The Sheffield Steeldogs are a semi professional ice hockey team, based at the iceSheffield complex in Sheffield, England.The club came into existence during the summer of 2001 as a replacement for the previous tenants of the iceSheffield rink, the Sheffield Scimitars, after the Scimitars were able to fundraise over a million dollars to revamp the team.The team have played in the English Premier Ice Hockey League from the 2010–2011 season until the present day.After their first season in the EPL as Sheffield Steeldogs, the team achieved a playoff semi-final berth with an 8th-placed finish.