EIHL Champions: Belfast Giants
Challenge Cup Winners: Sheffield Steelers
Hocktoberfest Winners: Coventry Blaze
Playoff Winners: Belfast Giants
Top Goalscorer: Colin Hemingway (BEL)
Top Pointscorer: Rob Globke (SHE)
Top British Pointscorer: Colin Shields (BEL)
Top Netminder (sv.%): Craig Kowalski (NOT)
Most PIM's: Brad Voth (CAR)
Belfast Giants
'Can Belfast live up to Giant hype?'
Last Season: 2nd, Playoff champions
Prediction: 1st
Key Arrival: Jon Gleed (69GP 1+14 w/AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Key Returnee: Colin Shields (56GP 34+53)
Tough Guy: Mike Hoffman (7GP 1+0 19PIM w/AHL Hartford Wolfpack)
09/10 Record v Rays: 6 wins, 2 losses
Braehead Clan
'Home support required for Clan to surprise'
Last Season: N/A
Prediction: 6th
Key Arrival: Brendan Cook (62GP 28+39 w/CHL Rapid City Rush)
Key Returnee: N/A
Tough Guy: Cedrick Bernier (7GP 0+0 34PIM w/CHL Arizona Sundogs)
09/10 Record v Rays: N/A
Cardiff Devils
'Consistency the key if the Devils are to challenge for the title'
Last Season: 4th, Challenge Cup and Playoff runners up
Prediction: 4th
Key Arrival: Scott Matzka (7GP 2+7 w/FIN2 Jokipojat)
Key Returnee: Stevie Lyle (56GP 2.66GAA 90.9sv.%)
Tough Guy: Brad Voth (50GP 12+21 347PIM)
09/10 Record v Rays: 8 wins, 2 losses
Coventry Blaze
'Roles reversed, Blaze changes not enough to top Giants?'
Last Season: League champions
Prediction: 2nd
Key Arrival: Owen Fussey (49GP 35+31 w/Edinburgh Capitals)
Key Returnee: Luke Fulghum (56GP 48+32)
Tough Guy: Jeff Smith (45GP 5+14 128PIM w/HOL Nijmegen Devils)
09/10 Record v Rays: 9 wins, 1 loss
Dundee Stars
'Solid defence, but can Dundee find Star forward for inaugural campaign?'
Last Season: N/A
Prediction: 10th
Key Arrival: Jerad Kaufmann (38GP 2.99GAA 91.7sv.% w/IHL Quad City Mallards)
Key Returnee: N/A
Tough Guy: Sean McMorrow (48GP 2+4 310PIM w/Belfast Giants)
09/10 Record v Rays: N/A
Edinburgh Capitals
'New coach, new beginnings in the Capital?'
Last Season:7th
Prediction: 7th
Key Arrival: Adam Taylor (69GP 13+18 w/ECHL Victoria Salmon Kings)
Key Returnee: Jeff Hutchins (50GP 23+40)
Tough Guy: N/A
09/10 Record v Rays: 4 wins, 4 losses
Hull Stingrays
'Can new ownership herald first playoff qualification?'
Last Season: 8th
Prediction: 8th
Key Arrival: Christian Boucher (45GP 2.95GAA ??sv.% w/HOL Nijmegen Devils)
Key Returnee: Konstantin Kalmikov (56GP 21+37)
Tough Guy: N/A
Newcastle Vipers
'Is youthful exuberance going to be enough for inexperienced Vipers?'
Last Season: 7th
Prediction: 9th
Key Arrival: Kyle Sibley (46GP 11+22 w/NOR Maglerund)
Key Returnee: Nathan Salem (51GP 2+8)
Tough Guy: Blair Stayzer (13GP 1+0 34PIM w/IHL Fort Wayne Komets)
09/10 Record v Rays: 3 wins, 5 losses
Nottingham Panthers
'Another attempt, another strong squad, is this the year?'
Last Season: 3rd, Challenge Cup winners
Prediction: 3rd
Key Arrival: Craig Kowalski (32GP 4.14GAA 89.7sv.% w/ITA Valpellice)
Key Returnee: David Clarke (55GP 33+29)
Tough Guy: Alex Penner (51GP 2+7 222PIM)
09/10 Record v Rays: 8 wins, 1 loss
Sheffield Steelers
'Globke and Simon or not, surely the Steelers can't emerge as title contenders after disastrous summer?'
Last Season: 5th, Hocktoberfest winners
Prediction: 5th
Key Arrival: Rob Globke (48GP 5+7 w/DEL Krefeld Pinguine)
Key Returnee: Jeff Legue (56GP 34+41)
Tough Guy: Neil Clark (22GP 7+6 67PIM w/CHL Wichita Thunder)
09/10 Record v Rays: 4 wins, 4 losses
