British Hockey League

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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. The league replaced three regional leagues: the Inter-City League in southern England, the English League North in northern England and the Northern League in Scotland.

The league was sponsored by Heineken until 1993 and during this period was best known as the Heineken League.

The league changed format several times. The top level Premier Division was formed in 1983, and a second-tier Division One was formed in 1986, being split into North and South conferences for the 87/88 and 93/94 seasons. The third-tier Division Two was founded in 1987, renamed English Division One the following season and split from the league in 1992.

1 Premier Division
- 1.1 Teams
- 1.2 Champions
2 Division One
- 2.1 Teams
- 2.2 Champions
3 English Division One
- 3.1 Champions
4 See also

Ayr Raiders (formerly Ayr Bruins) (82 - 92)
Basingstoke Bison (formerly Basingstoke Beavers) (93 - 96)
Billingham Bombers (formerly Cleveland Bombers) (82 - 87; 90 - 93)
Bracknell Bees (91 - 95)
Cardiff Devils (89 - 96)
Dundee Tigers (later Tayside Tigers) (82 - 89)
Durham Wasps (82 - 96)
Fife Flyers (82 - 91; 92 - 96)
Humberside Hawks (formerly Humberside Seahawks) (91 - 96)
Milton Keynes Kings (94 - 96)
Murrayfield Racers (later Edinburgh Racers) (82 - 95)
Newcastle Warriors (95 - 96)
Nottingham Panthers (82 - 96)
Peterborough Pirates (formerly Norwich and Peterborough Pirates) (85 - 86; 87 - 95)
Sheffield Steelers (93 - 96)
Slough Jets (95 - 96)
Solihull Barons (86 - 91)
Southampton Vikings (84 - 85)
Streatham Redskins (formerly Streatham Reds) (82 - 89)
Teesside Bombers (93 - 94)
Whitley Warriors (82 - 95)

83/84 Dundee Rockets

84/85 Durham Wasps

85/86 Durham Wasps

86/87 Murrayfield Racers

87/88 Murrayfield Racers

88/89 Durham Wasps

89/90 Cardiff Devils

90/91 Durham Wasps

91/92 Durham Wasps

92/93 Cardiff Devils

93/94 Cardiff Devils

94/95 Sheffield Steelers

95/96 Sheffield Steelers

Aviemore Blackhawks (87 - 88)
Ayr Raiders (92 - 93)
Basingstoke Beavers (90 - 93)
Billingham Bombers (formerly Cleveland Bombers, then Teesside Bombers) (87 - 90; 94 - 96)
Blackburn Hawks (formerly Blackburn Blackhawks) (93 - 96)
Blackpool Seagulls (86 - 88)
Bournemouth Stags (86 - 87)
Bracknell Bees (90 - 91; 95 - 96)
Cardiff Devils (87 - 89)
Chelmsford Chieftans (93 - 96)
Deeside Dragons (87 - 89)
Dumfries Vikings (later Dumfries Border Vikings) (93 - 96)
Fife Flyers (91 - 92)
Glasgow Saints (formerly Glasgow Eagles) (86 - 89; 90 - 91)
Guildford Flames (93 - 96)
Humberside Seahawks (89 - 91)
Kirkcaldy Kestrels (86 - 87)
Lee Valley Lions (86 - 95)
Manchester Storm (95 - 96)
Medway Bears (86 - 91; 92 - 96)
Milton Keynes Kings (91 - 94)
Murrayfield Royals (95 - 96)
Oxford City Stars (86 - 87; 93 - 94)
Paisley Pirates (93 - 96)
Peterborough Pirates (95 - 96)
Richmond Flyers (86 - 89)
Romford Raiders (88 - 89; 90 - 95)
Sheffield Steelers (92 - 93)
Slough Jets (86 - 95)
Solihull Barons (93 - 96)
Southampton Vikings (86 - 88)
Streatham Redskins (89 - 90; 93 - 94)
Sunderland Chiefs ( - 89)
Swindon Wildcats ( - 96)
Telford Tigers ( - 96)
Trafford Metros ( - 92; 93 - 95)