Hull Seahawks
| Hull Seahawks | |
|---|---|
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| City | Kingston upon Hull, England |
| League | NIHL |
| Division | National League |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Home arena | Hull Arena |
| Owner(s) | IMJ Group |
| Affiliates | Hull Jets, NIHL 2 |
| Franchise history | |
| 1988–1993 | Humberside Seahawks |
| 1993–1996 | Humberside Hawks |
| 1996–1999 | Kingston Hawks |
| 1999–2003 | Hull Thunder |
| 2003–2015 | Hull Stingrays |
| 2015–2020 | Hull Pirates |
| 2022 – Present | Hull Seahawks |
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The Hull Seahawks are an ice hockey team based in Kingston upon Hull and their home ice is the Hull Arena. They compete in the NIHL National Division.
Formation
The Hull Pirates were formed when the Hull Stingrays went into liquidation in June 2015. The Stingrays' place in the Elite Ice Hockey League was taken by Manchester Storm.
On Friday 3 July 2015, Shane Smith, a 43-year-old Rotherham-based businessman, held a press day at the Hull Arena to announce the formation of the Hull Pirates and that they had been accepted into the EPIHL.[1]
It was also announced that former Hull Stingrays' forward Dominic Osman would become a player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates.[2]
A fans' forum was held on 15 July 2015 with the unveiling of the club's logo. The Pirates had six weeks to put together a team in time for the upcoming league campaign.
In their first season as a club, Hull Pirates achieved a 9th-place finish in the EPIHL.
For the 2016–17 season, the Pirates announced the re-signings of forwards Nathan Salem[3] and Lee Bonner[4] as well as Jamie Chilcott[5] and Jonathan Kirk,[6] who both play in defence. Goalie Ashley Smith[7] became the club's latest signing on 20 March 2016.
Following the culmination of the 2016–17 season and the collapse of the EPIHL, the Hull Pirates were left with no choice and announced their intention to join the National Ice Hockey League.[8]
The team did not playing in the 2021–22 season as their rink was not available in time for the start of the season.[9]
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, it was announced that due diligence of a new ownership group (IMJ Group) had been completed [10] and the Hull Seahawks would be competing in the NIHL National Division in place of the Pirates.[11] IMJ consists of Ian Mowfirth, Joe Lamplough and former Pirates, Stingrays and Kingston forward Matty Davies. [12][13]
Season-by-season record
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References
- ↑ "Hull Pirates: New ice hockey team to play in EPL after Stingrays' demise". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Dominic Osman new player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Salem signs – Nathan Salem first signing for 2016/17 season". http://www.hullpirates.co.uk/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=47.
- ↑ "Bonner returns for 2016/17 season". http://www.hullpirates.co.uk/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=60.
- ↑ "Chilcott becomes signing number two for 2016/17". http://www.hullpirates.co.uk/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=48.
- ↑ "Jonathan Kirk signs up for 16/17 season". http://www.hullpirates.co.uk/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=65.
- ↑ "Ash Smith returns for the 2016/17 season". http://www.hullpirates.co.uk/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=72.
- ↑ "Hull Pirates announce future plans", Hull Pirates.
- ↑ "Hull Pirates 'truly saddened' with league drop out as council promise falls short", 16 July 2021. Retrieved on 16 July 2021.
- ↑ NIHL Management Group (3 May 2022). "Hull Seahawks Announcement". https://www.telfordtigers.net/hull-seahawks-announcement/.
- ↑ Hull Seahawks. "HULL ICE HOCKEY HISTORY". https://hullseahawks.co.uk/club-history.
- ↑ Harrison, Phil (31 May 2022). "Hull Seahawks: Matty Davies not ready to hang up skates just yet". https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/hull-seahawks-matty-davies-not-ready-to-hang-up-skates-just-yet-3716292.
- ↑ "Matthew Davies – Team Staff Profile". https://www.eliteprospects.com/staff/79777/matthew-davies.
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