The Erhardt Conference was one of three conferences in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and comprised four teams. Its counterparts are the Gardiner Conference and the newly formed, for the 2017-18 season, Patton Conference. It is named after the captain of the British 1936 Winter Olympics gold medal winning team Carl Erhardt and was introduced for the 2012–13 EIHL season. The Erhardt Conference Championship was played for over 24 regular season games, each team playing the other three teams eight times (four home and four away). The winner received the Erhardt Trophy and is seeded in the top three (the exact seed dependent on the overall League Championship final standings) for the end-of-season Elite League Play-Offs. These 24 games also made up the total of 56 regular season games which decide the overall League Champions of the Elite Ice Hockey League.

Teams

TEAMCITY/TOWNARENACAPACITY
Belfast GiantsNorthern Ireland BelfastSSE Arena8,300
Cardiff DevilsWales CardiffIce Arena Wales3,088
Nottingham PanthersEngland NottinghamMotorpoint Arena Nottingham10,000
Sheffield SteelersEngland SheffieldUtilita Arena9,300

Former Teams

TEAMCITY/TOWNARENACAPACITY
Coventry BlazeEngland CoventrySkyDome Arena3,000

Winners

SEASONCHAMPIONSRUNNERS-UP
2012-13Belfast GiantsNottingham Panthers
2013-14Belfast GiantsSheffield Steelers
2014-15Nottingham PanthersSheffield Steelers
2015-16Cardiff DevilsSheffield Steelers
2016-17Cardiff DevilsBelfast Giants
2017-18Cardiff DevilsBelfast Giants
2018-19Belfast GiantsCardiff Devils

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