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During the 2012–13 season, the Guildford Flames participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League. It was the 21st year of Ice Hockey played by the Guildford Flames and the sixth season under Paul Dixon as head coach.
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The Flames, for the first time in their history, secured a back to back trophy by winning the league championship for the second time in as many seasons, thanks to a loss for the Basingstoke Bison, along with a single point during a 2–1 overtime loss at the Sheffield Steeldogs on Saturday 16 March 2013. Just four days later a capacity Spectrum witnessed a 'double, double' when the Flames repeated last year's entire trophy haul with a 5–3 Cup win, 9–5 on aggregate, over the visiting Slough Jets.
The Flames ended the regular league season with 79 points from 54 games. They won the league by a five-point margin with the Basingstoke Bison finishing as runners-up with 74 points from 54 games.
The Manchester Phoenix captured the playoff title, and brought a halt to the Flames treble bid, with a 5–2 victory.
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Regular season
The league consists of 54 games. The first home and away league games against each opponent (a total of 18 games) counts for both League and Cup table points. Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)