Hull Seahawks

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.

Hull Seahawks
CityKingston upon Hull, England
LeagueNIHL
DivisionNational League
Founded2022
Home arenaHull Arena
ColoursBlack, White and Grey
     
Owner(s)IMJ Group
Head coachMatty Davies
CaptainSam Towner
AffiliatesBlackburn Hawks, NIHL 1
Hull Jets, NIHL 2
WebsiteHull Seahawks
Franchise history
1988–1993Humberside Seahawks
1993–1996Humberside Hawks
1996–1999Kingston Hawks
1999–2003Hull Thunder
2003–2015Hull Stingrays
2015–2020Hull Pirates
2022 – PresentHull Seahawks

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] Davies will also take up the roles of General Manager and Player-Coach.[13]

Club roster 2022–23

(*) Denotes a Non-British Trained player (Import)

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
31 Dominic Smith L 2004 (age 18) Hull, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 22/23
34 Curtis Warburton R (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 England Sheffield Steelers, EIHL Two-Way
72 Jordan McLaughlin L (1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 Falkirk, Scotland Glasgow Clan, EIHL Two-Way
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
14 Oliver 'Boo' Peers 2003 (age 19) England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 Two-Way
15 Jamie Chilcott R (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
28 Chris Wilcox R (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 Solihull, England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1 22/23
47 Ross Connolly L (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998 Paisley, Scotland Telford Tigers, NIHL 22/23
56 Tom Stubley R (1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 York, England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1 22/23
80 Bobby Streetly R (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 Leeds, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
94 Declan Balmer 'A' L (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 Hull, England Swindon Wildcats, NIHL 22/23
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
7 Cameron Hamill L (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 Belfast, Northern Ireland Belfast SNL Giants, SNL 22/23
16 Sam Towner 'C' R (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 Hull, England Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL 22/23
19 Cam Brownley R (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 Sheffield, England Sheffield Scimitars, NIHL 1 22/23
21 Alex Kent R 2004 (age 18) Hull, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 Two-Way
22 Jordan Fisher R (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993 Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
26 Matty Davies L (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL 22/23
70 Lee Pollitt R (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 Salford, England Blackburn Hawks, NIHL 1 22/23
71 Emil Svec* L (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 Milevsko, Czechia Swindon Wildcats, NIHL 22/23
88 Andrej Themár* L (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 Martin, Slovakia Unia Oświęcim, Poland 22/23
90 Declan Jones R 2004 (age 18) Hull, England Hull Jets, NIHL 2 22/23
91 Nathan Salem L (1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 Whitley Bay, England Peterborough Phantoms, NIHL 22/23
Team Staff
No. Nat. Name Acquired Role Place of birth Joined From
26 Matty Davies 2022/23 Player-Coach/General Manager Hull, England Leeds Knights, NIHL
28 Chris Wilcox 2022/23 Assistant coach Solihull, England Widnes Wild, NIHL 1

2022–23 Outgoing
Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For

Season-by-season record
Hull Pirates season-by-season record
SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTLPTSLeague PositionPost-SeasonHead coach
2015–16English Premier Ice Hockey League54113805279th out of 10-.-Dominic Osman
2016-17English Premier Ice Hockey League48202602427th out of 10Finished last place in Quarter-Final Playoffs - Group B (0-3 record)Dominic Osman & Jason Hewitt
2017–18NIHL Division 1 (North)3629502602nd out of 10Division 1 North Conference Semi-FinalsJason Hewitt
2018–19NIHL Division 1 (North)3632202661st out of 10Division 1 National Playoff ChampionsJason Hewitt
2019–20NIHL National Division49271903575th out of 10Post-season cancelled due to COVID pandemicJason Hewitt
Hull Seahawks season-by-season record
SeasonLeagueGPWLTOTLPTSLeague PositionPost-SeasonHead coach
2022–23NIHL National Division561440023011th out of 11-.-Matthew Davies

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; PTS = Points;

Coaching records
Name Duration Regular season
GC W L OTL
Hull Pirates (EPIHL)
Dominic Osman 2015–2017 89 27 56 6
Jason Hewitt 2017 13 4 8 1
Hull Pirates (NIHL – North 1 Division)
Jason Hewitt 2017–2019 72 61 7 4
Hull Pirates (NIHL – National Division)
Jason Hewitt 2019–2020 49 27 19 3
Hull Seahawks (NIHL – National Division)
Matty Davies 2022– 56 14 40 2
  • 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

References
  1. "Hull Pirates: New ice hockey team to play in EPL after Stingrays' demise". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. "Dominic Osman new player-coach and part-owner of Hull Pirates". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. "Salem signs – Nathan Salem first signing for 2016/17 season". Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. "Bonner returns for 2016/17 season". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. "Chilcott becomes signing number two for 2016/17". Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. "Jonathan Kirk signs up for 16/17 season". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. "Ash Smith returns for the 2016/17 season". Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  8. "Hull Pirates announce future plans". Hull Pirates. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. "Hull Pirates 'truly saddened' with league drop out as council promise falls short". Hull Daily Mail. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  10. NIHL Management Group (3 May 2022). "Hull Seahawks Announcement". Telford Tigers. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  11. Hull Seahawks. "HULL ICE HOCKEY HISTORY". Hull Seahawks. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. Harrison, Phil (31 May 2022). "Hull Seahawks: Matty Davies not ready to hang up skates just yet". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. "Matthew Davies – Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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