The Gardiner Conference was one of three conferences in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and comprised Three teams. Its counterparts are the Erhardt Conference and the newly formed, for the 2017-18 season, Patton Conference. It is named after former Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Charlie Gardiner and was introduced for the 2012–13 EIHL season. The Gardiner Conference Championship was played for over 24 regular season games, each team playing the other two teams eight times (four home and four away). The winner received the Gardiner 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.

Clubs

ClubEstablishedCityStadiumCapacity*
Gardiner clubs
Glasgow Clan2010Scotland GlasgowBraehead Arena3,750
Dundee Stars2001Scotland DundeeDundee Ice Arena2,400
Fife Flyers1938Scotland KirkcaldyFife Ice Arena2,414

Former Teams

ClubYearsCityStadiumCapacity*
Former Gardiner clubs
Hull Stingrays2003-2015England HullHull Arena3,150
Edinburgh Capitals1998-2018Scotland EdinburghMurrayfield Ice Arena3,800
Manchester Storm1995-2002England AltrinchamSilver Blades Ice Rink Altrincham2,100

Winners

SEASONCHAMPIONSRUNNERS-UP
2012-13Scotland Braehead ClanScotland Fife Flyers
2013-14Scotland Dundee StarsEngland Hull Stingrays
2014-15Scotland Braehead ClanScotland Fife Flyers
2015-16Scotland Braehead ClanScotland Fife Flyers
2016-17Scotland Braehead ClanScotland Dundee Stars
2017-18Scotland Fife FlyersScotland Braehead Clan
2018-19Scotland Glasgow ClanScotland Dundee Stars

Results

ClubWinsRunners upWinning years
1Scotland Glasgow Clan512012-13, 2015-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19
2Scotland Fife Flyers132017-18
3Scotland Dundee Stars122013-14
4England Hull Stingrays01N/A

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