Hull Seahawks
CityKingston upon Hull, England
LeagueNIHL
DivisionNational League
Founded2022
Home arenaHull Arena
ColoursBlack, White and Grey
     
Owner(s)IMJ Group
Head coachMatty Davies England
CaptainSam Towner England
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

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

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