar. He was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2019 tournament.
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Sami Ryhänen (born May 23, 1980) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He played in the Finnish SM-liiga (the Finnish Elite League) for Lukko, SaiPa, Blues and Tappara. He last played for Porvoo Hunters, who he would later coach between 2018 and 2019.
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Rolf Lennart "Riddarn" ("the Knight") Ridderwall (born November 20, 1958) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He played for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elite League almost his entire career. Ridderwall won the Golden Puck as the top player in Sweden for the 1989-90 season.
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Fredrik Ekblom (born 6 October 1970) is a Swedish race car driver from Kumla. After an early career in single-seaters he switched to touring car racing where he won multiple titles in his native Swedish Touring Car Championship and later in the TTA – Racing Elite League.
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Born in Longwarry, Victoria, Proctor attended the Longwarry Primary School and Drouin Secondary College."Rollercoaster Ride for Ty Proctor", Warragul & Drouin Gazette, 5 February 2019 Ty's brother Toby was also a speedway rider. Proctor started riding motorbikes after being left one by a relative who had died of leukaemia. After finishing fourth in the Western Australia Solo Championship, Proctor began his British speedway career in 2008 with Redcar Bears in the Premier League, also riding in the Elite League for Peterborough Panthers. He stayed with the Bears in 2009, but in the Elite League switched to Wolverhampton Wolves, with whom he won the Elite League and the Elite Shield, and stayed with the team through to the end of the 2014 season, winning the Elite Shield again in 2011. In 2010 he won the Victoria Solo Championship. He also rode in the Premier League for Plymouth Devils (2013), Sheffield Tigers (2014–2015), and Workington Comets (from 2017), his career interrupted by visa issues in 2015 and 2016. His 2013 season finished early after sustaining fractured vertebrae in a crash at Edinburgh.
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Dendermonde RC is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Dendermonde in the Flemish Province of East Flanders. They are currently the only team from Flanders in the top flight. The official colours of the club are green and yellow.
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Manuel Hauzinger (born 3 December 1982, in Vienna, Austria)Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the UK for the Berwick Bandits in the Premier League. He also rode for the Swindon Robins in the Elite League, replacing Theo Pijper.
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The team competed in the Elite League under new promotion from 1998 and in 2001 won their fifth top tier title. The team consisted of Aleš Dryml Jr., Andrew Appleton, Brian Andersen, Davey Watt, Leigh Adams, Lukáš Dryml, Steve Johnston and Todd Wiltshire and was promoted by Steve Purchase.
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Henrik Gustafsson, who has ridden for Indianerna in the Swedish Elite League since 1986, is a two time Swedish Speedway Champion, winning the title in 1995 and 2000. He also won the Swedish Pairs Championship in 1994 and is a four time (1986-1989) Swedish Under-21 Champion.
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Jiří Dopita (, born 2 December 1968 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is former Czech professional ice hockey player, and currently hockey coach. He has played in the Czech Elite League most of his career. He briefly played in the National Hockey League. Dopita has primarily played center throughout his career.
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On 27 July, Final One date, Nicholls need ride in British Elite League event. Then ACU does not agree that Hans N. Andersen could be replaced in Swindon Robins match. Andersen informed the club and a league that he will take part in the SEC before signing the contract.
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The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2005 season after the Reading Racers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded Redcar Bears.
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Ellingsen, nicknamed "the Moose", played nine seasons with Storhamar in Norway from 1983 to 1994. In 1987/88 he played for Björklöven in the Swedish Elite League (SEL), together with fellow Norwegian Erik Kristiansen. His native club was Forward of Oslo. He also played one season with Stjernen.
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Michael "Mike" Brodie (birth WGC), also known by the nickname of "Dandy" or "Badger", is an Irish rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level in the Irish Elite League for the Treaty City Titans (in Limerick).
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The Mexican Elite Hockey League () is a semi-professional ice hockey league in Mexico and was inaugurated as the Mexican Elite League () on 2 October 2010, with the goal to establishing Mexico's high-level international competitor in ice hockey. Currently it has four professional teams and 17 associated equipment.
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Cory Gathercole (born 2 December 1986 in Irymple, Victoria) is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Plymouth Devils in the British Premier League. He was also a member of the Swindon Robins squad in the Elite League. Has represented Australia at Under-23 level.
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In 2016 team building saw Edinburgh keep Masters, Erik Riss, Clegg and Wölbert from the 2015 league winners. With Craig Cook and Justin Sedgmen both going Elite League only. Rob Branford also moving on. With Edinburgh signing newcomer Jye Etheridge (replaced by Erik's brother Mark) and Dan Bewley.
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Billy "The Kid" Janniro rode for the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers in the British Leagues, and also represented the USA in the 2001 Speedway World Cup Final at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. He is an Eight-time winner of the AMA National Speedway Championship, having won the title in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 and he is Five-time winner of the California State Championship 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and winner - Longtrack Championship in 2009. Janniro won the Elite League with Coventry in 2005 and 2007, the Elite League Knockout Cup in 2006 and 2007 with the Bees and the Craven Shield in 2007 and 2008.
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Watt rode for Rye House Rockets in the Premier League in 2004 and also doubled-up with Poole, but after he suffered an injury early on in the season he was replaced by Krzysztof Kasprzak. After Watt had recovered from his injury he moved on loan to the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League, where he remained until 2006 when he moved to Oxford Cheetahs for a year. He returned to Eastbourne in 2007 and added 2 points to his average by the end of the season he was voted Eastbourne's Rider of the Year. He also finished fourth in the Elite League Riders Championship and won a bronze medal with Australia at the 2007 Speedway World Cup.
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The club (with the new name) folded on 14 November 2002, after just six home games, in what was to become the final season of the Ice Hockey Superleague. When the Superleague's successor, the Elite Ice Hockey League was formed, initial plans included a new Glasgow-based team as being amongst the founding clubs, but this never materialised. p141 Following the 2008–09 season, the Elite League lost two teams with the resignations of the Basingstoke Bison and Manchester Phoenix, leaving the league with eight participating teams for the 2009–10 season. The Elite League subsequently announced the formation of the Braehead Clan as a ninth team for beginning with the 2010–11 season.
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Amongst the top speedway riders who represented Coventry teams were Tom Farndon, Jack Parker, Arthur Forrest, Nigel Boocock, Kelvin Tatum, Chris Harris, Scott Nicholls, Emil Sayfutdinov and World Champions Ole Olsen, Hans Nielsen, Greg Hancock, Billy Hamill, Ronnie Moore and Jack Young. In 2007, the Bees won the domestic speedway treble of Elite League, Knock-out Cup and Craven Shield, while Chris Harris won both the Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain and the British Championship. The Bees retained the Craven Shield in 2008, and Chris Harris added further British Championship victories in both 2009 and 2010. The Elite League Championship Trophy returned to Brandon in 2010 when the Bees convincingly beat Poole Pirates in the play-off finals.
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Larsen moved with the promotion to the London Lions in 1996 and switched to Bradford in 1997 when the Hackney side shut, helping the Dukes to Elite League success. He stayed at home in 1998 before returning to Britain the following season to ride for Eastbourne. A long absence from Britain followed, by which time Josh was working as a camera assistant for a large US production company. An unrewarding spell at Belle Vue in 2003 looked to have signalled the end of Josh's UK racing aspirations - but the Hammers' membership of the Elite League in 2004 resulted in a third spell at Arena-Essex for the popular American when it was clear he was keen to return.
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The Pirates followed up 2003 with another successful year in 2004 despite the loss of Grand Prix riders Adams and Rickardsson. Solid point scoring from Bjarne Pedersen, Antonio Lindback and Ryan Sullivan led Poole to an Elite League and Knockout Cup double and Poole became the first top flight club to achieve back to back League and Cup doubles since 1960. The Pirates won their third Elite League championship in 2008, defeating the Lakeside Hammers in the play-off final with an aggregate score of 108–75. in 2011 the Poole pirates dominated the league, spearheaded by Chris Holder and Darcy Ward, and finished the season off by defeating the Eastbourne Eagles in the play-off final.
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Angell began his professional career in 2002–03, playing several games with the Milwaukee Admirals, the Nashville Predators' minor league affiliate in the AHL. He then spent the rest of the season with the Rockford Icehogs in the IHL, totaling 16 points in 73 games. The next season (2003–04), Angell was signed by IFK Arboga, in the Swedish tier two league. During the 2004-05 season, he played for the Frisk Tigers in the Norwegian Elite League, before returning to the Swedish tier two league with Bofors IK, for the 2005-06 season. In 2006, Angell signed with the Swedish Elite League team Brynäs IF where he played for two seasons.
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Koalska finished the season with the Senators' AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators before signing in the off- season with HC Bolazno in the Italian Elite League. However, Koalska did not play with Bolazno, having to retire due to a heart condition. He returned to University of Minnesota to complete his degree.
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In his first season, he tied the Griffins franchise record for consecutive shutouts at two. On May 19, 2010, Larsson signed with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. On March 26, 2012, HV71 announced that it had parted ways with Larsson. Larsson then played with AIK between 2012 and 2014.
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Peter Gunnar Karlsson (born 18 December 1969 in Gullspång, Sweden)Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. His two younger brothers, Mikael Max and Magnus Karlsson are both motorcycle speedway riders.
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Club Brugge Dames is Club Brugge's women's section. It was founded in 2000 as the women's division of KSV Jabbeke. In 2010 they started working together with Club Brugge it was needed to cooperate with a male club in the highest division to become part of the Elite League for women.
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There onward, the team participates in the Elite League, India's elite youth league. The team participated as Delhi Dynamos FC Reserves until the 2018–19 season since the main club was re-branded as Odisha FC, and hence there onward, the team participates in the league as Odisha FC Reserves.
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The Carlow Crusaders were a rugby league team based in Carlow, Ireland. They played in the Irish Elite League. They played home games at Oak Park, Carlow. The Crusaders were forced to play most of their games in Cill Dara RFC, Kildare as Oak Park is owned & used by Carlow RFC.
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In 2012, Milam moved to the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League and signed for Welsh side the Cardiff Devils, but departed after just ten games and moved to GKS Katowice in Poland. In 2014, Milan returned to the Elite League, this time signing for Scottish side the Fife Flyers.
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Subsequently Edinburgh and Newcastle resubmitted individual applications to the Elite League, both of which were accepted. A combination of this and Bracknell Bees owner John Nike's announcement that he was withdrawing funding from the BNL team prompted the collapse of the BNL at the end of the 2004–05 season.
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The 1996 Premier League season was the second and last edition of two seasons, in which British speedway was competed as a single division. In addition there was a Conference League. As from 1997 the Elite League would be the top division and the Premier League would be the second division.
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He also finished third in the British Speedway Championship. This finish qualified Woffinden to be a track reserve at the British Grand Prix but he did not have an opportunity to ride. Woffinden has agreed to ride for his parent club, the Wolverhampton Wolves, for the 2009 Elite League season.
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In 2007 he rode for the Racers in the Elite League. During a race meet in Hungary in May 2008 Simota suffered serious injuries which ended his season. By 2009 he was back in training and rode for the Czech team AK Plzeň, the Polish team Orzel Lodz, and the Danish team Brovst.
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The 2009–10 Djurgårdens IF Hockey season was the club's 34th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. Hardy Nilsson returned to Djurgården as head coach on March 2, 2009. Nilsson previously coached Djurgården during the 1999–2000 and the 2000–01 seasons. The club became Swedish champions during both of these seasons.
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Coulibaly started his career at the JL Bourg-en-Bresse in 2014 in the french JEEP ElITE League. He moved to the Union La Rochelle in the french NM1 league, He averaged 10.67 points in his only season at the club. In the 2019-2020 season, he moved to Toulouse Basket Club.
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Mikael Bohman (born January 23, 1979 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a back-up goaltender for Färjestads BK in the Swedish Elite League behind Daniel Henriksson and Christopher Heino-Lindberg. Bohman signed with Färjestad on January 31, 2007.VF Nyheter från Värmland – Värmlands första nyhetswebb - vf.
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The elite league is the fully professional British Basketball League, featuring teams from England and Scotland, while the semi-professional English Basketball League effectively forms the second-tier. There is no promotion and relegation between the two leagues because the BBL operates a franchise system whereby teams have to "buy into" the league.
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Ulf Thomas Abrahamsson (born April 8, 1947) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. During his career he played in the Swedish Elite League, the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. Abrahamsson has a twin brother, Christer Abris (who has legally changed his name), who also played ice hockey, as a goaltender.
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Erik Lewerström (born May 28, 1980, in Grums, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Sparta Sarpsborg in the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He has played with Sparta since 2007. Before signing with Sparta he had played in Swedish Elite League for Färjestads BK and Malmö Redhawks.
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In November 2016. Shabani received a call-up from Germany national under-18 team for a training camp with two friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, remaining unused on the bench in both matches. In 2018, Shabani played twice in the Under 20 Elite League for Germany U20s.
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The Belgian Hockey League, also known as the Belgian Elite League, was the highest level of competition organized by the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation. The league winner was crowned the Belgian Champion. The league had been in existence since 1912. The Brussels Royal IHSC were the most decorated team with 23 titles.
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Nermark first rode in the UK in 2001 when he signed for the Wolverhampton Wolves. In his second season Wolves won the Elite League. In 2005 he dropped down to the Premier League with the Edinburgh Monarchs. He joined the King's Lynn Stars in 2006 and was part of their treble winning side.
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For the 2005 season Morris signed with the Newcastle Diamonds. Niggling injuries meant Morris did not quite live up to expectations. In 2006, he was signed by Elite League Belle Vue, where his long-time friend and multi-world champion Jason Crump was team captain. Morris finished the season with a -point average.
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Jason Kevin Doyle (born 6 October 1985) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He became World Champion in 2017. He won the 2015 Australian Solo Championship. He has also won the South Australian Championship in 2014, and the Elite League Riders' Championship and the Master of Speedway meeting in Germany in 2015.
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Speedway in London. The speedway team was renamed the Lakeside Hammers in 2007. The Hammers raced at the Arena Essex Raceway on most Friday evenings between March and October and competed in the SGB Championship, the second tier of Britain's speedway leagues. The Hammers were crowned Elite League Knockout Cup champions in 2009.
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The 2017 Knockout Cup was the 75th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. The competition returned after a four-year absence under a new name, it had previously been known as the Elite League Knockout Cup. Belle Vue Aces were the winners of the competition for a 14th time.
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Jan Fredrik Tobias (Freddie) Lindgren (born 15 September 1985)Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. As of the 2008 season, Freddie was awarded with the captaincy role, previously held by fellow Swede Peter Karlsson.
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Also played on the bronze medal team at 1992 World Championship in Prague. Was on the 1991 Czechoslovakia Elite League winning team Dukla Jihlava and 2003 DEL - Deutsche Eishockey Liga winning team Krefeld Pinguine. In 2012, he became a Head Coach in Dukla Jihlava Ice Hockey Academy, coaching teams U16, U18 and U20.
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Beach has spent most of his professional hockey career with the Rockford Ice Hogs of the AHL. At the start of the 2013–14 season, Beach briefly played for HV71 of the Swedish Elite League. He joined the Wolfpack after the New York Rangers acquired his rights in a trade with the Blackhawks.
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Hicham Jadrane - Fanja SC In March 2013, 2011–12 Oman Elite League winners, Fanja SC appointed him as the head coach of the club for the rest of the 2012-13 season and also for the inaugural season of Oman Professional League in 2013-14. In his very first season at the Muscat-based club, he helped them secure the runners-up position in the 2012–13 Oman Elite League as his side lost 3-1 against Al-Suwaiq Club in the Championship Play- off (both the clubs finished with 50 points at the end of the season), hence helping them to qualify for the 2014 AFC Cup. Before the beginning of the inaugural season of Oman Professional League, he and his club were very lucky as they got the services of 12 international players who had and are representing Oman in various international competitions. His first match in- charge of the club in the 2013-14 Oman Professional League ended on a disappointing note as his side was held to a 1-1 draw by 2011–12 Oman Elite League runners-up, Al-Shabab Club.
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In 2007, he moved to Spain, where he played for several clubs in the lower leagues, the highest ranked being Águilas CF in the Segunda División B. After spending a long three-seasons spell in Spain, he moved to Oman where he signed a contract with first-division club Bahla Club. In the same season, he came back to Spain and signed a contract with CA Pulpileño. In 2011, he came back to Oman and signed a contract with Oman Elite League club Al-Shabab Club and helped the club to win the 2011–12 Oman Elite League. He also spent a brief spell in Greece with Platanias scoring two goals in seven league matches and Apollon Smyrni where he played for the club in two matches.
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The Lightning squad for the 2008–09 season included several experienced ex-Elite League players, young British talent and new European imports including Lukas Zatopek, Andre Smulter and Joakim Wiklander as an injury replacement for Ales Perez whose career was ended by a serious shoulder injury. After a slow start the team dominated the second half of the season and finished runners-up behind Peterborough."Players are positive after great finish to the season, Milton Keynes Citizen, April 2009 They then met again in the playoff final with the Phantoms winning the encounter."Lightning fall at the final hurdle, Milton Keynes Citizen, April 2009 Lightning became the team to beat in 2009–10, despite Elite league Basingstoke Bison and Manchester Phoenix joining the EPIHL.
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New rules introduced for 2008 included three points for an away win compared to two points in 2007, and the removal of the bonus point, in which a team was awarded an extra point for an aggregate win over home and away matches against another team. Also new in 2008 was a relegation and promotion play-off between an Elite League team and a Premier League team. The two teams that finish bottom of the Elite League will face in each other in a two legged play-off with the loser facing the Premier League play-off winner over two legs. The Poole Pirates finished top of the league table, with the Lakeside Hammers, Swindon Robins and Ipswich Witches occupying the other championship play-off places.
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The 2010-2011 Belgian Elite League pitted eight Belgian rugby teams. It starts on 12 September 2010 and ending with a final game on 7 May 2011 in the King Baudouin Stadium. The Royal Kituro Rugby Club won the competition by defeating the defending champion, Boitsfort Rugby Club, with a score of 13-8.
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The 2012 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 74th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition for the third consecutive year. The Knockout Cup was then suspended for four years until it was held again under the new name 2017 SGB Premiership Team KO Cup.
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The Oman Professional League () (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Currently the most successful team in the league is Dhofar with a total of eleven titles to their name.
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The Belgian National League was the second level of ice hockey in Belgium. The league was one rank below the Belgian Hockey League, but for the 2012-2013 season it was merged with two teams of the defunct North Sea Cup to become the "Belgian Elite League", which is now Belgium's top level league.
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Ekblom finished third and Patrik Olsson finished sixth, whereas Johan Kristoffersson entered the last three rounds. In 2011, Ekblom was runner-up and Olsson was ninth. Kristoffersson competed in the second half of the season, finishing 10th. Kristoffersson Motorsport stayed loyal to the STCC in 2012, while rival teams created the TTA – Racing Elite League.
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The 2013–14 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the 11th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season (the primary competition in UK ice hockey) was won by the Belfast Giants, claiming their third Elite League championship. The regular season began on September 7, 2013 and ended on March 22, 2014.
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Mikael Gerdén (born 1 October 1976, in Stockholm) is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He played three season in the Swedish Elite League for Färjestads BK between 2000 and 2003. During that period, he won one Swedish Championship and two runners-up medals. He signed with Kaufbeuren in 2003 when he left Färjestad.
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Christian Swärd (born March 28, 1987 in Karlstad, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is a free agent. He made his Swedish Elite League debut with Färjestads BK during the 2006/07 season, playing a total of 4 games and scoring 1 point. Swärd is not drafted by any NHL club.
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As with the Elitserien and the Speedway Elite League in the UK, the top four teams at the end of each season compete in the playoffs in semi-finals and a final. The winner of the final are crowned the champions and are often promoted to the Elitserien, although teams sometimes decline that opportunity.
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An unrestricted free agent following the season, Rosehill signed a one-year AHL contract with Lehigh Valley. In the summer of 2016, Rosehill moved to the UK's EIHL, signing for Braehead Clan. After one season with Braehead, Rosehill remained in the UK Elite League to follow Ryan Finnerty to Manchester Storm in May 2017.
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"Exciting Challenge Ahead for Max", Soar Magazine, 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014 He made his Elite League debut on 29 March 2014 against Wolverhampton Wolves, still aged 16. In December 2014 he signed again for Cradley Heathens for 2015, this time as the team's number one rider and captain."Cradley's Captain Clegg", speedwaygb.
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The Swedish Women's Hockey League ( (SDHL), previously Riksserien) is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Sweden. It was established in 2007 by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and has ten teams. The league decided to change its name from Riksserien to the Swedish Women's Hockey League prior to the 2016–17 season.
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Mads Klit Korneliussen (born 15 June 1983) is a Danish speedway rider who rode in the British Elite League for Leicester Lions in 2014, having previously spent three seasons with the King's Lynn Stars."Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 10 December 2013 He was part of the Danish team that won the 2014 Speedway World Cup.
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Craig Watson (born 6 August 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales)Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Newport Wasps, Poole Pirates, Belle Vue Aces, Glasgow Tigers and Birmingham Brummies in the Elite League. Watson was the winner of the 1996 NSW State Championship.
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Ward missed a place in the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix series. He finished second with Poole in the Elite League. He also rode for Australia in the 2012 Speedway World Cup Final at the G&B; Stadium in Målilla, Sweden where he scored 7 points to help the Aussies to a second-place finish behind Denmark.
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The winner receives the Gardiner Trophy and is seeded in the top three (the exact seed dependent on the overall League Championship final standings) for the end-of-season Elite League Play- Offs. These 24 games also make up the total of 56 regular season games which decide the overall League Champions of the Elite Ice Hockey League.
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The winner receives the Erhardt Trophy and is seeded in the top three (the exact seed dependent on the overall League Championship final standings) for the end-of-season Elite League Play-Offs. These 24 games also make up the total of 56 regular season games which decide the overall League Champions of the Elite Ice Hockey League.
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The club has won the Belgian Elite League title once in 1973 and the Belgian Cup once also in 1973. They were promoted from the 2nd Division in 2011 having won the league but were relegated following the 2012/13 season during which they finished bottom. In the 2011/12 season they finished the regular season in sixth place.
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The Sahara Elite League (also known as Zonal League) was a four team cricket competition created by Cricket Kenya featuring a Twenty20 tournament, a one day cricket tournament and finally a three-day cricket tournament. For the inaugural league four teams will be competing consisting of the 60 best players according to Cricket Kenya from Kenya.
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Radio Marseillette has rugby league debate and news every Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00. They also have exclusive live commentary of all Catalans Dragons home matches and Toulouse Olympique home matches. They also have commentary on some Elite League games. Radio France Bleu Roussillon carries commentary on every Catalans Dragons away match played in the UK.
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Gareth Gill (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of "Gilly", is an Irish rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Longhorns RL in the Irish Elite League. Gill is an Irish international. In 2016 he was called up to the Ireland squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup European Pool B qualifiers.
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The Wolverhampton Wolves were the Sky Sports Elite League champions in 2002. They regained the champion status in the 2009 season, beating the Swindon Robins 95-90 on aggregate in the 2009 play-offs. On 10 August 2015 Swindon Robins rider Darcy Ward broke the track record time held by Tai Woffinden. Darcy's new record time 53.45 seconds.
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Hagelin was born in Nykvarn and grew up in Södertälje. Hagelin's older brother Bobbie is a former professional ice hockey player for Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elite League and for Rødovre Mighty Bulls in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen. Carl is the great-grandson of Boris Hagelin. He married long-time girlfriend Erica Uebel on July 16, 2017.
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Fanja SC On 13 July 2013, he signed a contract with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC. On 4 July 2014, he agreed a one-year contract extension with Fanja SC. Valletta FC On 14 July 2017, Saleh signed a 2 year contract with Maltese side, Valletta FC. Making his first move to European football.
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He then played for the Augusta Lynx before signing for the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom in 2005. Sarich would spend the rest of his career with the Steelers, playing eleven seasons with the team where he won four Elite League titles and three playoff titles. He retired in 2017.
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Langney Wanderers F.C. won promotion to the Southern Combination League Division One. in 2018 Eastbourne Eagles are a speedway club located at Arlington Stadium, just outside the town. Between 1997–2014 they competed in the Elite League, the highest level of speedway in the UK. They were champions in 2000. They now compete in the National League.
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"Could Aaron Summers be Monarchs' secret weapon?", Sunday Express, 16 April 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2016 In 2009 he stayed with the Monarchs, and the following year rode for Birmingham Brummies in the Premier League and in the title-winning Coventry Bees Elite League team." Birmingham Brummies sign Aaron Summers on loan", BBC, 17 December 2009.
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Eldebrink began his career at age 16 in 1976 in the Swedish Elite League. Playing for Södertälje SK, he was named player of the year in 1985 and MVP in 1988 and 1989. They won the league championship in 1985. Later he played in Switzerland for EHC Kloten, winning the league championship in 1993, 1994, and 1995.
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In 2010 Auty rode the off-season in Australia where he won the Queensland State Championship at the North Brisbane Speedway, as well as the Jack Young Solo Cup at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide. Auty was included in the Elite League draft for the 2015 season and picked by Leicester Lions."Elite Draft Selections", speedwaygb.co, 26 November 2014.
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Following Kings Lynn's election to the Elite League, Simon Lambert (Kings Lynn's Asset) became available and was snapped up by the tigers on 1 December as their 3rd signing for the 2011 season. The same day, it was announced that club asset Emiliano Sanchez was recalled to the 2011 team. Sanchez was loaned out to Redcar last year.
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On June 26 at the press conference, Electroshock makes his return to the AAA company representing himself as part of the Elite League. On July 21, 2018, at AAA vs. Elite, Electroshock teams with L.A. Park and Puma King as representatives of Liga Elite defeating the Team AAA (Psycho Clown, El Hijo del Fantasma and Rey Wagner).
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The winner receives the Patton Trophy and is seeded in the top three (the exact seed dependent on the overall League Championship final standings) for the end-of-season Elite League Play- Offs. These 24 games also make up the total of 56 regular season games which decide the overall League Champions of the Elite Ice Hockey League.
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Christian Hefenbrock born (15 May 1985 in Kyritz, Germany) is an international speedway rider who first rode in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League in 2006.Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. In 2007 he was signed by the Lakeside Hammers but was replaced mid season when one of their own assets was made available.
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Her father, Bill Mikkelson, played four seasons in the NHL in the early 1970s with Los Angeles, the New York Islanders and Washington. Her brother, Brendan, was a Memorial Cup champion with the WHL's Vancouver Giants, a second round pick, 31st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and now plays for Luleå HF in the Swedish Elite League.
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Richard James Hall (born 23 August 1984) is an English motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the British Premier League.Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. Hall moved from the Elite League team Peterborough Panthers at the end of the 2007 season to captain the Scunthorpe Scorpions in their first season in the Premier League in 2008.
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The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (NIHF) was founded on 16 September 1934. The same season also saw the debut of a national league for ice hockey. It was then known as 1. divisjon (1st division), a name it held until 1990, when the elite clubs broke away and formed a new top league, Eliteserien (The Elite League).
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Following his impressive performances with Al Naft, scoring five goals during the 2015–16 Iraqi Elite League season. Mazin was called up to the Iraqi NT squad an On 24 July 2016 he made his first international cap with Iraq against Uzbekistan in a friendly match. He scored his first goal in a friendly match against Syria.
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Jonas Davidsson (born 7 August 1984 in Motala, Sweden) is a Swedish speedway rider and current member of Swedish national team. He will be riding for the Lakeside Hammers in the 2010 British Elite League. And he will be driving in Piraterna in Sweden and for Falubaz Zielona Góra in Poland. And his brother, Daniel Davidsson (b.
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Ward has played domestic netball in several countries. Her career began in the Jamaican elite league for St. Catherine Racers in 2017, before she was signed by UK Netball Superleague club the Severn Stars ahead of the 2019 season. Ward played in England for one year before being signed by the Collingwood Magpies for the 2020 Australian season.
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The Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) are the "B" team to the Edinburgh Capitals, with whom they share their name. The Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) play in the Scottish National League which is considered a third tier league in the United Kingdom, equivalent to the NIHL. Some players also ice for or have iced for their Elite League counterparts.
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The 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup was the 27th occurrence of the Iraq FA Cup, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It was the first edition held since the 2002–03 season. The tournament was abandoned during the Round of 32 because of scheduling difficulties the Iraq Football Association had with the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League.
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He also led the Black Wings to EBEL semifinal appearances in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Daum parted ways with the Linz team at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season. On October 12, 2017, he took over the head coaching position with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German elite league DEL, replacing Jari Pasanen who had been sacked.
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The greatest sports success in club history starts in 2008. when this small club enters the top league in Serbia, president of the club was Zvonko Ognjanovic, head coach Vladimir S. So from 2008. next 8 years the club was in the elite league of Serbia, the top place was 4th at the end of 2012–13 season.
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From 2014, the format was changed where the tournament was divided into five region based zones, namely, Kolkata, Mumbai, Shillong, Goa and Rest of India. The competition once again changed in 2015–16 now played as U18 tournament. From 2017–18 season, the league was renamed as Youth League U18 and subsequently renamed to Elite League from 2018–19.
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Born in Maidstone, King began his career in 2001 with Peterborough Pumas. He has raced for Ipswich Witches, Birmingham Brummies, Lakeside Hammers, and Coventry Bees in the Elite League. His brother Jason was also a speedway rider. In 2007 he finished fifth in the British Championship and qualified as a reserve for the 2007 British Grand Prix.
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Hans Magnus Zetterström (born 9 December 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden)Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League, having previous been with Poole Pirates. Zetterström became European Champion in 2002 and won the Premier League Riders Championship in 2006.
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The Bruins were created in February 2007 to represent Belfast in the Irish Ice Hockey League. Another organization, the Belfast Giants, represent Belfast in the British Elite League. Three of the Bruins most notable players, Johnson, Stewart, and Martin transferred from the Giants upon the league's formation, also Hamill. Their logo is modeled after the NHL's Boston Bruins.
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Ross Bowers (born 30 July 1985 in Luton) is a British ice hockey forward currently playing for the Milton Keynes Lightning of the EPL. Bowers previously spent six seasons in the English Premier Ice Hockey League with the Milton Keynes Lightning before joining the Bison for the 2008–09 Elite League season, rejoining Lightning for the 2011–12 season.
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The team manager is Jon Cook (previously of the Eastbourne Eagles). The Promoter Stuart Douglas, known affectionately to Hammers fans as 'Stan', took control of the club in 2006. In 2008, the club had one of its most successful years. The Hammers finished joint top of the Elite League table, but due to race points, were in second place.
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Skinnari is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the Finnish Elite League for the club Reipas Lahti, in the Netherlands for the club Dordrecht Lions, and for the Coventry club Solihull Blaze in the British National League.. From 1995 until 1999, Skinnari worked as a freelance journalist in Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
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The Belgian Elite League 2013-2014 is a competition between eight Belgian rugby teams. It will start on 8 September 2013 and will end with a final championship game after the playoffs. The final will be held at the King Baudouin Stadium. ASUB Waterloo begin the season as defending champions having won the 2012/13 title.
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A loan agreement was quickly arranged for Garry to join the Sheffield Tigers and that season saw Garry progress to heat leader status with Tigers. The following year Alan and Bobby Ham brought Garry back to the Dukes. 1997 was a good year for Garry, ending the season with an Elite League Championship winning team medal.
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Adam Wayne Roynon (born 30 August 1988, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria)Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. is a British motorcycle speedway rider, who in 2013 rode for Leicester Lions in the Premier League and Coventry Bees in the Elite League. His father, Chris Roynon, was a speedway rider and promoter for the Barrow Blackhawks.
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On 2 March 2010 Pawlicki's Polish team Unia Leszno announced that he would not be riding for them in the 2010 Speedway Ekstraliga, as Pawlicki could not agree to financial terms of the contract. After qualifying for the Under-21 World Championship Semi-Final, Unia Leszno agreed loan him to Caelum Stal Gorzów. He rode for Coventry Bees in the British Elite League, Rospiggarna Hallstavik in the Swedish Elitserien, AC Landshut in the Bundesliga and Holsted in the Danish Superliga. He was instrumental in helping Coventry win the Elite League Title, beating Poole 101-79 in the two leg play- off final Przemysław Pawlicki was nominated to ride in the Domestic Qualification for the 2010 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, but finished 14th in the Domestic Semi-Final and was knocked out of the competition.
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His international tournaments for the Bhutan include the 2006 ACC Trophy, the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, the 2010 ACC Trophy Elite, the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup, the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Eight, the 2012 ACC Trophy Elite, the 2014 ACC Elite League, and the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Asia Region Division One. He scored 55 runs against Saudi Arabia in the 2014 ACC Elite League, though his team still lost by 300 runs. Tobgay made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in their final 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Maldives, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute. He has played in six international football matches for Bhutan to date.
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The 2005-06 Elite Ice Hockey League season ran from September 9, 2005, through April 9, 2006. The Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers joined the Elite League from the British National League while the Manchester Phoenix did not participate for a second season due to a lack of suitable ice facility. The Sheffield Steelers changed ownership, with Bob Phillips purchasing the club from Norton Lea while Mike Blaisdell surprised many amongst the British ice hockey community by returning to coach the Nottingham Panthers, several years after an acrimonious departure. The London Racers withdrew their team mid way through the season citing concerns that the Lee Valley Ice Centre was unsafe for Elite League level ice hockey to be played on after a series of incidents involving players and spectators.
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Primary schools in the area include Beaumont lodge Primary school, heatherbrook primary school and Glebelands primary school. The area includes a large industrial estate, which includes the main Walkers Crisps factory and Office Depot, as well as a smaller industrial estate to the south. The Leicester Lions speedway team compete in the Elite League and their home track is at Beaumont Park.
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The Belgian Elite League 2011-2012 is a competition between eight Belgian rugby teams. It started on 17 September 2011 and ended with a final game on 12 May 2012 at the King Baudouin Stadium. The competition was won by Rugby Ottignies Club who beat the Royal Kituro Rugby Club in the final game with a score of 20-6.
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Sheffield Steelers are an ice hockey team who play their home matches at Sheffield Arena. They were formed in 1991 and rapidly rose up the leagues to the British Premier League (now called the Elite League). They then won the championship in their second season and again in their third. In total they have won the top flight title 4 times.
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He first rode in the UK when he appeared with the 2005 USA Dream Team tour. He signed with the Redcar Bears in British Premier League 2006. He rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League as a doubling up rider in their squad. The other half of his doubling up ride is with the Newport Wasps in the Premier League.
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Stroud: Tempus Publishing. In 2007, Kennett chose to go back to the Elite League and signed for the Poole Pirates. He also finished fourth in the British Speedway Championship which ensured he would be a track reserve again for the British Speedway Grand Prix. In September 2007, Kennett was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final.
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Peterborough decided not to use Iversen in 2008 and rival Elite League Club Wolverhampton Wolves signed him on loan. During his time at Wolves he raised his average from 7.64 up to 9.04 but the team failed to climb the table and finished at the bottom. Swedish Club Vastervik failed to qualify for the playoffs and Holsted failed to win the Superleague.
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Karl Mikael Karlsson (born 21 August 1973 in Gullspång, Sweden),Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. who rides under the name Mikael Max, is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. After first riding a speedway bike at the age of twelve, he moved up to 500cc bikes in 1989.
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In 2015 Gomólski was back in British Speedway, this time with reigning Elite League champions the Poole Pirates. Poole promoter Matt Ford defended the decision to sign Gomólski, insisting that he would prove to be "an absolute steal" and that he is a "dramatically different" rider now to the one that most British Speedway fans would remember from the Swindon Robins.
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Cricket Kenya is the official ICC recognised organisation chosen to represent Kenya in terms of cricket issues. They are in charge of overseeing the Kenyan Cricket Team. Cricket Kenya organizes two six team regional tournaments in the T20 and 50 Over formats of the game to replace the defunct Sahara Elite League. These are the East Africa Cup and Premier League.
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Retrieved 20 September 2013 with short stints at Poole Pirates in 2011 and Peterborough Panthers in 2012. In May 2013 he re- signed for Poole Pirates;"Elite League Speedway: Poole Pirates sign Thomas H Jonasson and Andrei Lebedev", Sky Sports, 18 May 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013 he did the same for them again during the latter part of the 2019 speedway season.
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Bourassa Royal against Montréal Mission in NRL The National Ringette League (also indicated by the initials NRL) is an elite league of ringette in Canada. The NRL groups together the very best players over the age of 19 in Canada. The NRL consists of fifteen teams separated into two conferences. The Western Conference has 5 teams and the Eastern Conference has 10 teams.
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The highest league in the Soviet Union was the Soviet Championship League, founded in 1946. This evolved into an elite league with a talent level comparable to the NHL. However, it was always considered an "amateur" league, rather than professional. This was because all elite athletes in the Soviet Union were conscripted into the Red Army, Red Air Force or other national institutions.
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The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions for the second successive year. Scunthorpe also won the Knockout Cup, Conference Trophy and Conference League Fours. Their leading rider was Tai Woffinden who also won the Conference League Riders' Championship. The Oxford Lions took their senior side team name Oxford Cheetahs following the withdrawal of the senior side from the 2007 Elite League speedway season.
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Stead was British Under-21 Champion three times in the years 2001/2002 and 2003 and won the 2006 Elite League Pairs Champion along with then teammate Jason Crump. He also won the Premier League Pairs Championship with Carl Stonehewer in 2003. Stead was given the wildcard spot for the 2006 British Speedway Grand Prix and scored 3 points from 5 rides.
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The youth teams participate in the Elite league of various age groups. East Bengal F.C. Academy's journey has begun on 20th June 2016 with the motive to establish a strong footprint in Indian football history by producing quality professional players. The main objective of this project has been to supply professional quality players to East Bengal FC senior team & Indian national team.
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A restructure of British speedway took place, with the Premier League becoming the second division and a new Elite League becoming the top division. During the two previous seasons (1995 and 1996) there had been only one division of British speedway also called the Premier League, this confused matters because the Premier League was now only a second tier competition.
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Fredrik Sundin (born June 4, 1981, in Avesta, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Stavanger Oilers in the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He has played with Stavanger since 2005. Before signing with Stavanger had he played in Swedish Elite League for Färjestads BK and Timrå IK. He has also represented Bofors IK in the Allsvenskan.
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The Kerala Blasters Under-18 team play in the Elite League (then Youth League U18). They are also the second reserve team of the club or the Kerala Blasters C. The team's best performance came in 2018 as they finished finalists in the 2017–18 season of the league. Best performers in the side are promoted to the Kerala Blasters Reserves Squad.
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Also in 91, DelGuidice played on the US Olympic Team pre Olympics, stopping in Germany in 93, playing for the Elite League. DelGuidice also played in Roller Hockey International, a summer roller hockey league, from 1994 to 1996. He played 37 games with an 11-16-4 record. DelGuidice played for the San Diego Barracudas, New Jersey Rockin' Rollers, and Ottawa Loggers.
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All games counted towards the overall Elite League standings. Each team played 52 matches; 32 matches against their four Conference rivals, and 20 against the five teams from the other Conference. The Cardiff Devils became regular season champions for the first time in twenty years, with a 6–2 win over the Sheffield Steelers on 18 March 2017 at Ice Arena Wales.
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Due to negative publicity he received, he subsequently retired from the NHL. Instead, he headed to Europe to play. After his career as a player, Ruuttu served as General Manager of the Espoo Blues of the Finnish Pro League and was a Board Member of the Finnish Elite League. He joined the Phoenix Coyotes organization as the Director of European Scouting.
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Kenneth Kruse Hansen (born 19 October 1987 in Herlev, Denmark)Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. is a motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves and Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League. He started the 2007 season with the Workington Comets in the Premier League but lost his place after sustaining a broken wrist.
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Fábio Carvalho dos Santos (, born April 26, 1978 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian–Portuguese Goalkeeper who last played for Folgosa da Maia in the Campeonato Distrital da AF Porto. Also played in Argentina for Colegiales and Sarmiento. Later he went back to Portugal to finish his career and helped Vila F.C. to reach the Elite League in Porto.
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Mark Ian John Lemon (born 12 February 1973) is an Australian speedway rider who has had a long career in British speedway and has won the Victoria State Championship on three occasions. Lemon is currently the Manager of both the Senior and Under-21 Australian speedway teams. He is also the manager of the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League.
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Oxford Cheetahs motorcycle speedway team has raced at Oxford Stadium in Cowley on and off since 1939. The Cheetahs competed in the Elite League and then the Conference League until 2007. They were Britain's most successful club in the late 1980s, becoming British League champions in 1985, 1986 and 1989. Four-times world champion Hans Nielsen was the club's most successful rider.
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In 2003, the Devils became founder members of the Elite League, finishing the first season in 5th place. They were semi-finalists in the end of season playoffs, losing to champions Sheffield Steelers. During the 2004–05 NHL lock-out, Rob Davison of the San Jose Sharks played for the Devils. The 2004–5 season did not finish well for the Devils.
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All games counted towards the overall Elite League standings. Each team played 56 matches; 24 matches against their three Conference rivals, and 32 against the eight teams from the other Conferences. The Cardiff Devils became regular season champions for the second successive season, with a 3–2 win over the Belfast Giants on 16 March 2018 at SSE Arena Belfast.
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Retrieved 21 December 2011 Cricket Kenya announced that it would review the World Cup debacle after the tournament was over. This was the beginning of a series of reforms initiated by the board. Cricket Kenya to review World Cup debacle ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2011 Following the reviews, the board replaced the former Sahara Elite League with the East African tournaments.
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Simo Mikko Yrjänä Leinonen (born July 15, 1955 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired Finnish Ice hockey player and currently the chief executive of Finnish elite league SM-liiga team Tappara. He played 162 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals. His teams never made it beyond the first round in the NHL playoffs.
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Natal v Kenya, Standard Bank Cup 1996/97 (Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2015. After the conclusion of his playing career, Bwibo became involved in coaching. For the 2008 edition of the Sahara Elite League (what was to be the first and only edition of the competition), he was named coach of the Eastern Aces franchise, which was captained by Steve Tikolo.
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Edwards, Matthew (2014) "Worrall named Robins Rider of the Year", Swindon Advertiser, 25 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014 In late 2014 he was signed by Belle Vue Aces for the 2015 Elite League season, and signed to return to Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League."Speedway: Steve Worrall returning to Newcastle for the 2015 campaign", Sky Sports, 23 December 2014.
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Zimmerman played baseball in the French Elite League for one season with the Montpelier Barracudas. In 1996, he pitched for the Canadian Olympic baseball team; they failed to qualify for the Olympics. After taking some time off from baseball to earn his Master of Business Administration degree at Simon Fraser University, he played with the independent Northern League's Winnipeg Goldeyes in 1997.
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Thed Björk (born 14 December 1980 in Vretstorp, Örebro) is a Swedish racing driver, and 2017 World Touring Car Champion. Other notable titles include the 2006 Swedish Touring Car Championship and the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. He also finished second in 2005 and 2009, and third in the 2008 STCC and the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League.
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The 1996 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 58th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams and the second with the name Premier League Knockout Cup. Wolverhampton Wolves were the winners of the competition. The following season the tier one teams would compete in the Elite League Knockout Cup and the Premier League Knockout Cup would be for tier two teams.
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The Berger Elite League is the premier domestic netball league in Jamaica. Inaugurated in 2013, the league is contested by 6 teams (two under 21 teams were added in 2017 in preparation for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup). The new domestic league was launched by Netball Jamaica in 2013, making it the first professional netball league within the Caribbean region.
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After Peoria's loss to San Antonio on November 17, Riksman announced that he had quit the team and was returning to Finland, leading to a suspension by Rivermen general manager Kevin McDonald. Since the announcement, Riksman signed first with Färjestad in Swedish Elite League, then Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Super League before returning to Finland, and Jokerit in Helsinki.
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The Conference League was the third and lowest division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The other leagues being the Elite League and Premier League. The League consisted of eight teams for the 2008 season. In 2009 it was replaced with the National League.
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On 24 November 2010 following changes to the rules for rider averages made at the Annual General Meeting of the BSPA, the Peterborough Panthers and Coventry Bees walked out of the meeting. As a result, on 27 November 2010 the BSPA omitted both teams from the 2011 Elite League for failing to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 league at the AGM. The decision was the subject of a legal challenge by both clubs. On 17 February 2011, it was announced by the BSPA that both Coventry and Peterborough would not be competing in the 2011 Speedway Elite League. Both clubs rejected an offer from the BSPA issued on 31 January 2011, which would have permitted both clubs to continue with their proposed legal action (including claims for compensation from any losses) whilst resuming their league membership with immediate effect.
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"Speedway: Potters put Lambert on fast track to joining the Elite", Staffordshire Sentinel, 2 July 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04 In 2012 he signed for Leicester Lions, but lost his place halfway through the season, returning to ride for Stoke Potters in the National League. In August he returned to the Premier League with Rye House Rockets. Lambert has been nicknamed 'Rambo' by supporters.Morse, Peter (2011) "Speedway: ‘Rambo’ is gunning for glory with the Potters", Crewe Chronicle, 2 February 2011, retrieved 2011-12-04 For the 2015 season Simon was picked by his former Premier League Club who have stepped up to the Elite League Leicester Lions as one of their Elite League Draft riders while Simon signed for his local team the Peterborough Panthers in the premier league where he will start the season in one of their reserves berths.
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The Aberdeen Lynx (currently competing in the Scottish National League) have stated that their ambition is to establish an Elite League team in the city in the future. The Nottingham Panthers and Glasgow Clan owner Neil Black is rumoured to be setting up a new EIHL franchise in London, playing out of the Wembley Arena. Black has also stated in the past that he would like to see franchises in Manchester (which has now been achieved) and Dublin. Wayne Scholes, owner of the Telford Tigers (currently in the English Premier League), has stated that his organisation does not have any immediate plans to make the step up, but has not ruled out the possibility of joining the EIHL in the future, saying that “We have had conversations with the Elite League before but they have to invite you. You can’t approach them.
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Born in Nykøbing Falster, Michelsen took up speedway at the age of 6, and went on to win the Junior World Cup in both 2008 and 2009.Laursen Brock, Jeppe (2013) "Speedwaytalent: »Adrenalinkicket er uvurderligt«", Politiken, 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014 He rode for Slangerup Speedway Klub in the Danish league from 2010. After racing in Germany for AC Landshut Devils in 2012, he rode in Poland and the United Kingdom in 2013 for Unia Leszno and Eastbourne Eagles respectively, staying with both teams in 2014."Elite League Speedway: Mikkel Michelsen back with Eastbourne", Sky Sports, 14 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014 In December 2014, with the Eagles dropping to the National League, he signed for Leicester Lions for the 2015 Elite League season, and also signed to ride for ŻKS Ostrovia in the Polish league.
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Florian Dinhopel (born 13 January 1987) is an Austrian ice hockey player currently playing for EV Zeltweg of the Austrian Elite League. Dinhopel began his career with Zeltweg in the Austrian Youth League (age under 10) before joining Pittsburgh in 1997. Dinhopel was the 1st human who was drafted by a team under the age of eighteen. His career began when he was two years old.
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On 3 June 2016, Paes completed his Career Grand Slam in mixed by winning the 2016 French Open with Hingis, thus joining an elite league of players. He broke Davidson's record for most men's titles. Paes qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Men's Doubles, and partnered with Rohan Bopanna. They lost in the first round to the Polish pair of Marcin Matkowski and Łukasz Kubot.
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Poole's motorcycle speedway team, the Poole Pirates, were established and began racing at Poole Stadium in 1948 in the National League Division Three. The team now races in the top tier of league racing (the Elite League) which they won in 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2014. Poole Stadium is also a venue for greyhound racing; race nights occur three days a week throughout the year.
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The Philadelphia Jr. Jackals were an independent junior "A" ice hockey team that played in the Mid-Atlantic Division of International Junior Hockey League Super Elite League. The team played their home games at The Rink Ice Arena in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. The Jackals were affiliated with the Elmira Jackals minor professional hockey team of ECHL and the Mississauga Chargers hockey team of the OJHL (higher affiliate).
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Shortly afterwards it was announced that he had also signed to ride for Dudley Heathens in the National League in 2013. In May 2013, after Lions signed Robert Branford to share his number 7 position, he was allowed to move to Scunthorpe Scorpions. In 2014 he rode for his home town team Peterborough Panthers in the Premier League and Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League.
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The Coventry Blaze (currently known as the Genting Casino Coventry Blaze, for sponsorship reasons) are one of the founding team of the Elite Ice Hockey League. They compete in the Erhardt Conference and play their matches at the SkyDome Arena. In 2002–2003, they won the British National League and Playoffs. They have won the Elite League Championship four times (2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010).
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The Tierp Arena is a motorsport venue in Tierp, Uppsala County, Sweden, located 120 kilometers from Stockholm. Tierp Arena is one of the most modern drag racing arenas in the world, with capacity for 20,000 spectators. A new 2.51 kilometres (1.56 mi) racing circuit was constructed for the 2012 TTA – Racing Elite League. The track is built with F1 tracks like Hockenheim and Silverstone as model.
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Raimo Olavi Summanen (born March 2, 1962) is a former professional ice hockey forward and the current head coach of HIFK of the Finnish Elite League. He is also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks.
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Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Toppserien since its beginning in 1984. The Norwegian Women's Cup has been played since 1978. From 1984 to 1995 the name of the league was 1. divisjon ("First Division"), and between 1996 and 1999 the name was Eliteserien ("The Elite League", a generic name) before getting its current name, Toppserien in 2000.
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In women's football, SGS Essen are members of top division Frauen- Bundesliga. The city's main basketball team is ETB Essen, currently called the ETB Wohnbau Baskets for sponsorship reasons. The team is one of the main teams in Germany's second division ProA and has attempted to move up to Germany's elite league Basketball Bundesliga. The Baskets play their home games at the Sportpark am Hallo.
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Morrison finished the year in the ECHL. Morrison signed to play for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in EBEL for the 2008-09 season, leaving from the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL. On January 7, 2009, Morrison signed with Modo Hockey in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. Morrison then signed a one-year contract with the Albany River Rats in the American Hockey League on August 11, 2009.
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After being selected by the Birmingham Brummies in the reserve rider draft the club closed midway through the season due to financial problems. Despite this disappointment Starke said he 'enjoyed his time at Birmingham' and described their downfall as a "crying shame." The following season Starke was back in the Elite League, this time being selected in the draft by reigning champions the Poole Pirates.
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16-17 He was picked by Elite League Coventry Bees in the reserve draft for their 2014 team and continued with Coventry Storm as team captain in the National League.Rowe, David (2014) "Heathens in ominous form ahead of National League Grand Final against Coventry Storm", Coventry Telegraph, 27 October 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014 Sarjeant won the New Zealand Solo Championship in January 2015.
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On 13 August 2010, it was announced that Heerema was not offered a new contract to remain in Croatia. On 29 November 2010, it was announced that Heerema had signed for the Nottingham Panthers of the UK's Elite League. Heerema finished his first season with the Panther with 18 goals and 34 points in 28 games. Heerema returned for a second season with the Nottingham Panthers.
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Martin Lindman (born March 27, 1974, in Uppsala, Sweden) is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey player. Lindman played for Cardiff Devils in the British Hockey League. In Germany his career included Krefeld Pinguine, Eisbären Berlin and Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He also played in his native country for Timrå IK, Färjestads BK, Malmö Redhawks, and Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elite League.
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"Somerset Rebels rider Tom Perry fifth in British U21 Speedway Championship", thisissomerset.co.uk, 24 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013Rogers, Chris (2013) "Tom Perry in GB squad for Under-21 Speedway World Cup semi-final", Western Gazette, 23 May 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013 In December 2013 he was picked in the reserve draft to ride for Leicester Lions in the Elite League in 2014.
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Paul Jonas Johnson (born , in Gävle, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. He spent ten seasons as centre, playing for Frölunda HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. Johnson also served as Frölunda's captain for five years before retiring after the 2007-08 season. In mid January, 2009, Frölunda reported that Johnson is training with the team due to the numerous injuries in the team.
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At that moment, the Löwen team was sitting in second place in the DEL2 standings. In April 2018, Chernomaz was announced as the head coach of the Nottingham Panthers, replacing the outgoing Corey Neilson. Chernomaz was sacked by the Panthers on 16 January 2019. The Nottingham team was third in the Elite League at the time, but had lost four games in a row.
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Andreas Lars Johansson (born May 19, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, currently a head coach for Modo Hockey. Johansson played professionally in the Swedish Elite League, Swiss National League A, the National Hockey League, and in the Russian Superleague. He returned to Sweden in 2009 where he finished his career. He was an assistant coach for Modo Hockey in the 2010–11 season.
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The 2008-09 EIHL season was the sixth season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. It began in September 2008, and ran through to April 2009. The ten clubs in the League competed for 4 different competitions: the Elite League, the Play- Offs, the Challenge Cup, and the Knockout Cup. The winners of the regular season will compete in the 2009–2010 Champions Hockey League.
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Komarek made his Swedish Elite League debut with Luleå HF during the 2010–11 season. He also played for Luleå's under-20 and under-18 teams in Sweden. Internationally, Komarek has represented Austria at the under-18 and under-20 levels, mostly at the Division 1 level. In 2010, Komarek represented Austria at the top level 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, held in Regina, Saskatchewan.
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He later played in the GFF Elite League with Alpha United FC. Throughout his tenure with Alpha he featured in the 2011 CFU Club Championship. In 2012, he returned to the Canadian Soccer League to play with Kingston FC. In 2013, he played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec with FC Gatineau. In 2017, he played in League1 Ontario with Toronto Skillz FC.
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In 2010, Mason signed with the Belfast Giants of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League. In 2011-12 Mason led the EIHL in Defenseman scoring with 21 goals and 44 assists for 65 points. Mason earned a First Team All-Star selection as well as being named the MVP Defenseman for the EIHL. The Giants won the Elite League title in 2011-12.
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The Mexican Elite League, was inaugurated on 2 October 2010 with the aim to establish Mexico as a high-level international competitor in ice hockey. Currently it has 4 professional teams and 17 associated equipment. The "Federación Deportiva de Mexico de Hockey Sobre Hielo" (Mexico National Ice Hockey Federation) regulates all tournaments in Mexico. The Mexican hockey league includes 7 federation clubs and 8 independent clubs.MexicoHockey.
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Peter Kildemand (born 1 September 1989)Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 62-63, www.speedway.com.pl. Retrieved on 2009-04-18. is a Danish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of the Danish national team. He was a member of the Swindon Robins Elite League Championship winning side of 2012 and was named "Rider of the Year" for the club at the end of the season.
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He was first called up to represent his country in August 2016, for Italy national under-18 football team friendlies. In October 2017, he made one appearance in the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. He was not selected for the final tournament. In 2018, he was included in the Italy U20 squad hat played at the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League.
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In 2001, Adams signed for Oxford and won the Elite League Championship. He remained with Oxford in 2002 and the 2003 season saw Adams register a 9.97 league average back with Poole in a year which the Pirates won the treble; winning the League Championship, the Knock-Out Cup and the British League Cup. The year also saw him awarded a testimonial, which took place at Swindon.
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The team also had a successful playoff run, making it to the conference finals, where they were beaten in six games by the Carolina Hurricanes. In 20 playoff games, Berg had one assist. Berg played in Toronto for 3 more seasons, after retiring from the NHL due to family reasons. During the 2004-2005 NHL lockout, Berg played for Timrå of the Swedish Elite League.
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In September 2007, King was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final. King captained the Birmingham Brummies in 2011, when the club were accepted into the Elite League. On 13 June 2016 King became British Champion for the first time in his career.Damerell, Richard (2016) "Danny King wins British speedway final at Belle Vue", Sky Sports, 14 June 2016.
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For the 2007–08 season, Clarke played for Alleghe in Italy before re-signing for the Nottingham Panthers for the 2008–09 season. Clarke was re-signed by Nottingham for the 2009/10 season where he helped the Panthers win the Challenge cup and qualify for the final four of the Elite league playoffs. The Panthers finished 3rd in the league standings for 2009/10.
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Born on Stockholm, Nilsson rode in British speedway between 2009 and 2017, first in the Premier League for Newport Wasps (2009-11), and in the Elite League for Lakeside Hammers (2011–2013, 2014–2016) Eastbourne Eagles (2013), and Leicester Lions (2017). He has raced in five Speedway Grand Prix, scoring a total of 12 points, and in one World Cup event, scoring 4 points.
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Playing in the pre- season Upper Midwest Elite League, Lee scored 12 goals with 17 assists in 18 games for Team Southwest. Many scouts regarded him as one of the best athletes in the state of Minnesota. While Lee was offered opportunities to play both football and hockey at Harvard, Minnesota and Denver, Lee ultimately committed play hockey at the University of Notre Dame.
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In 2004, Compton's form led to a call up from Elite League side Poole Pirates. This was also the year in which Compton became Premier League Riders Champion. He passed the unbeaten Simon Stead in the final, and both riders fell on the last turn, giving both riders multiple injuries. The race was awarded and Compton managed to take his place on the rostrum as winner.
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Meyer signed a two-year contract with the Calgary Flames on July 20, 2010. After playing only 6 games with the Calgary Flames AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat during the 2011-12 season, Meyer was transferred to Farjestad BK Karlstad in the Swedish Elite League in December 2011. During the 2011-12 season, Meyer played 25 regular season games with Farjestad recording a goal and 6 assists.
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Regularly started in top speedway leagues in Poland, England, Sweden and his native country. His biggest success was to be part of GP series in 2008 and bronze medal from U21 World cup championship in 2007. He won the league with Prague club in 2012 and finished 2nd in British Elite league with Lakeside Hammers in 2008. He retired after the season 2012 due to private reasons.
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This year, it again became the dire loss against IFK Kristianstad in the qualifications for the Swedish Elite League. 1990 22 April is perhaps the most prominent day in the history of IFK Skövde. IFK was finally ready for Elitserien in Men's Handball Elitserien after the victory against BK Söder at home. The players were allowed to run a rev of honour in a crowded stadium.
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The Coach of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK to the best coach in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to coaches in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League and the British National League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985.
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The Berger Elite League takes place from early December to late January to avoid interruption among international netball events such as test matches, Netball World Cup, Fast5 Netball World Series, Caribbean Championship. The Grand Finale is determined by a three-game series and all games take place at one venue per round, either outdoor at the Leila Robinson Courts or indoor at the National Indoor Sports Complex.
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The BCJ Hamburg played in the Basketball Bundesliga from 1999 to 2001. Since then, teams from Hamburg have attempted to return to Germany's elite league. The recently founded Hamburg Towers have already established themselves as one of the main teams in Germany's second division ProA and aim to take on the heritage of the BCJ Hamburg. The Towers play their home games at the Inselparkhalle in Wilhelmsburg.
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The 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League kicked off on 22 September 2001 and ended on 17 May 2002. Al-Talaba won their fifth league title, finishing six points ahead of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and eleven ahead of Al-Shorta. They also won the Iraq FA Cup that season to complete the double, but lost the final of the Iraqi Elite Cup to Al-Shorta.
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This led to an era of growth, with more indoor rinks being built in Finland. Finland later hosted the 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships, with Lindblad helping coordinate the event as well. Also in 1974, Finland won a silver medal at the 1974 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. In his last year as president, the Finnish Elite League was founded, which later became known as Liiga.
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He rode for Eastbourne Eagles in 2008. Despite quitting the British Elite League to reduce his racing schedule in 2009, Nicholls returned to the Coventry Bees in May 2009 as temporary cover for the injured Olly Allen."Friendly Rivalry", speedwaygp.com, 4 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2018 Nicholls led his home club, the Ipswich Witches for the 2010 Elite League season, as well as riding for Vargarna in the Swedish league and Miskolc, a Hungarian team in the Polish league. With Ipswich dropping down a division, Nicholls signed for Swindon Robins for 2011. After an unsuccessful spell with the Robins, Nicholls returned to parent club Coventry Bees for the 2012 season, in which he won the Olympique individual meeting at Monmore Green Stadium, staying with the Bees in 2013. From 2013 he made himself unavailable for the Great Britain team, but reversed his decision in 2016.
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It was the ninth time that the club have been crowned League Champions, following on from successes achieved in 1953, 1968, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 2005 and 2007. On 28 October 2007, the Bees lifted the Elite League Knockout Cup for the second year running, defeating the Swindon Robins in the final, completing a clean sweep of all three major trophies, having already annexed the Craven Shield by beating Swindon Robins and the Poole Pirates over the three leg final. On 24 November 2010 following changes to the rules for rider averages made at the Annual General Meeting of the BSPA, the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers walked out of the meeting. As a result, on 27 November 2010 the BSPA omitted both teams from the 2011 Elite League for failing to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 league at the AGM.
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A serious injury halted his season mid way but he returned to the saddle in September and continued to improve. In 2010 he rode for King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League while also doubling up with parent club, Wolverhampton in the Elite League. He became the 2010 British Under 21 Champion in April. He went on to ride for Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League before retiring in 2013.
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The Belgian Elite League of 2007-2008 pitted eight Belgian rugby teams. Competition began on 23 September 2007 and ended with the final game on 17 May 2008 at the King Baudouin Stadium. The Boitsfort Rugby Club won the championship by beating ASUB Waterloo in the final of the playoffs by the score of 27-7. This is the eighth consecutive title for Boitsfort and fifteenth in its history.
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The Promotion/Relegation Playoff was contested between the Newcastle Diamonds and the bottom Elite League team, Ipswich Witches. The Diamonds narrowly lost the first leg, by 44-46, despite leading at one point by 34-26 and missing regular riders Jason King, Mark Lemon and in-form reserve Dakota North. The Diamonds were heavily defeated at Ipswich by 64-32, leading to an aggregate defeat of 110-76.
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Staal was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as their fourth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his early professional career in the Swedish elite league, playing for Malmö IF and Modo Hockey. Staal has also played on the Denmark national ice hockey team and has participated in every Ice Hockey World Championships since 2003. In 2006, he signed with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.
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The Rockets won the Premier League and the Premier Trophy. The Poole Pirates declared Eddie as their 'Number Eight' (first reserve) in the Elite League. He finished fifth in the British Speedway Championship Final and was also selected as a meeting reserve for the British Speedway Grand Prix held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Kennett decided to stay with Rye House for the 2006 season Bamford, R.(2007).
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Liga de Elite (Elite League), previously known as Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol, is the top division of the Macau Football Association, created in 1973. The league is featuring local players and professional foreign players. Due to the lack of football fields in Macau, most matches are played at the Estádio Campo Desportivo. As with Hong Kong, the league is separate from the mainland Chinese football league system.
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The 2013 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship was the third Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at Ring Knutstorp on 4 May and ends on 21 September at Mantorp Park. It is the first year of TTA – Racing Elite League silhouette regulations in the series following the merge of the STCC and TTA at the end of the 2012 seasons. Fredrik Ekblom goes into the championship as reigning champion.
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The history of American football in Germany began in 1977, when the Frankfurter Löwen were formed as the first club to play the game in Germany. The German Football League (GFL) is the elite league for American football in Germany and was formed in 1979. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA. In 1999, the league switched its name from American-Football-Bundesliga to German Football League.
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The team captain is Climax Lawrence and vice-captain is Nidhin Lal. The club started the season in the best possible form blowing away all teams and building an unassailable lead in the MDFA Elite League. Nine wins in nine games having scored 37 goals and conceding only 4. The biggest victory was their latest game in the League which was an 8–0 win over Maharashtra State Police.
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Alpha United FC is a Guyanese football club based in Providence. The club competes in the GFF Elite League, the top league of football in Guyana. They were league champions in the 2009–10, 2010, 2012, 2012–13, and 2013–14 seasons. In 2011, Alpha United gained recognition as being the first Guyanese football club to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, North America's premier continental club tournament.
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Kapanen started his career in 1992 playing for KalPa in SM-liiga. He played in Finland until 2001 when he moved to Timrå IK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He stayed with Timrå for three seasons and had his best season in 2003-04 when he was recorded for eight shutouts and 2.21 GAA. From 2005 he returned to KalPa and played with them for two seasons.
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In 2016 PK wasn't originally in Wolverhampton's plans but after Mikel Beck pulled out of the team leaving the door open for PK to join back. He accepted and joined for the remainder of the season. He would later play a huge role as the 2016 team beat Belle Vue over 2 legs in the Elite League final. After the Belle Vue meeting he announced his retirement from British Speedway.
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At the first international game of CWC 2007 at the stadium, Lasith Malinga of the Sri Lankan team took four wickets in four consecutive deliveries. Guyana's national basketball team has traditionally been one of the top contenders at the CaribeBasket, the top international basketball tournament for countries in the Caribbean. For international football purposes, Guyana is part of CONCACAF. The highest league in their club system is the GFF Elite League.
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In Sweden, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) is the highest-level professional ice hockey league. It is generally regarded as one of the top leagues of Europe, and one of the Swedish major professional sports league. SHL, or the Swedish Elite League, which it is often unofficially called in English, is composed of 14 teams. The first season under the former name Elitserien was played in 1975-76.
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Juha-Pekka Hytönen started his career in JYP Jyväskylä junior teams. In 1999 he was chosen to Finnish national U18 team and next year to the Finnish national U20 team. In 2000 Hytönen played his first game in SM-liiga, the Finnish elite league. Before his move to KHL he played always with JYP Jyväskylä apart from one season in Jukurit and few games in Diskos both teams in Mestis.
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Roger Per Arne Johansson (born April 17, 1967 in Ljungby, Sweden) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player. Roger Johansson joined Swedish Elite League club Färjestads BK in 1986, when he left Troja-Ljungby. He played with Färjestad until 1989, winning one Swedish Championship with them in 1988. In 1989 he signed with the Calgary Flames of the NHL who had drafted him in 1985 as the 80th pick overall.
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Alexander Hermansson (born March 8, 1988 in Karlstad, Sweden) is a professional Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for Skåre in the third highest league in Sweden, on a loan from Färjestads BK. He has not played any games with Färjestad, but he has been the back-up goaltender for 9 games for Färjestad in the Swedish Elite League. Hermansson is not drafted by any NHL club.
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Jamshedpur Football Club Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth tier setup of Indian Super League side Jamshedpur. Based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, the side was founded on 10 March 2018 and participates in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football. Jamshedpur also have academy teams of various age groups which operate under the Tata Football Academy and participates in the Elite League.
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The Scottish Premier Hockey League is an ice hockey league in Scotland. The league began play in September 2007 and consists of five teams. It replaced the Scottish National League as the highest level of competition in Scotland behind the Elite League. In addition to the Premier League, membered teams will also take part in the Northern League with teams from the Northern section of the English National Ice Hockey League.
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The 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF Hockey season will be the club's 33rd season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. The signing of David Schneider during late July 2008 is the first American player in the club's history to play for the club. The regular season started on home ice on September 18, 2008 against Luleå HF and will be concluded on February 28, 2009 away against Frölunda HC.
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He initially signed with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of Slovenia on October 8, 2004, and recorded 27 points over 26 games (including both Slovenian league and inter-league play). On December 12, he signed with HV71 of the Swedish Elite League. He notched seven points in 20 games with the club. Returning to Columbus as NHL resumed play the following season, Malhotra spent 2005–06 centering Columbus' third line.
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The SELLBYTEL Baskets Nürnberg played in the Basketball Bundesliga from 2005 to 2007. Since then, teams from Nuremberg have attempted to return to Germany's elite league. The recently founded Nürnberg Falcons BC have already established themselves as one of the main teams in Germany's second division ProA and aim to take on the heritage of the SELLBYTEL Baskets Nürnberg. The Falcons play their home games at the Halle im Berufsbildungszentrum (BBZ).
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After two seasons with the Panthers, Welch was traded along with a third round draft pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Steve Eminger. A short time after that, he instead signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. For season 2011–12, Welch signed a one-year contract with the Swedish team HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien (SEL). He scored 10 points in 51 games.
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Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League was the top division in Guyana. It was replaced by the GFF Elite League beginning with the 2015–16 season. The league used regional qualifying tournaments to determine participants. In its last installment in 2013–14, five teams from Georgetown, three from Upper Demerara, three from East Coast Demerara, two from Berbice, two from West Demerara, and one from East Bank Demerara were represented.
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Rugby league in Ireland is governed by Rugby League Ireland, which runs the Irish Elite League (known as the Carnegie League for sponsorship purposes), which is the top level rugby league competition in Ireland. There are approximately 20 teams across Ulster, Munster and Leinster. The Irish rugby league team compete in the European Cup and the Rugby League World Cup. It is made up predominantly of players based in Great Britain.
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It was again named the British League Division Two in 1991 and system of promotion and relegation was introduced between the British League and the British League Division Two. The league existed up until 1994 when the top two League Divisions of Speedway in the UK were amalgamated for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. In 1997 the Premier League became the second tier when the Elite League was formed.
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The Canucks re-signed him in the off-season to a two-year, $3.2 million contract. The following campaign, he recorded seven goals and 26 points in 74 games. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Salo went overseas to play for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elite League. He notched six goals and 14 points in 41 games, helping Frölunda to the league's best regular season record.
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Brundle began his career with King's Lynn Stars in the Conference League in 2002. He moved up to the King's Lynn Premier League team in 2003 and spent a season on loan with Mildenhall Fen Tigers when they moved up to the Premier League in 2006. In 2007 he won the Premier Trophy with the King's Lynn Stars and in 2008 he won the Elite League KO Cup with Eastbourne Eagles.
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He broke his leg in the National League playoff final. He signed for Leicester Lions for the 2013 Premier League season and doubled-up in the Elite League with Coventry Bees. He suffered serious concussion in crash in his first match of the season for Coventry, leading to another enforced break from racing. After returning from injury he signed for Sheffield Tigers and in July was reinstated to the Coventry team.
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"Newcastle Diamonds sign Kyle Newman and Richie Worrall", BBC, 4 December 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018 It was at Newcastle in October where after being accidentally caught by another rider, as a result of the crash the handlebars punctured a main artery, and it is only due to the quick actions of the track's medical staff and major surgery that night at Newcastle hospital that Newman's life was saved and he has been able to carry on with his career, winning cup and league titles with Premier league team Somerset Rebels in 2012 and 2013, guesting for Poole Pirates in the 2013 Elite league final helping them to the title and achieving his first Elite League race win at Birmingham, and in 2014 being part of the Pirates team that won the Elite title. In 2014 he returned to the Pirates team after the introduction of 'fast track reserves' a system designed to aid the development of young British riders.
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The rink operators Planet Ice also decided not to award the ice contract for the 2019–2020 season to Graham and Monica Moody but to the Supporters-based consortium formally known as the Milton Keynes Ice Hockey Club and colloquially as 'Lets Play Hockey' for them to ice a team in the NIHL National League. This consortium had been set up after the announcement that Milton Keynes Lightning would no longer ice in the Elite League and had, with the backing of Planet Ice unsuccessfully applied to operate a Milton Keynes Elite League franchise for the 2019–20 season. Shortly after the announcement, the English Ice Hockey Association confirmed that the team under the management of the Lets Play Hockey consortium had been accepted into the new NIHL National League. Once confirmation of the league place had been made, clarification was provided that Lewis Clifford would continue to be the coach under the new ownership regime.
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The 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League saw them make their worst defence of a title in their history as they finished in eighth position, behind Al- Shorta. The 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League saw them move up to fourth, and they were also knocked out of the 2012–13 Iraq FA Cup by Al-Talaba at the round of 32 stage. In 2013–14 they fell back down to sixth and they dropped back down to eighth in 2014–15, although they did win a friendly cup called the Baghdad Cup. They managed to recover from these disappointing seasons in the 2015–16 campaign and won the league title without losing a single league match, finishing ahead of runners-up Naft Al-Wasat in what was their 13th league title. They also reached the final of the 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup but were defeated 2–0 by fierce rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, missing out on the chance to win their 15th Iraq FA Cup title.
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Ponikarovsky with the Penguins As a youth, Ponikarovsky played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Kiev. Ponikarovsky began his career with the Dynamo Moscow organization, playing with the team's affiliates, Dynamo-2 and Dynamo Jr., from 1995 to 1999 campaigns, seeing a little action with the main club during the 1998–99 season before becoming a regular fixture on the team during the 1999–2000 season when Dynamo won the Russian Superleague (RSL) championship. In 1997–98, Ponikarovsky played 24 games for Dynamo in the First Division of the Russian Hockey League, collecting three points. He then played 13 games for Krylya Sovetov of the Russian Elite League in 1998–99 and played three playoff games for Dynamo. In 1999–2000, Ponikarovsky played 19 games for Dynamo of the Russian Elite League and played 29 games for THK Tver in the First Division of the Russian Hockey League, collecting 22 points (eight goals and 14 assists).
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Born in Aalborg, Denmark, Mads Korneliussen is the son of Karl Erik Korneliussen and younger brother of Tim Korneliussen, both former riders. Mads took up speedway in 1993. He made his debut in British speedway in 2003 with Newport Wasps in the Premier League, also doubling-up in the Elite League in 2005 with Swindon Robins. In 2006 he rode full-time in the Elite League with Swindon. His 2007 season was marred by a series of injuries, but he returned to Swindon is 2008 as part of the team that won the Elite Shield. After a season with Peterborough Panthers in 2009 he returned to Swindon in 2010 before moving to King's Lynn Stars in 2011 where he rode for three seasons."King's Lynn Stars sign Mads Korneliussen", BBC, 13 December 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2014 After being left out of the Stars team for 2014 he signed for Leicester Lions.
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The Gulf Coast Premier League (GCPL) is a United States Adult Soccer Association affiliated Amateur Elite League that includes teams from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The regular season of the GCPL runs May through July. On August 13, 2020 it was announced that the GCPL would be the first "amateur league affiliation" of the National Independent Soccer Association after Gaffa FC and Louisiana Krewe FC competed in the NISA 2020 Independent Cup.
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Porin Ässät (Finnish for Pori Aces) is an ice hockey club based in the town of Pori, Finland. They play in the Finnish elite league, Liiga. They play in the Porin jäähalli in Isomäki. The full name of the company operating the team is at present HC Ässät Pori Oy. They have won three Finnish Championships in ice hockey (1971, 1978, and 2013), and several other medals — most recently silver in 2006.
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The Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex, In 2012 season, in the WPSL- Elite league, some matches were played at Concordia University Chicago Athletic Complex in River Forest, Illinois as well as the Lakeside Athletic Field at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois due to renovation construction at Benedictine University. In December 2015, Chicago Red Stars announced the return to Toyota Park (now SeatGeek Stadium) for their home games for 2016 NWSL season.
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A native of Jönköping, the capital of Jönköping County in southern Sweden's Småland province, Örnskog enjoyed a 14-season career, playing 12 of them for his home town club HV71 in the country's top elite league, Elitserien. The 1994–95 season and part of the 1999–2000 season was spent in Finland playing for JYP in the SM-liiga. On 26 December 2001, Örnskogs's jersey, no. 15, along with Fredrik Stillman's no.
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The last time Miscellaneous competed in the elite league was in the 1970s when there was only National First Division. That was then and since their demotion to the lower ranks, the Serowe side has struggled to make ends meet. The first President of Botswana, late Sir Seretse Khama when he returned from exile, formed Miscellaneous in 1962. At the time, Khama is reported to have found Motherwell being the only side in the village.
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From 2008 onwards, the play-offs remained, however the prize was changed. Instead, the team that finished top in the league would be crowned champions, and then the top 4 finishing teams would qualify for the play-offs. The winner of the competition would then go on to race against the bottom Elite League team in the Promotion/Relegation Battle. Since its inception, no Premier League team has been successful in gaining Promotion this way.
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Bobbie Hagelin (born 1 February 1984 in Södertälje, Sweden) is a retired ice hockey player. He played for Södertälje SK in the Swedish Elite League and for Rødovre Mighty Bulls in the Danish AL-Bank Ligaen. He is the elder brother of ex-Michigan Wolverines ice hockey player and current Washington Capitals forward Carl Hagelin. In three seasons with Södertälje SK from 2001 to 2004 he played 45 games, scoring two goals and one assist.
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Callander is the older brother of Jock Callander, the IHL's all-time scoring leader. The two played together for Muskegon in 1986–87, combining for 222 points. He is also the father of Preston Callander, who played for the University of New Hampshire from 2001–2005. He spent 2005- 2007 with the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams in the German Elite league and spent the 2007–08 season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL.
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By the end of the season, he was an Elite League heat-leader. Off track, he was voted BBC South-West Sports Personality of the Year. However, it was on the individual front Harris was most successful. In the World Under-21 Championship, he won both his quarter and semi final rounds, progressing to the 2003 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship in Sweden where he finished runner-up, one point behind Jarosław Hampel.
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It was a great season for the Poole Pirates, who won the Elite League, the Pairs Championship and the Knockout Cup. Claiming a clean sweep of honours. Throughout the 2010 season, it was rumoured that the Ipswich Witches would prefer to compete in the Premier League from 2011 onwards. Although they survived the promotion/relegation battle with the Newcastle Diamonds, it was decided that they would swap divisions with the Birmingham Brummies.
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Nils Karl "Nisse" Ekman (born 11 March 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger. During his 15-year career as a player at the professional level he played in the National Hockey League, Swedish Elite League (SEL), Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and SM-liiga. He played for the SEL team Djurgårdens IF until he suffered a stroke in December, 2010, forcing him to retire from hockey on the tenth of August, 2011.
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It was in the first season that they won the Elite League winning all of their main eight games along with beating the Carlow Crusaders 24-10 in the Grand Final. In the 2007 season they became champions again. Out of the ten matches played they won eight and drew only twice, both to the Carlow Crusaders. The first match in June, finished at 22 points each and then in August they drew 0-0.
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He also entered the Dubai 24 Hour race, finishing second in the A5 class in 2007. In 2008 Haglöf moved to the Mini Challenge Germany, finishing third in his debut season and winning the championship the following year. In 2011 Haglöf entered the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, finishing 6th. In 2012 Haglöf formed PWR Racing along with fellow racing driver and businessman Peter Wallenberg Jr. to compete in the inaugural TTA – Racing Elite League.
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Premier Sports aired all 24 weeks of the Swedish Elite League Speedway live in 2011, with a two-year extension announced in April 2012. The channel aired twenty dates from the 2011 BriSCA F1 Stock Cars season and exclusive highlights of the NASCAR series during the second half of the 2011 season. In January 2012, Premier Sports signed a 2-year extension with BriSCA F1 for highlights from 24 races per season.
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These results remain the best in the history of the team's performance in the elite league of the Armenian championship. Though poor results in subsequent seasons which was 13th and 14th sent the team in lower division in the First League, where they will continue the performance. In the unofficial championship of 1995 team takes third place and bronze medals. However, through the biennial team will come down from competing in the tournament.
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Nahlin first rode for Swedish team Getingarna in 1984 and 1985, winning the Swedish Elite League Championship in 1985. He then rode for Smederna from 1986 until 1996 before moving again to Vargarna in 1997. Nahlin would stay with Vargarna until 2000 but would move back to Smederna in 2001. He stayed at Smederna until 2004 when he moved once more to Bajen Speedway for what would be his final season before retiring in 2005.
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Trayon Denzil Bobb (born 5 November 1993) is a Guyanese professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for Uitvlugt Warriors FC of the GFF Elite League. He also represents the Guyana national team. Bobb began his professional football career with Caledonia AIA of the TT Pro League in Trinidad and Tobago in 2011. During his time with the Stallions, Bobb won the FA Trophy in 2011–12 and the CFU Club Championship in 2012.
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Mats André Zuccarello Aasen (born 1 September 1987) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers and briefly with the Dallas Stars. Prior to joining the NHL, he played for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elite League. In 2010, he won the Guldhjälmen (Golden Helmet), awarded annually to the most valuable player in the Swedish Hockey League.
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Jonas Lorenzen Raun (born 22 August 1989 in Haderslev, Denmark) is an international speedway racer, formerly with the Belle Vue Aces in the British Elite League. In 2006, he also rode for Polish third division side Rawicz, and he rode in the Danish Under 21 final in 2005, at age 16, and finished 15th over all. In 2007, he rode 32 matches for Newcastle, achieving an average of 5.50, before crashing in September.
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The club was founded as in 1959 as a break away from the then popular TAFA football club. Information has it that the founders of TAFIC, which was initially known as Sharp Shooters in its formative years, were based at Kgaphamadi. They gained promotion back to the elite league as champions in the 2016/17 season but were subsequently relegated the very next season. They are currently playing in the Botswana Premier League].
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Paul Thompson is a British ice hockey head coach and general manager. He was head coach of the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team from 2006 to 2011. He is the winningest coach in the Elite Ice Hockey League, and has received nine Coach of the Year trophies in his career. His teams have won three Challenge Cups, two British Knockout Cups, and he is the first coach to win five Elite League titles.
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The Year 7 rugby teams of 2015/16 & 2016/17 also claimed the Cunningham Cup later. In 2009 the College's junior hockey team were placed in the “elite” league playing against much more experienced sides because of their exceptional performance in the previous season. Although traditionally a rugby orientated school, St Boniface have a produced a number of talented footballers such as former Plymouth Argyle striker Mickey Evans and former Cardiff City striker Joe Mason.
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He also played in the NHL for the Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars. He played a total of 207 regular season games, scoring 19 goals and assists for 28 points collecting 451 penalty minutes. He also played 21 playoff games, scoring 5 assists and collecting 20 penalty minutes. Stevenson then played for the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Danish Elite League before moving to Finland's SM-liiga with KalPa.
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A Berlin native and product of Eisbären Berlin, Köppchen spent the 1997-98 season in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, playing for the Neepawa Natives. He made his debut in Germany's elite league DEL for the Munich Barons during the 2000-01 season. The Barons relocated to Hamburg in 2002 and became the Hamburg Freezers. Between 2004 and 2011, Köppchen played for the Hannover Scorpions and helped guide the team to the 2010 German championship.
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Bengaluru FC 'B' is Bengaluru FC's most senior youth team and also acts a reserve team and participates in I-League 2nd Division and Bangalore Super Division. Bengaluru FC Academy is the youth setup of Bengaluru FC. The youth team participates in Youth Elite League, Junior League and Sub Junior League tournaments. In July 2020, Asian Football Confederation conferred two-star Academy status to Bengaluru FC Academy, one of only two academies in India.
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MacDonald, T.(2007). The Kenny Carter Story. Bradford speedway then enjoyed its greatest period of success winning eight trophies and a World Title until the club's closure in 1997 when despite winning the Elite League, the club folded for the third time. In 2013 businessman Tony Mole successfully applied for planning permission to again use Odsal for speedway, with the possibility of racing returning in 2014 with the Bradford and Halifax Dukes.
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This was quite a successful time for Neath. He won the Elite League title with Wolves in 2002 and the Premier League Four Team Championship with the Robins in 2003. However he never really settled at Swindon and he moved to the Rye House Rockets in 2004. Neath was an instant success for the Rockets, topping the clubs averages and finishing third in the fiercely competitive Champions Chase meeting at King's Lynn.
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The 2019 Challenge Cup Final was the culmination of the 2018–19 Challenge Cup. The final was contested between Belfast Giants and Guildford Flames. The Giants were the cup holders and the Flames were in their first ever final at Elite League level. After a scoreless first period it was the Giants who took the lead when Patrick Dwyer scored a powerplay goal assisted by Josh Roach & Kyle Baun at 20:33.
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Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti. Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia.
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In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal with Nanterre 92 of the French elite league LNB Pro A. Tchouaffé attended the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit, recording two points in 9:11 minutes of play. On 3 August 2018, Tchouaffé signed a three- year contract with JL Bourg. On June 20, 2019, he has loaned to Poitiers Basket 86 of the French LNB Pro B for one season in order to continue his development.
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This move was to shorten travel and keep the games on the East Coast of the US. They played in the IJHL Super Elite League, in the Mid-Atlantic Division, with teams compiled from the New York, New Jersey and New England region. The move to the IJHL also came with the new name, Philadelphia Jr. Jackals, reflecting the affiliation with the Elmira Jackals. The IJHL folded in July 2012 and soon after the Jackals disbanded.
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The club was founded in 1977 and played in the Belgian Elite League until the 2011-12 season when they were relegated to the 2nd Division for the 2012/13 season. The club have not won any major trophies but were runners up in the 2003-04 edition of the Belgian Cup. Ottiginies reached the Championship playoffs in three years running between 2004-05 and 2006-07 but lost at the semi-final stage on each occasion.
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Vladimír Růžička (; born 6 June 1963) is a Czech ice hockey coach and former professional player. Růžička was twice named the top player in the Czechoslovak Elite League, and was on the gold medal team in the Ice Hockey World Championship in 1985 and 1998 Olympic Games. He also played 233 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). Since 2008, Růžička has been the head coach of both HC Slavia Praha and the Czech national ice hockey team.
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David Jonathan Booth (born November 24, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Manglerud Star in the Norwegian Elite League. He most recently played with Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Following his second year with the Michigan State Spartans, he was selected 53rd overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He spent four years playing college hockey before turning professional with the Panthers organization in 2006–07.
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The interest from many companies such as Nissan, Shell and Oman Mobile, was one of the main reasons why the league was expected to transform, under with the leadership of Sayyid Khalid. The contract was extended again for the 2011–12 season for another three years to be known as the Omantel Elite League. In 2013, ahead of the 2013–14 season, it was announced that the league had taken the first steps to becoming fully professional.
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This time the league winners were crowned Champions of the Premier League. Therefore, the Play-Offs were now to decide which team from the Top 4 would go on to contest the Bottom Elite League team in the Promotion/Relegation Battle. No Premier League team has yet been successful in the Promotion/Relegation battle. In 2011 the Play- Off's weren't run, although they returned a year later in 2012 with Scunthorpe Scorpions victorious over the Somerset Rebels.
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Where two or more teams were tied on league points, the team with the greater difference of race points scored over race points conceded was placed higher. The top four teams qualified for the play-offs. The semi-finals were single matches with the top two league positions having home advantage (1st vs 3rd and 2nd vs 4th). Winners from the semi-finals then met in a two-legged final to decide the Elite League winner.
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His inspiring performance and hard-work have not gone unnoticed, something that led to him signing a professional contract with South Africa's University of Pretoria in the 2012/2013 season. After a long wait of paperwork finalisation he finally became eligible to play in the South African elite league and he made his PSL debut, on 23 October 2012 in the Telekom knock-out Cup against Mamelodi Sundowns. He has since cemented his place in AmaTuks's first eleven.
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Though injury forced him out of the Carib Beer Cup in 2003–04, he played once again for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy Odoyo performed well in Kenya's tour of Zimbabwe in 2006. He scored a few runs and took 8 wickets in 4 matches as Kenya drew the series with Zimbabwe at 2–2. In Thomas Odoyo was selected as captain of The Northern Nomads franchise in Kenya's domestic cricket competition the Sahara Elite League.
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He began his career in Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and Swedish World Junior Championship teams. In the 1998 Entry Draft, Berglund became the New Jersey Devils's third choice, being chosen in the second round as the 37th overall pick. He continued to play for Färjestad until 2001, when he signed with the Devils. He played in the minor league Albany River Rats, the Devils' affiliated team, but began playing for the Devils themselves later that season.
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Shameel got the AFC B Coaching License in 2017. In the same year, Kerala Blasters decided to field their youth teams in Hero Elite League and Shameel was appointed as the head coach of the Under 15 team of the Blasters. His first accomplishment as a coach came during the 2018-19 Juniors League as the Under 15 side of the Blasters reached the semi final of the tournament. In 2019 itself he got the AFC A Coaching License.
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Berhanemeskel signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German elite league Bundesliga in July 2017. He was Bremerhaven's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points a contest in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season. On July 4, 2018, Berhanemeskel signed a two-year deal with Tecnyconta Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. After starting the 2019-20 season with Greek team Larisa B.C., he was signed by Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the French top-flight LNB Pro A in January 2020.
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Also in 2011, Sedgmen was part of the Australian Under-21 Team that won the second semi-final of the Under-21 World Cup. Australia withdrew from the Final in Balakovo, Russia due to travel cost and visa problems, along with Sweden and Great Britain. In 2012, Sedgmen rode for Redcar Bears in the Premier League, doubling up with Lakeside Hammers in the Elite League, but was dropped by the Bears in July after inconsistent performances.
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Their best known driver was Stirling Moss. Wolverhampton Wolves, one of the leading speedway clubs in the UK represents the city, participating in the Elite League at the Monmore Green stadium. Wolverhampton Speedway is one of the oldest speedway tracks in the world that is still in operation being first used, albeit briefly in 1928. The track re-opened in 1950 for a single meeting and in 1952 the Wasps competed in the Third Division on the National League.
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Middlebrook would compete with Riksserien in the Swedish Elite League. Both Isobel Cup champions, Smelker was a member of the Boston Pride roster that captured the NWHL's inaugural championship in 2016. As a side note, Smelker also won a Clarkson Cup in 2015 with the CWHL's Boston Blades. Winning the NWHL regular season scoring title in 2018, Gruschow was MVP of the Isobel Cup Finals in the same year, hoisting the Cup with the Metropolitan Riveters.
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Prior to the 2002–03 season, he was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs and spent a season in their minor-league system playing for the St. John's Maple Leafs. He has since played in various pro leagues, and spent the 2007–08 season with Soenderjyske of the Danish Elite League. Nearing the end of his professional career, he played for Alba Volan Szekesfehervar of the Austrian League in 2008–09 and joined in July 2009 to SG Pontebba.
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After six season of juniors, Mulock joined Bad Toelz EC of the German third-tier Oberliga. He played with Bad Tölz for three seasons before joining Eisbären Berlin of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in 2009. In his first season with Berlin in 2009–10, Mulock scored 20 goals to be selected as the DEL's rookie of the year. He won three straight German championships with the Eisbären squad from 2011 to 2013.
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Marcus Krüger (born 27 May 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centreman who is currently playing for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the fifth round, 149th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is a two time Stanley Cup champion with the Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015. Before joining the Blackhawks, Krüger previously played for Stockholm-based Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elite League.
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The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League (also known as the CDI Premier League) is a provincial rugby union competition contested by eight clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union. The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League runs from January to April each year. The teams that play in the CDI Premier League compete in the Lower Mainland Spray League and the Vancouver Island Elite League from September to December.
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Peter Hagström (born April 4, 1967, in Grums, Sweden) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player. During his career he played five seasons in the Swedish Elite League. He played for Färjestads BK between 1992–1994 and 1998–2000 and for Modo Hockey between 2000-2001. Before playing for Färjestad did he play with his home town club Grums IK in second highest league in Sweden, he also played with them between 1994 and 1998.
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Former Irish International Terry Phelan was appointed as the head of the grassroots. In 2017, Thangboi Singto was appointed as the technical director of the youth. In the same year itself, their U-18 and U-15 teams began to participate in the Elite League and Juniors League respectively. The U-18 team became the runners up of the 2017-18 Youth League in their first ever appearance while the U-15 side managed to reach the play offs.
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Haglöf was one of the team's drivers, driving a Saab 9–3 TTA and finishing 10th. When TTA – Racing Elite League and the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship merged, PWR Racing and Haglöf moved to the STCC as well. In 2014 Haglöf stepped down from full-time racing to concentrate on the management of the team, but returned for the final round of the season at Solvalla and Mantorp Park. Since 2015 Haglöf returned to full- time racing duties.
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"Speedway Ace Richard Lawson Buoyed by Elite League Rides", The Cumberland News, 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013 He signed to ride again for the Hammers in 2014 and opted not to re-sign for the Comets. In 2015, Lawson moved to Glasgow Tigers in the Premier League, staying with Lakeside in the Elite League.Lanning, Phil (2015) "Speedway star Richard Lawson: I couldn't wait to join Glasgow Tigers' million dollar men", Daily Record, 14 January 2015.
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Subhonil started his career with the youth academy of East Bengal F.C. in 2017 and played for the East Bengal F.C. U18 team in the U18 Elite League. In 2019, Subhonil was promoted to the senior side by Alejandro Menendez and made his debut against George Telegraph S.C. in the 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division League. He was included in the squad for the 2019-20 I-League. On 31 January 2020, he was released by the club.
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Like his Rospiggarna Hallstravik teammate, Greg Hancock, Janowski moved to Piraterna Motala before a 2010 season. On 18 August it was announced that Janowski would join the Swindon Robins in the British Elite League for the remainder of the season. Maciej won the 2010 Polish Under-21 Championship, held in Toruń, scoring a 15-point maximum. Maciej is also riding in the U21-World Cup and was 2nd beating the main rival Maksim Bogdanows in Pardubice.
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He was also a part of the Elite League Select team that played the Boston Bruins in an exhibition game at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. After a superb season in Sheffield where he broke the record for the most number of shutouts in a season, Ervins decided to move on and has signed for the Odense Bulldogs of the Danish Ice Hockey League for the 2011–12 season. Ervins rejoined the Sheffield Steelers for the 2016–17 season.
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The 2015–16 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the 13th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. On 30 April 2014, the Elite League had announced changes to the import rules which would apply to the 2015-16 season: the number of non British-trained players would rise from 12 to 13, while the number of work- permit players would remain at 11.
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Ice Hockey is Britain's largest indoor spectator sport. It has a long history in the UK and it is reasonably well supported, with the larger teams attracting thousands of fans to every game. The main league is the ten-team professional Elite League, which has featured many former NHL players, predominantly during the NHL lockout season. At the moment the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team is in division 1 of the Ice Hockey World Championships.
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Kamuzu Barracks has won the Malawi Carlsberg Cup in 2013 after defeating Moyale Barracks FC in the final at the Mzuzu Stadium. The Malawi Defence Force side was crowned champions of the country's elite league in 2016 season. The team defied all odds by became the champion against all odds. KB also dominated the 2016 season awards with the team talisman, Harvey Nkacha, named player of the season and Dave Banda named the best midfielder of the season.
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From the 1999–00 season to the 2001–02 season, Weinhandl played for Modo in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. His first season there, he was on a very successful line with Henrik and Daniel Sedin, now of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks. The line was dubbed "Line 19", as Weinhandl and both Sedins were 19-years-of-age at the time. He returned to play for Modo again in the 2004–05 season due to the NHL lockout.
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He was announced in the King's Lynn 2009 team and signed for Elite League team the Ipswich Witches as a doubling up rider with Carl Wilkinson. In 2011 he doubled up in the Premier League with Berwick Bandits, going on to ride with the team for three seasons. He signed for King's Lynn and Redcar Bears for 2014, but was refused a visa to ride in the UK."Smith Refused Visa", speedway365.com, 18 February 2014.
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On May 29, 2009, Alexander Salák was signed by the Florida Panthers of the NHL. He was assigned to their AHL farm team, the Rochester Americans after training camp. He was recalled by the Panthers and made his NHL debut on October 9, 2009 in a relief role in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. On August 13, 2010, Alexander Salák was loaned to Färjestad BK of the Swedish Elite League for the 2010-11 season.
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At the end of the season it was announced he would return the Comets in 2008. His good form in 2008 was noticed by the Elite League team Lakeside Hammers, and he was signed to the squad to cover for injuries. Nieminen was signed as a full team member at Lakeside for the 2009 season. He joined Leicester Lions in July 2011, becoming the team captain and finishing third in the 2011 Premier League Riders' Championship.
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They took part in the Elite League and finished fourth behind the likes of Luxol St. Andrews', Valletta F.C. and Hamrun Spartans. It was certainly a positive season for this group. It must also be stated that the club also opted to field a Futsal Under-21 team which gained some respectable results along the way. The group was mainly used to introduce young players to futsal in the hope that more footballers will pursue this sport.
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A cup double was snatched from the Cardiff Devils' grasp when they lost 1–0 on penalties to the Nottingham Panthers in the 2006–07 Playoff Final, after the game finished 1–1 after overtime. The 2007–08 season saw the Devils finish the league in 6th place. After a string of losses at the beginning of the season, they rose to an unbeaten run of games which propelled them to the top of the Elite League.
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After spending time with the Great Britain under 18 team, and playing in the World Junior Hockey Championship, Reynolds moved to the Atlantic Junior Hockey League with the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack in a two-year spell. In 2007, Reynolds returned to the UK with the Bracknell Bees of the English Premier Ice Hockey League. He also played two games in the Elite League with the Nottingham Panthers. In 2008, Reynolds signed with the Elite League's Basingstoke Bison.
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The Hammers lost three of their top four riders with serious injuries towards the end of the season, but still reached the Craven Shield and Elite League play-off finals. In 2009, the club won their first piece of silverware since 1991. They defeated the Coventry Bees 108–77 on aggregate in the KO Cup Final. In 2018 the team opted to move up in to the SGB Championship after competing in the National League for 2017.
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He spent the early parts of his career at Romorantin-Lanthenay town where he had grown up. From 2009 to 2011, Kaba played for ADA Blois before joining the youth ranks of Elan Bearnais Pau- Lacq-Orthez. He made his professional debut in the French elite league Pro A on September 26, 2014, tallying two points and four rebounds in nine minutes of play against Entente Orléans 45. In July 2015, Kaba signed with Serbian club Mega Leks.
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The British League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA), that was staged between 1965 and 1994. The teams from the top division of league racing, the British League, took part. A similar competition was held for clubs in leagues that succeeded the British League, including the Elite League Knockout Cup and the Premier League Knockout Cup.
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2012 TTA-Racing Elite League. In 2006 he signed for the Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi team, the same team that he raced for in 2001. The move proved to be a successful one; Björk took the championship lead with a win in the first race and kept it for the rest of the season, taking the title ahead of his former teammate Richard Göransson. During the season he took three race wins and finished on the podium on six occasions.
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Union Sportive Métropolitaine des Transports or simply Métro is a French basketball club that has seen the elite league in France the period from 1930 to 1940. The club founded in 1928, was based in Paris, and also was a section of sports club of the Metropolitan Sports Transport Union. The team has since disappeared and no longer changes at the local level or corporate events. The women's section has significantly experienced the same history and the same fate.
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However, he was assigned to the affiliates Texas Stars of the AHL. Although Spang signed with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on May 4, 2011, he extended his contract with the Dallas Stars organization on June 16, 2011. Between 2012 and 2015, Spang played for three different teams of the Finnish elite league Liiga, HPK, SaiPa and Kärpät. In between, during the 2012–13 season, he had a stint with Swedish SHL side HV71.
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Holder won the Australian Championship in 2008, winning all five rounds with a record maximum 100 points. He has won the Australian Under 21 Championship for four consecutive years (2005–2008), equalling a record set by Leigh Adams. In October 2008, Holder finished runner-up in the Junior World Championship for the second year in succession to Emil Saifutdinov. After Lejonen Gislaveds relegation from Swedish Elite League Chris has changed club to Swedish champions Piraterna Motala.
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Regin with Timrå IK. Regin played for the Herning Blue Fox of the Danish Elite League from 2002 to 2005, winning Rookie of the Year honours in 2004. In 2004, he was drafted by the NHL's Ottawa Senators using the third-round draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche, received in a trade for Shane Hnidy with the Nashville Predators. He played one more season with Herning. In 2005, he joined Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien league.
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Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team, who competed in the Elite League from 2011 until they folded part way through the 2014 season, and re- entered in 2015 in the National League. After 4 years in the National League, in 2019 they moved up to the SGB Championship. The team was originally formed in 1928 until they closed for the first time in 1986. Then in 2006 the club was brought back into British Speedway.
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Bjerre was born in Esbjerg, Denmark in 1993. His brother, Kenneth (born 1984), is also a speedway rider. They have two sisters Janni and Lotte. Their parents are Ivan and Vibeke. Bjerre was part of the Danish team that won the World under-21 Team Cup in 2010, and he won the Danish Under-21 Championship in 2011."2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-30 He rode for King's Lynn Stars in the latter part of the 2010 season, and became a Peterborough Panthers asset towards the end of that year."Kenneth and Lasse Bjerre sign for Peterborough Panthers", BBC, 8 November 2010, retrieved 2011-11-30 He rode again for King's Lynn in 2011, doubling up with Ipswich Witches. He signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2012 in a doubling-up role,"Speedway: Peterborough Panthers announce 2012 Elite League line-up", BBC, 29 November 2011, retrieved 2011-11-30 and also in the Premier League with Leicester Lions with whom he continued to ride in 2013.
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On 30 August 2012, he arrived in Oman and a few days a later he signed an eight-month contract worth USD 80,000 with Oman Elite League side, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. The midfielder was on radar of the Salalah-based side since a long time and Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.'s Algerian coach, Jiloul Zoheir was with his new acquisition. Algerian coach, Adel Amrouche who had initiated the move was also full of praise for Jamal. He made a number of appearances assisting numerous goals and even scored a goal in the 2012–13 Oman Elite League on 26 November 2012 in a 3-1 win over Al-Nahda Club. He also made a few appearances in country's premier knockout tournament, 2012–13 Sultan Qaboos Cup and also in the 2012–13 Oman Federation Cup in which he also scored a goal in a 4-0 win over another Salalah-based club, Salalah SC. At the end of the season, he was awarded with the "Best Player" of the season award by Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.'s management.
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Johan Molin (born October 25, 1976) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. Molin began his career playing in the Elitserien, or Swedish Elite League, for VIK Västerås HK. In his debut season, at just 21 years old, he played in over thirty games for the club. Molin became an important player for Västerås, and remained there for two further seasons, with his points return improving each season. In his final season with Västerås, Molin totalled 22 points in 48 games.
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After a two-year absence from the NHL, Eriksson re-signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 2, 2006, for a one-year deal. After a season in Columbus, he then signed with the Calgary Flames. This would be Eriksson's second time signing with the Calgary Flames. He signed a contract in 2004, but never played due to the NHL lockout, but instead played for HV71 in the Swedish Elite League. On June 26, 2008, Calgary placed him on waivers.
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Kennett returned to the Eastbourne Eagles in 2008 and won the Elite League Knockout Cup. He also finished as runner-up in the British Speedway Championship to Scott Nicholls and appeared in the British Grand Prix as a wild card. On 11 August 2011 Kennett resigned from Coventry Speedway; this was because his silencer was deemed 'illegal' when racing against Lakeside on 6 August. Kennett said this was caused by 'a member of his team' who had 'tampered with it'.
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Undrafted, Nilstorp's youth team was the Malmö Redhawks. After helping Rögle BK gain promotion to the then Swedish Elite League and later capturing a Championship title with Färjestads BK, on June 5, 2012, Nihlstorp signed a one year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars. In the 2012–13 season, Nilstorp made his NHL debut with the Stars, appearing in 5 games for 1 win. In his second season within the Stars organization, Nilstorp failed to establish a NHL roster spot.
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Green Sheet Averages are a list of riders Calculated Match Averages (CMA) issued or assessed periodically by the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA) and are used to determine the riders averages for team building. They are called Green Sheet Averages as traditionally they are printed on green paper. For both the Elite League and Premier League there is a points limit in place for team building purposes. This points limit is created to prevent teams becoming too powerful, therefore creating a competitive league.
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With the Aces in 2016 Richie helped his team get to the Elite League final, and most notably won a race against former World Champion Tai Woffinden, very impressive for the Aces reserve. For the 2017 Season, Richie has only signed for the Glasgow Tigers, after promotion at Belle Vue decided that he wasn't going to be in their 2017 team-building plans. Richie is currently riding for the Leicester Lions in the Championship League, and the Poole Pirates in the Premiership.
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In 2008 Ongondo was selected as captain of the team the Western Chiefs in Kenya's newly formed domestic competition the Sahara Elite League. Ongondo moved to Chesham Cricket Club in England in 2010 and following his excellent performances on the pitch and his incredible work rate off the pitch he returned for another season in 2011. Due to problems in obtaining a Visa, Ongondo was unable to return in 2012 but helped to recommend the club's next overseas player, Nehemiah Odhiambo.
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Norris had stints with Reading Racers and Ipswich Witches, but primarily rode for the Eastbourne Eagles in the British League, Premier League, and Elite League. In 2007 he overtook Gordon Kennett as the Eagles' leading scorer, accumulating 5,197 points from just 577 meetings. He burst onto the world scene in 2004, aged 32, when adopting a new 'more professional' attitude towards the sport, going on to appear as a wild card in the British Speedway Grand Prix in 2004 and 2005.
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The WPSL Elite League is a defunct league that was established in 2012 by the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL), responding both to an increased interest in professionalism by existing WPSL teams and the desire of WPS teams for a continuing competitive outlet. The league defined itself as semi-professional, but five of its eight charter teams were to be fully professional. Three of these—the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, and Western New York Flash—previously played in WPS.
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Sebastian Lauritzen is a former Swedish professional ice hockey winger. He has played for Djurgårdens IF, Brynäs IF and Linköping HC of the SHL, Timrå IK, Bofors IK, IF Sundsvall and Växjö Lakers of the Allsvenskan and KalPa of the Finnish Elite League (Liiga). Lauritzen made his Elitserien debut playing with Timrå IK during the 2001–02 Elitserien playoffs.Brynas IF Gavle's 2010-11 Roster He retired on the 8th of May 2018 following the results of a concussion in August 2017.
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His form during 2003 won Harris an invitation to take part as a reserve in the third round of the 2003 FIM Individual Speedway World Championship, the British Grand Prix, held at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. 2004 saw Harris sign for the Coventry Bees. The following season, the Bees won the Elite League Championship, which meant Harris had won titles at all three levels of British speedway aged just twenty-two. He also represented Great Britain in the Speedway World Cup.
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Sedgmen won his semi-final to make the A final, but was excluded for breaking the tapes at the start of the final.Darcy Ward Benefit Meeting In November 2015, Sedgmen rejoined Swindon Robins for the 2016 Elite League season, and signed to ride for Grindsted in Denmark.Kinvig, David (2015) "Justin Sedgmen quits the Edinburgh Monarchs", Edinburgh Evening News, 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2016Kinvig, David (2016) "Justin Sedgmen admits his Monarchs career is over", Edinburgh Evening News, 19 November 2015.
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After a dry spell in recent signings, Richardson announced his enforcer for the season, 25-year-old Cedrick Bernier. Bernier has racked up 548 penalty minutes in the previous 4 seasons, playing in various leagues such as the SPHL, CHL, and ECHL. Richardson stated Bernier wanted to prove that he was "the toughest guy in the Elite League". He did not, breaking his hand in a fight early in the season, returning for a few games before going out with an injury again.
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Joshua (Josh) Liam Auty (born 8 September 1990) in Mirfield, West Yorkshire,Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. is a British speedway rider. On 10 September 2007 Auty was signed to the Coventry Bees to ride in the Elite League. On 21 September 2007 Auty was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final. Auty was Conference League Rider's championship runner up in 2007, held at Rye House, losing out to his Scunthorpe team mate Tai Woffinden.
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Construction of the Altrincham Ice Dome commenced in 2006, and the club returned to the Elite League for the 2006–07 season. After three seasons in the EIHL, the club joined the English Premier Ice Hockey League on 30 April 2009. Since being in the EPIHL, the club have been fairly successful, having won two league championships and one playoff final with multiple appearances at the playoff finals weekend. Since 2015 the club have been without a home rink within Greater Manchester.
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The following week CSKA played and lost to the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers in a game infamous for its roughness. Subsequent Super Series produced more close results, but generally favoured the Soviet sides. However, following the fall of communism, many elite players from the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries went to the NHL for higher pay. The NHL became de facto the world’s most elite league as the quality of play in European leagues suffered.
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The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season. During some years there was only one or two divisions. Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 12 followed by Poole with 10.
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Peter Kessler Eriksson (born July 12, 1965 in Kramfors, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. He played for HV71 Jönköping in the Swedish elite league Elitserien from 1985–1989 before joining the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League for the 1989–90 season. He played 20 games for the NHL club, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists. He also spent part of the season playing for the Oilers' minor league affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers.
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Mohun Bagan youth teams are the under-18, under-15 and under-13 team of Indian professional football club Mohun Bagan. The under-18 team of the club is generally referred to as the primary youth team as it is the last stage of progression for promotion of youth players into the first team. The youth teams participate in the Elite league of various age groups. The team was setup with the leadership of the famous footballer Balai Das Chattopadhyay in 1944.
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The Stingrays finished 8th in the 2009–10 Elite League season, gaining 43 points from 56 games, finishing only 3 points behind the 7th place Newcastle Vipers. This is the highest tally for points the team has gained since becoming the Stingrays in 2003, beating the previous record of 39. The team also achieved in excess of .500 hockey in the period from Christmas to the end of the season, the first time it had done so over a sustained period.
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Following two seasons with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Elite League (SEL), Brodin was selected 10th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. On 12 July 2011, the Wild signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract. Brodin joined the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros to begin the 2012-13 season. On 3 November, he suffered a broken clavicle as the result of a hit from Oklahoma City Barons' forward Taylor Hall.
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The current National League, originally the Conference League, was formed in 2009 with ten teams. Several teams were in the league in the past, but are no longer in speedway for various reasons, such as Newport, Bournemouth, and Weymouth. These were replaced in more recent years by Kent in 2013, along with Birmingham and Eastbourne, former Elite League teams. After a decline in National League teams to eight in 2013, the National League has increased to 11 teams as of late 2017.
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A Mexico men's national ice hockey team jersey at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, (Canada). Pelota purépecha (Spanish for "Purépecha ball"), called Uárukua Ch'anakua (literally "a game with sticks") in the Purépecha language, is an Indigenous Mexican sport similar to those in the Hockey family. Although not a mainstream sport in Mexico, ice hockey is played in larger cities like Monterrey, Guadalajara, Villahermosa, Culiacán, León and Mexico City. The Mexican Elite League is the top level of ice hockey in Mexico.
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FC Goa Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth academy system of Indian Super League side FC Goa. Based in Goa, the reserve side participates in the I-League 2nd Division, the third division of Indian football and Goa Professional League. The youth teams, which are under 18, under 15 and under 13 squads, participates in the various divisions of the Elite League. The side is currently coached by Derrick Pereira and Liston Colaco was announced as the captain.
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He remained in the team for the following season but returned to Australia in 2001. He returned to King's Lynn in 2002 before moving to the Oxford Cheetahs in 2003. In 2006 he switched to the Reading Bulldogs, where he remained for two years before transferring to the Swindon Robins in 2008. Aside from his racing in the British Elite League, McGowan has also ridden for the Swedish Elitersien team Rospiggarna (2006–2008) and the Polish Ekstraliga club Unia Leszno (2007–2008).
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This development proved fatal for the second highest division. While the Austrian Ice Hockey Association worked to extend the national league to neighboring countries, the Styrian association developed the alternative model of a purely Austrian elite league. In the end, the National League was re-established as an Inter-National League and now also includes Slovenian clubs. In the 2013/14 season, the field of participants widened when in addition five teams of the Italian Hockey League and four other Slovenian teams participated.
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The FUFA Women Super League is the top-flight women's domestic football league in Uganda and is sanctioned by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. In 2019, the Women Super League was introduced to the Ugandan women's football system with the FUFA Women Elite League re-organized as the second division under the Women Super League. The inaugural season of the Women Super League which started with 8 teams, abruptly ended in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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"Speedway Hot-Gun Adam Ellis in 2nd at Mid-Point of 2012 French Speedway Championships", knfilters.com, retrieved 16 December 2012 He was mentored by former rider Matt Read. He also began speedway racing in the United Kingdom, winning two rounds of the British Junior Championship. He was signed by the National League team Isle of Wight Islanders as their number eight, averaging 7.61 from eight matches, and also became a Lakeside Hammers asset, making his Elite League debut in October.
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This club plays host to the matches of the Nairobi Jaffery Sports Club from the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association. Many of the young players from the cricket team have gone on to represent Kenya at various levels including Kenya, Kenya 'A', and at junior levels. A few players from this club have also gone on to represent different teams at the Sahara Elite League. A few of these players include Charles Obuya (Eastern Aces), and Ashwin Prabhakar (Southern Stars, Kenya 'A').
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Alx Danielsson driving a Citroën in the STCC – Racing Elite League Sweden/Denmark Between 1996 and 2010 the Swedish Touring Car Championship contained various races in Sweden and a few in Norway. The most successful car makes were Volvo, BMW, Audi and Nissan. In 2010 the championship merged with the Danish Touringcar Championship to form the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. The 2010 champion was Robert Dahlgren, because he had achieved the best results from selected races in the Danish and Swedish championships.
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The Premier League Riders Championship is a contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Premier League in the UK. The championship was inaugurated in 1995, the same year that the Premier League was formed. For its first two years, the Premier League was the top league in Britain. From 1997 it was the second tier after the Elite League was formed. The competition is currently held at Owlerton Stadium.
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His form from 2005 was noticed and was signed to double up with Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League, as well as riding for Sheffield. He also won the British Under-21 Championship at the Norfolk Arena, by beating Daniel King and Lewis Bridger. This result earned Wilson a reserve position at the British Grand Prix that year. He also came second in the Premier League Pairs Championship with team-mate Ricky Ashworth, only beaten by the holders Glasgow Tigers.
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Erbil qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup group stage as the 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League runners-up. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup. Al-Qadsia qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off as the 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up and the 2013 AFC Cup runners-up, but failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, and entered the AFC Cup group stage. This was their fifth appearance in the AFC Cup.
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For 2011 Larsson competed in a variety of racing classes. He competed a BMW Z4 GT3 entered by WestCoast Racing in the Swedish GT, ADAC GT Masters and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. Larsson won three out of three races in the Swedish GT. For 2012 Larsson joined the newly formed TTA – Racing Elite League after the series split from the Swedish Touring Car Championship. At Anderstorp Raceway Larsson started from pole position, won the race and also set the fasted race lap.
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Immediately after retirement Kekäläinen became involved with front office work in many capacities. He was general manager of IFK Helsinki in the Finnish Elite League from 1995 to 1999, during which time IFK won one Kanada-malja and finished as the runner-up to TPS the following year. During this time with IFK, Kekäläinen also worked in several capacities with the Ottawa Senators. After he left Finland in 1999 Kekäläinen became director of player personnel for the Senators until 2002.
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The season ran between March and October 2017 and 8 teams participated (Coventry withdrew from the league before the season started, after they had originally entered the league). The lineup of teams for 2017 was different from the lineup of the 2016 Elite League. The Lakeside Hammers and Coventry Bees dropped out of the league and were replaced by the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels. The Swindon Robins were the champions defeating the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Grand Final.
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Shaun Thompson (born 13 July 1987 in Slough) is a British ice hockey player who currently plays for the Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Thompson joined Basingstoke Bison in 2003. In 2005 and 2006, he was sent to the Bracknell Bees in the English Premier Ice Hockey League in aid of his development. In 2007, he briefly played for the Nottingham Panthers before returning to Bracknell and once again Basingstoke for the 2008-09 Elite League season.
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The 2015 Scandinavian Touring Car Championship was the fifth Scandinavian Touring Car Championship season. The season started at the new circuit in Skövde Airport on 8 May and ended on 26 September at Ring Knutstorp, after seven rounds. It was the third year of TTA – Racing Elite League silhouette regulations in the series following the merge of the STCC and TTA at the end of the 2012 season. Thed Björk entered the season as the defending drivers' champion and successfully defended his title.
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Nasheim began his coaching career at assistant at EHC Linz in Austria’s top-flight. He remained in that position until the end of the 2009-10 season and then accepted an offer from ERC Ingolstadt of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga. When the Ingolstadt team sacked Rich Chernomaz in December 2012, Nasheim took over as head coach on an interim basis. For the 2007 World Championships, he joined the coaching staff of the Austrian national team as an assistant.
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Kaski played for Western Michigan University for two seasons, becoming the first player born in Finland to play for Western Michigan. In November 2016, his sophomore year at Western Michigan, Kaski signed with HIFK of the Finnish Elite League (Liiga). After playing parts of two seasons with HIFK, Kaski signed with the Lahti Pelicans in April 2018. During the 2018–19 season, Kaski had a breakout year. He recorded 19 goals and 32 assists in 59 games, leading the Pelicans in scoring.
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In 2007, Andersen became Danish National Champion for the first time. Andersen left his British club, Peterborough Panthers, mid-season in July 2008 after it emerged that the club had not paid him wages amounting to several thousand pounds. Shortly afterwards he signed for Coventry Bees and teamed up with Chris Harris to win the Elite League Pairs Championship. Andersen rode for the Poole Pirates in 2009, and moved on to join the Belle Vue Aces for the 2010 season.
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He returned to the Peterborough Panthers team towards the end of the 2011 season, replacing Nicki Pedersen. Andersen led Swindon Robins to Elite League glory in 2012, and on 28 January he eventually was able to ride for the Wiltshire side again in 2013 following a winter-long battle with parent club Peterborough. In 2016, he signed for Poole Pirates, and he was with them again in 2017. He was with Leicester Lions in 2018 before riding with Peterborough Panthers in 2019.
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In 2007, Angell was selected to play for Team USA in the Deutschland Cup, where the United States finished in 2nd place after losing to Switzerland 3-2, in an overtime shootout. In 2008, he signed a one-year contract with the 2007–08 Swedish Elite League Champions HV71, after playing a few games for the Tampere Battle Axe, in Finland. Angell joined HV71 for the 2008–09 season, after briefly playing the beginning of the season with the Norwegian team Stavanger Oilers.
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Young prospects play in those teams and the first audition is in the sixth grade in school. Many of SBBK's championship golds such as Swedish Cup have been captured by these teams. SBBK is one of the most dominating teams on the youth- and elite league in Sweden. On the side of the basketball teams there is a co-operation with Södertälje Municipality which allows students from the seventh grade up to the last year of high-school to practice during schooltime.
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The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a win against the Gujarat at Ahmedabad on 7 November 2003. They finished inside top-2 in Group B of the Elite League to advance to the Elite semi-final with three wins, a loss and two draws. They were eliminated in the semi-final where the Mumbai defeated the Hyderabad by an innings and 152 runs.
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Its Motto is Youth Development and Professionalism. In 1997, FC Satmos was registered in the league and duly took the place of Copper Chiefs in the then Chibuku Second Division. The team was duly promoted to the first division, It came as no surprise as Satmos won the First Division campaign and was promoted to the elite league in 1999. The club played in the Botswana Premier League in 2006–07, but were relegated to Botswana First Division North after finishing the league in the 16th position.
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During that time, he also coached volleyball at Osaka University of Foreign Studies and later at Kyoto University. Upon returning to Sweden, he became the head coach of the KFUM Göteborg women’s team, which took fifth place in the Elite League, in addition to winning several tournaments. In 1989, he entered Stanford University's Ph.D. program with Professor Jeffrey Mass as his mentor. Returning to Kyoto University in the spring of 1992 for dissertation research, he also worked for the Japan Volleyball Association as an interpreter.
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When the SM-liiga was founded in August 1975, Kärpät were still playing level below in the first division. The team earned promotion to the elite league after the 1976–77 season. In their debut season in SM-liiga, Kärpät managed to finish seventh out of ten teams. During their second season in the top level in 1978–79, however, the team struggled and finished last in the regular season, but proved victorious in the relegation league and retained their place in the top league.
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During the team's membership in Women's Professional Soccer, Chicago Red Stars played at Toyota Park, now known as SeatGeek Stadium, a world-class soccer-specific stadium, with 20,000 dedicated seats for soccer. It is best known as having been home to Chicago Fire FC from 2006 to 2019. From 2011 to 2015, in Women's Premier Soccer League, Women's Premier Soccer League Elite league and National Women's Soccer League, Red Stars played their matches at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex. The university stadium seats 3,000.
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Kennett started his racing career in the Conference League with the Rye House Raiders in 2001. He had his first permanent team place with the Raiders in 2002. The same season he made his Premier League debut for the Rye House Rockets. In 2004, he joined his local club the Eastbourne Eagles in the Elite League. Kennett joined Valsarna speedway, his first team in Sweden 2004. He struggled in his first season and in 2005 he returned to Rye House Rockets in the Premier League.
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Godfrey received his first call-up for the England national under-20 team ahead of their 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League fixtures against Poland and Portugal in March 2019. He made his debut when starting in the 3–1 defeat at home to Poland. He made two appearances for the under-20s. Godfrey was included in the England national under-21 team for the first time for their 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Turkey and Kosovo in September 2019.
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The 2013-14 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) is the 38th edition of the top football league in Oman. The Oman Football League got the seal of approval of a professional league on 1 September 2013 and will henceforth be called the Omantel Professional League (OPL). The season began on 13 September 2013, and concluded on 16 May 2014. Al-Suwaiq Club were the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous 2012–13 Elite League season.
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The Premier League was the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by The Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The Premier League was founded in 1995 when the two divisions of the British League were amalgamated. In 1997, the Elite League was created as a new top tier with the Premier League becoming the second tier. The league operated until 2016 when British speedway was restructured with the formation of the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship.
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There is no longer promotion to the Elite league. The format was revised for the 2011 Season. All teams met each other once home and once away, with the League then splitting into two groups using a pre-set formula based on their relative standings at the cut-off point of 10 home/ten away matches to determine the remaining 12 (6 home/6 away) fixtures for each side. The League fixtures were expanded due to the Premier Trophy being defunct for the 2011 Season.
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As a senior, Guentzel was named to the All- Western Collegiate Hockey Association Second Team. Upon graduation, he signed with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, with his debut coming on March 21, 2012. He split the following season, 2012–13, between the Norfolk Admirals (AHL) and the Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL). Guentzel landed his first overseas job in 2013, signing with Rittner Buam of the Italian elite league Serie A, helping the team win the Italian championship in the 2013–14 season.
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Edward Jancarz Memorial, Poland, 2005 Tony Rickardsson svenska (born on 17 August 1970) is a Swedish former professional motorcycle speedway rider. He competed in the Speedway World Championships from 1989 to 2006. Rickardsson is notable for winning six Speedway World Championship titles in 15 attempts. He most recently rode for Masarna from Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien league, Unia Tarnów in the Polish Ekstraliga and for the Ipswich Witches, Poole Pirates, King's Lynn Stars, Arena-Essex Hammers and Oxford Cheetahs in the British Elite League.
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In 1993, Lyn was in deep financial difficulties after having been promoted to the Elite League after the 1991 season. To create additional liquidity, the club sold its 44% share in Ullevaal to the Football Association for NOK 4.4 million in January 1993. At the same time, NFF bought the 5.1% stake owned by the other clubs, making NFF the sole owner of the stadium. In October, the limited company Lyn Fotball AS was founded to take over the elite football teams in Lyn.
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Born in Reading, Rose was a latecomer to Speedway, initially riding motocross before working his way through the Young Stars system at parent club King's Lynn. In 2014 after just one season in Speedway, Rose was given a reserve place in the Elite League side of King's Lynn. He also joined the Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League who he still currently rides for. Ahead of the 2015 reserve draft King's Lynn were keen to keep Rose as well as his reserve partner of 2014 Lewis Kerr.
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup in Carrera Cup 2008 Photo: Erik Andersson For 2011, Björk was replaced by BTCC 2009 champion Colin Turkington. The 28-year-old is going to drive a BMW 320si alongside teammate and team owner Jan "Flash" Nilsson. The team is also going to run three cars in Carrera Cup Scandinavia for Price Carl Philip, Roar Lindland and Matte Karlsson. Flash co-founded the TTA – Racing Elite League in 2012, entering two Saab 9-3 for Robin Rudholm and Mattias Andersson.
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Brady got his first break into British Speedway riding in the Premier League with the Somerset Rebels. After 2 impressive years with the Rebels, Kurtz was named in the Poole Pirates team to compete in the 2016 Elite League. This news didn't come as a surprise, as Kurtz had already been the subject of interest from Poole for some time. The Poole promoter Matt Ford had gone on record lauding Kurtz as an "outstanding talent" that "every single club wants to snap up as an asset".
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The Premier League Four-Team Championship is a contest between teams competing in the Premier League in the UK. Eight teams are grouped into fours, with one rider from each team in each race. The winners and second place of each group compete for the Championship in the final. The current champions are Plymouth Devils The competition was first staged in 1995 when the Premier League was the highest tier of British speedway, becoming the second tier from 1997 after the formation of the Elite League.
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A free agent in the 2003–04 season, Sekeráš signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Superleague. Lubomir left after 15 games to join Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League. Sekeráš whirlwind year continued when he was signed by the injury depleted Dallas Stars on March 9, 2004, to fill in for the remainder of the season. Sekeras played for the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German Hockey League in 2004–05, and returned to Sweden in 2006–07, when he played for Malmö Redhawks.
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Another successful season looked possible for the Clan, however injuries began to play a part. The club lost goalie Chris Holt to injury and brought in Travis Fullerton in as cover, a long unbeaten streak was ended after injury's to key forwards Matt Keith and Scott Pitt. Chris Bruton was traded to Coventry Blaze mid-season for former Clan player Neil Trimm but the Clan couldn't regain their form. The Gardiner conference was again won and Clan finished in third place in the Elite League.
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Amazingly it could have been even better had star defenceman Minard decided not to quit the club in November leaving a young British defence to be marshalled by Gomenyuk. Another blow followed when free-scoring Scott Wray had to return home for personal reasons. Not surprisingly the replacements proved not to be as effective and the team's form suffered. That season was memorable for the 'crossover' competition that pitched the British National League teams against their bigger spending, import heavy neighbours in the Elite League.
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In January 2011, Fedorchuk took over head coaching duties at Straubing Tigers of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the remainder of the season, replacing Jürgen Rumrich who had been sacked. From 2011 to 2013, he worked for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a scout. In June 2013, Fedorchuk was named assistant coach of KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He remained in that job until the end of the 2014-15 season.
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During the 2001–02 season, he was a regular in the team's starting lineup as they reached fourth place in the Norwegian Elite League, and reached the playoff semi-finals for a bronze medal. He also played for both the junior teams in their playoffs, getting a silver medal with the Elder Junior (Under-20) team, and the gold medal with the Younger Junior (U-18) team. The medals were the last thing he accomplished in the Norwegian league system thus far in his career.
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Before joining Red Bull Salzburg EC has he played for Vienna Capitals (EBHL), Färjestads BK (Swedish Elite League), Kölner Haie (DEL), Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL), Klagenfurt AC (EBHL), Adler Mannheim (DEL) and Luleå HF of the Elitserien. He has represented Austria in fourteen World Championships, including 2007 and three Olympic Games, 1994, 1998 and 2002. In 2013, Kalt was named the head coach of the Austria men's national junior ice hockey team. He was the director of player development with EC KAC before leaving in 2018.
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In 95–96, the winger joined his brothers in returning to the Wasps, where he quickly turned from a young star into experienced professional. After spells with Newcastle and Coventry he is now back home with the Vipers in the Elite League, rivals to the Stingrays. He is one of the most respected players in Britain and is the last remaining member of the Johnson dynasty. Stephen Johnson "Quacks" Johnson is the eldest and by far the most popular of the Johnson brothers in Hull.
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Kerala Blasters Football Club Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth academy system of the Kochi based Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.The reserve team of the Blasters competes in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football and Kerala Premier League, the top division of Kerala football. The youth system consists of three teams, Under-18, Under-15 and Under-13 age groups that competes in the Elite League, the top tier league of youth football system in India.
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He later played for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the International Hockey League and the Springfield Falcons of the AHL. He later spent one season in the German Elite League playing for Berlin Capitals. The Penguins signed Leroux to a two-way contract on July 16, 2002. Leroux played 57 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins before being traded, along with Jan Hrdina to the Phoenix Coyotes for three prospects (forwards Ramzi Abid and Guillaume Lefebvre, and defenceman Dan Focht) on March 16, 2003.
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He has played for Drummondville Voltigeurs in the QMJHL, the Knoxville Ice Bears in the SPHL, the Toledo Storm and the Elmira Jackals in the ECHL. He has played for Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League. He was also a backup for the Latvian National Team at the 2010 Winter Olympic Hockey Tournament. He signed to play for the Sheffield Steelers of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League in 2010–2011 where his performances helped the team win the Elite League Title again.
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England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s), represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England were the previous reigning champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament. Since the 2017–18 season, England contest the Under 20 Elite League. The team is currently coached by Lee Carsley.
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The 2007–08 HV71 season began September 24, 2007 against Frölunda HC. It was the club's 24th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. After winning their game against Modo Hockey in overtime on February 28, HV71 clinched the regular season league title, for a total of three times. HV71 won the playoffs on April 18, winning the sixth game in the finals by 3-2 and the series 4-2 against Linköpings HC. This was their third time becoming Swedish Champions in the club's history.
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This season was notable in particular for the skill and contribution of Mark Hurtubise, who finished as the league's top point scorer, recording 89 points in 54 games. Hurtubise also made the Elite League All-Star Team. Christiansen's 3rd season in charge was injury plagued, losing key players throughout the season, including himself with a shattered kneecap on the first game of the season. But the Capitals showed their battling qualities and set a new franchise record for number of points in a season (52).
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While playing for various junior teams for Frölunda HC, he won the Swedish Junior 18 national championships in 2004 and 2005 as well as the Swedish Junior 20 national title in 2005. In 2014, Starkov was suspended for 4 games for breaking the etiquette rules set by the Danish Federation while playing for Esbjerg in the Danish Elite League. Kirill did not have any effect on the match in question. But breaking the rules set by the Danish Federation gave him a 4 games suspension.
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Cloutier's older brother, Sylvain is also a hockey player who once captained the OHL's Guelph Storm. After a professional career with the Coventry Blaze in England, Sylvain became a head coach for the minor professional Corpus Christi IceRays of the CHL in 2008. He is currently player-coach of the Hull Stingrays of the UK Elite League, having held this post since 2009. As a youth, Cloutier played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie.
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Born in Whitehaven, Cook's speedway career began in 2008. In 2009 Cook won the National League Riders Championship and three years later won the Premier League Riders' Championship. He rode for Peterborough Panthers in 2010. He moved on to Edinburgh Monarchs, who he rode for in the Premier League between 2011 and 2015, and has been part of the Belle Vue Aces Elite League from 2011 until 2018 when he returned to ride for the King's Lynn Stars in 2019 in the SGB Premiership.
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Poole and Lakeside progressed to the grand final of the play-offs, with Poole winning the first leg at Lakeside 42–48, and the second leg at Poole 60–33, giving them a 108–75 victory. The Poole Pirates were crowned with their third Elite League title, and fifth championship overall. Wolverhampton faced Premier League team the Edinburgh Monarchs in the relegation/promotion play-off final, with Wolverhampton winning comfortably over the two legs with a 106–76 aggregate victory, and thus avoided relegation.
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The top 15 highest averaged riders in the Elite League plus one wild card and two reserves take part, although no more than two riders from each club participate. There are 20 qualifying heats, a 'last chance' qualifying heat and a final. The top two scorers from the 20 qualifying heats qualify directly for the final. The next top four scorers take place in the last chance qualifying heat, with the 1st and 2nd place riders from that heat also qualifying to the final.
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Holder began his career at the Isle of Wight Islanders in the Premier League. In 2009 he signed for the Newport Wasps after the Islanders quit the Premier League and dropped down a division. His younger brother Chris Holder rides for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. James started the 2010 season with the Stoke Potters, but after they let him go part way through the season he was immediately signed by the Somerset Rebels riding as reserve, initially as a 28-day injury cover.
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Bäckström's father Anders is a Swedish hockey player who played his career for Brynäs IF, totaling ten seasons for the club. Nicklas' mother Catrin Bäckström (born in Finland) played handball in the Swedish and Finnish Elite League in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Nicklas' older brother Kristoffer is a former professional hockey player, who played the second tier of the Swedish league system with Hammarby IF, and in a German league. Bäckström and his fiancée, Liza Berg, have three children, two daughters and a son.
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The 'Brandonapolis' is an annual event at Brandon which features some of the world's best speedway riders. It was postponed in 2011 due to the BSPA dispute of the 2011 Elite League Season. In 1991, Brandon Stadium staged the Under-21 World Championship Final which was won by Denmark's Brian Andersen who defeated fellow Dane Morten Andersen in a runoff after both finished on 14 points. Australia's Jason Lyons finished third, while the leading British rider Joe Screen finished in 5th place with 10 points.
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In 2011, he moved to Oman and signed a one-year contract with Al-Suwaiq Club. He scored 4 goals in 2011–12 Oman Elite League. He made his AFC Cup debut on 6 March 2012 in a 2-0 loss against Kuwaiti side Al-Qadsia and scored his first goal in the competition 11 April 2012 in a 2-0 win over Syrian side, Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo. He scored 2 goals in 6 appearances in the 2012 AFC Cup for the Al-Suwaiq-based club.
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He continued to rack up personal awards too, being named Nottingham's most entertaining player of the year. He was also shortlisted for the Elite League's most entertaining player of the year award. On May 5, 2010, it was announced that Richardson was to become player/coach of the newly formed, Glasgow based Braehead Clan for their first season in Elite League Ice Hockey. Richardson was given full control to build his own team, his captain being former team-mate at the Nottingham Panthers, Brendan Cook.
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Other ex team-mates of his Kyle Bruce, Tim Wedderburn and Jordan Krestanovic were also key members of his squad. Richardson led his team to a 5th-place finish in the Elite League, ahead of long-time established Coventry Blaze and Hull Stingrays, an impressive feat for a team in its debut season. Richardson made his fair contribution on the ice also, with 55 points, making him the Clan's 3rd top point scorer for the season. Braehead also won their first silverware, the Aladdin Cup, under Richardson.
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The Hammers competed in the National League (the second league tier) from 1984 until 1990. In 1991 Arena Essex won the British League Division Two Championship and were promoted to the British League. They remained in the top flight until the end of the 1995 season, when a promotion change meant the Hammers had to drop to the Conference League for 1996. From 1997 to 2003, Arena Essex competed in the Premier League, before moving up into the Elite League, the top league of British speedway.
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Batchelor began his British speedway career in 2005 when he signed for King's Lynn Stars in the Premier League. In his first year, he won the Premier League Knockout Cup and the Premier Trophy, with King's Lynn defeating Rye House Rockets in both finals. The next season Batchelor was back at King's Lynn and was also Elite League team Coventry Bees number 8 rider. That year King's Lynn won a treble of the Premier League Championship, Premier Trophy and the Premier League Knockout Cup.
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After his active career, David Brocken became youth coördinator with Lierse S.K.. In 2007, he went back to Norway to become youth coördinator with another former team, Vålerenga. From 2009 he was sports director/youth coördinator with Frigg Oslo. Since 2012 Brocken has been the chief trainer of Kolbotn Fotball's elite-league women's team. He also started coaching the low-league men's team Rilindja IL. On 11 December 2015 it was announced that he would become the new head coach of Vålerenga Fotball Damer.
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Shane Lust (born August 29, 1986) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Lust attended SAIT Polytechnic where he played four seasons (2007 – 2011) of college hockey within the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference. Following his graduation, Lust played two seasons with the Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz of the French Ligue Magnus, before signing with the Braehead Clan for the 2013–14 season. Lust transferred from Braehead Clan to their Elite League Gardiner Conference rivals Dundee Stars on July 14, 2014.
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Ireland reached the quarter finals of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup as well as reaching the semi finals in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. The Irish Elite League is a domestic competition for rugby league teams in Ireland. The profile of Australian rules football has increased in Ireland due to the International rules series that take place annually between Australia and Ireland. Baseball and basketball are also emerging sports in Ireland, both of which have an international team representing the island of Ireland.
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Watson spent most of his career with the Newport Wasps. He failed to agree terms with the Newport promotion for 2007 and was eventually signed up by former club Poole Pirates in the Elite League. However his scores were low and when he suffered an injury early in the season his replacement, Piotr Swist, did well enough to keep his place. Watson signed for Premier League team the Glasgow Tigers for the rest of the 2007 season and had a successful spell with the club.
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Also in 2010, he finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship. In 2011 he rode in the National League for Belle Vue Colts, and he also rode for Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League, averaging 5.11, and was named at number eight for the Belle Vue Aces Elite League team. He spent the winter riding in Australia, and won the Queensland Under-21 Championship."WORKINGTON COMETS SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH CONFIDENT OF RAISING HIS AVERAGE", News & Star, 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012 In 2012, after initially signing for Ling's Lynn Stars, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and Workington Comets in the Premier League, and has signed to ride for both teams in 2013."Speedway: King's Lynn Stars hand berth to Kyle Howarth", BBC, 10 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012"WORKINGTON COMETS SIGN TEEN SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH ", News & Star, 24 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2012"KYLE HOWARTH RE-SIGNS FOR WORKINGTON COMETS ", News & Star, 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012Wadley, Ian (2012) "Pirates: Howarth confirmed as first signing", Bournemouth Daily Echo, 27 November 2012.
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The 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League was the 39th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The season began on 19 October 2012 and finished on 4 September 2013. Al-Shorta were crowned Premier League champions for the fourth time, finishing on 72 points, two points ahead of nearest competitors Erbil. Having narrowly escaped relegation just two seasons prior, Al-Shorta had undergone a transformation under the presidency of Ayad Bunyan and were able to outperform favourites Erbil, Duhok, Zakho, Al-Zawraa, Al-Quwa Al- Jawiya and Al-Talaba.FIFA.
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The team, now as the Saarland Hurricanes and still playing in the 2nd Bundesliga, had some instant success, winning its division in 1997 and 2000. In 1997, the Stuttgart Scorpions proved too strong, winning both promotion/relegation matches and barring the Hurricanes from the elite league. In its second attempt, in 2000, the side overcame the Landsberg Express in the first game of the promotion round 40–22. Landsberg did not field in the second game and the Hurricanes were qualified for the German Football League for the 2001 season.
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The club was founded in 1973 and has never won the Belgian Elite League but recently won the Belgian Cup for the first time. In 2015, RC Soignies were beaten by a record 356-3 by Royal Kituro. The referee for the fixture arrived over an hour after the scheduled start time, during this period, most of the Soignies players left as they believed the match had been cancelled. The remaining players seemingly allowed the Kituro players to run unchallenged to score 56 tries and 38 conversions as a protest.
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They have once beat a team 356-3 which is the highest scoring game ever The Royal Kituro Avia Schaerbeek Rugby Club, often shortened Kituro RC, is a Belgian rugby union club currently competing in the Belgian Elite League. The club is based in Schaerbeek, a suburb to Brussels. The official colours of the club are green and black. The Kituro is a 50-year-old rugby club; one of the most successful and best known in Belgium with more than 560 players from U7 to U19, Seniors, Veterans, Ladies and a Touch Team.
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A further management change in 1994 saw George Carswell link with Perrin and Bowes as co-promoter. Both divisions of the British League joined together to form a 21 team Premier League in 1995, with the Aces becoming founder members. A further promoting change in 1995 saw John Hall replace Don Bowes, to link up with Perrin and Carswell. The Premier League broke in two at the end of 1996, with the Aces becoming members of the new Elite League, where they have remain up until the present day.
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The Dundee Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in the Scottish city of Dundee. They were formed in 2001 and play their home games at the Dundee Ice Arena, situated off the city's main Kingsway dual carriageway. The team currently play in the UK-wide Elite Ice Hockey League and have previously played in others including the British National League, Scottish National League and The Northern League. In joining the Elite League, they are one of three Scottish teams playing in the competition, alongside Glasgow Clan and Fife Flyers.
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Börje Kenny Olsson (March 6, 1977 in Stockholm, Sweden – June 8, 2007), was a Swedish speedway racer. He rode in the UK for the Trelawny Tigers in 2001 and for the Glasgow Tigers in 2002 in the Premier League. He competed regularly in the Xtreme International Ice Racing series (ice speedway) in the United States, winning the series in 2004 and 2005. On June 8, 2007, he died in a hospital after a crash the day before, while racing for Vargarna in the Swedish Elite League, had left him with serious head injuries.
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Tomlinson started his career behind the bench at the Eisbären Berlin organization, serving as head coach of the club’s youth team, Eisbären Berlin Juniors, between 2004 and 2007. He then served as an assistant coach of Eisbären Berlin in the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) until 2010. In July 2010, Tomlinson was appointed head coach of fellow DEL-side Düsseldorfer EG and would guide the team to back-to- back playoff appearances. He moved to the Nürnberg IceTigers for the 2012-13 season, but was sacked in December 2012.
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Watt looked set to stay with Eastbourne in 2008 but after a change of management at the club he was left without a team place. Watt returned to Poole in 2008 and won the Elite League championship. Watt had ridden for Masarna Avesta in the Swedish Elitserien since 2006, but joined Lejonen in 2009 after Masarna were declared bankrupt and dropped out of the league. In Poland, he was a member of the GTŻ Grudziądz team in the Polish second division in 2006 before joining Polish Ekstraliga team Stal Rzeszów in 2007.
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His 1996 season was split between Coventry and Middlesbrough, while in 1997 he joined brother Scott at the Hull Vikings in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The following season he returned to the top flight riding once again for Coventry in the Elite League, where he spent four seasons as a five- point averaged rider before a big year in 2003 when he pushed his average for the Bees up to just under seven points from 47 matches. He also doubled-down with the Newcastle Diamonds in 2003, achieving an 8.76 average from 25 matches.
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Mårtensson was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in the 7th round as the 224th pick overall. He only played in six games with the Mighty Ducks during the 2003–04 season, scoring two points. Since season 2004–05 he has played for Linköpings HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. During the Elitserien season 2007–08 he won the league with most points (67) and most assists (50); and was also awarded Guldhjälmen as the most valuable player in the league during the regular season.
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Gustafsson first rode in the British Elite League in 1990 for the King's Lynn Stars, staying with the team until 1993 before moving on to the Belle Vue Aces for 1994. He then took a seven-year break from riding in the British leagues until he returned for a season with Belle Vue. He moved once more in 2002 to the Poole Pirates before missing the 2003 and 2004 seasons while riding overseas. He then returned for one last season in Britain with the Oxford Cheetahs in 2005, winning the Craven Shield while with Oxford.
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Perry filming for The Gadget Show in 2011 Perry was the original presenter of Live Elite League Speedway on Sky Sports. She appeared on the 2002–03 revival of Treasure Hunt, where she took the "skyrunner" role made famous by Anneka Rice. Since 2004, Perry had been a co-presenter for Channel 5's The Gadget Show, a hi-tech weekly programme, alongside Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, Ortis Deley and Pollyanna Woodward. She was temporarily replaced by Gail Porter while recovering from an ectopic pregnancy, and returned in August 2009.
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Prior to the 2008–09 season, he signed for Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League (SEL), but on November 28 his contract was mutually cancelled and Hyvönen moved to HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the 2010–11 season he played for Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League A (NLA), Traktor Chelyabinsk of the KHL, and HIFK of the SM-liiga. He signed a 15-game try-out contract with Färjestad of the SEL on September 28, 2011, for a comeback season with the club.
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Mäntylä came through the youth ranks of Tampere Tappara and made his debut in Finland's top-tier Liiga in the course of the 1999–2000 season. He won the Finnish national championship with Tappara in 2003 and subsequently parted ways with the team to take his game to Sweden, where he joined Luleå HF of the Swedish Elite League (SHL). He enjoyed a two-year stint there, before returning to Tappara. After another two years at his hometown team, Mäntylä embarked on a second SHL tenure, playing for Frölunda HC from 2007 to 2009.
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As All Elite they ran their first wrestling event on July 19, 2014, in Deportivo Morelos at Mexico City. On October 20, the promotion announced through Twitter a partnership with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). L.A. Park and El Hijo de L.A. Park appeared in Arena México at CMLL's Día de Muertos show to announce the "All Elite League" tournament, between CMLL and independent wrestlers. First two events to run together All Elite and CMLL were scheduled to be held on November 13 in Arena Puebla and November 15 in Arena Coliseo Mexico.
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In March 2019, McNeil received his first call-up for the England U20s ahead of U20 Euro Elite League fixtures against Poland and Portugal. McNeil made his debut as a starter in a 3–1 defeat to Poland at St. George's Park. In May 2019, he was included in the U20 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament and scored his first international goal during the 4–0 victory over Guatemala on 11 June 2019. On 30 August 2019, McNeil was included in the England U21 squad for the first time.
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The Rugby League Reserve Team Championship is a rugby league competition for the reserve teams of the British-based Super League clubs. Having a reserve team is a compulsory part of the minimum criteria to hold a Super League licence, but Catalans Dragons have dispensation to run their reserve team in the French Elite League for logistical reasons. The Rugby League Reserve Team First Division is a rugby league competition for the reserve teams of Championship clubs, although there is no longer an obligation for clubs in the Championship to enter a reserve team.
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In the same season, he also appeared in his only NHL game, going scoreless with the Capitals. After two seasons playing with the Bears, Johansson was loaned to the Grand Rapids Griffins on February 27, 2007. In early May 2007, after playing ice hockey for five seasons in North America, he signed a two-year deal with his former Swedish club HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. On May 19, 2009, Johansson signed a one-year contract with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2009–10 season.
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Young Australian rider Todd Wiltshire riding in his first World Final surprised many by finishing in third place with 12 points. From 1987, Bradford speedway then enjoyed its greatest period of success, winning eight trophies until the club's closure in 1997 when despite winning the Elite League, the club folded for the third time. Odsal Stadium hosted the 1997 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain. Danish rider Brian Andersen won the Grand Prix from America's reigning World Champion Billy Hamill, with Swede Jimmy Nilsen finishing third in the Final.
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On November 10, 2009, Seeley was granted a trial with KHL Medveščak before signing a one-year contract to compete in the 2009–10 season. On August 4, 2010, Richard left Croatia and signed a one-year contract with the Belfast Giants in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the U.K.. Seeley was named into the Elite League Select team to face the Boston Bruins in an exhibition game on October 2, 2010 in Belfast. His season was cut short due to injury which ended his playing career.
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Pujacs was drafted by Boston Bruins as the 264th pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, after a strong performance in 1999 Division 1 European Junior Championships. After being drafted, he played minor league ice hockey in North America for a year but did not reach the NHL. He then returned to Latvia and has mostly played for Latvian teams in the Latvian League and Eastern European Hockey League. In July 2006, Pujacs signed a two-year contract with Khimik Moscow Oblast of Russian Elite League, then joined HC Lada Togliatti on 6 November 2007.
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However, he had a very low plus/minus rating of -15. In the summer of 2001 he was traded to the New York Rangers, but after failing to get a place on the squad he moved back to Sweden and played with Djurgårdens IF in Swedish elite league Elitserien for a season and scored 31 points in 38 games while playing a strong two-way game. Determined to make the NHL, in the 2002–03 NHL season he came back to North America and played with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL.
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The Elite League subsequently announced the formation of the Braehead Clan as a ninth team from the 2010–11 season. The team's ownership was announced as consisting of several of the Elite League's existing team owners, including Nottingham’s Neil Black. The club began marketing the team through the creation of the 'Braehearts', these were female supporters who would promote the team at events and in the community, wearing specially created 'Braehearts' jerseys similar to those of the team's home jerseys. The club also held open days which were designed to attract new support.
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All three brothers represented Sweden in the 2007 Speedway World Cup, with Magnus riding at reserve. He won the Swedish Pairs Championship twice with brother Mikael, in 1992 and 1996 and was the Swedish Individual Champion in 1989 and 1991. He is a legend at parent club Wolverhampton where he helped them win the 2009 Elite League title despite suffering with a broken collarbone two weeks prior to the play off final. Due to the average points limit, PK had to move on in 2010 and joined Belle Vue Aces on loan.
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The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organised by the Saudi Cricket Centre, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time.
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The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. In previous seasons it has been awarded to players in the British Hockey League's Premier and First Divisions, the Super League and the British National League. The trophy was first awarded in 1985. Tony Hand has won the trophy the most times, with a total of six awards.
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Ashley Adam Birks (born 19 October 1990) in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England is a former speedway rider in the United Kingdom, who rode with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League and Swindon Robins in the Elite League. A former motocross rider, Birks chose to take up speedway when serious injuries brought his motocross career to a premature end. In 2010, Birks signed for Scunthorpe Saints in the National League. After a successful first year in Speedway, Birks then signed for the Sheffield Tigers in the Premier League for the 2011 season.
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The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagues of the Champions Hockey League and currently allocated five spots - the maximum number - based on success in previous editions. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation.
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Sundin started his career in his hometown team Ludvika HC. At age 18, he joined Mora IK of the Swedish 2nd division and played there for four seasons. In 1992, he joined Västra Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League. Sundin was drafted 237th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, after a good year when he reached the Swedish Championships finals and made his debut on Team Sweden in the World Championships. An NHL one gamer, Sundin played one game for the New York Rangers in 1997–98.
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The following season, he improved to 55 points (29 goals and 26 assists) over 37 contests, ranking second in league scoring, seven behind teammate Henrik Thegel. His success earned him a six- game loan to IK Oskarshamn's men's team in Sweden's second-tier league, HockeyAllsvenskan. During the off-season, Rödin was selected in the second round, 53rd overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Having been introduced to men's competition the previous season, Rödin moved on to Brynäs IF's premier team in the Swedish Elite League (SEL) in 2009–10.
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The Kerala Blasters youth system known as KBFC Young Blasters currently consists of 3 teams from 3 different age groups, the Under-18, Under-15 and Under-13. The U-18team participates in the Elite league which is the top division of youth football in India. The U-15 participates in the Hero Juniors League and the Junior most team, the U-13 plays at the Hero Sub-Juniors League respectively. The U-15 side also participates in the Kerala U-15 Academy League, a regional youth league.
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Kimmo Rintanen (born August 7, 1973 in Rauma, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga before getting transferred to Swiss Elite League Team Kloten Flyers, where he played from the 2001-02 season until 2010-11, before his final season at HC Lugano in 2011-12. Before his international career, he played for Lukko, TPS, and Jokerit in Finland. He also won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Rintanen has played 155 matches for the National team of Finland and has scored 35 goals.
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After spells with various British clubs, Hurry returned to Arena Essex in 2004, where he stayed until 2007. He appeared to have retired from racing in 2007 due to ongoing problems with an arm injury, but returned to Elite League racing in 2009 to replace the injured Kyle Legault for Poole Pirates. In 2010, Hurry returned to ride for his first club, now renamed the Lakeside Hammers. Paul suffered horrific leg injuries in the Final of the 2010 European Grasstrack Final at La Reole and didn't return to racing until 2015.
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The 2010–11 Elitserien season was Djurgårdens IF Hockey's 35th season in the Swedish elite league, Elitserien. The regular season began on away ice on 16 September 2010 against HV71 and concluded on 5 March 2011 away against Timrå IK. This season saw Djurgården's attempt to win the playoffs, after losing the previous season's final. Djurgården finished sixth in the regular season and were faced against Luleå HF in the quarterfinals. Djurgården lost the first three games, but won the three following games to tie the series 3–3.
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He resumed racing for Birmingham in July, but broke his jaw and was ruled out for the rest of the season after he was involved in a crash at Sheffield on 21 August. Legault moved up to the Elite League in 2009 after signing a one-year loan deal with 2008 champions the Poole Pirates. However, at the beginning of the season, Legault suffered complications with the fibula he broke in 2008 and was required to undergo further surgery. Poole signed Paul Hurry as a temporary replacement but Legault missed the entire 2009 season.
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After a season in the Swedish Elite League Berry returned to North America to play for the Kalamazoo Wings. He earned a brief call-up to the parent Minnesota North Stars at the end of the season and stuck around for 63 contests in 1992-93. When the team moved south to Dallas in 1993 so did Berry's NHL career and he only saw 8 games with the Stars that season before being sent down to the minors. Berry would continue to play for Dallas' farm team until his retirement in 1999.
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Ahmed Mubarak has previously played for various clubs in GCC countries with clubs like Al-Wehda Club, Al-Ahli SC, Al- Fateh SC and Ettifaq FC of KSA, Al Ain S.C.C. and Dubai C.S.C. of the UAE, Al- Wakra, Al Rayyan Sports Club and Al-Sailiya Sport Club of Qatar and Al Naser Sporting Club of Kuwait. On 5 September 2013, he signed a one-year contract with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC. On 13 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract with his first professional club Al-Oruba SC.
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Dumas recruited three imports from the French Elite League, forwards Michal Pinc and Jaroslav Cesky, along with Dutch international defenceman, Chad Euverman. Euverman announced after the start of the season that he would not be joining up with his new team and was soon replaced by the previous seasons fans' favourite, Andrius Kaminskas. Only two EIHA trained players returned from the previous season, Ryan Watt and Danny House. As well as being joined after the start of the season by Kaminskas, December also saw a surprise returnee, when Adam Bicknell rejoined the team.
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He returned to the UK to contest the Renault Elite League in the Super Libre class, finishing seventh in the championship. Calado moved into the top class of international karting in 2006, moving into the Formula A class. Sixth in the Italian Open Masters, Calado went to Macau for the International Kart Grand Prix, where he finished as runner-up to Michael Christensen. His final season of karting, in 2007, saw his fourth top-five placing in the European Championship, as well as a third-place finish in the Margutti Trophy.
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In 2010 the Welsh Cricket Board decided to create a new elite league of cricket in South Wales, known as the South Wales Premier Cricket League. Having won the South Wales Cricket League in 2009 Ammanford Cricket Club qualified as Champions to the new league. Although the club shared many ups and downs it finished in 7th place in the league having lost the last 3 games. However the club had a successful Welsh Cup run losing narrowly to Sully in the final played at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff.
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In the 2015–16 season, Bieshaar made his debut in senior basketball, when spending time on loan with Spanish LEB Oro side C.B. Prat Joventut and EBA club Queso Milner-Arenys Basquet Barcelona. In the course of the 2016-17 campaign, he debuted for Joventut Badalona in Spain’s elite league Liga ACB, while seeing considerable minutes for C.B. Prat Joventut in LEB Oro play. In August 2017, he signed with LEB Oro side CB Clavijo. After another stint at prat, Bieshaar joined Austrian first league side Oberwart Gunners in July 2020.
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Roman Gavalier (born May 30, 1971) is a Slovak former ice hockey defenceman. Gavalier joined the Belfast Giants in 2004, joining from his hometown HK Aquacity ŠKP Poprad, scoring 4 goals and 8 assists for 12 points in 55 games. After spending a year in Poland for Unia Oświęcim, Gavalier signed up to return to Belfast for the 2006-07 Elite League season. His performances throughout the season earned him the Kingdom of the Giants Most Valuable Player Award, an award won the previous season by former NHL superstar Theo Fleury.
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Al-Zawraa won their third consecutive league title in 2000–01 and also won the Iraqi Super Cup, but they lost the 2000 Iraqi Elite Cup final 1–0 to Al-Shorta. In the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League, Al-Zawraa finished in a disappointing fourth place, and reached the second round of the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship as well as losing the final of the Baghdad Cup. They disappointed again in the following season, finishing fourth and losing to Al-Sadd in 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification.
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In 2010, Kelman secured an exhibition game for the named "Belfast Giants Select" (featuring the best players from the Elite League), against the world-famous NHL side, the Boston Bruins. The game took place at the Odyssey Arena on October 2, 2010, with the Bruins securing a 5-1 victory. Kelman was drafted 141st overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, but never played a game having spent his career at college for Bowling Green State University before joining the Bracknell Bees in 1997.
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He helped the side make the final, which they eventually lost, but was injured in the semi-final and was unable to play in the Grand final. In May 2015, Butler agreed to take over as player – coach of Waitakere City who play in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier mid season. This league runs in between the competition dates of ASB Premiership , the elite league in New Zealand. during 2 seasons at the helm, Waitakere city won the league in 2016 and finished fourth respectively in 2017.
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Anthony 'Awo' Joseph Abrams (born 3 October 1979) is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a striker for Fruta Conquerors FC in the GFF Elite League. He previously played for Alpha United, Bakewell Topp XX and SLingerz FC; Caledonia AIA and Joe Public in the TT Pro League, and for Leo Victor in the Hoofdklasse where he finished as top scorer of the 2008–09 season with 22 goals. He is considered one of the best players in the history of Guyana, having amassed 61 caps for the national team.
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On November 5, 2005, in an Elite League match against the London Racers, he received severe facial injuries after being checked into the side of the rink. He made a full recovery and continued to play for the Panthers until moving to the Slough Jets in 2006. In January 2010 after a disagreement with the Slough Jets management he accepted an offer from league champions Milton Keynes Lightning for the rest of the 2009/10 season. In June 2011 he signed a further 1-season extension with Milton Keynes for the 2011/12 season.
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On August 26, 2014, the Nippon Paper Cranes, a Japanese team playing in the Asia League Ice Hockey, announced that they had signed Jackman to a one-year contract. On June 11, 2015, the Braehead Clan of the UK EIHL announced that they had signed the former Stanley Cup winner for the 2015-16 Season. For the 2016-17 season, Jackman remained in the UK by signing for Braehead's Elite League rivals, the Fife Flyers. After a season in Fife, Jackman confirmed his intention to retire in April 2017.
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The Gastello, USSR native returned to Orlando the following year before heading overseas in 99-2000 as a member of the Hannover Scorpions of the Bundesliga/Deutsche Eishockey Liga and went on to represent Latvia in the 2000 World Championships. After only one season in Germany, jumped to the Swiss League then to the Swedish Elite League before landing in Finland in 2002-03. In the midst those three seasons, the diminutive forward went on to represent Latvia two more times at the World Championships, once in 2001 and again in 2003.
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He has reached the World Under 21 Final and has finished in the top six of the British Speedway Championship. In December 2011 he signed to ride for Coventry Bees in the Elite League as a double-up rider, sharing a team place with Aaron Summers."Four Complete Bees", speedway365.com, 23 December 2011, retrieved 2011-12-23 Following the closure of the Premier League Newport Wasps team, Lanham rode for the Rye House Rockets for a short period, before re-joining his home town club Ipswich Witches, following an injury to Morten Risager.
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Bamba started playing for the Limoges Under 21 Basketball club in the Pro A French U21 basketball league at the age of 19. In 2015, He played for the Châlons-Reims in the French Jeep Elite league where he avearaged 2.5points. He moved to the Greek side PSYHIKO ATHENS where he averaged 6.7 points he moved to the Romanian division A league side TIMBA TIMISOARA where he averaged 9.2 points per game. In the same season, he moved to the French LNB STB Le Havre where he averaged 4.5 points.
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Sam worked for Sky Sports in the UK as a trackside reporter and occasionally inside the studio. He also had a spell helping out the Reading Bulldogs off the track in 2006 when they finished runners-up in the Elite League. He is now tuning engines for riders as well his Sky TV work and was the main well known name behind the rebirth of Leicester Speedway for 2011 but all that collapsed in September 2010 and has moved onto other projects and now nothing to do with the Leicester set up.
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He was ultimately released by the Canucks mid-way through the season, and finished the year in the World Hockey Association with the Winnipeg Jets. His previous offensive touch continued to elude him in Winnipeg, however, as he recorded 5 goals and 15 points in 33 games. After the disappointment of the previous season, Eriksson returned to Sweden and Leksands IF in 1979. Aside from two years in Germany from 1980–1982, he continued to be a productive player in the Swedish Elite League for most of the 1980s.
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As a member of the team's "West Coast Express" line (alongside Markus Näslund and Todd Bertuzzi), Morrison enjoyed the most successful years of his career, posting three consecutive 60-point seasons. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played one season with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elite League. Beginning in 2008, he played stints with the Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars and Washington Capitals before joining the Calgary Flames in 2010. Internationally, Morrison has competed for Canada in three World Championships, winning gold in 2004 and silver in 2005.
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Thompson headed a development forum for Ice Hockey UK, and led a proposal to create a domestic Under-20 League to develop the national talent pool. He believes that league structure used by the Danish Ice Hockey Union can be used for the Elite League, based on his experience coaching in the Metal Ligean. Thompson has stated a desire to give back to the English Ice Hockey Association, and was the keynote speaker, at the 2017 coaches conference hosted by the Junior League Management Committee, and the England National Team Programme.
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Magnus had a successful start to his UK career. He first rode in the Premier League in 2002 with the Edinburgh Monarchs, but it was in 2003 he was part of the Premier League Championship winning team. In 2004 he moved on to the Hull Vikings, and was part of the team that won the League Championship, KO Cup and Young Shield treble. Magnus decided to join his brother Peter at Elite League Wolverhampton Wolves in 2005 where he recorded a 5.58 average in his debut season, including a paid maximum.
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In 2006 his average dropped to 4.71 and it dropped again in 2007 to 3.62, despite representing Sweden in the Speedway World Cup. Magnus decided to drop down to the Premier League with Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2008 and produced his best-ever season at that level with the Scorpions in 2009. He rode for the Lincolnshire club for a third consecutive season in 2010, before moving to Leicester Lions in 2011, initially on loan but later becoming a club asset. In 2012 he also rode in the Elite League with Birmingham Brummies.
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Kerčs enjoyed a lengthy career in European professional leagues, interrupted by a brief stint in North America for the 1993–94 season. The Edmonton Oilers acquired the third-round draft pick of the New York Rangers (60th overall) along with Roman Oksiuta in a trade that saw Kevin Lowe join the Rangers. The Oilers used the pick on Kerčs, a 26-year-old of the Russian Elite League. Kerčs came to North America for the following season, where he spent the majority of the year with the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL.
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In 2005, Cheverie moved to the United Kingdom, signing with the Coventry Blaze, scoring 20 goals and 52 points, playing mostly as a defenceman to cover for injuries. His outstanding performances earned him a place in the First Team Elite League All-Star selection team. Cheverie then moved to France playing for Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz and then in Norway for Vålerenga where he continued to produce impressive numbers. In 2008, Cheverie returned to the United Kingdom, signing with the Belfast Giants, reuniting with Stevie Lyle, who were teammates in France.
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Retrieved 25 March 2014 Joe took a year out of the sport in 2015 but returned in 2016 after being offered an Elite League place with Belle Vue Aces. Following a successful 28-day contract with National League Isle of Wight Islanders as injury cover Joe was signed by Premier League Ipswich Witches in June 2016. After failing to secure team places for 2017 (although he had a short-term contract mid-season with Berwick Bandits) and 2018, he announced his retirement from the sport in January 2018.
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The premiere of the elite series was very good for IFK where they defeated Härnösands club Brännan. In the pre-playoffs to qualify for the highest league, they were extremely close to the elite series but lost within the last minutes against IFK Kristianstad, Gunnar Blombäck missed a penalty and Kristianstad was able to counter, won a free through and won the match by 25–24. 1987 was a milestone in the club's history when they won the Swedish Cup at home against HP Warta, which by then played in the Swedish Elite League.
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Jan Sverker Andreas Salomonsson (born December 19, 1973) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player who played briefly in the National Hockey League. Originally drafted in 2001 by the New Jersey Devils, Salomonsson was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals in 2002. Following the 2002–03 NHL season, Salomonsson returned to play for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elite League, where he had previously played for many years before his brief time in North America. On February 11, 2010, Salomonsson retired due to an unhealed groin injury.
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In the 2003–04 season, he played as back-up to Tommy Salo, effectively becoming the starter when Salo was lost to injury, and then as the joint starter with Jussi Markkanen following Salo's trade to the Colorado Avalanche. During the NHL lockout he played for Wolfsburg in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the German elite league. Conklin also played for the United States at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in the spring of 2004 and 2005. In the 2004 event, the Americans won a surprising bronze medal.
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Siri Merete Nordeide Grønli (born 17 April 1984) is a Norwegian football defender, the daughter of a football trainer. She played for IL Høyang before starting school at NTG Bærum (a specialist sports school near Oslo) and joining Asker SK as a 16-year-old. She was an Asker player from 2000 to 2008 until joining Stabæk Fotball Kvinner (SFK) at the beginning of 2009 with most of Asker's first team. 2012 was her 13th season in the Norwegian elite league, the Toppserien, except for a season in which Asker were demoted (2006).
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He was released in September 2014 after the Freezers had lost the opening four games of the 2014-15 DEL season and also remained winless in five straight games of the Champions Hockey League. Laporte signed with the Schlittschuh Club Langnau Tigers of the Swiss elite league NLA for the 2015-16 season. After a run of three straight losses and only one win out of the last seven games, Laporte was sacked on March 14, 2016. In August 2016, Laporte was named head coach of Alba Volán Székesfehérvár.
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Prior to the 2012–13 NHL season he signed with the Lightning as a free agent. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Salo played overseas with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League and helped the club capture the Le Mat Trophy as league champions. Internationally, Salo has competed for Finland, appearing in two World Championships, three Winter Olympics and one World Cup. He won silver medals at the 2001 World Championships and the 2006 Winter Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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"2014 Final Elite League Green Sheets", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 28 December 2014 He was signed for a second year by the Stars for 2015, and was also signed by Peterborough Panthers for their 2015 Premier League campaign."Young Rob is just the job for Panthers", Peterborough Telegraph, 9 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014 Lambert was picked in the British team for the 2014 Under-21 World Cup."FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship: Robert Lambert selected for GB", In 2018 years competed in the Speedway Euro Championship and came away with 3rs place overall.
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The Eleventh Mother of all Battles Championship (), commonly referred to as the 2001 Iraqi Elite Cup (), was the eleventh occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2000–01 Iraqi Elite League competed in the tournament. Despite being the 2001 edition, the competition was held in 2002, from 1 February to 10 February. In the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Talaba 1–0 to win the cup for the second time in a row.
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The Twelfth Mother of all Battles Championship (), commonly referred to as the 2002 Iraqi Elite Cup (), was the twelfth occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League competed in the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2002 and ended on 20 August 2002, where in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Talaba 1–0 to win the cup for the third time in a row.
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Tony became player coach at Crewe Alexander 2006–2007, working closely with Dario Gradi at Championship and League One level. Tony then moved on to Accrington Stanley and Chester City 2007-2009 as first team player coach at League Two level. Tony joined Blackburn Rovers U18 as coach in 2010 to 2012, here he brought new ideas to the club with the emphasis on development. Here they Won the Academy Elite league, finalists in the FA Youth Cup and also the Premiere League cup, a feat unrivalled in English Academy system to date.
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The glass fronted grandstand built in 1997 Poole Pirates (also known as Poole Speedway) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the SGB Championship. Since 2001 the club has won twelve major trophies, including the Elite League Championship in 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and SGB Premiership Champions in 2018. Poole Speedway is promoted by local businessman Matt Ford, who took over promoting rights of the club in 1998. The team is managed by past rider and former Great Britain team manager Neil Middleditch.
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Poole finished as National League runners up 1988, were National League champions in 1989, and then won a League and Knockout Cup double in 1990, led by captain Alun Rossiter. After the 1990 season, the leagues were re-structured and Poole re-joined the top flight of speedway – the British League. Poole won the league championship in 1994 led by Boyce, 1993 signing Lars Gunnestad and a young Jason Crump, grandson of manager Neil Street. In 1997 the structure of the leagues was once again changed with Poole joining the Elite League.
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Because Eze is of Nigerian ancestry, he has trained with the Nigeria national team. On 5 October 2018, he was called up to the England national under-20 team, and made his debut on 11 October 2018 in a 2–1 win against Italy in the Under 20 Elite League. Eze then captained England U20 for the first time, playing for 75 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–1 loss against Chile on 7 June 2019. He went on to make seven appearances for the U20 side.
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Although the proposal was first shot down, by 1974 the Swedish Hockey Association eventually decided to create the Swedish Elite League. At Djurgården's 75th anniversary, Grunander was awarded a merit award from Djurgårdens IF, the overarching sports club of all departments. Later in his career, Grunander helped recruit players from IK Göta to play for Djurgården, including Ove Malmberg who described him as a charismatic leader and hockey expert. Grunander also served as a council member of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association from 1968 to 1978 before being elected President in 1978.
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He took part in his first two Speedway Grand Prix events in 2002, both as a wild card. His first full Speedway Grand Prix season came in 2003, but it was not until 2004 when Pedersen won his only Grand Prix to date at the European GP in Wrocław. In 2004 he also won the Elite League Riders' Championship. Pedersen admitted at the end of the 2007 season that he had lost enthusiasm for riding in Speedway Grand Prix series until he qualified for the 2008 series in the race off in Vojens.
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Woffinden began his career in junior speedway in Perth where he won the 2006 Western Australian Under-16 title, though he unfortunately missed riding in the Australian Under-16 Championship in Adelaide. Woffinden started his British career with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Conference League in 2006. When he turned sixteen years of age he made his Premier League debut for the Sheffield Tigers as a guest rider. He is an asset of Wolverhampton Wolves after he signed a full contract with the Elite League side in 2006.
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2007 saw Woffinden return to Scunthorpe in the Conference League and signed on a season's loan with the Rye House Rockets in the Premier League. In August 2007 he also signed for the Poole Pirates in the Elite League to ride at reserve, sharing the spot with Rye House Rockets team-mate Steve Boxall for the rest of the season. Woffinden signed for the Rye House Rockets again for the 2008 season. He also made his debut for Great Britain in the Speedway World Cup, impressing with a win against world class opposition.
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Retrieved 8 December 2013 He also rode in fourteen matches for Premier League Ipswich Witches. In 2013 he stayed with the Fen Tigers and rode in the Premier League with Somerset Rebels, averaging close to five points but losing his place towards the end of the season.Crane, David (2013) "Stefan Nielsen ready for Speedway British Under-19 title defence ", Cambridge News, 20 September 2013 In 2014 he signed for Coventry Storm in the National League, whilst in the draft for Elite League reserves for 2014, Nielsen was picked by Belle Vue Aces.
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In October 2018, following the demise of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), Basketball Victoria announced a new senior elite league to take the reins as Australia's pre- eminent semi-professional basketball league. All Victorian-based SEABL teams joined the new league, while Eltham Wildcats, Knox Raiders, Ringwood Hawks and Waverley Falcons also joined the league from the Big V State Championship Division. The North-West Tasmania Thunder men and Launceston Tornadoes women also kept their place, as did Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence teams. In February 2019, the league was named NBL1.
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His proven Elite League record convinced Paul Thompson to sign Campbell for the Coventry Blaze in the summer of 2009. After spending the 2010/11 season with the Sheffield Steelers, Campbell once again moved on within the EIHL, signing with the Hull Stingrays for 2011/12. Derek has now started playing his 2012/13 season back in Sheffield with the Sheffield Steeldogs in the EPL. On October 6, 2013, while playing for the Hull Stingrays, Campbell was involved in a fight on the ice that saw him ejected from the game for driving an opponent's head to the ice.
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In other off-season moves, Greg Campbell and Nathan Horton joined the team, and Vladimir Sobotka and Dennis Wideman left the Bruins in the 2010 free agency. After the season ended on June 16, 2010, Cam Neely was named the new team president of the Bruins.Boston Bruins website "Cam Neely Named President of the Boston Bruins", June 16, 2010. On September 8, 2010, the Boston Bruins entered an affiliate with SM-Liiga (Finnish Elite league) team JYP Jyväskylä Under the terms of the partnership, the two organizations will be able to transfer contracted players on loan to each other.
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After playing three seasons for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League, Hirsch spent a season with the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL. During the 2007-08 season he represented AaB Ishockey in the Danish Elite League, where he on previous occasions had played for Rungsted IK and Nordsjælland Cobras. In 2009 Hirsch joined the British club Coventry Blaze, where he helped the team win the Elite Ice Hockey League title before returning to North America and the Bakersfield Condors the following season. He also played for Pensacola Ice Flyers of the Southern Professional Hockey League during the 2010-11 season.
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He then moved on to different leagues, including DEL, the Japan and Sweden leagues, and the WCHL and the ECHL. However, he played most of his career with several teams in the IHL. In a 14-year span (1990–2004) he won 3 awards, and his last season was with the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL. He was part of the cup winning Storhamar Dragons of the Norwegian Elite League 2004, after scoring the game winner of game six in overtime in dramatic fashion as he set up the decisive game seven where the Dragons beat Vålerenga Ishockey in double overtime.
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As a result, the club got a direct entry into the 2014 AFC Cup group stage. The club finished second in Group C which included 2013 Kuwait Emir Cup winners, Al-Qadsia SC (finished as the winners of 2014 AFC Cup), 2012–13 Iraqi Elite League champions Al-Shorta SC and 2013 Syrian Cup winners, Al-Wahda SC Damascus and hence advanced to the 2014 AFC Cup knock-out stage. In the Round of 16, the club secured a 1–0 win over 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League champions, Al-Safa' SC and advanced to the Quarter-finals.
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The final home Test for Great Britain against New Zealand in 2007 In 1995, the fallout from the Super League war hit Britain, and the game underwent massive re-organisation. A new elite league, Super League was formed, and the sport switched from a winter to a summer season. Super League has largely been a success as the value of its TV contract and top tier game crowd attendances and have both grown year upon year since 2001. The Rugby League Conference was founded in 1998 with the aim of providing regular fixtures for new clubs based outside the 'heartland' of rugby league.
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The next year, Kärpät finally qualified to the SM-liiga by beating Lahti Pelicans in the qualification series. The first season in the elite league was full of ups-and-downs, but Kärpät finished fourth and sixth in successive seasons. They then finally made it to the finals in, but lost to Tappara, similar to in 1987. In the 2003–04 season, Kärpät played in the finals against TPS and finally won their second Finnish Championship. In 2004–05, Kärpät won the Finnish Championship again when they defeated Jokerit in the finals, winning the best-of-five series 3–1.
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The British Superbike Championship is the leading motorcycle racing series in the United Kingdom. Road racing events are popular, with the Isle of Man hosting the Isle of Man TT and Northern Ireland hosting the North West 200. Motocross, motorcycle trials and enduro are also popular forms of motorcycle sports, with notable riders such as Kurt Nicoll, David Thorpe, Jeff Smith, Dave Bickers, David Knight, Sammy Miller, Arthur Lampkin, Martin Lampkin and Dougie Lampkin. Speedway in the United Kingdom is also popular, with events like the Elite League, Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain and British Speedway Championship.
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In 2006, Mansi turned to coaching taking over the head coaching job at Italian second division team All Stars Piemonte. In 2007, he was hired as head coach by ESV Kaufbeuren in Germany. In 2008-09, Mansi served as assistant coach of the Hamburg Freezers of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), followed by a head coaching stint at SC Riessersee of the German third division. In 2010, Mansi embarked on a three-year stint as assistant coach EHC München of the German DEL, before joining the coaching staff of fellow DEL outfit Nürnberg Ice Tigers in 2013.
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In 2011, he accepted a position as coach in the youth ranks of Hungarian club Székesfehérvár, enjoying great success in the following years. In 2015, he took over the head coaching job at the club's second men's team and prior to the 2016–17 campaign, was named head coach of the club's first squad, which competes in the Austrian elite league EBEL. During the pre-season in August 2016, Dietrich asked the club to cancel his contract. He then worked for Team Canada in different positions, including Video Coach during the 2016 Deutschland Cup and Manager, Hockey Operations for the National Junior Team.
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The Elite Shield, is a motorcycle speedway competition held in the UK. Like football's Community Shield, it is contested for by the winners of the league and the winners of the Knockout Cup. The Shield began in 2006. The Elite Shield has always been contested as a season opener, although a postponed meeting at Kirkmanshulme Lane, the home track of the Belle Vue Aces in the 2006 Elite Shield led to that meeting taking place later in the season. The Elite Shield is less prestigious than the other major domestic trophies such as the Elite League Knockout Cup and the Craven Shield.
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On 22 April 2015, Russell was announced as the head coach of the Milton Keynes Lightning for the 2015–16 season replacing the previous long-term coach Nick Poole. He led them to memorable playoff and cup double in the 2016-17 season, before leading them in their inaugural season in the Elite League. In February 2018, the Lightning announced that Russell would leave the team at the end of the season.Lightning to part company with coach Pete Russell at the end of the season On 8 April 2018, Russell was announced as head coach of the Glasgow Clan, replacing John Tripp.
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In December 2010 he was signed by Belle Vue Aces who made him part of their National League Colts side in 2011."Belle Vue sign up rising star Jason Garrity", Daily Mirror, 30 December 2010, retrieved 2011-11-16 In July 2011 he won the British Under-19 Championship at Rye House,Frost, Richard (2011) "Hot Rod", Speedway Star, 17 September 2011, p. 36Frost, Richard (2011) "Rising star Jason Garrity wins Brit Under-19 title", menmedia.co.uk, 25 July 2011, retrieved 2011-11-16 and later that month made his Elite League debut for the Aces in two matches against the Peterborough Panthers.
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The champion is declared when a best-of-three series is played between these two last teams. For the second season, the Mexican Sports Federation Ice Hockey, AC seek to integrate the Mexican League Elite, a fifth team will consist of novice players. This new team will have the right to select some players from the four other teams prior to start; but the existing four teams can identify a list of "protected players" that the new expansion team cannot select. Each year will include a Mexican Elite League expansion team until there are 8 teams.
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The 2010 season was hard hit by injuries to nearly all Stars riders and a dramatic drop off in form from the established heat leaders. King's Lynn ended up the season, trophy-less and left ownership pondering whether to make a move up from the Premier League. The 2011 season saw King's Lynn move up to the Elite League, marking a return to the top flight of speedway for the Stars. Only Kozza Smith, Olly Allen and Tomas Topinka were kept on the squad, with the rest of the team brought in from other Elite squads.
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Bødker was brought up in the highly regarded youth hockey program of Rødovre SIK. In 2005, at the age of 15, he moved to Frölunda HC in Sweden, where he played on Frölunda's junior team. He had an impressive 2006–07 season with 49 points (19 goals and 30 assists) in 39 games. The team won the national junior championships and Bødker also made his debut with the men's team in the Swedish Elite League. After the season, Bødker was drafted by the Kitchener Rangers in the 2007 CHL Import Draft and he joined the team for the 2007–08 season.
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The British League was formed in 1965 as the sole professional speedway league in Britain, expanding in 1968 to incorporate two divisions. In 1995 & 1996 there was a single professional tier known as the Premier League (an amalgamation of the British League Division One and the British League Division Two), before the Elite League was created as a new top tier in 1997. The Championship was decided on a straight league table basis until 2001. A play-off system was introduced in 2002, with the top four in the table taking part in a knockout competition to decide the champions.
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In Denmark, he signed for local club Esbjerg but could only manage 6th place overall, while in Poland Iversen stayed with Zielona Gora who went on to win the Extraliga title, earning Iversen his first Polish team win. In 2010, Iversen spent his fourth season with Peterborough in the British Elite League and stayed with Zielona Góra in the Polish Extraliga. In Denmark, he moved back to Holsted after a year away from the club while in Sweden he moved from Vastervik to Indianerna. On 31 August, Iversen was selected for a wildcard place at the Nordic Grand Prix on 11 September.
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For his efforts, at the conclusion of the regular season he was named the Pattison Agriculture King of the Road, the Second Star of the season, and the Eastern Conference Most Sportsmanlike Player. Following the conclusion of the season, Heponiemi turned professional and signed with Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Elite League. In the 2018–19 season, Heponiemi as a rookie appeared in 50 games for Kärpät producing 16 goals and 46 points. He led all Liiga rookies in points, while finishing second on Kärpät in points and tying for first on the club in assists.
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Thomas Hjelm Jonasson (born 27 November 1988, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is an international motorcycle speedway rider, who won the Premier League and the Premier Trophy with the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2008. In 2009, Jonasson continued to race for Elit Vetlanda Speedway in Sweden, Gorzow Wlkp. in Poland and Edinburgh in the UK. He briefly signed as a doubling up rider for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League at the start of 2009 but was not used. In 2010 he rode for Swindon Robins,"Swindon Robins have Thomas H Jonasson back after ban", BBC, 24 May 2010.
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The Latvian Harijs Mellups was the goaltender for the Soviet Union National team in its first international game in 1948. Latvian hockey experienced a decline in the 1960s, with Dinamo Rīga being relegated from the Soviet High League (vysshaya liga) to the first league and then even to the second league. It began a comeback in the 1970s, under the coach Viktor Tikhonov who would later go on to coach CSKA Moscow and the Soviet national team. In the 1973/1974 season, Dinamo Rīga returned to the Elite League where it stayed until the end of Soviet Union in 1991.
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Retrieved 20 October 2013 In 2011 he rode for Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League."Rory Schlein roars on", Manchester Evening News, 26 October 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2017 In May 2015, Schlein was seriously injured while riding for Orzel Lodz in Poland, breaking two vertebrae and damaging his lung and kidney, ending his season and initially with concern that he could be paralysed.Chard, Henry (2015) "Rory Schlein on his crash and his road to recovery", Sky Sports, 8 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2017"Rory Schlein: Speedway rider feared paralysis after Poland crash", BBC, 26 June 2015.
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From a combination of the money of the mining of Timiskaming and the industry of Montreal, the National Hockey Association (NHA) was formed. Unlike previous leagues, which were derived from amateur hockey associations, the NHA organized itself as a business, organizing each team as a franchise of the business and first used standard player's contracts and a salary cap. Professional ice hockey came to the west coast with the arrival of the Patrick family, organizing the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Organized as a single business, it developed as an alternative elite league and furthered the development of ice hockey in western Canada.
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On October 22, 2008, Sundblad was named head coach of Herner EV,Niklas Sundblad neuer Trainer des Herner EV a minor league team in Germany. On December 3, 2009, he accepted a position as assistant coach with the Kölner HaieNiklas Sundblad verlässt den HEV - Herne - WAZ - DerWesten organization of the German elite league DEL. He served as head coach on an interim basis, when the club sacked Bill Stewart in November 2010, before returning to his role as assistant. Sundblad left Köln after the 2012-13 season, taking up an offer from fellow DEL team ERC Ingolstadt where he became head coach.
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Carl Gunnarsson (born 9 November 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). A native of Sweden, Gunnarsson began his minor ice hockey career with the Örebro HK and Linköpings HC junior teams before being selected in the seventh round, 194th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to playing in North America, Gunnarsson returned to Sweden and played for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elite League. He returned to Canada for the 2009–10 season and made his NHL debut 14 November.
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Gunnarsson was born on 9 November 1986, in Örebro, Sweden, to father Björn Gunnarsson. Growing up in Sweden, Gunnarsson began his minor ice hockey career with the Örebro HK and Linköpings HC junior teams. In 2003, he was named the years best talent by Klubb i Örebro län, a sports journalism newspaper. Gunnarsson made his HockeyAllsvenskan debut during the 2003–04 season before eventually playing in the Swedish Elite League for Linköpings HC. In his first season with the Senior hockey club, Gunnarsson was loaned to the IFK Arboga where he scored his first goal on 2 November 2005.
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The Hull Arena was the home of all ice hockey teams within the city including the Elite League club Hull Stingrays who played games most weeks at the Hull Arena with most games being held on a Sunday Night. The current tenants are Hull Pirates and their affiliates Hull Jets. The Arena hosts boxing events for the Matchroom Boxing promotions stable with Hull boxers Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle amongst those to compete. It was previously used to hold such events in April 1997, March 1998 and June 1998 with boxers including Paul Ingle, Clinton Woods, Howard Eastman and Scott Harrison competing.
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His first experience of the Speedway Grand Prix series came with a wild card ride in Britain, with similar rides following in 2000 and 2001. He qualified as a full-time Grand Prix rider in 2002 and capped that season with a second place in the season ending event in Australia. That year he also won the first of his six British Championships. His sixth British Championship win occurred in 2011. Nicholls was the most successful ever Coventry Bees captain, skippering them to five trophies in three seasons between 2004 and 2007, including two Elite League championships.
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František Pospíšil (born April 2, 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961 to 1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978-79. He won the Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in Czechoslovakia in 1971 and 1972. He scored 134 career goals in 622 league games. Pospíšil played on the national team from 1967 to 1977, which won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships in 1972, 1976, and 1977; he was named best defenceman of the tournament in 1972 and 1976.
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A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane. After the war, the club became The Bees and have been involved every season from 1948 until the loss of Brandon stadium shortly before the start of the 2017 season, during which they ran a series of challenge matches at other tracks. They won the Elite League Championship in 2010, defeating the Poole Pirates in both legs of the play-off grand finals.
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A product of EV Dielsdorf-Niederhasli, Plüss made his debut for EHC Kloten in the Swiss top-flight NLA in 1994. He won the Swiss championship with Kloten in 1995 and 1996. In the 2000–2001 season, he received All-NLA Most Valuable Player honours. In 2004, he left Kloten to join Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elite League and helped the team capture the title in his first year. After signing a one-year deal with Frölunda in 2004, he signed another one-year deal to stay with the team for the 2005–06 season.
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Braehead Arena previously hosted the Scottish Eagles ice hockey team for a brief period at beginning of the 2002–03 ISL season following their relocation from Ayr. The Eagles disbanded in November 2002 due to financial troubles. When the Superleague’s successor, the Elite Ice Hockey League was formed, initial plans included a new Glasgow-based team as being amongst the founding clubs, but this never materialised. p141 Following the 2008–09 season, the Elite League lost two teams with the resignations of the Basingstoke Bison and Manchester Phoenix, leaving the league with eight participating teams for the 2009–10 season.
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Mahmoud's first match for Al-Talaba was the opening game of the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League against his former club, Kirkuk. Al-Talaba won the match 8–0 and Mahmoud scored a hat-trick within the space of 10 minutes.Iraq 2001/02 Mahmoud won his first trophy with the club when Al-Talaba defeated Al-Zawraa 2–1 in the 2001 Baghdad Cup; Mahmoud scored Al-Talaba's second goal in the game. Al-Talaba's penultimate league game of the season was a 2–0 win over Al-Karkh, with Mahmoud scoring both of Al-Talaba's goals.
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Mahmoud's Al-Talaba started the 2002–03 campaign by winning the 2002 Perseverance Cup (now known as Iraqi Super Cup) 2–1 against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The Iraqi Elite League was renamed 'Iraqi First Division' for the 2002–03 season and Mahmoud scored 13 goals in the league that season. Al-Talaba won the Iraq FA Cup again and also lost the Iraqi Elite Cup final to Al-Shorta again. They also played in the 2002–03 AFC Champions League but were knocked out at the group stage; Mahmoud scored 2 goals in that tournament, both against Turkmen club Nisa Aşgabat.
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He only played one season in North America, largely in the American Hockey League with the Toronto Roadrunners, although he also saw some time with the Oilers. After NHL and AHL, Luoma moved to Sweden and played in the Swedish elite league Elitserien with Malmö Redhawks in 2004–05 and Linköpings HC from season 2005–06 to 2006–07. For season 2007–08 he signed with HV71 and continued the season with winning the Swedish Championship. He concluded his professional career after spending a single season in the Austrian Hockey League with Italian outfit, HC Bolzano in the 2016–17 season.
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Eriksson did not expect to ride in the British Elite League in 2008 due to losing a large amount of money when Oxford were forced to shut down. However, after Poole were unable to sign Craig Watson due to an administrative error, they signed Eriksson on loan from the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA) who had ownership of his contract after Oxford closed down. He signed in January 2008 on an average of 3.06 which he obtained in 2006 as Oxford's 2007 results were expunged from the records. On the 8 April 2008, Poole signed Eriksson on a permanent deal from the BSPA.
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He has played for the Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, AHL Portland Pirates, IHL Cincinnati Cyclones, OHL Kingston Frontenacs and Barrie Colts. On March 13 of 2001, Bulis was traded from the Washington Capitals along with Richard Zedník and a first round pick (Alexander Perezhogin) to the Montreal Canadiens for Dainius Zubrus, Trevor Linden and a second round draft pick (later traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who selected Andreas Holmqvist). During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bulis played for HC Pardubice in the Czech Republic Elite League. He scored 24 goals and had 25 assists in 45 games played.
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Peter Hammarström (born 23 March 1969, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player. He played during his career for four teams in the Swedish Elite League, AIK (1987–1993 and 1996–1999), HV71 (1993–1996 and 2005–2006), Färjestads BK (2001–2004) and Malmö Redhawks (2004–2005). He also played to seasons (1999–2001) with DEL team Eisbären Berlin. He won two Swedish Championships during his career, in 1995 with HV71 and 2002 with Färjestads BK. After his retirement in 2006 did he start to work as a color commentator for Canal+.
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The 2008–09 Frölunda HC season was the club's 29th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. The regular season began on 15 September 2008 against rival team HV71, and concluded on 28 February 2009 against Djurgårdens IF. Frölunda looked to improve upon their progress in the 2007–08 season after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Färjestad BK. Niklas Andersson was named captain of the team after Jonas Johnson retired. Ronnie Sundin continued serving as alternate captain; Tomi Kallio and Riku Hahl were named alternate captains after Jonas Esbjörs had retired.
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He was called up to Brynäs IF of the Swedish Elite League in 1988 and remained with the team for two seasons, scoring 18 points each season. The Red Wings wanted to see how his skills would translate into the North American game and so Djoos was brought over to America for the 1990–91 season. He ended up playing for the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League, but only managed to play 20 games before being called up to the big leagues. Djoos played 26 games for the injury ridden Red Wings, before being traded on March 5, 1991.
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Tommy Preben Lehmann (sometimes shown as Lehman, born February 3, 1964) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey centre. He played for Sweden's national junior team at the 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and was drafted in the 11th round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. Lehmann played for AIK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien for five seasons before joining the Bruins for the 1987–88 season. Lehmann played nine games for the NHL club, and 26 games the following season but spent most of those two years playing for the Bruins' minor league affiliate Maine Mariners.
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He spent the rest of that season and the entirety of the next season with Hamilton, helping the Bulldogs capture the Calder Cup. After his three-year deal expired in 2007, Benoit continued his career in Europe, playing one season with Tappara Tampere of the SM-liiga in 2007–08, followed by one season with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elite League. Senators during the 2013 playoffs. Benoit returned to North America in 2009, signing a one-year contract with the Canadiens in May 2009 and playing most of the 2009–10 season with their AHL farm club in Hamilton.
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He returned to Finland and Tappara in 1993 and continued to play with his former team Tampere for another four Seasons (1992–1996). During this period, Tappara was not as successful as in 1985–1988; the best result of Jutila's four season tenure was a fourth place after losing the bronze game in overtime to Lukko in the 1994 playoffs. In 1996, Jutila was contracted by SC Bern in the Swiss elite league Nationalliga A. After only one season with the club, he returned to Finland playing his last two season as an active hockey player with Tappara. He retired in 1999.
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Tre Kronor in November 1958, from the left, standing: Lasse Björn, Karl-Sören "Kalle" Hedlund, Einar Granath, Sigge Bröms, Nils "Double-Nisse" Nilsson, Carl-Göran "Lill-Stöveln" Öberg, Göran Lysén, Uno "Garvis" Öhrlund, Roland "Rolle" Stoltz; front row: Sven "Tumba" Johansson, Hasse Svedberg, Yngve Johansson, Roland "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson, Vilgot "Ville" Larsson and Rune Gudmundsson. Vilgot Bengt "Ville" Larsson (3 May 1932 – 21 December 2015) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman and Olympian. Larsson played with Team Sweden at the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He also played for Leksands IF in the Swedish Elite League.
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Tre Kronor in November 1958, from the left, standing: Lasse Björn, Karl-Sören Hedlund, Einar Granath, Sigge Bröms, Nils "Double-Nisse" Nilsson, Carl-Göran "Lill-Stöveln" Öberg, Göran Lysén, Uno "Garvis" Öhrlund, Roland "Rolle" Stoltz; front row: Sven "Tumba" Johansson, Hasse Svedberg, Yngve Johansson, Roland "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson, Vilgot "Ville" Larsson and Rune Gudmundsson. Sigurd Erik "Sigge" Bröms (1 October 1932 – 13 January 2007) was a Swedish ice hockey center and Olympian. Bröms played with Team Sweden at the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He also played for Leksands IF in the Swedish Elite League.
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Christian Ruuttu grew up in Pori, where he attended the Swedish-speaking Björneborgs svenska samskola comprehensive school while playing for the Ässät Finnish Elite League club. He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, 7th round, 134th overall. He played six seasons in Buffalo from 1986–87 through 1991–92, attaining career highs in goals (26 in 1987–88), assists (46 in 1988–89), and points (71 in 1987–88). In Ruuttu's last season in Buffalo, his totals dropped to 4 goals and 21 assists.
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After spending the early stages of his career in his native Aalborg, Ehlers embarked on a five-year stint with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in 1984. In 1989, he transferred to another SHL team, AIK IF, and in 1991-92 helped Rögle BK earn promotion to the SHL. Ehlers played in the Swiss elite league NLA for EHC Biel in 93-94, followed by two years with Klagenfurter AC of Austria. He left his mark in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga, turning out for DEL teams Augsburger Panther and Berlin Capitals.
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The team has an interesting history as they were founded by three fans (Antonio Cornejo Dueñas, Santiago Vega García and Basilio Parrado Parrado ) brought together by an advertisement published in a football magazine called 100 yards asking for people to play football for fun. After playing at local parks, decision was taken to join official competition. After a friendly game against Cádiz Corsarios played on May 14, 1993, which was the first ever football game in Andalusia, they joined the Spanish second division. In 1999 the team finally promoted to the elite league in Spain, the LNFA, where they have been competing since.
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Antero Pertti Elias Niittymäki (; born June 18, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for TPS of the SM-liiga (Finnish elite league). He additionally played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning and San Jose Sharks. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, while playing for Team Finland, he was voted the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the entire ice hockey tournament. Partway through his four-year junior career with TPS in the junior SM-liiga, Niittymäki was selected by the Flyers 168th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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At the end of the 2014–2015 season it was announced that head coach Nick Poole would take over the duties of General Manager from Vito Rausa and be replaced by Team GB coach Peter Russell. This was shortly followed by the announcement in May 2015 that Milton Keynes Lightning would be forming a partnership with Elite League side the Coventry Blaze. This partnership lasted just one season. The 2015–16 season also saw a change from the traditional white, black, and gold colours to a white, black, and blue combination which reflected the sponsorship of local company Smith Recycling.
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Former logo (until 2020). Founded in 1974, the club became the basketball center in the south- west of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina but never played in the Yugoslavian elite league in the past. First being registered under the name KK Mladost the club participated in lower leagues for years but had to stop its activities for two years in 1992 due to War in Bosnia. Afterwards the club was renamed HKK Široki and got a place in the newly established Bosnian national league and in 1998 took the double crown, in the national championship and in the national cup.
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Starkov's father Oleg was also a professional hockey player who played for CSKA Moscow and Sverdlovsk Avtomobilist before moving to Denmark to play for Esbjerg IK. As a result, Kirill was born in Russia to Russian parents but spent most of his childhood in Esbjerg. After turning eighteen, Kirill applied for and received Danish citizenship, making him eligible to play for the Danish national ice hockey team. He first represented Denmark at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow, Russia. Kirill Starkov was named Rookie of the Year of the Danish Elite League for the 2002-03 season.
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Alx Danielsson at Anderstorp Raceway in 2012. TTA – Racing Elite League was a Swedish Touring Car Championship started in 2012, founded by four of the biggest teams in Swedish Touring Car racing; Polestar Racing, Flash Engineering, WestCoast Racing and Brovallen Design in 2011. TTA works with the Swedish Automobile Sports Federation and the race car is developed by the French motorsport company Solution-F. The car is a silhouette, where by the chassis and powertrain are standardized and custom-built for racing and where the body is molded from composite material to mimic a normal car.
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In 2008-2009, the NRL contained 18 teams grouped in a Western Conference with six teams and an East Conference with twelve teams. The NRL Championship Game took place in Charlottetown, PEI, and the Cambridge Turbos won againTurbos defend national championship Also in 2008, the first World Club Ringuette Championship was held in Sault-Sainte-Marie, Ontario. Four NRL teams faced two teams from the Professional Ringette Elite League of Finland, the Ringeten SM- Sarja.(fi) Ringeten SM-Sarja Website The Cambridge Turbos won the world title having overcome in finale the Finnish champion team, LuKi-82 Luvia.
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Adam Summerfield (born 30 August 1990 in Whitehaven, England) is an English professional ice hockey goaltender, playing for the Manchester Phoenix of the EPL. Summerfield is a young goaltender who has shown promise at under-18 level and so has been promoted to back-up for the Elite League squad for the 2008/09 season by head coach Tony Hand. Summerfield showed promise at Under-16 level, playing for the Flintshire Flames, the junior team of the Flintshire Freeze. This led to his selection for the Under-18 squad of the Manchester Phoenix following trials at the Altrincham Ice Dome.
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Power, Lee (2012) "Hammers hopes sunk by Pirates", lovespeedway24.co.uk, 2 October 2012. retrieved 16 December 2012"National League Statistics", Speedway Star, 15 December 2012, p. 34 After the end of the 2012 season he was confirmed in the Islanders team for 2013, as well as getting a place in the Ipswich Witches Premier League team and an Elite League contract with Lakeside Hammers.Williams, Bryn (2012) "It's Seven Up!", Speedway Star, 15 December 2012, p. 33"Ipswich have signed Ben Barker and young star Adam Ellis", Sky Sports, 9 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012"Big Season Ahead for Ellis", speedway365.
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On September 1, 2010, Murley signed a two- month contract with the Swedish Elite League (SEL) club Linköpings HC. On October 19, 2010 the tryout contract was terminated. On November 25, 2010, Murley signed a two-month contract with Timrå IK. Murley finished the season with fifteen points in thirty-two games. On January 20, 2011, Murley signed an extension with Timrå IK that would keep him on the team throughout the 2011-12 Elitserien season. Murley was extended because he was "a player that fits in all situations and because he fit in well with Timrå IK".
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This broke the previous record of seven points, recorded on three occasions by Wayne Gretzky while with the Edmonton Oilers. After leaving the NHL in 1992, he returned to Sweden to play the 1992-1993 season for Björklöven and was a contributing factor to them being promoted back to the Swedish Elite League (SEL) in 1993. Sundstrom scored a total of 588 points (219 goals, 369 assists) in 679 regular season NHL games and 86 points (41 goals, 45 assists) in 115 games in the SEL. Sundstrom represented Sweden at the 1980 and 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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Oliver Langford is an English referee and officiates primarily in the EFL Championship. He is not in the Select Group of match officials but is, however, on the Group Two list and trained in the use of Video Assisted Refereeing, which means he is qualified to take charge of an elite league match. He has been a referee since 2009. He made his Premier League debut on 18 August 2019, when he was scheduled to be the fourth official in Chelsea's home match against Leicester, after Match Official Graham Scott was stuck in Traffic on the M40.
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Canadian-born Johansson started his hockey career in 1997, playing for Tri-City Americans in the junior league Western Hockey League. In the 2002–03 season, he joined the Albany River Rats in AHL, scoring 53 points in 151 games during the regular seasons. After three seasons with Albany, the last one spent primarily in ECHL with Augusta Lynx, he moved to Sweden and signed with Mora IK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. After two seasons with the side he signed with another Elitserien team, HV71, after having started the season with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga.
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Willock scored for the England under-16 team against Scotland in the 2014 Victory Shield. He also represented the England under-19 team but was one of a number of players withdrawn from selection for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship by their club. Willock represented the England under-20 team in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League and scored the winning goals in games against Italy and Germany. Willock was a member of an England Under-20 side at the 2019 Toulon Tournament and scored in group stage defeats against Portugal and Chile.
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Coventry Stadium at Brandon Coventry Storm are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. An offshoot of the Elite League Coventry Bees team, they made their competitive debut in the 2013 National League season. The Bees had previously run a team in the third tier of British speedway in 2004, under the name Coventry Cougars. The initial team line-up was Joe Jacobs, James Sarjeant, Oliver Greenwood, Brendan Johnson, Richard Franklin, Trevor Heath, and Martin Knuckey, but a broken wrist for Greenwood saw Robert Branford replace him, with Tommy Fenwick also replacing Heath.
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Johnson spent four seasons at Boston University before spending a year with the Canadian National Ice Hockey Team. In 1998, Johnson moved to the United Kingdom's British Ice Hockey Superleague with the London Knights. He then moved to the Bracknell Bees and won the Superleague title with the team. Johnson then moved to the Belfast Giants in 2000 and became a huge fan favourite during a six- year spell which saw him win another Superleague title in 2002, the playoff cup in 2003 and the Elite League title in 2006 as well as becoming an all- star.
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Undrafted, Zinger was signed by the Detroit Red Wings as a free agent in 2000 after graduating from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He played eight seasons in the American Hockey League between 2000 and 2008, and played seven National Hockey League games with the Washington Capitals in 2003–04 NHL season, recording one assist. He played the 2008–09 season with the Odense Bulldogs of the Danish Elite League. On September 14, 2009, Zinger returned to North America and signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL for the 2009–10 season.
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Following the 2001 Turner Cup, the Chicago Wolves and five other IHL teams were absorbed into the American Hockey League. That season the Wolves won the 2002 Calder Cup, with Nardella accumulating 14 points. After six consecutive seasons with the Wolves spanning from 1997 until 2003, Nardella was released by the team on January 28, 2003, and he subsequently joined the Milano Vipers in Italy and played two games for the Quad City Mallards in the UHL. While with the Vipers, Nardella helped them win the Italian Elite League Championship by scoring nine points in 11 games.
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Although the Vikings have raced in speedway's top flight, the Elite League in 1999, it was in the Premier League where they enjoyed the most success, racing to the treble in 2004. By becoming Premier League Champions, holders of the Knock-Out Cup and the Craven Shield, the team became the most successful sporting team in Hull's history, in terms of awards. However, just one year later, in 2005, the club was forced to close its doors due to a spate of crippling financial problems. Although potential new owners have been mooted, the team remains homeless.
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Previously in the year 2018 he captained Chennayin FC B Team and Youth (U-18) team in I- League 2nd Division and Hero Elite League, where he led his team up to the semi finals. He was also the part of India U-15 National team which played the SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 Bangladesh. He was the Golden Boot Winner in SAFF U-16 Championship in 2015 edition. Saurabh Meher played as a Central Defender under Shanmugam Venkatesh in Hero I-League 2019-20 season and appeared eight times, spending a total of 649 minutes on the field.
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They defeated his former club, the Nottingham Panthers, in the final. The fifth-place finish qualified Braehead for the play-offs and this, coupled with the Aladdin Cup win, earned Richardson the Ice Hockey Journalist's Elite League Coach of the Year Award. In the play-offs, Braehead were up against the Nottingham Panthers, Richardson's old club. In the first game at home, in front of a Clan record home crowd of 2506 in Braehead Arena, Richardson scored a 3rd period goal to put the Clan into the lead 4-3, but the Panthers fought back and eventually won the game 5-4.
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Marc Levers (born 30 June 1981) is an English professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nottingham Lions in the National Ice Hockey League. Levers first played for the Panthers during the 2000–01 Ice Hockey Superleague season, playing 15 games. He then had spells with the Isle of Wight Raiders and the Basingstoke Bison before rejoining the Panthers in 2003 who were now playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League which replaced the Superleague and won the Challenge Cup that season. Levers then joined the Belfast Giants in 2004 where he spent 3 seasons, winning the Elite League title in 2006.
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Adam Shields, born (8 February 1977 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales), is an Australian international speedway rider who has ridden for multiple teams in the British speedway. He first rode in the UK for Premier League team the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2002, before stepping up to the Elite League for Eastbourne Eagles and then the Lakeside Hammers in 2007. He missed the end of the 2008 season due a number of injuries sustained during a race.Hammers rocked by Shields injury On 5 May 2012, Shields announced his retirement from the sport, citing personal reasons, but returned in 2013 with Eastbourne.
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Born in Fergana, Uzbekistan, Darkin has been a regular member of the Russian World Team Cup squad, finishing runner-up in 1996."Sergey Darkin ", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27 He was Russian individual champion in 2000 and 2002. After riding in the UK for Eastbourne Eagles in 2001, he joined Coventry Bees in the middle of the 2004 season, riding in fifteen matches in the Elite League and scoring 111 points at an average of 6.68.Bamford, Robert (2005) Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2005, Tempus, , p. 40-42, 365 He also rode for Arena Essex in 2005 and Poole Pirates in 2007.
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He was a former player who played with the club when he came to the elite league of Switzerland. During that year, The Pully basketball participated in the 1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup. Its opponent in the first phase was Sparta Bertrange from Luxembourg and in the second the Yugoslavs of Zadar. The Pully Basket logo, used until 2017 The first national league title came in 1986 and followed by one more the next year (1976-87). Also the 1986-87 season Pully Basket take part for the first time in its history at the FIBA European Champions Cup.
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The son of Korean immigrants in Germany, Hyun began playing ice hockey at the age of 5, progressing his way through local youth leagues and into the Krefeld Pinguine's youth development system. He became a regular player for the German Junior National Team. In 1997 he was summoned by Coach Miroslav Berek and General Manager Rüdiger Noack to begin the season with the Elite league team at the age of 17, where he scored two goals in five preseason games playing alongside former NHL player Peter Ihnačák (Toronto Maple Leafs). Hyun played most of the season with the second-league development team .
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Harry Gustaf Lindblad (30 July 1912 – 2 February 1984) was a Finnish ice hockey administrator, coach and player. He served as the Finnish Ice Hockey Association president for 18 years, after five years as its vice-president. During this time, Finland participated in its first ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics, won its first medal in international hockey, began to build indoor ice rinks, hosted two Ice Hockey World Championships, and founded the Finnish Elite League. He was posthumously recognized for his contributions by induction into both the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Fame.
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Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces from 1988 until 2015, and from 1999 until 2019 for stock car racing and banger racing. The track was operated by the Arena Racing Company (ARC), who leased it from owners the Crown Oil Pension Fund. The stadium had luxury glass-fronted grandstands, restaurants, hospitality boxes and bars.
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The Hyderabad team, led by Venkatapathy Raju, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a loss against Tamil Nadu at Chennai on 7 November 2004. The Hyderabad captain, Raju announced his retirement from the first-class cricket during the third day of the match against the Uttar Pradesh. V. V. S. Laxman replaced Raju as the captain of the Hyderabad for the remaining two matches. They finished inside top-2 in Group B of the Elite League to advance to the Elite semi-final with four wins and two losses.
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The Hyderabad team, led by Arjun Yadav, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a draw against the Andhra at Anantapur on 1 December 2005. The Hyderabad captain, Arjun Yadav attacked his opponent and former teammate Ambati Rayudu with stumps following his dismissal and altercation between Rayudu and Hyderabad players during the Hyderabad's second innings on the final day of the match against Andhra. They finished fourth in Group B of the Elite League and failed to advance to the knockout stage with a win, three losses and two draws.
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The league expanded to thirteen teams in 1997 and was renamed again to the British Amateur League. However, the 1997 season exposed a number of problems; some teams wished to include more established riders but others felt the focus should be on youth development. It was therefore decided by the BSPA that Elite League and Premier League teams could operate second teams in a separate youth competition known as the British Development League. The remaining teams formed a third division that had less restrictions on the use of riders and reverted the competition name to the Conference League.
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The team moved to the 1,200 capacity Lee Valley Ice Centre in Leyton, east London, although the arena was considered small for Elite League hockey. The offseason saw the hiring of former American Hockey League player Dennis Maxwell as Coach, who assembled a much stronger team, including perennial British all-star Steve Moria, and, with the 2004–05 NHL lockout, defenceman Eric Cairns and centre Scott Nichol from the National Hockey League. They made the playoffs in the sixth slot (out of seven teams) with a 19–19–9–3 record, but were eliminated by the Cardiff Devils.
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Roynon won three trophies in his first full season of Conference League racing, winning the League Championship, the Conference Trophy and the Knockout Cup. He won the Premier League Championship with the Rye House Rockets in 2007 and finished 3rd in the Indoor speedway event at Brighton. Roynon is contracted to Elite League team the Coventry Bees, but declined a team place there for 2008. On 6 March 2009, Roynon crashed while practising with the Great Britain squad at the Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn and suffered a blood clot to his brain and a broken neck (C2 vertebra).
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Klubertanz was selected by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 3rd round (74th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. After graduating from his four-year collegiate career with the University of Wisconsin, Klubertanz made his professional debut on a try-out contract with the Ducks AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates at the end of the 2007–08 season. Unsigned from the Ducks, Klubertanz signed a one-year contract in the Finnish SM-liiga with TPS. The following season he moved within Europe to the Swedish Elite League to play with Djurgårdens IF, establishing himself with 32 points, he helped Djurgården to a silver medal finish.
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Another runners-up finish in 2010, in a league now renamed German Football League 2, saw the team qualify for the promotion round because of an enlargement of the GFL from 12 to 14 teams. The Phantoms beat the Weinheim Longhorns convincingly in both promotion games and thereby achieved entry to Germany's elite league for the first time. The club came fifth in its first season in the GFL in 2011, well clear of the play-off ranks with only three wins and a draw to its name. In 2012, the club came sixth in the southern division of the GFL and thereby failed to qualify for the play- off.
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The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2009 season with the re-admission of the Newport Wasps and the loss of Mildenhall Fen Tigers, Isle of Wight Islanders (Both dropped to National League) and the Reading Racers (Loss of Stadium). New rules introduced for 2009 with a complete revamp of the points scoring system. The team finishing at the top of the league table at the end of the season after accumulating the most points were declared the Premier League champions. The four highest placed teams were entered into promotion play-offs, whereby the Premier League play-off winner faced the bottom Elite League team over two legs.
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On 1 November 2010, the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL in the UK announced they had signed Weller, who was a free agent at the time. He became the most experienced NHL player after Theoren Fleury to play in the Elite League, playing in his preferred position as a defenceman. With Weller on board, the Devils embarked on 22-game unbeaten streak, breaking the league and world records. However, the Devils narrowly missed out on the league title, finishing level on points with the Sheffield Steelers but having won 1 regulation game less, before being beaten in the Playoff final 5–4 to the Nottingham Panthers.
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In 2012, the Red Stars joined two other former WPS clubs, Boston Breakers and Western New York Flash, in founding the new WPSL Elite League. Five other former WPSL teams joined the league, including ASA Chesapeake Charge, FC Indiana, New England Mutiny, New York Fury, and Philadelphia Fever. The Red Stars finished fourth in the league, making the playoffs and advanced to the final, where they lost to Flash in a 2–4 penalty shootout, after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time. Notably in that game stars Ella Masar and Lori Chalupny were injured on the same play in the 33rd minute.
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The league consisted, for the most part of its existence, of twelve teams, split into three regional divisions, north, central and south, with four teams each. The best eight clubs then took part in the play-offs to determine the two teams that will play in the Junior Bowl.Football History Historic American football tables from Germany, accessed: 26 January 2011 Like Germany's elite league, the German Football League, the GFL Juniors will be expanded for the 2011 season and play with four regional divisions of five teams each. However, the new western division will play with only four clubs as the Langenfeld Longhorns have withdrawn from the league.
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The Reserves continue to play in the Surrey Elite League Reserve division. The senior side finished the season 3rd in the Combined Counties Premier Division, their most successful campaign for five seasons, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Isthmian League. They also reached the Challenge Cup semi-finals but were unable to defend their title. 2018–19 was the most successful in the club's history, with a 2nd placed finish in the Combined Counties Premier Division, behind champions Chertsey Town, and winning the Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup, thanks to a 1-0 win over CB Hounslow Utd, in the final played at Windsor.
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Mr. Rodrigue Benoit, a chef at EHL and former European Hockey League player along with Mr. Chris Norton, former EHL Marketing Director and NHL player, and of course the support of students and members of the faculty alike formed the club. 2010: The 1st time Champions. The 2009-2010 season was an incredible feat that the team achieved by having a more competitive structure with new players at school, out of whom a few being from the Junior Elite League in Switzerland. EHL defeated the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in a thrilling final to become Champions for the first time in EHL Wolves history. 2010-2011: New name, logo and jerseys.
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This year, he also won the Elitserien with Valsarna of Hagfors, being the highest averaging rider that season, and he won the British Elite League with Ipswich, averaging the highest for them as well. 1999 was an almost equally stunning season, although it started badly when he got disqualified in the first race at Prague, finishing eleventh. After three races, he was third, 24 points behind Tomasz Gollob, who looked to be cruising to victory. However, Gollob ran into trouble in the fourth race at Coventry, being forced to retire after the introductory stages and finishing eighth, meaning that Rickardsson caught up 15 points in one race.
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Until 30 May 2007, they rode in the Elite League and operated a junior side known as the Oxford Lions which competed in the Conference League. In a statement issued by the British Speedway Promoters Association on 31 May 2007, their owner Colin Horton closed the club as a result of only 400–500 regular supporters attending home fixtures, and losing several thousand pounds every week. In June 2007, businessman Allen Trump invested in the club (also sponsoring the club via LCD Publishing) to secure the lease on the track and the Cheetahs completed the 2007 season in the Conference League, replacing the Lions.
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Nordmark was drafted 191st overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, after helping Sweden to their first gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 1981. Despite solid performances in the Swedish Elite League in ensuing years, Nordmark was never signed by the Red Wings and his draft rights lapsed in 1984. After strong performances at the 1986 and 1987 World Championships, Nordmark was re-drafted 59th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. In 1987–88, Nordmark stepped into the Blues' lineup, registering 3 goals and 18 assists for 21 points in 67 games.
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The Olympic Amphitheatre is the home venue of Storhamar Hockey, formerly known as the Storhamar Dragons, the ice hockey division of Storhamar IL. The clubs' youth groups train in Storhamar Ishall, which is also used by the club's bandy group. The Dragons have played continuously in the Elite League since the 1982–83 season. Their highest average league attendance was in the 1994–95 season, when they drew 3,731 spectators. While playing in Storhamar Ishall, the highest average attendance was in the 1984–85 season, with 2,097 spectators. From the 1991–92 to the following season, when the Olympic venue opened, the Dragons' average attendance doubled, from 1,412 to 2,875.
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Lori Ann Lindsey (born March 19, 1980) is a retired American soccer midfielder who last played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League and was also a member of the United States women's national soccer team player pool. She played one match in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and was named an alternate for the 2012 Olympics in London. Lindsey previously played for the Washington Freedom in the WUSA, the Washington Freedom and Philadelphia Independence in the WPS, the Western New York Flash of WPSL Elite League and the Washington Spirit in the NWSL. Her nickname on the United States women's national soccer team is Lightning.
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His outstanding performances with the Füssen team drew the attention of teams from the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Festerling eventually signed with the Hannover Scorpions in 2008, joining the DEL side on a three-year contract. In his second year in Hannover, Festerling saw action in 18 contests en route to winning the German championship with the Scorpions. He left the team after the championship season to pursue more playing time and joined the Hamburg Freezers for the 2010–11 campaign. Festerling developed into a key member of the Freezers’ squad and was joined by his twin brother Brett who signed with the Freezers in April 2014.
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Jiří Holeček (born March 18, 1944) is a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player. Holeček played in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1964 to 1979, and on the Czechoslovak national team for many years. After joining the military he participated in the hockey camp of Dukla Jihlava, but coming from an insignificant Slávia team at the time, he did not make it higher than the number three goaltender and was loaned to HC Košice in the eastern part of the country. After starting his career on the Košice team in 1963–64, Holecek played there for 10 years until he joined Sparta Prague for the 1973/1974 season.
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However this was not officially confirmed by the BSPA despite announcements by Peterborough and Coventry bees co-promoter, Allen Trump. On 8 April 2011, the BSPA officially confirmed both teams had returned to the Elite League for the 2011 season. On 11 August 2011 Edward Kennett resigned from Coventry Speedway, after it was deemed his silencer was 'illegal' when racing against Lakeside on 6 August. Kennett said this was caused by 'a member of his team' who had 'tampered with it'. Kennett was banned from racing for 7 days by the SCB and appeared in front of a disciplinary hearing on 16 August where he received a 6-month worldwide ban.
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Power forward Leigh Salters and Captain Matt Keith became the engine room for the club feeding the high flying scorers Scott Pitt, Neil Trimm and Stefan Meyer up top. Clan won the Gardiner Conference with relative ease and the focus of the season shifted towards the push for the first Elite League title. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be, as Clan missed out on top spot by a single point, ending the season on 72 points behind Sheffield Steelers' 73. The silver-lining however was qualification to the Champions Hockey League, secured after a 3–2 win away in Kirkcaldy against rivals Fife Flyers in the final game of the regular season.
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Bruce Richardson had spent the past two seasons as player/assistant coach for Elite League rivals, Nottingham Panthers. Richardson moved quickly to announce his first signings, three young British players who had previously played in the English Premier League: Sam Bullas, 19, who was trained in Nottingham and previously played for Swindon Wildcats; Matthew Haywood, 19, from Sheffield, who was the leading goalscorer for Sheffield Scimitars during the 2009–10 season; and Adam Walker, 23, who spent the previous four seasons with Manchester Phoenix. Richardson's fourth signing would be another key British player, Kevin Phillips, 24, who spent the previous season with the play-off winning Belfast Giants.
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On 19 May, the Clan announced Derek Patrosso as their first import signing. He spent the previous two seasons with Port Huron Icehawks in the International Hockey League. The following day it was announced that the Clan had signed two more British players: defenceman John Connolly, 19, from Scottish rivals Edinburgh Capitals; and forward Shaun Thompson, 22, who split the previous season with Elite League side Hull Stingrays and English Premier League's Basingstoke Bison. Mathieu Wathier was the Clans next signing, a 6 ft 1 tall defenceman from, Les Coteaux, Quebec, who had spent the last two years playing in the French Ligue Magnus.
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In 1994, he left them for the AHL club St. John's Maple Leafs, which was the affiliate team of Toronto Maple Leafs who drafted Grönvall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. After two season in North America and zero games in the NHL Grönvall moved back home to Finland and Tappara. This time he stayed with Tappara until 2003 when he signed with Swedish Elite League team Färjestad BK. After two seasons and two runners-up medals in Sweden with Färjestad Grönvall decided once again to move back home and once again signed with Tappara. He eventually ended his career playing for Krefeld Pinguine in the German DEL league.
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After ending the 2010 campaign with the first team trophy (Premier League Pairs) since 2002, the Tigers will be hoping go one step further in 2011. For the 5th season running, The Tigers will be sponsored by local business Sheffield Window Centre for the following season. Following the AGM meeting over the weekend of the 20/21 November, the Tigers declared their intention to race over the 2011 however there will be a new look to Premier League Speedway. Local rivals Stoke Potters withdrew from the Premier League to race in the National League, while the Birmingham Brummies elected to move up to the Elite League.
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During his time at the club, Lindsay became team manager of the Great Britain RL team. He was manager when the team toured New Zealand in 1990 and Australia in 1992. He was also elected as President of the Rugby Football League in 1992. Lindsay left the club for a while and became the Chief Executive of the RFL in 1992, proposing the Super League which eventually replaced the First Division Championship as the sport's elite league competition in the UK from 1996 onwards. In 1996, he also became Chairman of the Rugby League International Board which at the time, was at odds with the Australian Rugby League.
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Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Norwegian top flight since its beginning in 1937–38. (The Norwegian Cup has been played since 1902, and is still officially known as the Norwegian Championship, presented with "The King's Cup".) During 1937–1948 the name of the league was Norgesserien ("The League of Norway"), 1948–1962 Hovedserien ("The Main League"), 1963–1989 1. divisjon ("1st Division"), and from 1990 Tippeligaen (sponsored name) or Eliteserien ("The Elite League", a generic name). From 1937 until 1948, the championship was decided through a playoff between the winners of the various regional leagues in Southern Norway.
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He played during his career for two teams in the Swedish Elite League, Leksands IF (1987-1991, 1999-2000 and 2003-2004) and Färjestads BK (1991-1996 and 2001-2003). He also played in several other European leagues, he played in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Starbulls Rosenheim (1996-1997) and for Nürnberg Ice Tigers (1998-1999 and 2000-2001), he also played in Austria for Feldkirch during the 1997-1998 and he also has played in Norway for Stjernen during the 2004-2005 season. After his time with Stjernen did he play a couple of seasons in the lower leagues in Sweden.
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Thrashers general manager Don Waddell was thrilled to add Dafoe to his club, saying "He's a proven goaltender. His stats prove he's not only a No. 1 goaltender, but one of the top goaltenders in this elite league of the NHL." That optimism proved to be misplaced as Dafoe struggled mightily in Atlanta, posting just five wins in 17 games, and a bloated 4.36 goals against average. He exercised his player option and returned for the 2003-04 season and while his play improved with the goals against cut down dramatically to 3.14, he was an afterthought for the club playing just 18 games and winning only four.
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The general managers of the 12 elite league clubs in Elitserien met on June 9, 2009 and agreed on creating a jointly-owned development company that will focus its work on the development of elite ice hockey in Sweden. The company's executive officer is Håkan Loob who will put is work in Färjestads BK on hold. It was also decided that the elite clubs will produce a new shareholder deal for the Swedish hockey league, Svenska Hockeyligan AB (SHL), as the current deal expires on April 30, 2010. The clubs will participate in the current league system for seasons 2009–10 and 2010–11.
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He played two seasons, a total of 73 games, with the Flames before returning home to Sweden and signing with Leksands IF. But he returned to the Flames in 1992 after only one season with Leksand in Swedish Elite League. Despite playing 77 games and scoring a total of 20 points with the Flames that season, Johansson decided to move back to Sweden once more, and once more he signed with Leksands IF. He played with Leksand during the 1993/94 season. Johansson also started the 1994/95 season with Leksand. But when the NHL lockout ended on January 11, 1995, Johansson signed for the Chicago Blackhawks.
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He was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria."Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 23 November 2013 After a successful junior career in motocross, which included winning the British 125cc championship in 2003, he rode professionally for Kawasaki before taking up speedway in June 2008. He made his competitive debut in the Conference League for Redcar Cubs before signing to ride for Workington Comets in the Premier League in 2009.Waterhouse, Ian (2008) "New Workington Speedeay Rider Richard Lawson Aiming to Make Big Impact", News and Star, 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2013 He stayed with the Comets in 2010 and also signed for Elite League Wolverhampton Wolves as their number 8.
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After playing the lockout season with VSV EC of the Austrian Hockey League, tallying 60 points (27 goals, 33 assists) in 48 games, Krog remained in Europe the following season, signing with Genève-Servette HC of Switzerland's Nationalliga A and Frölunda Indians of the Swedish Elite League. He led Genève-Servette with 15 goals and placed second on the club in scoring despite playing in only 29 of their 44 games. On July 4, 2006, Krog returned to the NHL as he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. However, after 14 games in Atlanta, he was placed on waivers and picked up on January 12, 2007, by the New York Rangers.
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The 2008–09 HV71 season saw HV71's attempt to defend their Swedish Championship title and win the regular season for a second consecutive season. It was the 25th season in the Swedish elite league Elitserien for the club. The club ended fourth after the regular season and managed to go to the finals but was beaten by Färjestads BK who won the Swedish Championship. HV71 started the season in the beginning of August playing in the Nordic Trophy, finishing in fifth place, and continued to play in an exhibition game against Malmö Redhawks. HV71 opened the Elitserien regular season against Frölunda HC on September 15, winning the game 6-2.
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This was, however, followed by a string of eight import players leaving the Capitals over the course of the season due to club financial difficulties. The Capitals lost the remainder of their games (most of them heavy defeats) and finished the season bottom of the Elite League. They recorded only six wins and 15 points and failed to make the playoffs, making it the club's worst season to date. There was further uncertainty when it was announced on 5 June 2011, that after nine seasons with the Edinburgh Capitals, loyal club captain, Martin Cingel, was moving on to the Manchester Phoenix of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.
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McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten, and in 1993 he won the Australian Under-16 Championship at Darwin's Northline Speedway. Success continued as he won the Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship in 1998, 2000 and 2002, as well as taking five consecutive victories in the Victorian State Championship between 2001 and 2005. By winning the Victorian title five times in a row, McGowan broke the record of four straight wins previously held by Mildura speedway legends Phil Crump (1972-1975, 1979-1982) and Leigh Adams (1989-1992). In 1999 McGowan was offered a team spot for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League.
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Cerofolini was first chosen to represent his country when he was called up to Italy national under-18 football team for a series of friendlies in February 2017. Later in the same year he began to be called up to the Under-19 squad, and eventually was included in Italy's roster for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in which Italy was the runner-up to Portugal. He did not make any appearances at the tournament, serving as back-up to Alessandro Plizzari. In the fall of 2018 he was included in Italy's Under-20 squad and played in 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League games.
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When the Swedish Elite League under the name Elitserien was formed in 1975, Skellefteå AIK was one of the teams participating. In the 1977–78 regular season Martin Karlsson led the league in goals and points while Hardy Nilsson was the league's most penalized player. Skellefteå went on to win the playoffs led by a strong performance by Göran Lindblom (five goals and four assists in five games), becoming Swedish champions in 1978, and in 1981 Skellefteå won the regular season series. In 1985, the club's hockey organization split from the mother club, and competed as Skellefteå HC until 1991, when the club would retake the Skellefteå AIK name.
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Todd Kelman (born January 5, 1975) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who is currently the Managing Director of the Cardiff Devils of the Elite Ice Hockey League. He was an original member of the first Belfast Giants squad that played in the old Ice Hockey Superleague in the 2000–01 season. He won the Superleague title twice, once with the Giants in 2001–02 (a mere one season after the team was founded) and previously with the Bracknell Bees two seasons earlier in 1999–00. He also won the Superleague Playoff Championship and the Elite League with the Giants in 2002–03 and 2005–06 respectively.
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In 2012 Morris returned to the Birmingham Brummies to manage the team, alongside the incumbent manager and promoter Graham Drury. In their first year as joint team managers they led the Brummies to the Elite League play-off's, for the first time since the club's reformation in 2006. For the 2013 season Morris took over the full team management duties, where he led the Brummies to the league's top slot at the end of the season, only to see them lose to Poole Pirates in the grand final. Morris resigned from his position at the end of the campaign, revealing unrest behind the scenes as his main reasons.
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A product of MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ, Wronka made his debut in the Polska Hokej Liga, Poland's first division, during the 2013-14 season, playing in 46 contests (eight goals, 22 assists). In the following two years, he led the club to third-place finishes in the Polska Hokej Liga. After tallying 18 goals and 25 assists in 54 games of the 2015-16 campaign, he opted to continue his career abroad, penning a deal with Orli Znojmo, a club from the Czech Republic, that competes in Austria's elite- league EBEL. In 2017, he moved back to his native Poland, signing with GKS Katowice.
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Having skated from the corner boards with the puck, Morrison stickhandled across the net and scored past Calgary goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. The Canucks were then eliminated in Game 7; Morrison finished the playoff season with five points. Becoming a restricted free agent in the off-season, he filed for salary arbitration against the Canucks for the second time in two years. Both sides managed to avoid their hearing by agreeing to a one-year deal on July 27, 2004. Morrison in 2005 with Vancouver In lieu of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Morrison went overseas to play in the Swedish Elite League, signing with Linköpings HC on September 15, 2004.
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He won the double with the team again the following year, and in 1996 moved to Wolverhampton Wolves, with whom he won another league and cup double. Grieves stayed with Wolves for two seasons before losing his place in July 1998, signing for Berwick Bandits a month later. He moved on to Edinburgh Monarchs in 1999 where he attained a real-time average of 9.16. In 2000 he returned to Glasgow Tigers, a season that ended with his testimonial meeting in October, and he stayed with Glasgow for four more seasons, also riding as number 8 for Wolverhampton in the Elite League in 2003 and 2004.
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In regional games, Śmigły beat WKS Grodno (5–4 and 5–1) and Ruch Brześć nad Bugiem (6–0 and 2–1). Then, in the play-offs, Wilno's side placed in the second position, after Polonia Warszawa, but in front of both Brygada Częstochowa and Unia Lublin. On its way to promotion, Śmigły's scores were: with Polonia 0–1 and 1–6, with Brygada 5–1 and 1–3 and with Unia 1–0 and 8–1. It was a notable success, for the first time in the history of northeastern Poland, a team from there won promotion to the 10-team, elite League.
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Paul Sample (born 26 May 1982, in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a British former professional ice hockey player. Sample played in the British National League for the Milton Keynes Kings, Cardiff Devils and the Dundee Stars in his early years before leaving the UK to train at the famous Athol Murray College of Notre Dame at the age of 14. Sample trained and played at Notre Dame for 4 years before signing for the Boston Harbourwolves when he was 18 years old. He returned to the UK to the Elite League with the Belfast Giants in 2003, scoring 18 goals and 40 points in 61 games.
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After the final of the Baghdad Regional League in 2000 had been played on 14 November to celebrate Baghdad Day, it was decided to play another final on Baghdad Day in 2001, therefore the Baghdad Cup was organised for the first time and was held by the Ministry of Tourism. The two participating clubs were Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa. This was actually a 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League match, but also functioned as the cup match with the winners receiving the Baghdad Cup trophy as well as the three points in the league. Al-Talaba won the match 2–1 thanks to goals from Sabah Jeayer and Younis Mahmoud.
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García came through the youth ranks of Bàsquet Manresa, before transferring to FC Barcelona B, where he spent his first senior season (2012–13). In the summer of 2014, he returned to Manresa on a loan deal,El manresano Marc García jugará en La Bruixa d'Or Manresa; 24 August 2014 making his first steps in Spain's elite league ACB during the 2014-15 campaign. After one year with Manresa's men's squad, he headed back to Barca B, leading the team in scoring (16.2ppg) in the 2015-16 LEB Oro season. In July 2016, García was sent to ACB outfit CB Sevilla on a two-year loan deal.
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Then in the final, the Steelers beat the League champions the Coventry Blaze (2-0), with Lehman shutting them out in a tremendous performance, particularly in the closing stages as the Blaze poured on the pressure. After speculation that Lehman would sign with another European side, he eventually re-signed for his fourth season with the Steelers. After a shakey start to the season, in which they were knocked out of both the Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup early, the Steelers settled down. After a long season, the Sheffield Steelers won the Elite League for the first time in 5 years, thanks largely to Lehman's outstanding performances throughout the season.
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On 26 July 2012, he signed a one-year contract with Al-Shabab Club. On 11 January 2013, he signed a six-months contract with Saudi Professional League club Al-Taawon FC. On 25 July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with 2012–13 Oman Elite League runners-up Fanja SC. On 3 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract extension with Fanja SC. On 25 January 2015, he signed a four-month contract and was officially transferred on a four-month loan deal from Fanja SC to Kuwaiti top club, Al-Kuwait SC for the remaining 2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League season.
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It took Rollers only one season to bounce back to the then Super League, where they became the first promoted side to win the elite league in their first season in the top flight. They also made history by being the first club to win a double in any one season. In the season 2004–05 under the tutelage of a Botswana icon, the late coach Banks Panene they won both the Coca-Cola Cup and the league title. After the 2004–05 success, Township Rollers struggled to have impact in domestic competitions for a three-year period (2006-9) winning only the 2006 Kabelano Charity Cup.
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When HV71, of the Swedish Elite League ran into injury trouble, Beach joined the club for three weeks, appearing in 7 games. On December 6, 2013, Beach was traded to the New York Rangers for Brandon Mashinter. He was assigned to the Rangers AHL affiliate the Hartford Wolf Pack following the trade. In August 2014, Beach signed a tryout contract with EC Salzburg through to the end of September. After 9 games with Salzburg in his second season with the club, Beach opted to terminate his contract and return to North America in signing a contract on November 25, 2015 with the Missouri Mavericks of the ECHL.
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The 2002–03 Iraqi First Division was the 29th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Elite League to Iraqi First Division, and the season began on 6 September 2002. The Iraq War broke out on 20 March 2003, but matches continued to be played up to and including round 29 until the Iraq Football Association (IFA) brought the competition to an end due to the war. At that point, Al-Shorta were leading the league with 68 points, while Al-Talaba were second, Al-Zawraa were third and Al-Najaf were fourth.
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The Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars and Western New York Flash joined the NWSL for the 2013 season. Also, the New England Mutiny, New York Fury, and Philadelphia Fever opted to return to the WPSL. Originally, it was leaked that five teams were slated to join the ASA Chesapeake Charge and FC Indiana in the 2013 of WPSL Elite. Later, the WPSL Elite website revealed six teams - the Charge, FC Indiana, the California Storm, the Houston Aces, Jersey Sky Blues, and the San Diego SeaLions - would take place in the "WPSL Elite League Cup", a series of games played in addition to regular WPSL games; the Houston Aces even had these games on the schedule page of their website.
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In 2005 Edinburgh Capitals and Newcastle Vipers decided to resign from the BNL in order to join the premier Elite League. As this would leave the BNL with only five teams; and thus with little option but to fold, the Capitals and Vipers temporarily withdrew their applications so as to allow the remaining BNL teams to apply for EIHL status. However, terms could not be agreed between the EIHL and the remaining five BNL teams; leading the Capitals and Vipers to resubmit their original applications and join the EIHL; which ultimately resulted in the closure of the BNL. This led the Stars, along with fellow former BNL team Fife Flyers, to move to the Scottish National League.
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After his departure from the Blaze, Marquardt stayed in the UK to sign for fellow Elite Ice Hockey League side Sheffield Steelers ahead of the 2017–18 season. In late July 2018, Marquardt moved to fellow EIHL side Dundee Stars where he will be player/assistant coach. On May 10, 2019, it was confirmed that he had re-signed to Dundee Stars for the 2019–20 season, captaining the team in addition to his role as player/assistant coach. Following the suspension of the 2020-21 Elite League season due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Marquardt ended his four-year stay in the UK and returned to the ECHL to sign for Norfolk Admirals on September 24, 2020.
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He followed this up with another extremely strong season in 2005. With 6 First positions at Wrocław (1st Event), Krško (3rd), Millennium Stadium (4th), Idrætsparken (5th) in Copenhagen, Prage (6th) and Lonigo (9th); a second in the Swedish event at Eskilstuna (2nd); third in the Scandinavian held in Målilla (7th) and a lowly 9th in the Polish Grand Prix held at Bydgoszcz (8th Event). Even with such a poor finish in Poland, however, he had already virtually sown up the Championship in the 7th Grand Prix in Målilla, ahead of Jason Crump. After the sixth event held in the Czech Republic, he was first in the points per event table of the Elitserien (the Swedish Domestic Elite League).
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Nigel Wagstaff's Oxford also signed Iversen for the 2004 season as a full-time Elite League rider, after he had earned a 6.57 point average over 32 meetings the previous year. In Denmark he helped Holsted to a third Division One title in as many years. Once again he was selected for the Speedway World cup where he went one better than his score in the previous year – 11 points including wins over Leigh Adams and Adam Shields. Danish Grand Prix organizers selected Iversen as the Wildcard in Copenhagen on 26 June, taking his chance he reached the semi finals in his first Grand Prix and ended the meeting on 13 points.
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The 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League was the 40th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Elite League to Iraqi Premier League, and the season began on 29 October 2013. The tournament reached round 23 out of 30, but due to the worsening war situation and increased unrest in the country, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) ended the season on 18 June 2014, with the standings on that date being considered as final. At the time, the IFA made a number of differing comments regarding the end of the competition, leading to a dispute among sources as to whether a champion had been named for the season.
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Fälth saw his first minutes in Sweden’s second division Allsvenskan with Huddinge IK during the 1999-2000 season. Until 2010, he played for five other Allsvenskan sides, including the Halmstad Hammers, Nybro Vikings, Borås HC, VIK Västerås HK and Almtuna IS. He signed with Luleå HF of the Swedish elite-league SHL in 2010, where he spent two years, before transferring to HV71 in 2012. In 2014, Fälth moved on to Frölunda HC. In his second year with Frölunda, he helped the team win the Swedish championship and the Champions Hockey League title. He did not have his contract renewed by Frölunda following the 2015–16 campaign and then signed with fellow SHL outfit Brynäs IF in May 2016.
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A product of junior speedway at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura (where the likes of Phil Crump, Jason Crump and Leigh Adams learnt their trade), Woodward gained experience of racing in Australia before starting his British speedway career in 2003 with Elite League Poole Pirates, and initially combined speedway racing with his job back in Australia as a plumber."Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 1 January 2013"Speedway: Cameron makes Eagles debut", The Argus, 8 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013 He then spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons in the Premier League with Edinburgh Monarchs, his average rising to over 7."Woodward Waits in Champs' Wings", The Scotsman, 18 March 2004.
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The 2003–04 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the Elite League. The season ran from September 12, 2003 until April 4, 2004. During the 2002–03 season, the financial collapse of the Manchester Storm and the Scottish Eagles, the resignation of the Bracknell Bees and the uncertainty surrounding the London Knights and their London Arena home left the Ice Hockey Superleague with little option but to fold. The three remaining Superleague clubs, the Belfast Giants, Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers were joined by three British National League clubs, the Basingstoke Bison, Cardiff Devils and Coventry Blaze and two new clubs, the London Racers and Manchester Phoenix in establishing the Elite Ice Hockey League.
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The clubs hoped to provide a more financially sustainable league than its predecessor with a greater number of British trained players taking part. The league was met with considerable opposition from the governing body, Ice Hockey UK who initially refused to affiliate itself with the new league, instead desiring that the remaining Superleague clubs integrate themselves into the British National League. This led to a bitter summer of uncertainty which only the intervention of the International Ice Hockey Federation ended. The IIHF ruled that the Elite League be granted a single season's affiliation with IHUK while discussions between IHUK, the EIHL and the BNL took place on the future of the sport in the United Kingdom.
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Each consists of a single game with the losing team being eliminated, with the two semi-final games being played on the Saturday and the final on the Sunday. There is also a third-place game held earlier on the Sunday between the losing teams from the semi-finals. Unlike in the NHL, the winners of the Elite League playoffs are not considered to be the league champions for that season (that title goes to the team which finishes in first place in the league), rather the playoffs are considered to be a separate competition although being crowned playoff champions is a prestigious accolade nonetheless. The most recent playoff champions are the Sheffield Steelers.
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Eriksson began his British speedway career in 2001 with King’s Lynn with whom he had two relatively successful seasons scoring over 400 points in 71 appearances. In 2003 he joined Ipswich on loan late on in the season and made only 14 appearances. Eriksson’s parent club (Oxford) recalled him for the end of the 2005 season but at the start of the 2006 season Eriksson was released after only 13 meetings. Eriksson started the 2007 season back at Oxford but once again he was unable to complete a full season in the UK after Oxford were forced to close down their Elite League team at the end of May due to financial problems.
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On 16 August 2011 it was announced that experienced, Slovakian forward, Richard Hartmann, had signed for the Capitals for the 2011–12 season. It was confirmed on 24 August that he would also take on the role of head coach, becoming the club's first European coach. Under Hartmann, the club would once again return to a predominantly European style of hockey, signing all but one of their imports from Slovakia, Czech Republic or Latvia – something unique to the Elite League. After a promising first half of the season, the club suffered a string of injuries and a loss of momentum, which resulted in the team finishing in 9th place and, once again, failing to make the playoffs.
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In 2013, many Tier III junior hockey leagues were re-organized in the north eastern United States and the Springfield Pics became founding members of the new United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL). Their former Junior A team (USA Hockey dropped Junior A and B designations in 2011) which had participated in the EJHL joined the USPHL Elite Division for the 2013–14 season. In their first year in the USPHL-Elite League the Pics finished second and then went on to win the playoffs. The playoff win propelled the team to the 2014 USA Hockey Tier III Junior Nationals where they won their pool before losing the semifinal game to the eventual National Champions, the Boston Jr. Bruins.
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Coaching responsibilities initially passed to players Ryan Lannon and Tim Wallace, with Wallace taking sole charge for the remainder of the season in January 2019. In March 2019 it was announced that MK Lightning's two-year stay in the Elite League would come to an end and that from the 2019–2020 season the team would complete in the new National Hockey League, a two import league equivalent in the British ice hockey structure to the defunct English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL). The reason behind this return to the second tier of UK Ice Hockey was financial. Lightning finished the season a disappointing 11th, 24 points behind 10th placed Dundee Stars.
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Soon after the completion of the 2018–2019 season and the decision to leave the Elite League, Milton Keynes Lightning announced that Lewis Clifford would be the Head Coach for the inaugural season of the new NIHL National league. Clifford had been a stalwart of the Milton Keynes Thunder team, Assistant Coach to Nick Poole at Lightning and then Head Coach at Thunder. However, before the commencement of the season, preparations were thrown into disarray with revelations of unpaid wages/reimbursements for both former players and off ice staff, outstanding debts to suppliers and poor stewardship by the owners. This led to the majority of the club's sponsors publicly denouncing the situation and declining to provide further support.
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Club placed second overall by losing Elitserien finals to Färjestads BK. In the 2011–12 season Koistinen signed one of the biggest contracts so far in Finnish elite league SM-liiga by signing a 7-year deal with Ilves Tampere. During the regular season after 28 games scoring 7 goals and 17 points, KHL team Salavat Yulajev Ufa signed Koistinen to a 2-year deal. His contract with Ilves Tampere continues after the 2-year KHL contract. In 2013 Koistinen elected to sign a one-year contract with HC Davos of the National League A. In 2014 Koistinen chose to revoke his contract with Ilves Tampere and signed a 3-year extension with HC Davos until 2017.
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The Craven Shield is a speedway cup competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It is named in memory of Peter Craven, a British speedway rider and twice FIM World Champion, who was killed after a racing accident in 1963. In recent years the competition has been held as an Elite League three-team tournament, with each team staging a leg on their own track and aggregate scores deciding the final placings. The format was changed in 2008 with three mini leagues of three teams with the best team overall of the three leagues progressing directly to the final.
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Naisten Liiga (Women's League), also called the Naisten SM-liiga (NSML) and Jääkiekon naisten SM-liiga (Ice Hockey Women’s Finnish Championship League), is the elite league for women's ice hockey in Finland. Until 2017, it was called the Naisten SM-sarja (Women’s Finnish Championship Series). The league has 12 total teams between two divisions and is organized by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Kiekko-Espoo (previously “Espoo Blues” and “Espoo United”) has dominated Naisten Liiga in the 21st century, winning 14 Finnish Championships from 1999 to 2019. Tampereen Ilves Naiset is the second most successful club, with 10 championship titles, and are the only organization to have iced a team in every season since the league’s inception.
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Inline Sledge Hockey is played to the same rules as inline hockey (essentially ice hockey played off ice using inline skates) and is played in a sports hall and not on ice. Inline Sledge Hockey was originally the brainchild of British Paralympian Matthew Lloyd. However, it has been developed though the dedication and commitment of several key organizations including the Hull Stingrays Elite League Ice Hockey Team, sports wheelchair manufacturers RGK, the British Sledge Hockey Association, Wheelpower, Paralympians United, and the British Inline Puck Hockey Association. There is no classification points system dictating who can be involved in play within Inline Sledge Hockey unlike other team sports such as Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby.
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Dasilva was a part of the England U19 squad which won the 2017 UEFA European U19 Championship and made three appearances in the tournament. He appeared in each match of the U20 team's 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League campaign and was a late inclusion in the squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament. In February 2020, Dasilva stated that he would be open to playing for Angola. He made his England U21 debut as a substitute for Ryan Sessegnon after 67 minutes of a 2–1 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying win over Austria on 8 September 2020 and he scored his first international goal in a 3–3 draw with Andorra one month later.
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Cloutier played junior hockey for the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League from 1991 to 1994, scoring 237 points, 106 goals while also serving as team captain. He was drafted 70th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and spent the next four seasons playing in the American Hockey League for the Adirondack Red Wings but never managed to make Detroit's main lineup. He would go on to play seven NHL games for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1998–99 NHL season, scoring no points. Cloutier joined the Coventry Blaze of the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League in 2006 and helped the team win the Elite League title.
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Grant was selected to the national hockey team in 1979 and went on to represent Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics, where he scored one assist and two penalty minutes in six games. Before returning to finish his degree at the University of Toronto, he played one year for Modo in the Swedish Elite League and was a player-coach for one year in Tokyo. He arrived back in Toronto in 1982-83 and led the Blues to a first- place regular-season finish and OUAA silver medal. Grant then took to the national stage once again, where he was named the best defenceman at the Pravda Cup tournament in Leningrad, Russia.
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Graham's play throughout the 2007/08 season impressed Hand, and he was the first player to be re-signed for the Phoenix for the 2008/09 term. Graham again proved his ability at EIHL level, and iced in 67 games for the Phoenix, managing to score his first Elite League goal against Manchester's close rivals, the Sheffield Steelers. Graham's growth as a player again encouraged Tony Hand to re-sign him for the 2009/10 season, in which the Phoenix will ice in the EPL. Despite a positive start for the Phoenix, with three wins from their first three games, Graham chose to move mid-season and signed for the Bracknell Bees, EPL rivals of the Phoenix.
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Ragnhild Øren Gulbrandsen (born 22 February 1977) is a Norwegian journalist and former football striker from the city of Trondheim who retired from football at the end of 2007. Most of her playing career was spent with Trondheims-Ørn (Trondheim Eagles) women's football club, with whom she won the Norwegian elite league, the Toppserien, three times and the Cup four times, and was the club's top scorer in 1997, 2000 and 2001. As of April 2012, Gulbrandsen's 141 Toppserien goals made her third in the all-time goalscorer statistics. In 2000 Gulbrandsen played in the Norway team which won gold at the Sydney Olympics, scoring Norway's second goal in the 3–2 final win against the USA.
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In December 2010 he was signed by Elite League team King's Lynn Stars in a doubling-up role for the 2011 season."Sam Masters and Morten Risager join King's Lynn Stars", BBC, 17 December 2010, retrieved 2011-11-14 In September 2011 Masters won the Premier League Riders Championship at Sheffield's Owlerton Stadium."Australian Sam Masters is new title-holder", chroniclelive.co.uk, 26 September 2011, retrieved 2011-11-14 He finished the season as Somerset's number one, but missed the end of the season after being banned for 28 days by the Speedway Control Bureau due to comments made on Facebook about a referee.Belcher, Ian (2011) "Masters banned", Speedway Star, 15 October 2011, p.
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During the 2018–19 season, the Guildford Flames will participate in the Elite Ice Hockey League. It will be the 27th year of ice hockey played by the Guildford Flames and the twelfth season under Paul Dixon as head coach. The Guildford Flames were shown live on FreeSports for the following games: Wednesday 10 October 2018 @ Belfast, Wednesday 21 November 2018 @ Coventry, Wednesday 16 January 2019 @ Manchester Storm and Wednesday 30 January a home to Sheffield Steelers. A John Dunbar first period goal and a Travis Fullerton shutout in the Guildford Flames 1-0 victory over Manchester Storm on Sunday 17 February 2019 resulted in their historical first ever Elite League trophy securing the Patton Conference title.
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Ryan Watt (born 8 December 1989) is a Scottish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Bracknell Bees of the National Ice Hockey League. Watt began his career with the Basingstoke Bison, joining their under-16 team in 2000 and making his Elite League debut for the team during the 2004-05 EIHL season. He continued to make sporadic appearances for the Bison between 2006 and 2009, while he mainly played in the second-tier English Premier Ice Hockey League for development, playing for the Bracknell Bees and the Swindon Wildcats. From 2009 to 2012, Walker played solely in the EPIHL, playing for the Bees, the Wildcats and the Slough Jets.
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Coached by Nils Liedholm, the team returned to Serie A in 1968 and remained in the elite league almost without interruption until 1990. Along the way, it scored a famous 5–3 win in the 1972–73 season that cost Milan the scudetto (the Serie A title). The fact that the result came late during the last matchday of the season makes the sudden and unexpected end to the rossoneri's title ambitions all the more memorable. In 1973–74, Hellas finished the season in fourth-last, just narrowly avoiding relegation, but were nonetheless sent down to Serie B during the summer months as a result of a scandal involving team president Saverio Garonzi.
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Come early February, Blaze had cut the 11-point lead Belfast held at Christmas, and when the two met at the Skydome, an 8–0 win in Coventry's favour proved a massive turning point. They were run close, but a home win against Edinburgh with a few games remaining secured Blaze's second Elite League championship in three years. A week later a second trophy was in the cabinet – a 5–1 win in Sheffield brought the Challenge Cup back to Coventry. The other two trophies eluded them thanks to the Cardiff Devils, with a 3–0 shutout on SkyDome ice in the Knockout Cup final followed up by a 3–2 success in the playoff semi-finals.
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The Penguins were originally skeptical of Sundqvist due to his size and lack of visibility due to his location, but conceded after encouragment from European scout Tommy Westlund. Penguins assistant director of amateur scouting Randy Sexton praised Sundqvist following the draft by saying "He's big, he's rangy, he skates and plays very hard. He's got good hands close to the net and he can finish. He's a Penguin." After his selection, Sundqvist was invited to the Penguins' Prospect Development Camp before returning to his home country where he made his Swedish Elite League (SEL) debut with Skellefteå on 24 October 2012 against Frölunda HC. He scored his first career SHL goal in a game against Frölunda HC on 5 January 2013.
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King was hired by the Calgary Flames of the NHL in 1992 and coached there until 1995. He was assistant coach with the Montreal Canadiens from 1997 to 1999 and then became the first coach of the expansion Columbus Blue Jackets in their inaugural 2000–01 season until his firing on January 7, 2003, in the middle of the 2002–03 season. Outside of the NHL, King coached the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 2003 until March 2005, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Russian Super League and in 2006, was the head coach of the Swedish team Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Elite League. Based on his experiences in Russia, King co-authored a book with sports journalist Eric Duhatschek.
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Basket Zaragoza was founded in 2002 with the aim of giving the city of Zaragoza back to the Spanish basketball elite league, after old CB Zaragoza left the Liga ACB on 1996. It started playing on LEB, after taking the place belonging to CB Coruña. CAI Zaragoza spent five hard years on LEB league before reaching Liga ACB for the first time. The team had to overcome a relegation playoff in its first season against CB Ciudad de Huelva, and four consecutive failed promotion playoffs against CB Granada, CB Murcia and Baloncesto León twice. Finally, CAI Zaragoza got promoted to Liga ACB after winning the title of the 2007–08 season, but its first participation on it was a total failure.
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The Rebels repeated this feat in 2007, making the final for a second time, but once again they had to be content with the runners-up spot as King's Lynn won the trophy for the third year in a row. The 2008 season saw a major change in the club's line up after their number one rider for the past three seasons, Magnus Zetterstrom, was not retained. The Somerset management looked for a more solid line up given the greater emphasis on away wins and he was replaced by Jason Doyle who had spent the previous season at Elite League team Poole. Soon after completing their line up, Ritchie Hawkins sustained serious injuries when riding in an indoor meeting in Germany.
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In 1975 this was renamed the New National League, the following year becoming the National League. In 1991 it reverted to the Division Two name and continued until 1994, after which the British League ended with the formation of the single-division Premier League. In 1997, with more teams wanting to join the league and to attract money from television coverage, the Elite League was formed as new top tier of ten teams, with the Premier League continuing as a second tier. The need to develop new talent led to the creation of the British League Division Three in 1994, which became the Academy League in 1995, but proved to be financially unviable and in 1996 it was replaced with the amateur Conference League.
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Elite League ice hockey: GB head coach Peter Russell takes charge of Braehead Clan Between 2003 and 2015, he led GB's junior sides to seven medals at World Championship tournaments, including four gold medals. Since taking over Great Britain Men in 2014-15, Russell led GB to two successive silver medals at the World Championship Division I Group B in his first two seasons in charge of the national team. In 2017, he won gold on home ice and promotion to the second tier.Team GB seal gold medal in Belfast with win over Japan In 2018, he led GB to a memorable gold in Hungary in the World Championship Division I Group A to secure a top-flight World Championship place for 2019.
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Ireland was hired by Swiss side HC Lugano in February 2011 only a couple of days before the start of the relegation round. His task was to keep the club in the top flight National League A which he did. He signed with the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League in August 2011 and stepped down from his head coaching position in July 2015 to accept an offer from Germany: He signed with Adler Mannheim, defending champion of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga, for the 2015–16 campaign, but was sacked in February 2016 after a five- game losing streak. The Adler Mannheim CEO said in a statement, the team had displayed a lack of consistency throughout the season.
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The Premier League was founded in 1995 by the amalgamation of the two divisions of the British League, becoming the single professional tier of speedway in the UK. In 1997, the Elite League was formed as a new top tier, with the Premier League becoming the second tier. In 2015, Edinburgh Monarchs became the first team to win back-to-back titles since it became the second tier in the sport. The league took a standard League format from its creation in 1995 until 2005. In 2006 & 2007, the Play-Offs were devised which the top 4 (8 in 2006) finishing teams in the League contested in a knock-out competition, with the winner of the play-offs crowned the Premier League Champions.
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Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Naud played professionally in the AHL and the IHL, before taking his game to Europe in 1986. A defenseman, his overseas career included stints in Germany (EV Landshut, Augsburger EV/Augsburger Panther, TuS Geretsried), Switzerland (SC Langnau) and France (Dragons de Rouen) and lasted from 1986 to 1999. Highlights of his playing career were winning the AHL Calder Cup with the Rochester Americans in 1983, the Turner Cup with IHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks in 1985 and earning promotion to the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Augsburger Panther in 1994. He also participated in the Spengler-Cup twice, representing Team Canada and HC Davos, and played in the Deutschland-Cup as a member of an DEL-Allstar-Team.
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Simpson began his coaching career in 1992 as an assistant coach to Björn Kindling and later Jim Koleff at EV Zug in the Swiss elite league National League A. Prior to the 1997-98 season, Simpson was promoted to the head coaching position and guided Zug to the NLA championship in his first year at the helm. Zug had also finished the regular season on top of the NLA table. Simpson served another year as Zug head coach and then joined the München Barons of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the 1999-2000 season and won the DEL title his first year. The following season, he coached the Barons to another finals appearance, where they lost 3 games to 1 to Mannheim.
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National Hockey League lockout, Washington Capitals coach Adam Oates (pictured) briefly served as Bears co- coach along with Mark French. After several years of roster stability, the Hershey Bears lost several players during the off-season, including Keith Aucoin, Chris Bourque, Andrew Carroll, Sean Collins, Cody Eakin, Kyle Greentree, Christian Hanson, D. J. King, Jacob Micflikier, Graham Mink, Zach Miskovic and Joel Rechlicz. The team obtained several new players through free agency, including Alex Berry, Matt Beaudoin, Matt Clackson, Jon DiSalvatore, Jon Kalinski, Steven Oleksy, Garrett Stafford, Ryan Stoa and Jeff Taffe. Rookies Stan Galiev and Cameron Schilling joined the team, Mattias Sjögren returned from the Swedish Elite League, and Hershey also obtained Zach Hamill in a trade that sent Bourque to the Boston Bruins organization.
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This is because Swazi football fans follow clubs in South Africa, and the local clubs look to export talent to the more professional Premier Soccer League. The club has been relegated from the highest league in then-Swaziland three times in its history – in the 1998–1999, the 2005–06 seasons and the 2014–15 season. It quickly regained promotion in the elite league on all three occasions of relegation, with the latest happening through a 2nd position finish in the National First Division in the 2016/16 season. It finished the first round of the 2016/17 season in a mid-table position of the Premier League, after it finished the round strongly following a slow start in the league.
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After being formed early in 2010 the club announced that Adam Calder would become the first coach of the Braehead Clan taking up a player/coach role for the upcoming season. The club also announced that Kirsty Longmuir would be the General Manager tasked with the job of marketing the new club to potential supporters. Rumours began circulating in late April that Calder has resigned from the Clan only two weeks after being announced as the player/coach for the new Elite league side. On 4 May, the Braehead Clan announced official confirmation of Calder's departure on their website. On 5 May, it was announced that Canadian forward Bruce Richardson would replace Adam Calder as player/coach of the Braehead Clan.
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Unfortunately for Hamill this was to be an indication of how the season was to map out as he trailed his countryman all season to finish with the Silver Medal, as Hancock became the third American World Speedway Champion in five years. Although happy with how he had performed in the defence of his title, Hamill was determined to regain his title in 1998. The 1998 season saw another new British Elite League team (the Coventry Bees) and another promising start to his Grand Prix campaign finishing second and then third in the opening two rounds. However the latter part of the season Hamill slipped down the Grand Prix placings going into the last round in Bydgoszcz with no chance of claiming the title.
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The most prestigious honour remained the overall League Championship, awarded to the team with the most points gained from all league games (conference and inter-conference games). The season also included the end-of-season Play-Offs and the Challenge Cup. Nottingham Panthers proved to be the dominant team of the season, clinching the Elite League Championship – their first British League Championship title for 57 years – when they defeated their nearest challengers Belfast Giants 5–3 at the Odyssey Arena on Friday 15 March 2013. However, the Giants would prevent the Panthers achieving a regular season double of League and Conference titles by shading a very close Erhardt Conference title race on regulation time wins after both teams finished level on points.
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A late bloomer, Arvedson didn't become a regular in the Swedish Elite League until 1994 at the age of 23. However, over the next few seasons he became a top performer with Färjestads BK, and was selected to represent Sweden at the 1997 World Championships. Following a strong performance there in helping his team to a silver medal, Arvedson was selected 119th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators. Arvedson stepped straight into Ottawa's lineup in the 1997–98 season, establishing himself as a top-notch defensive forward and finishing the year with 26 points. In 1998–99, he would have the strongest year of his career - promoted to a scoring line, he finished the season with 21 goals and 47 points.
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Martin Camirand (born April 3, 1965) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Prévost from 2007 to 2008. Born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Camirand obtained a bachelor's degree in ecology after studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal and became a technician in physical sciences, chemistry and biology for 20 years at the Polyvalente Saint-Jérôme and also served as a coach of an elite league hockey club. He served as city councillor in Bellefeuille from 1999 to 2001 and in Saint-Jérôme from 2001 to his election at the legislature and was a member of the executive committee in the amalgamated city.
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Edward Joel McCaskill (October 29, 1936 – March 3, 2016) was a professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League and 91 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Minnesota North Stars, and he then served as player-coach with the Los Angeles Sharks. McCaskill played junior hockey with the Kitchener Canucks and later the Kapuskasing Huskies, then made the move to the UK, playing two years in the British Ice Hockey Elite League. Upon returning to the US, he became a dominant force with the Nashville Dixie Flyers, and his offensive prowess earned the attention of NHL clubs, however, he would spend most of his playing years in the Western Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Roadrunners.
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Coming through the Czech professional hockey ranks Balaštík was drafted as an overage player in the 6th round, 184th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. After playing eight seasons (1997–2005) with HC Zlín in the Czech Extraliga, and part of one season (2002–03) with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga; Balaštík started 2005 season with the Syracuse Crunch, the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League affiliate. He was quickly promoted to the big club, where he became somewhat of a shootout-specialist, going 6-for-9 for the season. In his second season with the Blue Jackets and limited opportunity, on December 13, 2006, Balaštík was released and contracted by the Swedish Jönköping-based club HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
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Emmerson's recruitment during the summer brought about a change in on-ice philosophy, with the club signing players familiar with the more high-tempo and physical North American style of play. Forwards Everett Sheen and David Rutherford, alongside defenceman, Kyle Bigos, would join the Capitals from the ECHLs Ontario Reign; whilst defenceman Jacob Johnston and forward Ryan Hayes would sign from former league rivals, Utah Grizzlies. First year pros Taylor Dickin, Nate Fleming, and Craig McCallum would join the club from the universities of Manitoba, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, respectively. Other key recruits included forwards Trevor Gerling from the Elmira Jackals, Paul Zanette (on a two-year contract) from Italian club HC Bolzano; and goalie Carsen Chubak, who would sign from fellow Elite League club, Belfast Giants.
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In his first season with the Phoenix, Summerfield continued to impress, managing a 2.00 GAA in 13 games and claiming a shut-out against the Nottingham Jaguars. This led to his promotion to the Elite League squad, replacing Aran Fox and Summerfield made his short debut coming on to replace Scott Fankhouser in a 5-2 loss for the Phoenix in Yorkshire against the Sheffield Steelers. Summerfield continued to make a number of appearances for the rest of the season, but was still employed as back-up. His continued professionalism and work-rate ensured that Tony Hand re-signed Summerfield for the Phoenix for the 2008/09 season, where he will hope to again make regular EIHL appearances despite his young age.
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Nordgren was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 8, 195th overall at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, but remained in Sweden and made his Swedish Elitserien debut with Modo Hockey in 1998–99. Nordgren became a regular in the Elite League with Timrå IK in 2001–02 and played four seasons there. Nordgren made the transition to North America in 2005–06, and split time between Carolina and their AHL affiliate Lowell before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Krystofer Kolanos and a 2007 2nd-round pick at the March 9th trade deadline for forward Mark Recchi. On May 10, 2006, Nordgren signed a deal with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, based in Switzerland, where he would play the next five seasons.
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Sample won a number of accolades with the Belfast Giants including Most Valuable Player and Player of the Season. After one season in Belfast, Sample signed with the Sheffield Steelers where his offensive numbers were greatly shortened, scoring just 4 goals and 9 points in 59 games. Despite this, Sample stayed with the Steelers for a second season before rejoining the Cardiff Devils who were now members of the Elite League. With 13 goals and 31 points in the 2006–07, Sample was on target to return to his high-scoring day with Belfast, until he suffered a knee injury during the 07-08 season which kept him out for the remainder of the season and effectively ended his spell with the Devils.
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