Challenge Cup (UK Ice Hockey)
The Challenge Cup, hosted annually by the Elite Ice Hockey League, is a cup competition for ice hockey clubs in the United Kingdom. It is one of three competitions ran each season by the Elite League, the others being the league championship and the playoff championship. Prior to the formation of the Elite League in 2003, the Challenge Cup was organised by the Ice Hockey Superleague.
First awarded during the 1997–98 season, the Challenge Cup has had numerous different formats depending on the number of teams participating and the format of other competitions run during a particular season. The first six finals were single games played at a pre determined venue, since the inaugural season of the Elite League finals have been contested over two legs. The current holders of the trophy are the Nottingham Panthers, who defeated the Belfast Giants 10–4 on aggregate in the 2011–12 final. The Nottingham Panthers are the competition's most successful team, having won the title five times. The Sheffield Steelers come next, having been champions four times. The now-defunct Ayr Scottish Eagles and the Coventry Blaze and have each won the cup twice.
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