This is the third and final season of the Continental Elite Hockey League.
Membership Changes[]
- The Youngstown Phantom Rockets and the Dayton Gems withdrew
- The Toledo IceDiggers were renamed the Toledo Wolfpack along with changing rinks from the Ice Zone Arena in Boardman, Ohio to the Toledo Ice House in Toledo
- The New Jersey Metro Moose and Brighton, Michigan based Michigan Stars joined the league
- The Louisville Storm were announced as joining the league but had to withdraw when the facility they were planning on playing in would not be ready for the team in time. The Massilon and Port Huron teams that deferred on joining until 2003-04 do not come to fruition
Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P Metro Fighting Moose 54 40 8 0 6 222 110 86 Detroit Lightning 54 35 13 0 6 258 206 76 Traverse City Enforcers 54 25 22 0 7 202 214 57 Toledo Wolfpack 54 25 29 0 0 197 220 50 Michigan Stars 54 21 28 0 5 183 254 47 Brownstown Bombers 54 16 34 0 4 207 274 36
Continental Cup Playoffs[]
Semifinals[]
- Metro defeated Toledo 3 games to none (6-2, 4-0, 5-0)
- Detroit defeated Traverse City 3 games to 2 (5-4 (ot), 4-6, 3-4 (ot), 3-1, 6-5 (ot))
Final[]
- Metro defeated Detroit 3 games to none (5-1, 3-1, 2-1 (ot))
2004 CEHL Champs Metro Fighting Moose