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
Swindon Wildcats
Sheffield Steeldogs
Peterborough Phantoms
Romford Raiders
Group B
Hull Seahawks
Leeds Knights
MK Lightning
Telford Tigers
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 (27/28/29th March, 3/4/5th April & 10/11/12th April) to fight it out for a place at the Coventry Playoff Finals Weekend on the 18/19th April 2026.
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 2025/2026 season.
Your Hull Seahawks can confirm the 2025/26 season playoff fixtures below ⬇️
*HOME 🏠 28/03 – MK Lightning (17:30)
AWAY 🚌 29/03 – MK Lightning
AWAY 🚌 04/04 – Leeds Knights ⚔️
HOME 🏠 05/04 – Leeds Knights ⚔️ (17:30)
HOME 🏠 11/04 – Telford Tigers 🐅 (17:30)
AWAY 🚌 12/04 – Telford Tigers 🐅
*11/04 game against Telford Tigers is INCLUDED in your 2025/26 season ticket!
Match Tickets can be bought for our home Architecture & More sponsored playoff games one and two against the MK Lightning and Leeds Knights 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 18th, arena doors will open at 12 noon, with the semi-finals facing off at 1:30pm and 5:30pm. On Sunday, April 19th, 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:
A HUGE thank you to all of our fans who’ve bought tickets to Coventry already, at the time of the post we only have two single seats in the block remaining! 👏🏼
