List of Coventry Blaze seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Coventry Blaze ice hockey team, presently of the British Elite League.
This list documents the season-by-season records of the Coventry Blaze since their relocation to Coventry from Solihull in 2000 to the present day.
Regular Season Champions	Playoff Champions	Challenge Cup Winners	Second Tier Title Winners
Season 	League 	Tier 	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Regular seasonCode explanation; GP—Games played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTL—Overtime losses, GF—Goals for, GA—Goals against, Pts—Points	Post-season (Playoffs) 	Challenge Cup 	Other competitions 	
Season 	League 	Tier 	Finish 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Post-season (Playoffs) 	Challenge Cup 	Other competitions 	
2000–01 	British League 	2 	4th 	36 	26 	9 	- 	1 	215 	111 	53 	Finished third in qualifying groupThe top eight teams in the league qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of four. Each team played once at home and once away against each team with the top two qualifying for the semi finals. The semi finals and final were played over two legs. 	 	 	
2001–02 	British League 	2 	2nd 	44 	33 	9 	2 	- 	227 	118 	68 	Finished first in qualifying group</br>Won in Semi Final, 10-4 (Guildford)</br>Lost in Final, 7-8 (Dundee) 	 	 	
2002–03 	British League 	2 	1st 	36 	30 	4 	1 	1 	173 	69 	62 	Finished first in qualifying groupThe top eight teams in the league qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of four. Each team played once at home and once away against each team with the top two qualifying for the semi finals. The semi finals and final were played as best-of-three series </br>Won in Semi Final, 2-0 (Guildford)</br>Won BNL Playoffs, 2-0 (Cardiff) 	Finished fourth in qualifying groupCoventry entered the Superleague Challenge Cup 	 	
2003–04 	Elite League 	1 	3rd 	56 	29 	20 	7 	0 	185 	156 	65 	Finished third in qualifying groupThe top six teams qualified for the playoffs and were divided into two groups of three. The top two in each group advanced to the semi finals. The semi finals and final were played as one off games over a single weekend. 	Finished fifth in qualifying group 	 	
2004–05 	Elite League 	1 	1st 	50 	33 	6 	6 	5 	181 	104 	77 	Finished first in qualifying group</br>Won in Semi Final, 3-0 (Sheffield)</br>Won British Championship, 2-1 (Nottingham) 	Finished first in qualifying group</br>Won in Semi Final, 5-4 (Nottingham)</br>Won Challenge Cup, 11-5 (Cardiff) 	 	
2005–06 	Elite League 	1 	4th 	42 	23 	12 	4 	3 	150 	107 	53 	Finished third in qualifying groupAll eight teams qualified for the post season. Semi final and final format the same as 2003-04 and 2004-05. 	Finished second in qualifying group</br>Won in Semi Final, 8-7 (Nottingham)</br>Lost in Final, 4-5 (Cardiff) 	IIHF Continental Cup, finished second in group stage 	
2006–07 	Elite League 	1 	1st 	54 	36 	15 	- 	3 	186 	129 	75 	Won in Quarter Final, 5-4 (Newcastle)In 2006-07, the top eight teams qualified for the play offs which were played on a knockout basis. The quarter finals were played over two legs with a team's quarter final opponent determined on their league standing (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). The semi final and final remained as one off games played over a single weekend.</br>Lost in Semi Final, 2-3 (Cardiff)	Finished first in qualifying group</br>Won in Semi Final, 6-4 (Manchester)</br>Won Challenge Cup, 9-4 (Sheffield)	 	
2007–08 	Elite League 	1 	1st 	54 	41 	11 	- 	2 	217 	127 	84 	Won in Quarter Final, 4-2 (Edinburgh)Won in Semi Final, 4-2 (Newcastle)Lost in Final, 0-2 (Sheffield) 	Finished third in qualifying group 	Lost Charity Shield, 6-7 (Nottingham)For the first time a Charity Shield cup game was played before the start of the regular season between the previous seasons league champions and playoff championsWon British Knockout Cup, (Basingstoke)IIHF Continental Cup, finished fourth in group stage	
2008–09 	Elite League 	1 	2nd 	54 	38 	14 	- 	2 	228 	151 	78 	Won in Quarter Final, 6-4 (Newcastle)In 2008-09, the top eight teams qualified for the play offs which were played on a knockout basis. The quarter finals were played over two legs with a team's quarter final opponent determined on their league standing (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). The semi final and final remained as one off games played over a single weekend.Lost in Semi Final, 2-6 (Nottingham) 	Finished second in qualifying groupLost in Semi Final, 5-2 (Belfast) 	Won Charity Shield, 5-4 (Sheffield)IIHF Continental Cup, finished second in group stage 	
2009–10 	Elite League 	1 	1st 	56 	38 	18 	- 	0 	228 	174 	76 	Won in Quarter Final, 6-2 (Hull)Lost in Semi Final, 6-3 (Cardiff)All eight teams qualified for the post season. Finals format the same as 2008-09. 	Finished third in qualifying group 	Lost 20/20 Hockey Fest Final, 2-3 (Sheffield) 	
2010-11 	Elite League 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Lost Charity Shield, 2-4 (Belfast)Will contest IIHF Continental Cup 	
Regular season totals	Regular season totals	Regular season totals	 	482 	327 	118 	20 	17 	1990 	1246 	691 	4 Regular season titles (+1 British League Title) 	4 Regular season titles (+1 British League Title) 	4 Regular season titles (+1 British League Title) 	4 Regular season titles (+1 British League Title)
==Footnotes==
==References==
*An ongoing history of the Nottingham Panthers by Peter Walch
*Ice Hockey Results & Tables - Malcolm Preen
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