British Championship
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- See British Home Championship for the football competition.
The British Championship is the most prestigious ice hockey cup competition in the United Kingdom, and also the longest established ice hockey competition. It has been run under various formats and titles since 1930 and contested annually since 1966. It was originally known as the Patton Cup, then the Icy Smith Cup, the Heineken Championship and latterly as the Sekonda Playoff Championship. Some contests were only recognised as representing the Championship retrospectively.
In its current format, the eight highest placed teams in the Elite Ice Hockey League contest quarter finals, the winners going on to semi finals and then the deciding one-leg final.
[edit] Winners
- 1930: London Lions
- 1955: Harringay Racers*
- 1956: Nottingham Panthers*
- 1957: Wembley Lions*
- 1958: Brighton Tigers*
- 1959: Paisley Pirates*
- 1960: Brighton Tigers
- 1966: Murrayfield Racers
- 1967: Glasgow Dynamos
- 1968: Paisley Mohawks
- 1969: Murrayfield Racers
- 1970: Murrayfield Racers
- 1971: Murrayfield Racers
- 1972: Murrayfield Racers
- 1973: Whitley Bay Warriors
- 1974: Whitley Bay Warriors
- 1975: Murrayfield Racers
- 1976: Ayr Bruins
- 1977: Fife Flyers
- 1978: Fife Flyers
- 1979: Murrayfield Racers
- 1980: Murrayfield Racers
- 1981: Murrayfield Racers
- 1982: Dundee Rockets
- 1983: Dundee Rockets
- 1984: Dundee Rockets
- 1985: Fife Flyers
- 1986: Murrayfield Racers
- 1987: Durham Wasps
- 1988: Durham Wasps
- 1989: Nottingham Panthers
- 1990: Cardiff Devils
- 1991: Durham Wasps
- 1992: Durham Wasps
- 1993: Cardiff Devils
- 1994: Cardiff Devils
- 1995: Sheffield Steelers
- 1996: Sheffield Steelers
- 1997: Sheffield Steelers
- 1998: Ayr Scottish Eagles
- 1999: Cardiff Devils
- 2000: London Knights
- 2001: Sheffield Steelers
- 2002: Sheffield Steelers
- 2003: Belfast Giants
- 2004: Sheffield Steelers
- 2005: Coventry Blaze
- 2006: Newcastle Vipers
- * These teams won the British National League (1954 - 1960), and are not always included in lists of winners. [1]
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