Premier Ice Hockey League will become one of two professional ice hockey leagues in the United Kingdom (the other being the Elite Ice Hockey League). It will replace the English Premier Ice Hockey League and the inaugural season took place in 2017–18.
A meeting was held on Sunday 26 February 2017 which confirmed the creation of the new league.
Teams Team City/Area Arena Capacity Founded Joined Tenure Head coach Captain Basingstoke Bison Basingstoke, Hampshire Planet Ice Silverdome Arena 2,000 1988 2009 2017 Doug Sheppard (P/C) Joe Greener Bracknell Bees Bracknell, Berkshire John Nike Leisuresport Complex 2,400 1987 2005 2017 Lukas Smital (P/C) Matt Foord Hull Pirates Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Hull Arena 3,750 2015 2015 2017 Dominc Osman (P/C) Nathan Salem Peterborough Phantoms Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Planet Ice Peterborough 1,250 2002 2002 2017 Slava Koulikov (P/C) James Ferrara Sheffield Steeldogs Sheffield, South Yorkshire IceSheffield 1,500 2001 2005 2017 Greg Wood (P/C) Ben Morgan Swindon Wildcats Swindon, Wiltshire Link Centre 2,800 1986 1997 2017 Aaron Nell (P/C) Jan Košťál Telford Tigers Telford, Shropshire Telford Ice Rink 600 2001 2010 2017 Tom Watkins Jason Silverthorn
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