The 1984–85 British Hockey League season was the third season of the British Hockey League. The membership of the Premier League was increased to ten with the inclusion of the Southampton Vikings. Promotion and relegation was also introduced between the Premier League and the first Division.

1984–85 BHL season
Sportice hockey
Seasons

Autumn Cup

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As with the previous season, teams were divided into one Scottish and two English groups. The winner of the Scottish group advanced directly to the final of the competition while the winners of the two English groups took part in a two legged English Final to the determine the overall finalist. The total number of teams taking part was expanded to fifteen.

Scotland

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Scotland GP W T L GF GA Pts
Fife Flyers 8 8 0 0 93 45 16
Dundee Rockets 8 5 0 3 86 54 10
Murrayfield Racers 8 4 0 4 61 46 8
Ayr Bruins* 7 2 0 5 45 67 4
Glasgow Dynamos* 7 0 0 7 26 99 0

*One game between the Ayr Bruins and Glasgow Dynamos not played.

England

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England North GP W T L GF GA Pts
Durham Wasps 8 8 0 0 112 33 16
Cleveland Bombers 8 6 0 2 79 76 12
Whitley Warriors 8 3 0 5 82 67 9
Crowtree Chiefs 8 3 0 5 46 78 9
Altrincham Aces 8 0 0 8 26 91 0
England South GP W T L GF GA Pts
Solihull Barons 8 8 0 0 87 37 16
Streatham Redskins 8 4 1 3 67 44 9
Nottingham Panthers 8 3 1 4 41 43 7
Peterborough Pirates 8 3 0 5 52 74 6
Southampton Vikings 8 1 0 7 21 70 2

English final

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  • Durham Wasps 6-6 Solihull Barons
  • Solihull Barons 6-10 Durham Wasps (Durham win 16-12 on aggregate)

Final

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The final was played at Streatham Ice Rink.

  • Durham Wasps 6-4 Fife Flyers

League

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Teams level on points were separated by results between them.

Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
Durham Wasps 36 29 2 5 326 167 60
Fife Flyers 36 27 4 5 325 168 58
Murrayfield Racers 36 24 4 8 291 177 52
Ayr Bruins 36 18 3 15 288 251 39
Streatham Redskins 36 17 2 17 215 215 36
Cleveland Bombers 36 16 3 17 285 290 35
Dundee Rockets 36 16 3 17 238 229 35
Nottingham Panthers 36 12 2 22 151 233 26
Whitley Warriors 36 6 1 29 236 358 13
Southampton Vikings 36 3 0 33 125 392 6

Playoffs

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The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. Group A was made up of Durham, Murrayfield and Streatham while Group B was made up of Fife, Ayr and Cleveland. The semi finals and final were played at Wembley Arena.

Group A

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Group A GP W T L GF GA Pts
Murrayfield Racers 4 3 0 1 35 18 6
Streatham Redskins 4 1 1 2 20 32 3
Durham Wasps 4 1 1 2 19 24 3

Group B

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Group B GP W T L GF GA Pts
Fife Flyers 4 4 0 0 38 20 8
Ayr Bruins 4 2 0 2 28 23 4
Cleveland Bombers 4 0 0 4 18 41 0

Semi-finals

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  • Fife Flyers 12-3 Streatham Redskins
  • Murrayfield Racers 13-4 Ayr Bruins

Final

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  • Fife Flyers 9-4 Murrayfield Racers

References

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  • Chambers, Michael A., ed. (November 2000). Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946–2000. ISBN 0-9539398-0-4.
  • A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
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