2006–07 EIHL season

Notable events

• With planning permission granted for a new rink, the Manchester Phoenix entered a team into competitions for the first time since 2003-04. While waiting for the Altrincham Ice Dome to be completed, the Phoenix played home matches at the Deeside Leisure Centre and at IceSheffield. After numerous delays the Ice Dome finally opened on February 25, 2007 with a 5–4 defeat to the Basingstoke Bison.
• The Hull Stingrays were elected to join the Elite League from the second tier English Premier League. This brought the number of actively participating members in British ice hockey's top flight to ten, the highest number since 1995-96.
• The Cardiff Devils moved to a new ice rink in Cardiff Bay. After playing on the road for the first three months of the season, the Devils played their first game at the Cardiff Bay Ice Rink on December 6, 2006 with a 7–4 victory over Manchester. Despite their difficulties, the Devils won the Knockout Cup with a 3–0 victory over Coventry Blaze in the final at the SkyDome.
• The Coventry Blaze won their second league title in three seasons, confirming the championship with a 5–1 victory over the Edinburgh Capitals on March 21, 2007 with two games to spare. The Blaze also won a second Challenge Cup with a 9-4 aggregate victory over the Sheffield Steelers in the final.
• The Nottingham Panthers clinched their first Play Off Championship since 1989 with a penalty shots win over the Cardiff Devils. The Panthers won each round of the play offs on penalty shots, defeating their arch rivals Sheffield in the quarter finals and the Belfast Giants in the semifinals before claiming the trophy on April 8, 2007.

  Challenge Cup

Semifinals

Final

Elite League Table

Elite League Play Offs

Quarter-finals

Quarter Final 1: (1) Coventry Blaze vs. (8) Newcastle Vipers

Quarter Final 2: (2) Belfast Giants vs. (7) Basingstoke Bison

Quarter Final 3: (3) Cardiff Devils vs. (6) Manchester Phoenix

Quarter Final 4: (4) Sheffield Steelers vs. (5) Nottingham Panthers

Semifinals

Semifinal 1: (1) Coventry Blaze vs. (3) Cardiff Devils

Semifinal 2: (2) Belfast Giants vs. (5) Nottingham Panthers

Grand final

(3) Cardiff Devils vs. (5) Nottingham Panthers

Awards

• Coach of the Year Trophy – Paul Thompson, Coventry Blaze
• Player of the Year Trophy – Mark Smith, Cardiff Devils
• Ice Hockey Annual Trophy – Tony Hand, Manchester Phoenix
• British Netminder of the Year – Stephen Murphy, Edinburgh Capitals
• Alan Weeks Trophy – Jonathan Weaver, Newcastle Vipers
• Best British Forward – Tony Hand, Manchester Phoenix

  All Star teams