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How do the NIHL Playoffs work?

Are you new to ice hockey and you’re not sure how the NIHL National League playoffs work? Lets explain..

The teams who finish the league season in positions 1-4-5-8 will be Group A, while teams in places 2-3-6-7 will form Group B.

Group A
Leeds Knights
Hull Seahawks
Peterborough Phantoms
Telford Tigers

Group B
Milton Keynes Lightning
Swindon Wildcats
Sheffield Steeldogs
Romford Raiders

Each team in each group will play each other once both home and away (total six games, three home and three away) over three weekends (29/30th March, 5/6th April & 12/13th April) to fight it out for a place at the Coventry Playoff Finals Weekend on the 19/20th April.

The top two teams from each playoff group will then head to the SkyDome Arena for the Final Four weekend.

The SkyDome Arena in Coventry has been the home to the finals for many seasons now, and is one of the best ways for supporters from all over the country to celebrate the end of the 2024/2025 season.

Your Hull Reckitt Seahawks can confirm the 2024/25 season playoff fixtures below ⬇️

*HOME 🏠 29/03 – Phantoms πŸ‘» (17:30)Β 
AWAY 🚌 30/03 – Phantoms πŸ‘» (17:30)

AWAY 🚌 05/04 – Knights βš”οΈ (18:30)
HOME 🏠 06/04 – Knights βš”οΈ (17:30)

HOME 🏠 12/04 – Tigers πŸ… (17:30)
AWAY 🚌 13/04 – Tigers πŸ… (18:00)

*29/03 game against Peterborough is INCLUDED in your 2024/25 season ticket!

Match Tickets can be bought for our home ResQ playoff games two and three against the Leeds Knights and Telford Tigers by using the link below:

https://hullseahawks.co.uk/match-tickets

The NIHL Final Four weekend in Coventry will feature four games across the weekend. On Saturday, April 19th, arena doors will open at 12 noon, with the semi-finals facing off at 1:30pm and 5:30pm. On Sunday, April 20th, the action begins in the morning with the NIHL Division 1’s Moralee & Britton league champions squaring off to find the country’s top NIHL1 team, followed by the NIHL National Grand Final at 4:00pm.

It’s already been an exciting season, and we are looking forward to an exciting three weekends of hockey ahead where everyone restarts on a level playing field!

You will be able to find and keep updated with fixtures and results via the NIHL website below:

https://www.nihlnational.com/

A HUGE thank you to all of our fans who’ve SOLD OUT our Block 4 allocation for Coventry already! πŸ‘πŸΌ