2018–19_EIHL_season
2018–19 EIHL season
Sports season
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.[10][11]
| 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[1] |
| Season MVP | Tyler Beskorowany (Belfast Giants)[2] |
| Top scorer |
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| Challenge Cup | |
| Winners | Belfast Giants[4] |
| Conference | |
| Erhardt champions | Belfast Giants[5] |
| Erhardt runners-up | Cardiff Devils |
| Gardiner champions | Glasgow Clan[6] |
| Gardiner runners-up | Dundee Stars |
| Patton champions | Guildford Flames[7] |
| Patton runners-up | Coventry Blaze |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Cardiff Devils[8] |
| Runners-up | Belfast Giants[8] |
| Finals MVP | Ben Bowns (Cardiff Devils)[9] |
| EIHL seasons | |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
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,[1] 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,[8] with 7:33 remaining.
After having twelve teams for the 2017–18 season, the league reduced to eleven for the 2018–19 season.[12] This was due to the Edinburgh Capitals – who had finished bottom of the league with just five wins[13] – losing the rights to use the Murrayfield Ice Rink to a consortium that was led by David Hand, the brother of former Capital Tony Hand.[14] Hand's consortium revived the Murrayfield Racers name, with a similarly-named franchise having been active between 1952 and 1996, and attempted to join the league in place of the Edinburgh Capitals, but this request was denied.[15] As a result, the Murrayfield Racers joined the Scottish National League. The Hull Pirates, from the National Ice Hockey League, also considered an application to the Elite League, but ultimately did not take up this option.[12]
The league featured three conferences, just as it did in 2017–18. The Gardiner Conference remained fully Scottish but became a three-team division,[16] with the demise of the Edinburgh Capitals; the Dundee Stars, the Fife Flyers and the renamed Glasgow Clan (formerly Braehead) making up the trio. The two other conferences remained unchanged, with four teams in each. These were the Patton Conference, consisting of the Coventry Blaze, the Guildford Flames, the Manchester Storm and the Milton Keynes Lightning; and the Erhardt Conference, consisting of the four "Arena" teams: the Belfast Giants, the Cardiff Devils, the Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers.
| Team | City/Town | Conference | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Giants | Belfast | Erhardt | SSE Arena Belfast | 7,200 |
| Cardiff Devils |  Cardiff | Erhardt | Ice Arena Wales | 3,088 |
| Coventry Blaze |  Coventry | Patton | Coventry Skydome | 3,000 |
| Dundee Stars |  Dundee | Gardiner | Dundee Ice Arena | 2,400 |
| Fife Flyers | Kirkcaldy | Gardiner | Fife Ice Arena | 3,525 |
| Glasgow Clan | Glasgow | Gardiner | Braehead Arena | 4,000 |
| Guildford Flames | Guildford | Patton | Guildford Spectrum | 2,001 |
| Manchester Storm | Altrincham | Patton | Altrincham Ice Dome | 2,000 |
| Milton Keynes Lightning | Milton Keynes | Patton | Planet Ice Arena Milton Keynes | 2,800 |
| Nottingham Panthers | Nottingham | Erhardt | National Ice Centre | 7,500 |
| Sheffield Steelers | Sheffield | Erhardt | Sheffield Arena | 8,500 |
Overall
Each team played 60 games, playing each of the other ten teams six times: three times on home ice, and three times away from home.[16] Points were awarded for each game, where two points are awarded for all victories, regardless of whether it was in regulation time or after overtime or shootout. One point was awarded for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finished with the most points was crowned the league champion.
The league title came down to the final day of the regular season; the Coventry Blaze's 3–1 victory over the Cardiff Devils at the Coventry Skydome handed the league title to the non-playing Belfast Giants,[1] on a regulation wins tie-break. It was the Giants' fourth regular season title, and first since 2013–14.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Giants (C) | 60 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 238 | 147 | +91 | 92 | Regular season champions Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Cardiff Devils (Q) | 60 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 235 | 146 | +89 | 92 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Nottingham Panthers (Q) | 60 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 183 | 181 | +2 | 70 | |
| 4 | Glasgow Clan (Q) | 60 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 202 | 186 | +16 | 67 | |
| 5 | Guildford Flames (Q) | 60 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 189 | 180 | +9 | 67 | |
| 6 | Fife Flyers (Q) | 60 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 188 | 204 | −16 | 66 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Steelers (Q) | 60 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 183 | 203 | −20 | 64 | |
| 8 | Coventry Blaze (Q) | 60 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 209 | 221 | −12 | 62 | |
| 9 | Manchester Storm (E) | 60 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 179 | 208 | −29 | 59 | |
| 10 | Dundee Stars (E) | 60 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 169 | 201 | −32 | 58 | |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Lightning (E) | 60 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 148 | 246 | −98 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Erhardt Conference
Only intra-conference games counted towards the Erhardt Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference six times, for a total of 18 matches. The Belfast Giants won the Conference for the third time, after the Cardiff Devils lost 5–4 against the Sheffield Steelers at Sheffield Arena on 16 March 2019.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belfast Giants (C) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 25 | Conference champions |
| 2 | Cardiff Devils | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 22 | |
| 3 | Sheffield Steelers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 17 | |
| 4 | Nottingham Panthers | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion
Gardiner Conference
Only intra-conference games count towards the Gardiner Conference standings. Each team plays the other two teams in the Conference six times, for a total of 12 matches. The Glasgow Clan won the Conference for the fifth time, after a 5–1 win over the Dundee Stars at Braehead Arena on 12 February 2019.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow Clan (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 19 | Conference champions |
| 2 | Dundee Stars | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 12 | |
| 3 | Fife Flyers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion
Patton Conference
Only intra-conference games counted towards the Patton Conference standings. Each team played the other three teams in the Conference six times, for a total of 18 matches. The Guildford Flames won the Conference for the first time, after a 1–0 win over the Manchester Storm at the Guildford Spectrum on 17 February 2019.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildford Flames (C) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 29 | Conference champions |
| 2 | Coventry Blaze | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 73 | +2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Manchester Storm | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 18 | |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Lightning | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Goal difference; 9) Fewest penalty minutes; 10) Drawing of lots.
(C) Champion
Bracket
| Quarter-finals (6–7 April) | Semi-finals (13 April) | Grand Final (14 April) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Belfast Giants | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Coventry Blaze | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Belfast Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Guildford Flames | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Glasgow Clan | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Guildford Flames | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Belfast Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cardiff Devils | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nottingham Panthers | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Fife Flyers | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cardiff Devils | 9 | Third place game (14 April) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Nottingham Panthers | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | Nottingham Panthers | 9 | |||||||||
| 7 | Sheffield Steelers | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | Guildford Flames | 5 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final schedule was announced after the conclusion of the final-day regular season matches.[17]
(1) Belfast Giants vs. (8) Coventry Blaze
| 6 April 2019 | Belfast Giants | 5–0 | Coventry Blaze | SSE Arena Belfast | Recap | |||
| Darcy Murphy (1) – 10:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tyler Beskorowany (20 shots / 20 saves) | Goalie stats | Matt Hackett (37 shots / 32 saves) | ||||||
| 7 April 2019 | Coventry Blaze | 2–7 | Belfast Giants | Coventry Skydome | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period |
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| Second period | 01:03 – Dustin Johner (1) | |||||||
| No scoring | Third period |
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| Jordan Hedley (45 shots / 38 saves) | Goalie stats | Tyler Beskorowany (26 shots / 24 saves) | ||||||
| Belfast Giants win 12–2 on aggregate. | |
(2) Cardiff Devils vs. (7) Sheffield Steelers
| 6 April 2019 | Sheffield Steelers | 5–4 | Cardiff Devils | Sheffield Arena | Recap | |||
| Robert Dowd (1) – 04:26 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
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Second period | 02:02 – Layne Ulmer (1) | ||||||
| John Armstrong (2; SHG) – 01:07 | Third period |
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| Jackson Whistle (27 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Ben Bowns (20 shots / 15 saves) | ||||||
| 7 April 2019 | Cardiff Devils | 7–3 | Sheffield Steelers | Ice Arena Wales | Recap | |||
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First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Mark Richardson (1) – 07:37 | Second period | 01:43 – Jordan Owens (2; SHG) | ||||||
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Third period |
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| Ben Bowns (37 shots / 34 saves) | Goalie stats | Jackson Whistle (41 shots / 35 saves) | ||||||
| Cardiff Devils win 11–8 on aggregate. | |
(3) Nottingham Panthers vs. (6) Fife Flyers
| 6 April 2019 | Fife Flyers | 3–3 | Nottingham Panthers | Fife Ice Arena | Recap | |||
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First period |
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| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 14:04 – Brett Perlini (1) | ||||||
| Shane Owen (32 shots / 29 saves) | Goalie stats | Patrick Munson (38 shots / 35 saves) | ||||||
| 7 April 2019 | Nottingham Panthers | 3–0 | Fife Flyers | National Ice Centre | Recap | |||
| Dylan Richard (2) – 05:11 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Patrick Munson (23 shots / 23 saves) | Goalie stats | Shane Owen (30 shots / 29 saves) | ||||||
| Nottingham Panthers win 6–3 on aggregate. | |
(4) Glasgow Clan vs. (5) Guildford Flames
| 6 April 2019 | Guildford Flames | 2–3 | Glasgow Clan | Guildford Spectrum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period |
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| No scoring | Second period | 04:08 – Scott Pitt (1) | ||||||
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Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Chris Carrozzi (27 shots / 24 saves) | Goalie stats | Joel Rumpel (38 shots / 36 saves) | ||||||
| 7 April 2019 | Glasgow Clan | 0–5 | Guildford Flames | Braehead Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period |
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| No scoring | Second period | 19:07 – Evan Janssen (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period |
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| Joel Rumpel (29 shots / 25 saves) | Goalie stats | Travis Fullerton (32 shots / 32 saves) | ||||||
| Guildford Flames win 7–3 on aggregate. | |
Semi-finals
The schedule for the Playoff Finals weekend was announced after the conclusion of the quarter-final matches.[18]
| 13 April 2019 13:00 | Belfast Giants | 2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0) | Guildford Flames | National Ice Centre, Nottingham |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Tyler Beskorowany | Goalies | Travis Fullerton | Referees: Tom Darnell Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Ilya Kisil Ryan Fraley | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||
| 13 April 2019 17:00 | Cardiff Devils | 9–4 (4–0, 4–3, 1–1) | Nottingham Panthers | National Ice Centre, Nottingham |
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| Ben Bowns | Goalies |
| Referees: Dean Smith Andrew Dalton Linesmen: Lee Young James Ions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third-place match
| 14 April 2019 12:00 | Nottingham Panthers | 9–5 (4–0, 3–2, 2–3) | Guildford Flames | National Ice Centre, Nottingham |
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| Referees: Tom Darnell Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Ryan Fraley James Ions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| 14 April 2019 16:00 | Belfast Giants | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | Cardiff Devils | National Ice Centre, Nottingham |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Tyler Beskorowany | Goalies | Ben Bowns | Referees: Dean Smith Andrew Dalton Linesmen: Ilya Kisil Lee Young | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darcy Murphy | Belfast Giants | 58 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 20 |
| Ben Lake | Coventry Blaze | 60 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 103 |
| Charles Linglet | Cardiff Devils | 59 | 21 | 54 | 75 | 26 |
| Mike Hammond | Manchester Storm | 53 | 18 | 57 | 75 | 16 |
| Kyle Baun | Belfast Giants | 60 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 30 |
| Gleason Fournier | Cardiff Devils | 60 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 28 |
| Blair Riley | Belfast Giants | 60 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 68 |
| Matt Beca | Glasgow Clan | 60 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 18 |
| Joey Martin | Cardiff Devils | 60 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 38 |
| Tim Crowder | Coventry Blaze | 60 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 32 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the regular season, while playing at least 1140 minutes.[19]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Beskorowany | Belfast Giants | 54 | 3221:51 | 42 | 11 | 121 | 3 | .921 | 2.25 |
| Ben Bowns | Cardiff Devils | 60 | 3572:00 | 43 | 14 | 138 | 8 | .916 | 2.32 |
| Chris Carrozzi | Guildford Flames | 34 | 2035:07 | 15 | 16 | 93 | 2 | .906 | 2.74 |
| Michael Garnett | Nottingham Panthers | 47 | 2784:29 | 22 | 22 | 135 | 2 | .908 | 2.91 |
| Travis Fullerton | Guildford Flames | 26 | 1541:13 | 15 | 11 | 76 | 4 | .910 | 2.96 |
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the playoffs.[20]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Linglet | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Joey Martin | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Hurtubise | Nottingham Panthers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Jordan Smotherman | Belfast Giants | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Sean Bentivoglio | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Bryce Reddick | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevin Raine | Belfast Giants | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Stewart | Nottingham Panthers | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Guptill | Nottingham Panthers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| John Armstrong | Sheffield Steelers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the conclusion of the playoffs, provided they played 60 minutes.[21]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Fullerton | Guildford Flames | 2 | 119:18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .965 | 1.01 |
| Tyler Beskorowany | Belfast Giants | 4 | 238:12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .942 | 1.26 |
| Shane Owen | Fife Flyers | 2 | 119:25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .935 | 2.01 |
| Joel Rumpel | Glasgow Clan | 2 | 117:13 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .910 | 3.07 |
| Ben Bowns | Cardiff Devils | 4 | 240:00 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .897 | 3.25 |
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