The Chelmsford Chieftains are an ice hockey team based in Chelmsford, Essex that are currently playing in the English National Ice Hockey League. Since the team was founded in 1987, the Chieftains have played their home games at the Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre. Chelmsford played their first game against the Peterborough Titans in September 1987. They had been placed in the British Hockey League Division Two, and beat the Titans 11-4.