Ice Hockey is a sport that has been around for many years, with the first games played in the early 1890s. The sport has gained massive traction in recent years and has gained popularity among sports betters and sports fans alike.
Here in the United Kingdom, we have had great success in Ice Hockey tournaments, winning awards such as a Bronze medal in the 1924 Olympics – held in Paris – and then going on to win a gold only 12 years later. Our GB Ice Hockey team has also had success in the World Championships, winning medals in 1935, 1937 and 1938. There is now an eleven-team league which was founded in 2003 known as the Elite Ice Hockey League in which tournaments occur every year.
Teams To Look Out For
There are 3 competitions run every Ice Hockey season by the EIHL, all of which allow the teams another shot at the title and at holding the trophy. One of these leagues, the Challenge Cup, was established in 1997 and is currently held by the Sheffield Steelers. When picking a team to follow, it could be compared to picking a number on a roulette table at a UK online casino as you never know which one will come out on top.
The team who has had the greatest success in this competition is the Nottingham Panthers, holding a total of 8 titles since the league began. The second of these competitions is League Championship, which has been in existence since before the Elite Ice Hockey league was the actual governing body. This competition has been around since 1954 and has developed over the years to have a whole host of winners throughout its lifespan. The team with the most success in this competition happens to be the same team currently holding the Challenge Cup title; the Sheffield Steelers. They have won the League Championship 9 times and finished as a runner-up 6 times too.
UK National Teams
On a Home National scale, England have held 25 titles from the League Championship spread out across all of their teams; Wales held 6, Scotland held 5 and Northern Ireland also held 5. The final competition is the British Championship which is the most prestigious of the trio. The Top 8 from the Elite Ice Hockey League go into this competition which features a funnel tournament including quarter-finals, semi-finals and the ultimate Final. To further instil their overall success, the Sheffield Steelers have finished top of this league 10 times, but this is matched by the Murrayfield Racers!
Following UK Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey, as mentioned previously, is played in both a national and international format. The national league can be easily betted upon by fans and avid viewers. Every game that is played, you can place bets on simple things like which team will win or which player will have the best game. You can also place bets or more broad outcomes such as who will win the league overall, or who will lose. The media coverage of Ice Hockey in the United Kingdom is minimal, with the only real noticeable coverage coming in the form of short summaries in the newspaper. This makes it more difficult to keep track of things like the elite ice hockey scores, but if you are dedicated to the idea of placing bets on the sport, there is always a way around this struggle.
On a national level, the bets follow a similar structure, giving players the ability to bet on individual games, scores, and anything up to the winners and losers of the overall competition. The odds and outcomes of these bets will change from site to site, but it always guaranteed that despite the minimal coverage there will be at least one place you can bet on them.
