1999–2000 ISL season
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| Season | 1999-00 |
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| Benson & Hedges Cup | Manchester Storm |
| League | Bracknell Bees |
| Playoffs | London Knights |
| Challenge Cup | Sheffield Steelers |
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2000-01 →
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The 1999–00 Ice Hockey Superleague season was the fourth season of the Sekonda Ice Hockey Superleague (ISL).
There were no changes in the teams from the 1998–99 season. However the league introduced a wage cap of £500,000 for this season.
The 1999 Benson & Hedges Cup consisted of the teams from the ISL and the teams from the British National League (BNL). The BNL teams were split into three groups of four teams (groups A, B and C) and the ISL teams were split into two groups of four teams (groups D and E). Each team played the other teams in the group once at home and away.
The group winners from the BNL groups and the best runner-up entered the knock-out stage in a preliminary challenge round qualifier with the winners progressing to the challenge round to meet the fourth placed teams from the ISL group stage. The winners of the challenge rounds entered the quarter finals with the top three teams from each ISL group.
All games after the group stages were home and away aggregate scores except for the challenge round and the final itself which were one-off games. The final was held at Sheffield Arena.
Peterborough Pirates vs Fife Flyers
Basingstoke Bison vs Hull Thunder
Nottingham Panthers vs Cardiff Devils
Manchester Storm vs Sheffield Steelers
Newcastle Riverkings vs Bracknell Bees
London Knights vs Ayr Scottish Eagles
Manchester Storm vs Cardiff Devils
Bracknell Bees vs London Knights
The final took place at Sheffield Arena between Manchester Storm and London Knights.
All eight teams in the league competed in the Challenge Cup. The first round was the first home and away meeting of each team in the league with the points counting towards both the Challenge Cup table and the league table. The top four teams progressed to the semi finals. The semi finals were home and away games with the winner on aggregate progressing to the one off final game.
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