The Black and Gold Wire

Having just seen a football version of this on YouTube, I wanted to try this with Elite League teams. I've picked each club's roster from their best season, including those no longer in the league, and predicted what the table would look like if all of them played against each other over the course of a season. I mainly based my choices on points tallies, but I've considered other factors too. To clarify, this is based on all seventeen EIHL era clubs since the league began in 2003/04.  17. Milton Keynes Lightning - 2017/18 I'm surprised I ended up coming to the conclusion Milton Keynes would be the worst team on this list. On paper, this roster should've done a LOT better. Stacked in offensive talent with the likes of Denny Kearney, Guillaume Doucet and Francis Verreault-Paul for a start, a top half finish should've been in sight.  With no home losses until November, it was looking possible, but the wheels flew off in the second part of the season rather drastic

Craig Kowalski has become the benchmark for goaltending at the Panthers. I can count on one hand the amount of puck stoppers in the entire league who have managed to come close to, or reach his standards, and whenever the Panthers have announced a new arrival between the pipes, it's hard not to make comparisons between them and 'K-wall'.  Whilst no one has since managed to reach his heights, there has still been some great  (and not so great) players guarding the crease since his departure in 2015. I've decided to rank each of them. This is with the exception of those who have played less than 15 games in a single season because,let's be honest, explaining why Dan Green is bottom of my list isn't exactly groundbreaking reading material... 8. Henry Pacl, 2016-17  Youngster Henry Pacl wasn't exactly an established netminder when he came to Nottingham as a backup to Miika Wiikaman, but had experience in the well respected Czech junior system. It seemed t