Gardiner Conference

The Gardiner Conference is one of three conferences in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and comprises Three teams. Its counterparts are the Erhardt Conference and the newly formed, for the 2017-18 season, Patton Conference. It is named after former Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Charlie Gardiner and was introduced for the 2012–13 EIHL season. The Gardiner Conference Championship is played for over 24 regular season games, each team playing the other two teams eight times (four home and four away). 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.[1]

Gardiner Conference
The Gardiner Conference is one of three conferences in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
SportIce Hockey
Founded2012
Teams
No. of teams3
Most recent champion(s)Glasgow clan

Clubs
Gardiner clubs
Club Established City Stadium Capacity*
Glasgow Clan2010 GlasgowBraehead Arena3,750
Dundee Stars2001 DundeeDundee Ice Arena2,400
Fife Flyers1938 KirkcaldyFife Ice Arena2,414

Former Teams
Former Gardiner clubs
Club Years City Stadium Capacity*
Hull Stingrays2003-2015 HullHull Arena3,150
Edinburgh Capitals1998-2018 EdinburghMurrayfield Ice Arena3,800
Manchester Storm1995-2002 AltrinchamSilver Blades Ice Rink Altrincham2,100

Winners
SEASON CHAMPIONS RUNNERS-UP
2012-13 Glasgow Clan Fife Flyers
2013-14 Dundee Stars Hull Stingrays
2014-15 Glasgow Clan Fife Flyers
2015-16 Glasgow Clan Fife Flyers
2016-17 Glasgow Clan Dundee Stars
2017-18 Fife Flyers Glasgow Clan
2018-19 Glasgow Clan Dundee Stars

Results
Club Wins Runners up Winning Years
1 Glasgow Clan 5 1 2012-13, 2015-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
2 Fife Flyers 1 3 2017-18
3 Dundee Stars 1 2 2013-14
4 Hull Stingrays 0 1 N/A

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2012-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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