Great thread this one and very tough. Here's my take:-
Best Brit ever - Tony Hand, no argument, full stop.
Best Devils Brit, narrowed down to Chinny, Stevie, Stoney, Richie.
Joint 1st - Chinny. Unplayable at best, could do it all - and at ISL level. Stevie - excelled at ISL level.
2nd - Stoney - Enough said.
3rd - Richie.
I've placed Richie 3rd as the ISL was a higher level than the EIHL and the 3 players named above shone in that particular league.
Honourable mentions to ..... I Cooper (again performed in the ISL), S Cooper (reliable and tough), Jeff Smith (decent in his HPL days).