Tags: Ice Hockey League, Sports League.
The English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) is a developmental ice hockey league of 9 teams all of which are based in England. Headquartered in Blackpool the EPIHL is secondary professional ice hockey league in Great Britain (after the ten-side Elite Ice Hockey League).The league was founded in 1997 and served as the effective 3rd tier of the game offering a level of play above the import free English leagues but below (the 8 imported players restricted British National League (BNL).