2018–19 EIHL season
| 2018–19 EIHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Elite Ice Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration |
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| Number of matches | 330 |
| Total attendance | 949,539 |
| Average attendance | 2877.4 |
| Regular season | |
| League | Belfast Giants |
| Season MVP | Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants) |
| Top scorer |
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| Challenge Cup | |
| Winners | Belfast Giants |
| Conference | |
| Erhardt champions | Belfast Giants |
| Erhardt runners-up | Cardiff Devils |
| Gardiner champions | Glasgow Clan |
| Gardiner runners-up | Dundee Stars |
| Patton champions | Guildford Flames |
| Patton runners-up | Coventry Blaze |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Cardiff Devils |
| Runners-up | Belfast Giants |
| Finals MVP | Ben Bowns (Cardiff Devils) |
The 2018–19 EIHL season was the 16th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season commenced on 8 September 2018 and ended on 31 March 2019, with the playoffs following in April 2019. The two-time reigning league champions were the Cardiff Devils, who won both the regular season and playoff titles in 2017–18.
The Devils were unable to make it three regular season titles in succession, after a season-long battle for the top position with the Belfast Giants. The league title came down to the final day of the regular season; the Coventry Blaze's 3–1 victory over the Devils at the Coventry Skydome handed the league title to the non-playing Giants, on a regulation wins (by 39 to 38) tie-break. It was the Giants' fourth regular season title, and first since 2013–14. The playoff final resulted in a matchup between the Devils and the Giants in Nottingham; the Devils achieved their second consecutive playoff title with a 2–1 victory on Gleason Fournier's game-winning goal, with 7:33 remaining.