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.
It was also announced that former Hull Stingrays' forward Dominic Osman would become a player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates.
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 and Lee Bonner as well as Jamie Chilcott and Jonathan Kirk, who both play in defence. Goalie Ashley Smith 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.
The team did not play in the 2021–22 season as their rink was not available in time for the start of the season.
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, it was announced that due diligence of a new ownership group (IMJ Group) had been completed and the Hull Seahawks would be competing in the NIHL National Division in place of the Pirates. IMJ consists of Ian Mowfirth, Joe Lamplough and former Pirates, Stingrays and Kingston forward Matty Davies. Davies will also take up the roles of General Manager and Player-Coach.
Season-by-season record Hull Pirates season-by-season record Season League GP W L OTL PTS League Position Post-Season Head coach 2015–16 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 11 38 5 27 9th out of 10 -.- Dominic Osman 2016-17 English Premier Ice Hockey League 48 20 26 2 42 7th out of 10 Finished last place in Quarter-Final Playoffs - Group B (0–3 record) Dominic Osman & Jason Hewitt 2017–18 NIHL Division 1 (North) 36 29 5 2 60 2nd out of 10 Division 1 North Conference Semi-Finals Jason Hewitt 2018–19 NIHL Division 1 (North) 36 32 2 2 66 1st out of 10 Division 1 National Playoff Champions Jason Hewitt 2019–20 NIHL National Division 49 27 19 3 57 5th out of 10 Postseason cancelled due to COVID pandemic Jason Hewitt Hull Seahawks season-by-season record Season League GP W L OTL PTS League Position Post-Season Head coach 2022–23 NIHL National Division 56 14 40 2 30 11th out of 11 -.- Matthew Davies 2023–24 NIHL National Division 54 31 20 3 65 4th out of 11 Playoff Group Stage (3rd out of 4th) Matthew Davies 2024–25 NIHL National Division 54 30 18 6 66 4th out of 11 Playoff Group Stage (3rd out of 4th) Matthew Davies 2025–26 NIHL National Division 54 35 18 1 71 2nd out of 11 Runners-up (Lost in Final) Matthew Davies Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points;
Coaching records Name Duration Regular season GC W L OTLHull Pirates (EPIHL)Dominic Osman2015–20178927566Jason Hewitt201713481Hull Pirates (NIHL - Division 1 North)Jason Hewitt2017–2019726174Hull Pirates (NIHL - National Division)Jason Hewitt2019–20204927193Hull Seahawks (NIHL - National Division)Matty Davies2022–Present2181109612 Note: Head coaching records are for regular season results only and does not include cup competitions, playoffs or exhibition games*
JASON HEWITT COMBINED RECORD: 92-34-8
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