Sheffield Steelers
City:	Sheffield, England
League:	Elite Ice Hockey League
Founded:	1991
Home Arena:	Sheffield Arena
Colors:	White, Teal, Orange
Owner(s):	Arena Sports Ltd
Head Coach:	Dave Matsos
Captain:	Jonathan Philips
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
Autumn Cups:	1995–96, 2000–01
Challenge Cups:	1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03
Playoff Championships:	1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08

Sheffield Steelers are a club in British ice hockey, from Sheffield, England. They were formed in 1991 (see 1991 in sport) and play their home games at the Sheffield Arena. They are currently members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. Their main (title) sponsor is Liberata. The are the current Elite League playoff champions. Steelers usually refers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team which plays in the National Football League. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Elite Ice Hockey League (also known for sponsorship reasons as the bmibaby Elite League) is a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... The arena in ice hockey mode The Hallam FM Arena, originally named the Sheffield Arena, is an arena hosting concerts and sporting events in Sheffield in England. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... See also: 1990 in sports, other events of 1991, 1992 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Ernie Irvan won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton... The arena in ice hockey mode The Hallam FM Arena, originally named the Sheffield Arena, is an arena hosting concerts and sporting events in Sheffield in England. ... The Elite Ice Hockey League (also known for sponsorship reasons as the bmibaby Elite League) is a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. ... The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. ...

History

Sheffield Arena: home of the Steelers

Ice Hockey began its return to an era of arenas and stadium size crowds with the opening of the Sheffield Arena in 1991 and the creation of the Sheffield Steelers — the ice hockey team that was to occupy the new arena. The Sheffield Arena was built as part of the city’s facilities for the staging of the World Student Games, and is a sizeable stadium originally seating 8,500 and located close to the city centre.^[1] Dave Biggar was at the helm as the Marketing Director at the club and set about promoting ice hockey to a city raised on the footballing success of Sheffield United and Wednesday football clubs. Biggar had a specific target, seeking to attract children and families to the city’s new sporting Arena. As he stated in an interview in Liam Sluyter's A Game of Three Halves (Mainstream Publishing, 1998) "we were sending guys around schools. We wrote to all the schools in Sheffield and said "Bring the kids, see the Arena, sit down, experience the whole thing" ". They also began taking players to local football matches and parading them around the ground with mascots in an attempt to pull in football fans too. Another marketing ploy was to give certain players nicknames to help the crowd associate with the new (and as yet unknown) players.^{[citation needed]} Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 302 KB)Sheffield Arena, home of the Sheffield Steelers. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 302 KB)Sheffield Arena, home of the Sheffield Steelers. ... The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). ... Next big thing redirects here. ... Chairman of the Board redirects here. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. ... SWFC redirects here. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ...

The Steelers were named in honor of Sheffield's industrial past, much like the American football team of the same name based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the sharing of nicknames are merely a coincidence. The American football team actually predates Sheffield's team by 58 years and was already popular worldwide due to their dominance in the National Football League in the 1970's. It should be noted, however, that on a global scale, Sheffield and Pittsburgh are considered sister cities.^[2] Steelers redirects here. ... Pittsburgh redirects here. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... NFL redirects here. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

Sheffield Steelers were the first ever fully professional ice hockey team in Great Britain, and O’Brien suggested that there was a lot of resentment from the followers of other hockey teams who saw them as a "cheque book hockey club" able to buy whoever they chose.^{[citation needed]} Likewise, Sluyter questions the authenticity of the majority of Steelers fans in the club’s early days. Though he admitted that it was a generalisation, Sluyter suggested hockey fans of teams like Cardiff, Fife and Nottingham were ice hockey fans first and foremost, while Steelers' supporters were only Steelers fans, and knew very little of ice hockey outside of Sheffield. However, it made little difference as Sheffield began breaking several British ice hockey attendance records, and in March of that year added an extra 1,200 seats to the Arena to meet the growing demand. The Cardiff Devils are a British Ice Hockey club from Cardiff, Wales who are members of the Elite Ice Hockey League. ... League: Scottish National League Founded: 1938 Home Ice: Fife Ice Arena Capacity: 3280 Ice Size: 198ft x 98ft City: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Colours: White, Gold, and Blue Captain: John Haig Head Coach: Todd Dutiaume Ownership: Kirkcaldy Ice Hockey Club The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey... The Nottingham Panthers (for sponsorship reasons officially referred to as the GMB Nottingham Panthers) are an ice hockey club based in Nottingham, England. ...

Sheffield Steelers had begun their first ever season in English Division One of the British Hockey League. One year later Sheffield Steelers won promotion into the British Premier League, before going on to win this in 1995 — the last team to do so before the formation of the new British Ice Hockey Super League (ISL) that year.^{[citation needed]} The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League. ... Ice Hockey Superleagues logo. ...

On Sunday 3 December 2006, the Steelers played in their 1000th ever game.^[3] The game was against the Basingstoke Bison at the Hallam FM Arena, for which special orange jerseys had been made for the match.^[4] The Steelers lost the game 3–2^[5] and the jerseys were all auctioned off at the game. is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Basingstoke Bison are a British Ice Hockey club from the town of Basingstoke, England. ...

2000–2001

In the 2000–01 campaign the Steelers completed a memorable Grand Slam, comprising the Benson & Hedges Cup, League, Challenge Cup and Playoff Titles. They managed this feat by blatantly breaking the salary cap (for which they were found guilty by the Superleague) set for all teams at the beginning of the season. The only other team to win all four trophies in one season were the Ayr Scottish Eagles who completed this feat in the 1997–98 season. The Challenge Cup Final was held in the new Odyssey Arena in Belfast in front of a full house of 7,300. Ayr were the opponents and Steelers won 4–2. The Autumn Cup was an ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom between 1983 and 2000. ... This is a list of the champions of British ice hockeys highest league (or leagues) since the inaugruation of the English League in 1931. ... The Challenge Cup is a cup competition contested between members of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. ... The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. ... League: Ice Hockey Superleague Founded: 1996 Home Ice: Centrum Arena Capacity: 2745 Ice Size: 200 ft x 103 ft City: Ayr, United Kingdom Colours: White, Green, Orange, and Gold Captain: {{{captain}}} Head Coach: Paul Heavey Ownership: Bill Barr (Barr Construction Ltd) Ayr Scottish Eagles was an Ice Hockey team based... For other uses see Odyssey (disambiguation) The Odyssey is a large sports and entertainment centre in the city of Belfast. ... This article is about the capital city of Northern Ireland. ...

The Steelers are the only team to have won 7 trophies in the Superleague era. The teams playoff success came against the London Knights who they defeated 2–1 in a very tight game at the Nottingham Ice Centre to take the Playoff crown. League: Ice Hockey Superleague Founded: 1998 Home Ice: London Arena Capacity: 12500 Ice Size: 197ft x 98ft City: London Colours: Red, Blue, Gold, and White Head Coach: Bob Leslie Ownership: Anschutz Company London Knights were an English ice hockey team based in London. ... The National Ice Centre is located in Nottingham, in the middle of England. ...

2001–2002

After a turbulent start to the 2001–02 season, the players managed to turn things around and go on to retain the playoff title they had won the previous season. They overcame the London Knights (3–2) in the semi-final after going 0-2 down early on and beat the Manchester Storm (4–3) in the final. With time running out the Steelers were losing 2–3 before Chris Lipsett tied the game to send it to overtime. This failed to separate the teams so penalties were required. Steelers netminder, Ryan Bach, saved all five Manchester attempts whilst Brad Lauer was successful for the Steelers. This was again played at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham in front of a full house. This victory made the Steelers the only club to successfully retain the Superleague title. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. ... A penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches which would have otherwise been drawn or tied. ... Brad Lauer (born October 27, 1966 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ...

2006–2007

The 2006–07 season had highs and lows, as well as a long unbeaten run, it also included a long losing streak which had some fans questioning the Coach, Matsos. However Matsos made a very difficult decision to cut fan-favourite and enforcer Brett Clouthier to bring in Ryan Finnerty^[6] who also became a fan favourite with his fiery and skillful play. Coach David Matsos completed his rookie year taking the Steelers to a fourth place finish in the league and a place in the Challenge Cup Finals.^[7] Although it was an unsuccessful season in terms of silverware for the Steelers, the club made strides off-ice and broke an Elite League Attendance record against the Manchester Phoenix with an attendance of 7339.^{[citation needed]} Coach in ice hockey refers to a head coach or an assistant coach given responsibility of organizing player offence and defence. ... The Rookie: Norman Rockwells cover for The Saturday Evening Post Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no professional experience. ... The Manchester Phoenix is a professional ice hockey team from Manchester, England. ...

2007–2008

After a trophyless season the Sheffield Steelers looked on towards the 2007–08 season. They tied Coach David Matsos down to stay for another year, and preparation began for the new season.^[8] Team Owner Bob Phillips and his wife sold their other Elite League club the Cardiff Devils in order to concentrate on building the Steelers.^[9]

Matsos made a quick start in the off-season resigning his core of British Players, which were, Captain Jonathan Phillips,^[10] Defenseman Mark Thomas,^[11] and forwards Warren Tait^[12] and Jason Hewitt.^[13] In an organised sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. ... Jarome Iginla wears the C on his jersey as captain of the Calgary Flames. ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... Forward is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily offense. ...

Matsos also snapped up two imports from the previous season, Goaltender Jody Lehman^[14] and the coaches player of the season Ian Manzano.^[15] This article is about the goaltender in ice hockey. ...

Rumours were that the other British Forward Phil Hill would not be returning and these rumours were almost clarified when Matsos signed top British forward Ashley Tait (brother of Warren) who had captained the Coventry Blaze in the previous season and lifted the League and Challenge Cup; as well as runners-up in the British Knockout Cup and the semi-finals of the Elite League Playoffs.^[16] Coventry Blaze are a British Ice Hockey team based in Coventry, England. ...

The Steelers re-signed fan favourite Ryan Finnerty^[17] and two days later announced the signing of Steve Munn from the Norfolk Admirals (AHL) and Munn was the first player to take advantage of the Steelers links with the Sheffield University where he will study for an MBA during his two year stay at the club.^[18] The Norfolk Admirals are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America, that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The University of Sheffield is a research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. ... MBA redirects here. ...

Jeff Legue was announced as a new Steelers signing,^[19] shortly followed by Randy Dagenais who will be the second player to study for an MBA while at the Steelers.^[20] Rod Sarich's return was confirmed^[21] and Joe Talbot was revealed as a Steelers player,^[22] leaving Matsos with just one spot left to fill on his roster. Jeremy Cornish was announced as the final Steelers signing on 16 July and would fit into the Steelers third line and become the club's new enforcer.^[23] is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that First line (ice hockey), Second line (ice hockey), Third line (ice hockey) be merged into this article or section. ... Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. ...

On 18 July 2007 it was announced that Liberata would the club's title sponsor for the 2007–08 season.^[24] is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

On 18 January 2008 Sheffield Steelers announced the signing of former fan favourite Dan Tessier who last season scored 99 points. Dan left Sheffield at the end of last season tho pursue a career in Germany's DEL with Duisburg Foxes but was released after only 19 games with a very poor points record of only 6 point. he then went back to Canada with the Kalamazoo K Wings of the IHL, but then asked for his contact to be terminated to join a team in England. is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Dan Tessier (born January 3, 1979), in Orléans, Ontario, is a professional ice hockey player. ... In vector calculus, del is a vector differential operator represented by the nabla symbol: ∇. Del is a mathematical tool serving primarily as a convention for mathematical notation; it makes many equations easier to comprehend, write, and remember. ... For the article about International Humanitarian Law, click here. ...

On March 12th the Sheffield Steelers announced that they had secured head coach Dave Matsos to a 2 year contract extension which would keep him at the club until at least the end of the 2010 season.

The Sheffield Steelers won the Elite League Playoff Championship after beating the Coventry Blaze 2-0 in the final with goals from Johnathan Phillips and Dan Tessier. The Steelers beat Manchester Phoenix 5-4 and drew 4-4 in the Quarter Finals to win 9-5 on aggregate. The Steelers then beat the Cardiff Devils in the Semi Final 2-1 before progressing to the final.

2008–2009

After winning the Playoff trophy in April; Dave Matsos started his recruitment for the coming season with the goal of winning the league title. Captain Johnathan Phillips was first to put pen to paper on a new contract for the coming season, which will be his third with the club. This signing was followed by the announcement of the return of Ryan Finnerty, as well as confirmation of Steve Munn and Randy Dagenais returning to complete their 2nd year of 2 year deals, as well as their University Course.

Rumours were circulating that Jody Lehmann would not be offered a new contract, and that the Steelers were looking at bringing Christian Bronsard back to the club for his second stint.

On the 6th of May the Steelers announced British Defenceman Mark Thomas had signed a new 1 year contract, this would be the first of two announcements for the Steelers in this week. The second announcement was announced on Thursday and it was Assistant Player/Coach Doug Sheppard who was announced as the returnee after signing a new 1 year deal.

The club announced they had started contract negotiations with Goaltender Jody Lehmann about a return but had set him a deadline for his answer. A few days later it was announced Jeff Legue would be the latest of last years team to sign a new deal.

Goaltender news arrived, but not on the starting goalie front, it was announced by the club that backup goaltender David Lawrence would not be returning, instead he would be signing for a team in the English Premier League in order to gain a place as a starting goaltender.

Current roster

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Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
12		Randy Dagenais	L	2007	Valrita,ON, Canada
25		Steve Munn	L	2007	North Battleford, SK, Canada
44		Mark Thomas	L	2005	Stockport, England

Forwards
Number		Player	Shoots	Position	Acquired	Place of Birth
10		Ryan Finnerty	R	C	2007	Lethbridge, AB, Canada
11		Jeff Legue	L	C	2007	Cornwall, ON, Canada
20		Jonathan Phillips - C	R	LW	2006	Cardiff, Wales
21		Ashley Tait - A	R	RW	2007	Toronto, ON, Canada
28		Doug Sheppard	R	RW	2007	Georgetown, ON, Canada

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Honoured members

The Steelers have retired the numbers of four players.^[25] Ronnie Wood's number 7 and Tim Cranston's number 4 have been retired. Tony Hand's number 16 and Ken Priestlay's number 9 were retired on 21 January 2003 at a challenge match against the Dundee Stars.^[26] Tony Hand MBE (born 15 August, 1967 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish ice hockey player who became the first British-born and raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. ... Kenneth Ken Priestlay (Born August 24, 1967 in Vancouver, BC) is a former NHL player. ... is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event) is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor (such as tournament or season rankings, or prize money) regardless of the outcome of... League: Scottish National League Founded: 2001 Home Ice: Dundee Ice Arena Capacity: Ice Size: 197m x 98m City: Dundee, Scotland Colours: White, Red, and Blue Head Coach: Roger Hunt Ownership: Dundee Stars Ice Hockey Club The Dundee Texol Stars are an ice hockey sports team based in the Scottish city...

Six people who have been associated with the Steelers have been inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.^[27] Alex Dampier, who coached the Steelers from January 1993 to the end of the 1997–98 season, was inducted in 1995 and Mike Blaisdell, who coached and occasionally iced for the Steelers between 1999 and 2004, was inducted in 2004. On the player front, Chris Kelland was inducted in 2002, Rick Brebant in 2004, Paul Adey in 2006, and the most recent ex-player to be inducted was Scott Neil in 2007. The British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, was founded in 1948 and is the third oldest Hockey Hall of Fame in the world behind the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame also founded in 1948 and the International Hockey Hall of Fame founded in 1943. ... Coach in ice hockey refers to a head coach or an assistant coach given responsibility of organizing player offence and defence. ... Mike Blaisdell (born January 18, 1960 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL and later in the BHL. He was selected 1st (11th overall) in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The Steelers started their own Hall of Fame in 2005 in which honoured members are voted for by the fans. There are two Hall of Fames: The Players Hall of Fame^[28] and the Backroom Staff Hall of Fame.^[29] Ken Priestlay, Tommy Plommer, Scott Allison and Tim Cranston were inducted to the Players Hall of Fame in 2005 and Ron Shudra and Mike Blaisdell were inducted in 2006. David Simms, responsible for Press and Media at the club, and Andy Akers, Equipment Manager, were inducted to the Backroom Staff Hall of Fame in 2006 and Mike O'Connor, General Manager, was inducted in 2007. This article is about the ice hockey player. ...

Honours and awards

League Championships This is a list of the champions of British ice hockeys highest league (or leagues) since the inaugruation of the English League in 1931. ...

• 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04

Play Off Championships The 2003-04 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the inaugrual season of the Elite League. ... The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. ...

• 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2007–08

Autumn Cups The 2007-08 season of the Elite Ice Hockey League will begin in September 2007 and run until April 2008. ... The Autumn Cup was an ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom between 1983 and 2000. ...

• 1995–96, 2000–01

Challenge Cups The Challenge Cup is a cup competition contested between members of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. ...

• 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03

Player of the Year Trophy The Player of the Year Trophy is an award given by Ice Hockey Journalists UK (formally the British Ice Hockey Writers Association) to the MVP in the Elite League and the English Premier League at the end of each season. ...

• Ed Courtenay – 1999–00
• David Longstaff – 2000–01
• Joel Laing – 2002–03

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• Mike Blaisdell – 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04

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• Tony Hand – 1998–99

First Team All-Star Tony Hand MBE (born 15 August, 1967 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish ice hockey player who became the first British-born and raised player to be drafted by an NHL team when he was picked by the Edmonton Oilers in 1986. ...

• 1994–95 – Martin McKay
• 1995–96 – Wayne Cowley, Tony Hand, Ken Priestlay
• 1997–98 – Ed Courtenay
• 1998–99 – Ed Courtenay
• 1999–00 – Ed Courtenay
• 2000–01 – Shayne McCosh, David Longstaff
• 2002–03 – Joel Laing, Marc Laniel
• 2003–04 – Dion Darling, Kevin Bolibruck, Mark Dutiaume
• 2006–07 – Dan Tessier

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• 1999–00 – Shayne McCosh, Teeder Wynne
• 2000–01 – Adam Smith
• 2001–02 – Scott Allison
• 2002–03 – Dion Darling, Rhett Gordon
• 2003–04 – Erik Anderson
• 2005–06 – Mark Dutiaume
• 2007–08 – Rod Sarich

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Grand slam winning teams

The Steelers have won the Grand Slam of all available trophies twice in their history. In the 1995–96 season they won the Benson & Hedges Cup, the league championship and the playoffs. In the 2000–01 season they won the Benson & Hedges Cup, the Challenge Cup, the league championship and the playoffs. The players who played for the Steelers those seasons were: The Autumn Cup was an ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom between 1983 and 2000. ... This is a list of the champions of British ice hockeys highest league (or leagues) since the inaugruation of the English League in 1931. ... The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. ... The Challenge Cup is a cup competition contested between members of the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom. ...

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Season-by-season record

For more details on this topic, see Sheffield Steelers seasons.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against This is a list of seasons completed by the Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team, presently of the British Elite League. ...

^†Finished second with 60 points. However, five points were deducted for breaking the wage cap^{[citation needed]}

^‡Three points were awarded for a win in the 2000–01 season

^††Five team league

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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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External links

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